Michelle Reis

Michele Reis is one of those rare beauties who actually had the acting chops to back it up. Born in Macau in 1970, she swept both the Miss Chinese International Pageant and Miss Hong Kong in 1988 — a double crown that could have easily typecast her as just a pretty face — but she deliberately steered toward the more thoughtful, indie side of Hong Kong cinema in the 1990s rather than chasing blockbusters. That choice says a lot about her. She was part of that golden era of HK film that felt genuinely alive, and she brought a quiet, understated presence to her roles that stood out precisely because she wasn't trying to dazzle you. The "American actor" tagline in her data is a head-scratcher given her very much Macau-and-Hong Kong roots, but wherever you put her on the map, she left a real impression on anyone who caught her work during that era.

Name (English)

Michelle Reis

Name (Japanese)

ミッシェル・リー

Reading

みっしぇる・りー

Born

June 20, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog

Origin

Portuguese Macau, Kingdom of Portugal

Occupation

actor / beauty pageant contestant / model

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/michele_monique_reis/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

Tags

• actor
• beauty pageant contestant
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.