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Mayanne Mak

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Mayanne Mak
麥美恩
Born (1987-02-28) 28 February 1987 (age 37)[1]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Occupation(s)Television host, actress
Years active2011–present
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
AwardsTVB Anniversary AwardsMost Improved Female Artiste
2017 Miss Hong Kong 2017, TVB Anniversary Gala Show, Line Walker: The Hunting Game, Sammy On The Go

Presenting career
ShowSidewalk Scientist
NetworkTVB
Time slot8:00–8:30 p.m. Sunday

Mayanne Mak (Chinese: 麥美恩; born 1987) is a Canadian born Hong Kong television host and actress contracted to TVB.[1]

Career

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2011-2017: Miss Hong Kong Pageant and TV Host

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Mak placed fourth in the 2011 Miss Hong Kong pageant.[2] After joining TVB, she mainly hosts television shows and public events. Mak rose to popularity with Sidewalk Scientist, for which she has hosted since 2013.[3] She occasionally guest starred in TV dramas as well. In 2015, Mak received attention with her role as Jessica Wong in the comedy drama Romantic Repertoire.[4] She was one of the judges of the 2016 Miss Hong Kong contest.

2018-present: Breakthrough and gaining recognition

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In 2018, Mak won the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards. She is the first recipient of this category who mainly appeared as a presenter.[5][6][7] In 2020, Mak guest starred in the crime drama Line Walker: Bull Fight as the undercover agent Chu Sin, in which she garnered praise from netizens and earned her first nomination for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards.[8] She was placed among the top 5 nominees for the same category with her role in the 2021 comedy drama AI Romantic. She was also nominated for Best Female Role, Best Supporting Actress awards and Best Female Host at the 2022 TVB Anniversary Awards.

At the 2023 TVB Anniversary Awards, she was officially recognized as a Golden MC by winning Best Master of Ceremonies Awards.

Filmography

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Television dramas

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  • This table shows the TV dramas from TVB Mayanne Mak starred.
Year Title Role Note
2012 Come Home Love Sales Ep.208
Boutique staff Ep.29
2013 Season of Love Hang Mui Ep.9
A Great Way to Care 2 Jenny Ep.10, 19
The Hippocratic Crush II Angie Ep.2
2014 Never Dance Alone Young mother Ep.27
Come On, Cousin Host Ep.3
Tiger Cubs II Host Ep.7
2015 Raising The Bar Journalist Ep.19
Romantic Repertoire Jessica Wong Sin-ting Supporting Role
2016 Brother's Keeper II Shum Mei-wah (younger version) Younger version of Jade Leung’s character
Two Steps From Heaven Judy
2020 Line Walker: Bull Fight "Juicy" Chu Sin Ep.1-2
2021 AI Romantic "Kayee" Koo Ka-yee Major Supporting Role
Hello Misfortune Bao Sau-yuk Major Supporting Role
2022 Your Highness Mo Sheung Major Supporting Role
2023 Golden Bowl Lung Kau Major Supporting Role

Host

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Year Show Note
2011 - 2016 Entertainment News lead anchor
EXTRA
2011 Hong Kong Heroes II Appeared on 24 December
2012 Star Talk
我要「玩」屋
2013 - 2018 Sidewalk Scientist Joined the show in Ep.22
2013 2013 TVB Star Awards Malaysia Red Carpet Host
2014 Fun Abroad London Episodes (Ep.9-10)
2015 Good Dogter
Fun Abroad Vancouver Episodes (Ep.53-54)
壯志衝TEEN無極限
Fun Abroad Italy Episodes
Anchors With Passport Germany Episodes
2016 2016 Chinese New Year Parade - Hong Kong
A Starry Home Coming Vancouver Episodes
Touring the Hood Ep.3
TVB Most Popular TV Commercial Awards
I Love HK
2016 Tung Wah Charity Show
Peak To Pit Sinkhole, Guangxi
2016-2017 Cantoxicating
2017 zh:新春花車巡遊匯演 as God of Wealth
Sermon By Sir Ben 2
Big Big Channel Ceremony
Chef Minor 3
Miss Hong Kong 2017 with Sammy Leung
Sir Ben Prop Guide
Sammy On The Go
2017 StarHub TVB Awards
2017 TVB Star Awards Malaysia
2017 Tung Wah Charity Show
Po Leung Kuk Charity Show with Eric Tsang, Natalis Chan and Albert Au
2018 The Big Boss Kitchen
Big Big Channel Awards Show
Miss Chinese International Pageant with Andrew Yuen and Patrick Lam

