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{{Short description|Hong Kong singer and actress (1963–2003)}}
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| caption            = Mui in 1991
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| birth_place        = [[Mong Kok, Hong Kong|Mong Kok, British Hong Kong]]
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'''Anita Mui Yim-fong''' ({{zh|t=梅艷芳}}; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the [[Cantopop]] music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and is regarded as "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music#M|Queen of Cantopop]]". She was dubbed as the "daughter of Hong Kong" and is considered one of the most iconic Cantopop singers.<ref name="standard1">[http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=67322&sid=19373075&con_type=1 "Anita Mui's Mom loses court fight over $100m estate"], thestandard.com.hk; accessed 4 July 2017. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522075953/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=67322&sid=19373075&con_type=1|date=22 May 2011}}, ''The Standard''; retrieved 14 June 2008.</ref>

Mui once held a sold-out concert in [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], England, where she was dubbed the "[[Madonna]] of Asia", which brought her to further international fame.<ref name="UKTel">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1452246/Anita-Mui.html|title=Antia Mui|newspaper=UK Telegraph|date=January 22, 2004|access-date=17 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105004809/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1452246/Anita-Mui.html |archive-date=5 November 2015}}</ref> That title stayed with her throughout her career, in both Eastern and Western media.<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="peoplecn">''People's Daily''. [http://english.people.com.cn/200312/31/print20031231_131635.html "The legend of Anita Mui: Shining star's lonely life"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011015210/http://english.people.com.cn/200312/31/print20031231_131635.html |date=11 October 2012 }}, people.com.cn; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref><ref name="thestar">{{Cite news|last=Nersessian|first=Mary|url=https://www.thestar.com/Obituary/HtoM/article/107842|title=Anita Mui, 40: Singer called Chinese Madonna|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=December 30, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008003920/http://www.thestar.com/Obituary/HtoM/article/107842 |archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref>

In the 1980s, the [[gangtai]] style of music was revolutionised by Mui's wild dancing and on-stage femininity.<ref name="Bara">Baranovitch, Nimrod. ''China's New Voices''. University of California press. {{ISBN|0-520-23450-2}}. p. 164.</ref> She was famed for her outrageous costumes and high-powered performances in tandem with [[contralto]] vocals, which are rare in female artists.<ref name="Time Magazine">{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,570313,00.html/|title=Farewell to Hong Kong's Sour Beauty |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=4 January 2004|access-date=31 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313070153/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,570313,00.html|archive-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> Her 1985 album, ''Bad Girl'', sold over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong and remains the [[List of best-selling albums by country#Hong Kong|highest-selling album of all time]] in the territory.

Her fan base reached far beyond Hong Kong into many parts of Asia, including [[Taiwan]], [[China]], [[Singapore]], Korea, [[Japan]]<ref>[https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/606ec8/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_240714/20240714_4caffbcd23c45d7c72a475Q3ElzX01cQ.jpg 雜誌選香港十大明星出書逐個數] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728032439/https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/606ec8/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_240714/20240714_4caffbcd23c45d7c72a475Q3ElzX01cQ.jpg |date=28 July 2024 }}，Oriental Daily News  30 October 2003</ref><ref>[https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/4531ea/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_240715/20240715_7b3c4d1f503182e829a1F3jzNFuCheXY.jpg The Legend of Popular Empress] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728032441/https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/4531ea/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_240715/20240715_7b3c4d1f503182e829a1F3jzNFuCheXY.jpg |date=28 July 2024 }}，Pop Asia  May 2004</ref> and [[Malaysia]]. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, where stars often rise and fall quickly, Mui consistently remained in the spotlight for 21 years (1982–2003). Her career came to an abrupt end in 2003 when she announced she had [[cervical cancer]]. She died later that year at the age of 40;<ref name="standard1"/><ref name="peoplecn"/> her sister, [[Ann Mui]], died three years earlier, at the same age from the same disease.

== Early life ==
Mui was born at [[Fa Yuen Street]] in [[Mong Kok]], [[Kowloon]], in October 1963.<ref name="UKTel"/><ref name="Sina1">[http://ent.sina.com.hk/focus/anitamui/ Sina.hk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014143647/http://ent.sina.com.hk/focus/anitamui/ |date=14 October 2008 }}, {{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳}} ''focus''; retrieved 17 June 2008. {{in lang|zh}}</ref> She is the youngest daughter in a family of four children, and the only one of the four born in Hong Kong, as her siblings were born in China. Her mother Mui Tam Mei-kam was born in [[Xiguan]],[[Guangzhou]], still alive as a [[Centenarian]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282499/mother-late-hong-kong-star-anita-mui-faces-second-bankruptcy-over-asset-liquidation-call|title=Late Hong Kong star Anita Mui’s mother faces second bankruptcy over asset liquidation call|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=October 15, 2024}}</ref> She was a Chinese medicine practitioner, who opened Yuet Wah Chinese Medical Clinic, Wah Geong Chinese and Western Music College, and a music brand in Hong Kong. Her siblings are Mui Kai-Ming, Mui Tak-Ming and singer [[Ann Mui]],<ref name="peoplecn"/> The children were raised in a single parent family. Mui's father died when she was very young. In some of her interviews, Mui mentioned that she had little memory of her father and that her family was impoverished. This meant that she had to help provide for her siblings at an early age, dropping out of school at the age of 13 or 14. More hardship followed the family when the bar that her mother ran was destroyed by a fire.<ref name="UKTel"/> To earn a living, Mui entered the show business around the age of four with her sister Ann.<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="SCMP1">[http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2761b48e4c19a110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s=News Profile], SCMP.com; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> She performed [[Chinese opera]]s and pop songs in theatres, amusement parks and on the streets.<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="SCMP1"/> Both Mui and her elder sister Ann performed in practically any nightclub that offered them a chance to make a living.<ref name="UKTel"/>

