Nancy Sit

• Name — Nancy Sit • Native Name — 薛家燕 • Born — 30 March 1950 • Birthplace — British Hong Kong • Education — SKH All Saints' Middle School • Years Active — 1960s–present • Children — 3

Sit's acting career dated back to the 1960s, when she was a popular teen idol alongside Connie Chan Po-chu, and Josephine Siao. Sit recorded many albums in her teens, and later served as a mentor to Anita Mui, who went on to become one of the biggest superstars in Hong Kong history. Sit left the entertainment business after she got married and raised a family, but in the early 1990s, her marriage fell apart when her husband left her. Sit was devastated and has said she contemplated suicide. But she thought of her children, which gave her the will to continue with life. She decided to get back into show business and was able to capitalize on the popularity she had achieved as a teen idol, even though it was so many years later. She first starred in the long-running series A Kindred Spirit, playing one of the show's central figures. It was the longest-running series in Hong Kong history, with more than 1,000 episodes. In 1975, she appeared in Flatfoot Goes East, a film directed by Italian director Steno starring well-known actor Bud Spencer. In this film, she plays the brief and touching role of a young mother which sacrifices herself to save the life of her son Yoko (Day Golo) from a gangster band. Sit starred in the sitcoms Virtues of Harmony and its follow-up series Virtues of Harmony II. In Virtues of Harmony, Sit played a boss of a Chinese restaurant in Ming Dynasty. She played a similar character in a modern setting in the follow-up series Virtues of Harmony II. In 2000, Nancy was the first actress to be awarded the HKSAR Medal of Honour in Hong Kong. In 2005, Nancy and co-star William Hung appeared in the Hong Kong movie Where Is Mama's Boy. The accompanying soundtracks included theme songs from the movie that were performed by Nancy, William and Huang Yi-Fei (Wong Yat-Fei). Sit also visited several countries, including Singapore and Malaysia, to promote shows in which she appeared such as A Kindred Spirit, and to host the Channel U variety special. In late 2009, rumours circulated that Sit was dealing with serious health problems (she had surgery to remove Gallstones and treat cholangitis). Around this time, she was seen walking uneasily and needing assistance in public by her daughter. By late 2010, Sit appeared to have made a full recovery.

• Year — Show — Role — TVB Anniversary Awards — Notes • 1995 — A Kindred Spirit — Leung Yun-ho — All-Time Most Memorable Female Leading Role • 1997 — A Recipe for the Heart — Yin Jan-jan — (Cameo) • 2000 — Return of the Cuckoo — Chu Sa-giu — My Favourite Television Character Nominated – Best Actress (Top 5) • The Threat of Love • 2001 — Virtues of Harmony — Yau Nim-chi — My Favourite Television Character Nominated – Best Actress (Top 5) • 2002 — Police Station No. 7 — Wong Ying Goo • 2003 — The Threat of Love 2 — Fung Ying/Chu Sau Yuk/Tam Siu /Ng Sui Gil/Fok Lau Sui Bik/Lee Han • 2004 — Virtues of Harmony II — Yau Nim Chi • 2007 — Heavenly In-Laws — Lo Fa/Flower Queen — (warehoused) • 2008 — The Silver Chamber of Sorrows — Choi Siu Diep — Nominated – Best Actress (Top 10) • 2009 — Born Rich — Sheung Hoi-mei • 2011 — River of Wine — Kwan Wai-lan — Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 15) • 2014 — Queen Divas — Ho Siu-lan • 2015 — My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover — Nip Siu Sin • 2023 — Golden Bowl — Man Tsz Chin-hung

• Year — Show — Role — Notes • 1979 — Dragon Strikes 《天龍訣》 — 南宮明珠 • It Takes A Thief《侠盗风流》 — Princess Lung-siu • 1990 — The Third Radio Station 《第三间电台》 — 罗咏琴 — sitcom

• Year — Show — Role — Notes • 2000 — Princess Ji Zhuang 《庄姬公主》 — 穆赢太后 — (Taiwan Television Station Series) • 2005 — Love Concierge 《愛的掌門人》 — 谢美娇 — (Media Corp Series) • 2007 — Double Happiness 《龙凤呈祥》 — (China Central Television Series)

• Year — Play • 2000 — Kindred Spirit Night

• Year — Program — Partners • 2000–2010 — Families of The World United — Tam Tak-chi, Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, Ruth Tsang, etc. • 2009–2011 — Guangdong Pop — Carmen, Wong Sze-man • 2012 — Memorable Days of Nancy Sit's Performance Life • 2011–2016 — Happy Family — Bob Lam Shing-bun, Ricky Fan, Wong Sze-man, Jackie Man, Bingo, etc. • 2016–Present — Happy Party — Bob Lam Shing-bun, Ricky Fan, Wong Sze-man

• Year — Show • 2010 — Stars on the Menu • 2011 — The Law Society of Hong Kong Law Week Specials • 2012 — Let’s Play With Our Food • 2013 — Reigning Cats and Dogs • 2014 — Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk • 2024 — From Shenzhen to Zhongshan

• Year — Show • 1975–1979 — Nancy & Michael

Nancy Sit is one of five sisters. Sit has three children from her marriage to Shek: Jamie, Justina, and Jackson Shih. Justina and Jackson reside in the United States and Jamie with her in Hong Kong. Since Sit was admitted to the hospital for gallstone removal in Mar 2009, as of 2010 all three of her children returned to Hong Kong to lessen her work load and start a career in Hong Kong. Justina acts as Sit's manager as well as looking after Mother Hong Kong Arts Centre. Sit's address has been leaked after her Mid-Levels apartment was among the developments that were locked down by the Hong Kong Government on March 13, 2021, in a bid to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak.

Nancy is the first actress to be awarded the Outstanding Women Professionals Award, which she received at The Outstanding Women Professional and Entrepreneurs Awards 2014 organized by Hong Kong Women Professional & Entrepreneurs Association. The TVB variety show Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk she hosted with Wong Cho Lam also won the My Favourite TVB Variety / Infotainment Programme and My Favourite TVB Variety Show Host awards at the StarHub Awards 2014 in Singapore.

• Year — Association — Awards • 1999 — TVB Anniversary Awards — All-Time Most Memorable Female Leading Role: A Kindred Spirit – Leung Yun-ho (Ho Yee) • 2000 — TVB Anniversary Awards — My Favourite Television Character: Return of Cuckoo – Chu Sa-kiu (Kiu Yee) • 2001 — TVB Anniversary Awards — My Favourite Television Character: Virtues of Harmony Yau Nim-chi • 2004 — Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards in Malaysia — My Favourite Character: Virtues of Harmony Yau Nim-chi • 2010 — Star Hub Awards 2010 in Singapore — All-Time Most Memorable Female Leading Role: A Kindred Spirit – Leung Yun-ho (Ho Yee) • 2014 — Star Hub Awards 2014 in Singapore — My Favourite TVB Variety / Infotainment Programme: Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk My Favourite TVB Variety Show Host: Nancy Sit & Wong Cho Lam: Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk

• Year — Association — Awards • 2000 — HKSAR Government — The Medal of Honour (MH) • 2008 — Hong Kong Communication Art Centre — Hong Kong Arts & Design Festival 2008 – Outstanding Charitable Artistes Awards • 2014 — Hong Kong Women Professional & Entrepreneurs Association — Outstanding Women Professional and Entrepreneurs Awards 2014 – Outstanding Women Professionals Award