Anecdote

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People confused her with the champion of Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2015 Louisa Mak.[9]

Awards and nominations

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Year Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Best Show Host Sidewalk Scientist (with Ali Lee, Leung Ka-ki, Jacqueline Wong, Sammi Cheung and Roxanne Tong) Nominated
2016 Most Improved Female Artiste Sidewalk Scientist
A Starry Home Coming
I Love HK
2016 Tung Wah Charity Show
Anchors With Passport
TVB Most Popular TV Commercial Awards
Peak To Pit
Sermon By Sir Ben 2
Nominated [10]
2017 Miss Hong Kong 2017
TVB Anniversary Gala Show
Line Walker: The Hunting Game
Sammy On The Go
Won [5][6]
Best Show Host Sidewalk Scientist (with Kaki Leung, Roxanne Tong, Crystal Fung, Tiffany Lau and Bowie Cheung) Nominated [6]
Chef Minor 3 (with Bob Lam and Linna Huynh) Nominated
Sir Ben Prop Guide (with Benjamin Au Yeung, Luk Ho-ming, Bella Lam and Liz Ji) Nominated
Sammy On The Go (with Sammy Leung, Jacqueline Wong and Samantha Ko) Nominated
2018 Sammy On The Go Sr. 2 (with Sammy Leung, Jinny Ng and Karl Ting) Nominated
2019 Nominated
Most Popular Onscreen Partnership Cantoxicating (with Edmond Hui, Joey Thye and Eric Tang Nominated
2020 Best Show Host Sidewalk Scientist (with Crystal Fung, Bowie Cheung, Tiffany Lau, Joey Thye, Regina Ho, Judy Kwong, Eunice Chan, Honey Ho and Sonya Chan) Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Line Walker: Bull Fight Nominated
2021 AI Romantic Top 5
Most Popular Female Character Nominated
Most Popular Onscreen Partnership AI Romantic (with Luk Wing, Ram Chiang and Angelina Lo) Nominated
2022 Best Supporting Actress Hello Misfortune Top 10
Your Highness Nominated
Most Popular Female Character Hello Misfortune Nominated
Your Highness Nominated
Most Popular Onscreen Partnership Hello Misfortune (with Mark Ma) Nominated
Best Female Host Bong Bong, Amigo! Top 10
2023 Best Supporting Actress Golden Bowl Nominated
Best Female Host Super Trio Returns, Long Weekend Getaways, Gala Spectacular, TVB Anniversary Gala Show Won
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Favorite TVB Host Peak To Pit (with Ashley Chu, Alycia Chan, Chris Leung, Kenny Wong and Brian Tse) Nominated [11]
Sammy On The Go (with Sammy Leung, Jacqueline Wong and Samantha Ko) Nominated
Year Category Work Result Ref.
2021 People’s Choice Best Supporting Actress AI Romantic Top 10 (Ranked 9th) [12]
People’s Choice Best TV Drama Partnership AI Romantic (with Luk Wing, Ram Chiang and Angelina Lo) Nominated [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mayanne Mak - TVB Profile". tvb.com (in Chinese).
  2. ^ "No.9 - Mayanne Mak - Miss Hong Kong 2011" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  3. ^ "【FACE 即時】高登新女神《學是學非》麥美恩靠騎呢上位". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 2015-04-03.
  4. ^ "麥美恩專搞破壞 惡到出面". Oriental Daily (in Chinese). 2015-05-15.
  5. ^ a b 張嘉敏 (2018-01-21). "Mayanne as a "dark horse" receiving the Rising Female Star Award at 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards". HK01 (in Chinese).
  6. ^ a b c "2017 TVB Anniversary Awards".
  7. ^ "麥美恩奪「飛躍進步女藝員」竹昇妹打拼七年之路". Oriental Sunday (in Chinese). 2018-01-22.
  8. ^ "《使徒行者3》麥美恩罕有客串兩集率先死!演技考驗慘被行刑「活摘器官」". Oriental Sunday (in Chinese). 2020-11-08.
  9. ^ "【同姓唔只三分親】麥明詩麥美恩撞晒樣". ON.CC (in Chinese). 2017-01-08.
  10. ^ "2016 TVB Anniversary Awards".
  11. ^ "2017 TVB Star Awards Malaysia".
  12. ^ "第6屆 觀眾在民間電視大獎2021 民選最佳女配角入圍名單" (in Chinese). 15-01-2022
  13. ^ "第6屆 觀眾在民間電視大獎2021 民選最佳戲劇拍檔入圍名單" (in Chinese). 15-01-2022