At the age of 15, due to the frequency of performances at different venues (up to six venues per day) that she had, her voice was affected due to the development of [[nodule (medicine)|nodule]]s on her vocal cords. Following the advice of the doctor, she took a year off and to keep herself occupied, she attended art lessons with her cousin. After a year, she started performing again despite the change in her vocal range, which lowered her voice by an octave.<ref>{{Cite web |last=黃雲娜 |date=2021-12-30 |title=梅艷芳｜除了堅強、仗義、大愛、專業 我們還應延續什麼？ |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E6%B7%B1%E5%BA%A6%E5%A0%B1%E9%81%93/718393/%E6%A2%85%E8%89%B7%E8%8A%B3-%E9%99%A4%E4%BA%86%E5%A0%85%E5%BC%B7-%E4%BB%97%E7%BE%A9-%E5%A4%A7%E6%84%9B-%E5%B0%88%E6%A5%AD-%E6%88%91%E5%80%91%E9%82%84%E6%87%89%E5%BB%B6%E7%BA%8C%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=香港01 |language=zh-HK |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213174815/https://www.hk01.com/%E6%B7%B1%E5%BA%A6%E5%A0%B1%E9%81%93/718393/%E6%A2%85%E8%89%B7%E8%8A%B3-%E9%99%A4%E4%BA%86%E5%A0%85%E5%BC%B7-%E4%BB%97%E7%BE%A9-%E5%A4%A7%E6%84%9B-%E5%B0%88%E6%A5%AD-%E6%88%91%E5%80%91%E9%82%84%E6%87%89%E5%BB%B6%E7%BA%8C%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==

===Singing career===
In 1982, encouraged by her sister, Mui competed in the first [[New Talent Singing Awards]]. There, Mui got a big break by emerging champion with the song "The Windy Season" (風的季節), originally sung by [[Paula Tsui]], beating over 3,000 contestants.<ref name="SCMP1" /><ref>''2000 World Music: The Rough Guide.'' Rough Guides Publishing Company. {{ISBN|1-85828-636-0}}<!-- page(s) needed --></ref> Despite her title as "new talent" at that time, she had already been singing for more than 10 years performing as a busker from street and club performances during her childhood.<ref name="HKPV" /> 

For winning the New Talent contest, Mui released her debut album, ''Debt Heart'' ({{lang|zh-hant|心債}}), with the local record company [[Capital Artists]].<ref name="HKPV">HKVPradio.{{cite web|url=http://www.hkvpradio.com/artists/anitamui|title=HKPVradio|access-date=19 June 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501044356/http://www.hkvpradio.com/artists/anitamui|archive-date=1 May 2008}} ''Anita Mui: Number One and Only''; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> The album drew a lukewarm response from the market. However, her subsequent albums, ''Red'' ({{lang|zh-hant|赤色梅艷芳}}) (1983) and ''Leaping in the Spotlight'' ({{lang|zh-hant|飛躍舞台}}) (1984) fared much better, as she developed her personal style and image, with guidance and support from fashion designer [[Eddie Lau]]. In 1983 and 1984, she won the [[1983 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards|RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs award]]s back to back.<ref>"[http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong06.htm# RTHK award 1983] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042848/http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong06.htm |date=4 March 2016 }}, rthk.org.hk; retrieved 14 July 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong07.htm# RTHK award 1984] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506094411/http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong07.htm |date=6 May 2008 }}, rthk.org.hk; retrieved 14 July 2008.</ref>

Her winning streak continued when she won another major award in 1985, her first [[1985 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards|top 10 Jade Solid Gold Best Female Singer award]].<ref>[http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565316481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html Top ten songs award 1985] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305090713/http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565316481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html |date=5 March 2012 }}; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> Thereafter, she won the award every year until 1989.<ref>[http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565416481164106171108186113170247166177188250.htmlTop ten songs award 1986]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref><ref>[http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565516481164106171108186113170247166177188250.htmlTop ten songs award 1987]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref><ref>[http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565516481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html Top ten songs award 1988] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305125347/http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565516481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html |date=5 March 2012 }}; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref><ref>[http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565716481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html Top ten songs award 1989] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305114321/http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565716481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html |date=5 March 2012 }}; retrieved 5 July 2008.</ref> She was awarded the Gold Songs Gold Awards ({{lang|zh-hant|金曲金獎}}) in 1989 for the ballad "Song of the Sunset" ({{lang|zh-hant|夕陽之歌}}), which became one of her signature songs throughout her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_170247166177170247188250.html|script-title=zh:金曲金獎|publisher=Tvcity.tvb.com|date=2007|access-date=11 June 2017|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113003429/http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_170247166177170247188250.html|archive-date=13 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1985, at the age of 21, Mui held her first concert lasting 15 nights (thus being one of the youngest singers to hold a concert at the [[Hong Kong Coliseum]]).

Beginning in late 1987 through early 1988, Mui held a series of 28 concerts at the Coliseum . This established a record at the time and dubbed Mui the title of "Ever Changing Anita Mui" ({{lang|zh-hant|百變梅艷芳}}), which had become her trademark.<ref name="CNN1">{{Cite news |date=29 December 2003 |title=Cancer claims Canto-pop diva Mui |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/hongkong.mui.ap/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040314170448/http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/hongkong.mui.ap/index.html |archive-date=14 March 2004 |agency=CNN}}</ref> Her popularity was also gaining prominence outside of Hong Kong, as she was invited to sing at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] opening ceremony in [[Seoul]] together with [[Janet Jackson]] as well as also performing her own solo with one of her hit songs of that year, "Blazing Red Lips (烈燄紅唇)".<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-01-23 |title=梅艷芳 ANITA MUI – 烈燄紅唇 [1988韓國首爾奧運會開幕前演唱&#93; (Live Version) 3:09 &#124; FHD-Audio &#124; 經典重現 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi7NYHAam0Y |accessdate=2022-06-11 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2021-10-02 |title=전설의 무대, 매염방 (한국공연/梅艷芳) – 1988 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqw_o79dugg |accessdate=2022-06-11 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="anet">[http://www.anitamuinet.com/profile/profile.htm Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213150854/http://www.anitamuinet.com/profile/profile.htm|date=13 February 2012}}, Anitamuinet.com; retrieved 21 June 2008.{{in lang|zh}}</ref>

On February 12, 1994, Mui was invited to hold a concert at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] which is located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.  The venue opened on December 31, 1993, with a concert by [[Barbra Streisand]], and subsequent concerts by [[Luther Vandross]], Mui herself and [[Janet Jackson]].<ref name="Concert Archives – MGM Grand Garden Arena’s 1994 Concert History">{{Cite web |title="Concert Archives – MGM Grand Garden Arena’s 1994 Concert History" " |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/mgm-grand-garden-arena?year=1994 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316143957/https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/mgm-grand-garden-arena?year=1994 |archive-date=16 March 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref>  In 1995, Mui performed the song "Bad Girl" (a Cantonese cover of Sheena Easton's "[[Strut (Sheena Easton song)|Strut]]") in [[Guangzhou]], China, where it was banned,<ref name="Bara" /><ref name="Str1">{{Cite web |title=Did China over-react with A-mei ban? |url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20080425-61771.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605101447/http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20080425-61771.html |archive-date=2011-06-05 |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=www.asiaone.com}}</ref> as it was considered pornographic in nature.<ref name="Bara" /> The government authorities in Guangzhou were infuriated when she chose to sing the song on the last day of her concert.<ref name="Str1" />

In 1990, during her birthday celebration with her fan club, Mui announced that she would put an end to receiving music awards to give a chance to newcomers. She held farewell concerts for 33 consecutive nights before retiring from the stage. At the age of 28, she stepped down from the industry, only to return from retirement in 1994.<ref name="SCMP3">SCMP. "[http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.06f0b401397a029733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=17826cc989de1110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=Archive "Actresses hit wrong note in a year of off-key performances"], scmp.com; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> Mui mentored several Hong Kong newcomer singers who have since become successful, most notably [[Andy Hui]], [[Denise Ho]], [[Edmond Leung]], the band [[Grasshopper (band)|Grasshopper]], and [[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]].<ref name="HKPV" />

[[File:AnitaMuiFinalConcert2.jpg|thumb|Mui at the "Anita Classic Moment Live 2003" concert in the [[Hong Kong Coliseum]]]]
Mui released 50 albums in total.<ref name="SCMP2">[http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.06f0b401397a029733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f4a8e001da41110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=Archive "Thousands say farewell to a superstar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520151253/http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.06f0b401397a029733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5f4a8e001da41110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&s=Archive |date=20 May 2011 }}." ''South China Morning Post''; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> Her best-selling album was the 1985 "Bad Girl" ({{lang|zh-hant|壞女孩}}), which sold over 400,000 copies in a week (platinum 8x by Hong Kong's standards) and broke the selling record in Hong Kong.<ref name="HKPV"/><ref>[https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/d12576/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_230617/20230617_5a00c86f840e1e241727Y7yS3pQljQ4R.jpg 梅艷芳壞女孩] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428080950/https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/d12576/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_230617/20230617_5a00c86f840e1e241727Y7yS3pQljQ4R.jpg |date=28 April 2024 }}，梅艷芳壞女孩</ref><ref>[https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/0dbc15/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_230617/20230617_38dd09c18e54073f1ecfS2aZReqRuhVB.jpg 1986年梅艷芳壞女孩銷量報導]，1986年梅艷芳壞女孩銷量報導</ref><ref>[https://www.eslite.com/product/1003123602682096295003 誠品線上] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428080949/https://www.eslite.com/product/1003123602682096295003 |date=28 April 2024 }}，誠品線上</ref> In 1994, she sold over 10 million albums.  She was the first female singer in Hong Kong to achieve such sales result.<ref name="Lexis1">[http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100020474&docId=l:808357377&start=2 Star with a 'true heart' brought happiness to thousands of fans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005142852/http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100020474&docId=l:808357377&start=2 |date=5 October 2018 }}, lexisnexis.com; retrieved 23 June 2008.</ref><ref name="SCMP1"/><ref>[https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/5cf777/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_230501/20230501_400e341c2c51212984d4wvek6Ye8v17b.jpg 東方日報]，東方日報 1994年</ref>

Mui performed in 300 concerts in her career.<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="SCMP1"/> [[CNN]] compared her singing career with stars like [[Diana Ross]] and [[Madonna]].<ref name="Anita Mui Charity Concert">[https://cdn.discuss.com.hk/t/93ccde/f/800x0/https://img.discuss.com.hk/d/attachments/day_240202/20240202_65b22d12a71857219cc7BH1z63zAAnUk.jpg" "Anita Mui Charity Concert" "]</ref>

In 1998, aged 35, Mui was awarded the [[RTHK Golden Needle Award]], being one of the youngest recipients to receive the award as a lifetime achievement.<ref>[http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong21.htm "RTHK"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220242/http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong21.htm|date=3 March 2016}}, ''歷年十大中文金曲頒獎音樂會''; retrieved 27 June 2008.</ref>

In 2003, Mui announced that she had cervical cancer, from which her sister had also died.<ref name="standard1" /><ref name="SCMP1" /> She held a series of eight shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum from 6–11 November and 14–15 November 2003, which were to be her last concerts before her death.<ref name="HKPV" /><ref>Yesasia.com. [http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/aid-44/section-karaoke/code-c/version-all/pid-1003553423 "Anita Classic Moment Live Karaoke (DVD)"], yesasia.com; Retrieved 23 June 2008.</ref>

Her symbolic act was to "marry the stage", which was accompanied by her hit song "Sunset Melody" ({{lang|zh-hant|夕陽之歌}}) as she exited the stage. The last song she performed on stage was "Cherish When We Meet Again" ({{lang|zh-hant|珍惜再會時}}), a rendition of [[The Manhattans]]' "[[Kiss and Say Goodbye]]", on 15 November 2003, where she was accompanied by her friends on stage. 
[[File:Anita Mui, Avenue of Stars.JPG|thumb|Mui's star on the [[Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong|Avenue of Stars]]]]

===Acting career===
Mui was also well known as an actress across Asia, as she starred in more than 40 films over a 20-year period.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/30/content_294436.htm "HK pop diva Anita Mui dies of cancer"], chinadaily.com; retrieved 14 July 2008.</ref> Her films were mainly of the [[Hong Kong action cinema|action]]-[[Thriller film|thriller]] and [[martial arts film|martial arts]] variety, but she had also taken comedic and dramatic roles.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

Her first acting award as a supporting actress was won at the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for her performance in ''[[Behind the Yellow Line]]'' (1984) alongside fellow Cantopop icon [[Leslie Cheung]]. Three years later in 1987, her performance in [[Stanley Kwan]]'s ''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]'', which also starred Cheung, won her the Best Actress Award at the [[Golden Horse Award]]s,<ref name="peoplecn"/> as well as at the [[8th Hong Kong Film Awards|Hong Kong Film Awards]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist08.html|title=香港電影金像獎|website=香港電影金像獎|access-date=9 March 2018|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919190604/http://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist08.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, she starred alongside [[Chow Yun-fat]] in [[Tsui Hark]]'s ''[[A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon]]'', which features her iconic ballad "Song of the Sunset". She also co-starred with Chow Yun-fat in the 1988 romantic comedy ''[[The Greatest Lover]]''.

In 1990, she was cast in the titular role for ''[[Kawashima Yoshiko (film)|Kawashima Yoshiko]]'', a biopic of the flamboyant cross-dressing spy [[Yoshiko Kawashima]] based on the novel by [[Lilian Lee]], who also authored the original novel and screenplay for ''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]''. In 1992, she starred alongside comedy icon [[Stephen Chow]] in ''[[Justice, My Foot!]]'', proving her calibre in the comedy genre. She also paired up with Stephen Chow in 1993 in ''[[Fight Back to School III]]''. In the same year, she starred in ''[[The Heroic Trio]]'' with [[Michelle Yeoh]] and [[Maggie Cheung]], and it proved to be one of her most popular action films. In 1994 and 1995, she found some international recognition by starring opposite [[Jackie Chan]] in ''[[The Legend of Drunken Master]]'' and ''[[Rumble in the Bronx]]''.<ref name="UKTel"/> In 1996, she starred in ''[[Who's the Woman, Who's the Man]]'' with Leslie Cheung and [[Anita Yuen]] in a gender-bending love triangle story.

Later, in 1997, she also won another best supporting actress award at the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for her role in ''Eighteen Springs''. In 2001, she starred in yet another [[Johnnie To]] comedy ''[[Wu Yen]]'' alongside [[Sammi Cheng]] and [[Cecilia Cheung]] as the lewd yet charming Emperor Qi. In 2002, she won Best Actress at the [[Changchun Film Festival]] [[Golden Deer Awards]] for Best Actress with her performance in ''[[July Rhapsody]]'', which she starred alongside [[Jackie Cheung]].<ref>Hanban.edu. "[http://english.hanban.edu.cn/english/Life/40508.htm Hanban.edu]." ''Film Festival Closes in Northeast China''; retrieved 19 June 2008.</ref>

In 2003, Mui was originally cast for a major role for ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]'' but eventually declined due to her failing health before any of her scenes were filmed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=House of Flying Daggers (CHINA 2004) |url=http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/house_of_flying_daggers.htm |access-date=2025-09-24 |website=www.lovehkfilm.com}}</ref> After her death on 30 December 2003, director [[Zhang Yimou]] decided to alter the script to remove her character rather than recasting her.<ref name=":0" /> The film is dedicated to her memory.<ref name=":0" />

Throughout her career, the [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] magazines were unforgiving. Rumours relentlessly plagued Mui, who was accused of having tattoos on her arms and plastic surgery, being addicted to drugs, suicidal behavior and being linked to the death of a [[triad society|triad]] leader in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="HKPV"/> Rumours of affairs with leading actors also circulated.<ref name="UKTel"/>

== Politics, activism, and philanthropy ==
[[File:Anita Classic Moment Live 2003 outfit, Hong Kong Heritage Museum (Hong Kong).jpg|thumb|upright|Mui's Classic Moment Live 2003 outfit on display at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum]]
Mui attended a local Hong Kong rally publicly calling for democracy during the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|1989 Tiananmen Square protests]] that reportedly drew in 1 million people, which led to the founding of [[Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-06-01|last1=Siu|first1=Phila |last2=Lamand|first2=Jeffie |last3=Kang-chung|first3=Ng|title=Tiananmen crackdown: ban on vigil but Hongkongers make plans to mark June 4|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3135538/hong-kongs-first-tiananmen-vigil-after-national-security|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019081544/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3135538/hong-kongs-first-tiananmen-vigil-after-national-security|archive-date=2021-10-19|access-date=2021-11-16|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Lisa Stokes">{{Cite book|last1=Stokes|first1=Lisa Odham|last2=Braaten|first2=Rachel|url=https://www.hoodbooks.com/ISBN/9781538120613/Historical-Dictionary-of-Hong-Kong-Cinema-Second-Edition|title=Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema, Second Edition|page=348|language=en-us}}</ref> She also performed at the 1989 Hong Kong concert for Chinese Democracy and vowed never to perform again in mainland China.<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|date=2004-01-02|title=Anita Mui Obituary|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anita-mui-37737.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/anita-mui-37737.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-16|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her rendition of [[Bloodstained Glory]] (血染的風采) has been praised as best among many. According to the posthumous memoirs of democracy activist [[Szeto Wah]], Mui lent significant financial and material support to [[Operation Yellowbird]], to help activists flee from China after the Tiananmen protests.<ref name=standard32996122>Lee, Diana and Wong, Natalie (12 July 2011) [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=113001&sid=32996122&con_type=1&d_str=20110712&sear_year=2011 "Stars who played their part"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031155002/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=113001&sid=32996122&con_type=1&d_str=20110712&sear_year=2011 |date=31 October 2014 }}, thestandard.com.hk; access 4 July 2017.</ref>

Mui was also actively involved in charitable projects throughout her career to give back to the community. After the [[Eastern China flood of 1991]], she changed her mind about her boycott of mainland China and took part with other Hong Kong stars in a Beijing concert to raise funds for victims of the catastrophe.<ref name="Independent" />[[File:HK Bridges Street TWGH Anita Mui Day Care Centre.JPG|thumb|One of the care centres established by Mui.|left]]The [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] red-crown [[Shamar Rinpoche|Shamarpa]] (of [[Karma Kagyu|Kagyudpa lineage]]) once said "She had a true heart. She was an unconventional woman and brought happiness to lots of people during her life."<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="SCMP1"/> Her establishment of a nursing home in [[San Francisco]], prompted the mayor of the city in 1992 to name 18 April as "Anita Mui Day".<ref name="UKTel"/> In 1993, she established the "Anita Mui True Heart Charity Foundation" ({{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳四海一心基金會}}). That same year, she was also one of the founders of the [[Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild]].<ref name="HKPV"/><ref name="HKpag">[http://www.hkpag.org/hkpag/What+is+the+HKPAG--profile-64348.html Hong Kong performing artistes guild]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606024949/http://www.hkpag.org/hkpag/What%2Bis%2Bthe%2BHKPAG--profile-64348.html |date=6 June 2008 }} Profile; retrieved 23 June 2008.</ref> The Canadian city of [[Toronto]] declared 23 October 1993 to be "Anita Mui Day".
During the [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] (SARS) outbreak, she initiated a fundraising concert titled the [[1:99 Concert]] to raise money for SARS-affected families, which attracted famous fellow celebrities such as [[Andy Lau]] and [[Jacky Cheung]].<ref name="peoplecn"/><ref name="Lisa Stokes" /> She was also awarded the "Fighting Against SARS Award" from [[RTHK]] and the newspaper ''[[Ming Pao]]''.<ref name="HKpag"/> In 2003, she wrote and published the book ''The Heart of the Modern Woman'' ({{lang|zh-hant|現代女人心}}). Profits from the book went to the Children's Cancer Foundation.<ref name="thestar"/>

== Personal life ==
In 1990, Mui began dating Benjamin Lam Kwok-bun, who was a member of the [[Jackie Chan Stunt Team]]. The relationship ended three years later.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lau |first=Henry |date=2021-11-30 |title=Who were Hong Kong icon Anita Mui's closest celebrity friends? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3157858/who-were-anita-muis-best-celebrity-friends-besides-leslie |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> Despite rumours of her dating several men, Mui never married during her lifetime.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/asia-travel/china/anita-mui-w59z82l2ftd|title=Anita Mui Queen of Canto pop who also enjoyed success as an actress|newspaper=The Times|date=January 2, 2004}}</ref>

On 5 September 2003, Mui publicly announced that she had cervical cancer, from which her sister had also died.<ref name="standard1"/><ref name="SCMP1"/> 

== Death and legacy ==
Mui eventually succumbed to cervical cancer and died of respiratory complications leading to lung failure at [[Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital]] on 30 December 2003 at 2:50 am [[Hong Kong Time]].<ref name="standard1" /><ref name="peoplecn" /><ref name="thestar" /> She was 40 years old. Thousands of fans turned out for her funeral at [[North Point]] in January 2004 including Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh.<ref name="Lexis1" /><ref name="SCMP1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/hongkong.diva.reut/|title=Fans mourn Asia's 'Madonna'|website=CNN|date=January 12, 2004}}</ref> Mui was cremated and her ashes are interred at the [[Po Lin Monastery]]'s mausoleum on [[Lantau Island]].

=== Will ===
In her will, Mui bequeathed two properties to her fashion designer, [[Eddie Lau]], and the remainder to the Karen Trust – a [[Trust (law)|trust]] she had set up and looked after by HSBC International Trustees. Its beneficiaries included her mother, {{ill|Tam Mei-kam|zh|梅覃美金}}, and four nieces and nephews. The Karen Trust provided Tam with a life tenancy of [[Hong Kong dollar|HK$]]70,000 per month; upon Tam's death, the estate would go to the New Horizon Buddhist Association ({{lang|zh-hant|妙境佛學會}}).<ref name="scmp20110510">Man, Joyce (10 May 2011). "Anita Mui's mother loses battle over will", ''South China Morning Post''; accessed 4 July 2017.</ref>

In 2005, Tam received a HK$705,000 lump-sum payment from the trust in May. She applied for and obtained a hardship grant to pay for medical expenditure of $50,000 in December; her application for funds from the estate to challenge the will was denied.<ref>Gentle, Nick (23 December 2005), "Anita Mui's mother, 82, wins special will payout", ''South China Morning Post''</ref> In 2008, Mui's estate was estimated to be worth HK$100 million. Tam Mei-kam contested the will, arguing that Mui was mentally unfit when she executed her will in 2003, weeks before her death. The [[High Court (Hong Kong)|High Court]] ruled that Mui was of sound mind when she signed the will, and that she simply did not trust her mother with money.<ref name="standard1" /><ref name="20090403taipeitimes">[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/04/03/2003440053 "Diva’s mum denied cash"], TaipeiTimes.com, 3 April 2009.</ref>

Over the years, Tam mounted several legal challenges to the will, and succeeded in having the life tenancy varied to HK$120,000.<ref name="20090403taipeitimes" /><ref name="cna20110510">{{Cite news |title=Anita Mui's millions to stay in trust fund after mother loses court appeal - Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1127895/1/.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513003025/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1127895/1/.html |archive-date=2011-05-13 |access-date=2025-10-10 |work=[[CNA (TV network)|Channel NewsAsia]]}}</ref> Tam reportedly owed $2 million in legal costs in 2011.<ref name="scmp20110510" /> A fresh appeal by Tam and Mui's elder brother Peter Mui Kai-ming failed at the [[Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal|Court of Final Appeal]] in May 2011.<ref name="cna20110510" />

After that challenge, the [[Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)|Court of First Instance]] declared Tam [[bankruptcy|bankrupt]] on 25 April 2012 for failing to pay legal fees, whilst allowing her to continue receiving her monthly allowance.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 April 2012 |title=梅媽被正式頒令破產 |url=http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20120426/-1-2646012/1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020122215/http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20120426/-1-2646012/1.html |archive-date=20 October 2013 |publisher=新浪(明報)}}</ref> In January 2013, the court ruled that the monthly tenancy of HK$120,000 to Tam, suspended since the previous July, would continue to be frozen due to mounting debts of the estate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chiu |first=Austin |date=2013-01-05 |title=Anita Mui's mother hurls shoes at lawyer |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1120198/anita-muis-mother-hurls-shoes-lawyer |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |language=en}}</ref> Her brother was declared bankrupt on 17 January 2013 for failing to pay legal fees relating to the appeals.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 January 2013 |title=梅啟明破產 揚言跳樓 |url=http://www.sharpdaily.hk/article/entertain/20130118/169369 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130430085746/http://www.sharpdaily.hk/article/entertain/20130118/169369 |archive-date=30 April 2013 |work=Sharp Daily}}</ref> In May 2013, the court ordered the estate to pay Tam HK$20,000 a month for her living costs, as well as $240,000 to settle her overdue rent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Thomas |date=2013-05-15 |title=Pop diva Anita Mui's mother to get allowance from trust |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1237787/pop-diva-anita-muis-mother-get-allowance-trust |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Legacy ===
[[File:HK 尖東海濱平台 TST East Waterfront Podium 星光花園 Garden of Stars 梅艷芳 Anita Mui sign standing walking Dec 2016 Lnv2 exhibition n visitors.jpg|left|thumb|An Anita Mui commemorative exhibition at [[Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden|TST East Waterfront Podium Garden]] in December 2016]]
In 1998, an [[Asia Television|ATV]]-produced television series ''[[Forever Love Song]]'' told a story of a character which was loosely based on that of Mui, but the character names were purposely changed. In 2007, a television series was produced in China titled ''Anita Mui Fei'' ({{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳菲}}) to tell the story of her life. The 42-episode series was broadcast by [[China Education Television]]. Some subjects, such as her suffering from cancer, [[Leslie Cheung]]'s suicide and her mother's real estate dilemma, were avoided.<ref>[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2008-06-30/07502080700.shtml ''Anita Mui Fei'' (梅艷芳菲)], sina.com; retrieved 4 July 2008.{{in lang|zh}}</ref> [[Alice Chan]] portrayed Mui in the series.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070830002235/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2007-06/13/content_6237185.htm Profile], xinhuanet.com, 13 June 2007; retrieved 4 July 2008.{{in lang|zh}}</ref>

On 23 September 2004, the Anita Mui True Heart Digital Multimedia Studio was opened at the [[University of Hong Kong]]. It included state-of-the-art equipment for digital audio and video editing.<ref>[http://www.hku.hk/convocat/newsletter/05newyear/2005_issue1_p46to49.pdf "A Star's Legacy to HKU Students"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626170250/http://www.hku.hk/convocat/newsletter/05newyear/2005_issue1_p46to49.pdf|date=26 June 2008}}, hku.hk; retrieved 23 June 2008.</ref> In [[Causeway Bay]], an Anita Mui-themed cafe called Happiness Moon ({{lang|zh-hant|囍月}}) is also dedicated to her legacy.<ref>{{in lang|zh}} Kwongwah e-newspaper. "[http://www.kwongwah.com.my/supplement/2008/02/27/8.html Profile], kwongwah.com.my; accessed 4 July 2017. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006111058/http://www.kwongwah.com.my/supplement/2008/02/27/8.html|date=6 October 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Star Avenue Anita Mui Sculpture 201508.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Bronze [[statue of Anita Mui]] in Hong Kong]]
On 11 October 2008, a show on [[TVB]], titled ''Our Anita Mui'' ({{lang|zh-hant|我們的梅艷芳}}), was dedicated to Mui. Many fans and off-stage personnel who worked with her had a chance to talk about their personal experiences with Mui. Singers who participated in the show included Andy Hui, [[Edmond Leung]], and [[Stephanie Cheng]].{{cn|date=March 2025}} On 18 July 2014, a [[statue of Anita Mui]] was unveiled on Hong Kong's [[Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong|Avenue of Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nextstophongkong.com/anita-mui-statue-revealed-avenue-of-stars-hong-kong|title=Anita Mui's Statue Revealed at Avenue of Stars Hong Kong|date=26 August 2014 |publisher=Nextstophongkong.com|access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref>

In 2019, she was the subject of the film ''Dearest Anita''. The film centered around individuals whose lives had been shaped by her work, including her fans and beneficiaries of her philanthropic work.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Edmund |title=Dearest Anita film review: love-in for Anita Mui fans traces late Canto-pop singer's positive influences |url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2180539/dearest-anita-film-review-love-anita-mui-fans-traces-late-canto-pop |access-date=12 December 2019 |agency=SCMP}}</ref>

In 2021, she was portrayed in the biopic ''[[Anita (2021 film)|Anita]]'' ({{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳}}), directed by Longman Leung.<ref>{{cite news |title=First teaser trailer for "Anita" released by Edko Films|url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/first-teaser-trailer-anita-released-064900986.html|date=27 May 2021 |agency=Yahoo News Malaysia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=梅艷芳 (2021)|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/30176790/|access-date=30 May 2021|agency=Douban}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Anita Mui Biopic Completes Production at Edko Films|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/actors/anita-mui-biopic-edko-films-1234982952/|date=27 May 2021|agency=[[Variety (magazine)]]|archive-date=31 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531124150/https://variety.com/2021/film/actors/anita-mui-biopic-edko-films-1234982952/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was played by the Hong Kong model [[Louise Wong]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-11-10|last=Lee|first=Edmund|title=Anita: Louise Wong shines as pop diva Anita Mui in emotional biopic|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3155534/anita-movie-review-anita-mui-biopic-starring-louise-wong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115021027/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3155534/anita-movie-review-anita-mui-biopic-starring-louise-wong|archive-date=2021-11-15|access-date=2021-11-16|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref>

Her work and stage costumes were displayed in an exhibition titled "Timeless Diva: Anita Mui" in the [[Hong Kong Heritage Museum]] lasting around eight months from 24th December 2023 to 2nd September 2024, commemorating the 20th anniversary of her passing. The exhibit included items from her private collection, including her [[TBS Award]] from the 1983 12th [[Tokyo Music Festival]] which was since housed in the museum, with courtesy of her former fashion designer and close friend [[Eddie Lau]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-12-26 |url=https://hk.heritage.museum/en/web/hm/exhibitions/data/anitamui2023.html |title=Hong Kong Heritage Museum - Timeless Diva: Anita Mui |access-date=26 December 2024 |archive-date=26 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226070805/https://hk.heritage.museum/en/web/hm/exhibitions/data/anitamui2023.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Discography==
===Studio albums===

====Cantonese====
;[[Capital Artists]] Ltd.
* ''Sum chai'' (Debts of the Heart) {{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:心債|心債]]}} (1982)
*: Also includes solo recordings by members of the Hong Kong pop band, Siu Foo Deui (The Tigers) {{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:小虎隊 (香港)|小虎隊]]}}
* ''Red Anita Mui''<ref name="anitamuinet">[http://www.anitamuinet.com/album/album01.htm Booklet found in the Capital Artist – Anita Mui Memorial Stamp Collection and Inside Cover of Tribute to Anita Mui 梅 憶錄 CD Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213150908/http://www.anitamuinet.com/album/album01.htm|date=13 February 2012}}, anitamuinet.com; retrieved 17 June 2008.{{in lang|zh}}</ref> {{lang|zh-hant|赤色梅艷芳}} (''Chek sik Mui Yim-fong'') (1983)
*: Sometimes referred as ''Red'' {{lang|zh-hant|赤色}} (''Chek sik'')
* ''Leaping in the Spotlight'' {{lang|zh-hant|飛躍舞台}} (''Fei yeok mou toi'') (1984)
* ''Chi seoi lau nin'' (The Years Flow Like Water) {{lang|zh-hant|似水流年}} (1985)
* ''Bad Girl''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|壞女孩}} (''Waai neoi haai'') (1985)
* ''Yiu neoi'' (Temptress) {{lang|zh-hant|妖女}} (1986)
* ''Burning Tango'' {{lang|zh-hant|似火探戈}} (''Tsi fo taam gwo'') (1987)
* ''Flaming Red Lips'' {{lang|zh-hant|烈焰紅唇}} (''Leet yim hung seon'') (1987)
* ''Mung leoi gung tzeoi'' (Drunk in Dreams Together) {{lang|zh-hant|夢裡共醉}} (1988)
* ''Mellow'' {{lang|zh-hant|醉人情懷}} (''Zeoi yun tsing waai'') (1988)
* ''We'll Be Together'' — EP (1988)
* ''Lady'' {{lang|zh-hant|淑女}} (''Sook neoi'') Artists Ltd. (1989)
* ''In Brasil'' (sometimes referred as ''In Brazil'') (1989)
* ''Say It If You Love Me'' {{lang|zh-hant|愛我便說愛我吧}} (''Ngoi ngo been soot ngoi ngo ba'') (1989)
* ''Cover Girl''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|封面女郎}} (''Fung meen neoi long'') (1990)
* ''Anita Mui'' ({{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳}}) (1991)
*: Sometimes it is called ''Yook mong ye sau gaai'' (Jungle of Desire) {{lang|zh-hant|慾望野獸街}}
* ''It's Like This''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|是這樣的}} (''Si tze yeung dik'') (1994)
*: Sometimes, it is referred to as ''This Is Anita Mui'' {{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳是這樣的}} (''Mui Yim Fong si tze yeung dik'')
* ''The Woman of Songs'' 歌之女 (''Goh tzi neoi'') (1995)
* ''Illusions''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|鏡花水月}} (''Geng faa seoi yu'') (1997)
* ''Variations'' {{lang|zh-hant|變奏}} (''Been tzau'') (1998)
* ''Larger Than Life'' (1999)
* ''I'm So Happy'' (2000)

;Go East Entertainment Co. Ltd.
* ''With'' (2002)

====Japanese====
English titles are official English titles used by record labels for below releases:
'''[[EMI Music Japan|Express]]''' (part of EMI Japan)
* ''Fantasy of Love'' / ''Debt of Love'' {{lang|ja|唇をうばう前に / いのち果てるまで}} (''kuchibiru o ubau mae ni'' / ''inochi hateru made'') — EP (1983)
*: "Fantasy of Love" is the Japanese version of the Cantonese song "Gau cheut ngo dik sum" ({{lang|zh-hant|交出我的心}}). "Debt of Love" is the Japanese version of the Cantonese song "Sum chai" ({{lang|zh-hant|心債}}).
* ''Marry Me Merry Me'' / ''nantonaku shiawase'' {{lang|ja|日い花嫁 / なんとなく幸せ}} (''nichii hanayome'' / ''nantonaku shiawase'') — EP (1983)
*: ''Marry Me Merry Me'' is sometimes referred as ''Marry Me Marry Me''.

====Mandarin====
;[[Rock Records]]
* ''Manjusaka''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|蔓珠莎華}} (Man zhu sha hua) (1986)
* ''Ever-changing Anita Mui: Flaming Red Lips''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|百變梅艷芳:烈焰紅唇}} (Bai bian Mei Yan-fang: lieyan hong chun) (1988)
* ''Intimate Lover''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|親密愛人}} (''Qinmi airen'') (1991)

;Other record labels
* ''Caution'' {{lang|zh-hant|小心}} (''Xiaoxin'') — Capital Artists Ltd. (1994)
*: Hong Kong edition of this album consists of Cantonese versions of some Mandarin songs.
* ''Flower Woman'' {{lang|zh-hant|女人花}} (''Nüren hua'') — Music Impact Ltd. (1997)

;Anita Music Collection Ltd.
* ''Moonlight on My Bed'' (or simply "Moonlight") {{lang|zh-hant|床前明月光}} (''Chuang qian ming yueguang'') (1998)
* ''Nothing to Say'' {{lang|zh-hant|沒話說}} (''Mei huashuo'') (1999)

===Concert albums===
;Capital Artists Ltd.
* ''Anita Mui in Concert 87–88'' {{lang|zh-hant|百變梅艷芳再展光華87–88演唱會}} – Cantonese (1988)
* ''Anita in Concert '90'' {{lang|zh-hant|百變梅艷芳夏日耀光華演唱會1990}} – Cantonese (1990)
* ''Anita Mui Live in Concert 1995'' {{lang|zh-hant|一個美麗的回響演唱會}} – Cantonese/Mandarin (1995)
* ''Anita Mui Final Concert 1992'' {{lang|zh-hant|百變梅艷芳告別舞台演唱會}} – Cantonese/Mandarin (2006)

;Music Impact Ltd.
* ''Anita Mui 1997 Live in Taipei'' {{lang|zh-hant|芳蹤乍現台北演唱會實錄}} – Mandarin (1997)
;Music Nation Records Company Ltd.
* ''Anita Mui Fantasy Gig 2002'' {{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳極夢幻演唱會2002}} – Cantonese/Mandarin (2002)

===Compilation albums===
Compilations released after 2004 are not included here:
'''Capital Artists Ltd.''' (Cantonese)
* ''The Legend of the Pop Queen: Part I'' and ''Part II'' (1992)
* ''Lifetime of Fantasies'' {{lang|zh-hant|情幻一生}} (''Ching waan yat sang'') (1993)
* ''Change''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|變}} (''Been'') (1993)
* ''Wong tze tzi fung'' (Majestic) {{lang|zh-hant|皇者之風}} (1993)
* ''Dramatic Life'' {{lang|zh-hant|戲劇人生}} (''Hei kek yan sang'') (1993)
* ''Love Songs''<ref name=anitamuinet/> {{lang|zh-hant|情歌}} (''Ching goh'') (1997)
* ''Love Songs II'' {{lang|zh-hant|情歌}} II (''Ching goh II'') (1998)
* ''Anita's 45 Songs'' {{lang|zh-hant|眾裡尋芳45首}} (2001)
* ''Tribute to Anita Mui'' {{lang|zh-hant|梅‧憶錄}} (2004)
* ''Faithfully'' {{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳}} (2008)
* ''In the Memories of Anita Mui'' {{lang|zh-hant|追憶似水芳華}} (2013)

;Other record labels
* ''Anita Classic Moment Live'' {{lang|zh-hant|梅艷芳經典金曲演唱會}} – Mui Music Ltd. (Cantonese/Mandarin) (2004)
* ''Anita Mui Forever'' {{lang|zh-hant|永遠的... 梅艷芳}} – BMG Taiwan Inc. (Mandarin) (2004)

===Singles===

====1980s====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
! width="6%" scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;" | [[RTHK]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;" | [[TVB]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;" | [[CRHK|903]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;" | [[Metro Radio|997]]
|-
! scope="row" | "Debts of the Heart {{lang|zh-hant|心債}}"
| 1982
| 1
| —
| —
| —
| ''Debts of the Heart'' {{lang|zh-hant|心債}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Red Doubts 赤的疑惑"
| rowspan=3| 1983
| 1
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan=3 | ''Red Anita Mui'' {{lang|zh-hant|赤色梅艷芳}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Hand Over My Heart {{lang|zh-hant|交出我的心}}"
| 3
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Red Impact {{lang|zh-hant|赤的沖擊}}"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Leaping in the Spotlight {{lang|zh-hant|飛躍舞台}}"
| rowspan=3| 1984
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan=2 | ''Leaping in the Spotlight'' {{lang|zh-hant|飛躍舞台}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Don't Believe Love Is a Crime {{lang|zh-hant|不信愛有罪}}"
| 1
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "The Years Flow Like Water {{lang|zh-hant|似水流年}}"
| 1
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan=3 | ''The Years Flow Like Water'' {{lang|zh-hant|似水流年}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Dream Embrace {{lang|zh-hant|夢幻的擁抱}}"
| rowspan=4| 1985
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Manjusaka {{lang|zh-hant|蔓珠莎華}}"
| 1
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Towards a New Day {{lang|zh-hant|邁向新一天}}"
| 3
| —
| —
| —
| {{lang|zh-hant|華星影視新節奏(第二輯)}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Bad Girl {{lang|zh-hant|壞女孩}}"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| rowspan=4 | ''Bad Girl'' {{lang|zh-hant|壞女孩}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Flame on the Iceberg {{lang|zh-hant|冰山大火}}"
| rowspan=6| 1986
| 1
| 9
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Walking My Way Alone {{lang|zh-hant|孤身走我路}}"
| 3
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Dream Partner {{lang|zh-hant|夢伴}}"
| —
| 1
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Temptress {{lang|zh-hant|妖女}}"
| —
| 3
| 7
| —
| rowspan=4| ''Temptress'' {{lang|zh-hant|妖女}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Break the Iceberg {{lang|zh-hant|將冰山劈開}}"
| —
| 1
| 1
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Love Warrior {{lang|zh-hant|愛將}}"
| 3
| 3
| 1
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Gossip Girl {{lang|zh-hant|緋聞中的女人}}"
| rowspan=8| 1987
| —
| 6
| 16
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Burning Tango {{lang|zh-hant|似火探戈}}"
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| rowspan=5| ''Burning Tango'' {{lang|zh-hant|似火探戈}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Decorated Tears {{lang|zh-hant|裝飾的眼淚}}"
| 1
| 1
| 6
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Cherish When We Meet Again {{lang|zh-hant|珍惜再會時}}"
| —
| 3
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Relax {{lang|zh-hant|放鬆}}"
| —
| 7
| 14
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Oh No! Oh Yes!"
| —
| —
| 17
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Flaming Red Lips {{lang|zh-hant|烈焰紅唇}}"
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| rowspan=4| ''Flaming Red Lips'' {{lang|zh-hant|烈焰紅唇}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Church of Sadness {{lang|zh-hant|傷心教堂}}"
| 1
| 1
| 8
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "If I Were a Man {{lang|zh-hant|假如我是男人}}"
| rowspan=6| 1988
| —
| —
| 9
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Rouge {{lang|zh-hant|胭脂扣}}"
| —
| 9
| 16
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Better Not To Meet {{lang|zh-hant|不如不見}}"
| 1
| 1
| 6
| —
| rowspan=4| ''Drunk in Dreams Together'' {{lang|zh-hant|夢裡共醉}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Drunk in Dreams Together {{lang|zh-hant|夢裡共醉}}"
| —
| 1
| 13
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)|Stand By Me]]"
| 1
| 5
| 1
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Love You, Miss You {{lang|zh-hant|愛你，想你}}"
| —
| —
| 25
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Lady {{lang|zh-hant|淑女}}"
| rowspan=9 |1989
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| rowspan=3| ''Lady'' {{lang|zh-hant|淑女}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Love at First Dance {{lang|zh-hant|一舞傾情}}"
| 1
| 2
| 6
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Night Leopard {{lang|zh-hant|黑夜的豹}}"
| 1
| 1
| 10
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Little Angel {{lang|zh-hant|小天使}}"
| 5
| —
| 15
| —
| ''親親小天使歌集''
|-
! scope="row" | "United in Heart {{lang|zh-hant|四海一心}}"
| —
| —
| 23
| —
| ''The Legend of the Pop Queen Part I''
|-
! scope="row" | "Sunset Melody {{lang|zh-hant|夕陽之歌}}"
| 1
| 1
| 2
| —
| rowspan=4| ''In Brasil''
|-
! scope="row" | "Summer Lover {{lang|zh-hant|夏日戀人}}"
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Say It If You Love Me {{lang|zh-hant|愛我便說愛我吧}}"
| —
| 7
| 15
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Life of Passion {{lang|zh-hant|火紅色人生}}"
| —
| —
| 14
| —
|}

====1990s====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:26em;" | Title
! width="5%" scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2em; font-size:90%;" | [[RTHK]]
! scope="col" style="width:2em; font-size:90%;" | [[TVB]]
! scope="col" style="width:2em; font-size:90%;" | [[CRHK|903]]
! scope="col" style="width:2em; font-size:90%;" | [[Metro Radio|997]]
|-
! scope="row" | "Cover Girl {{lang|zh-hant|封面女郎}}"
| rowspan=7| 1990
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| rowspan=5| ''Cover Girl'' {{lang|zh-hant|封面女郎}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Yelia {{lang|zh-hant|耶利亞}}"
| 1
| 1
| 5
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Heart Remains Cold {{lang|zh-hant|心仍是冷}}"
| 1
| 1
| 3
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Heart Remains Cold (solo) {{lang|zh-hant|心仍是冷}}"
| —
| —
| 5
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Facing Fate with a Smile {{lang|zh-hant|笑看風雲變}}"
| —
| —
| 10
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Return {{lang|zh-hant|似是故人來}}"
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| ''Music Factory. Queen's Road East''
|-
! scope="row" | "The Road Has Come to an End {{lang|zh-hant|路...始終告一段}}"
| —
| —
| 13
| —
| ''The Legend of the Pop Queen Part II''
|-
! scope="row" | "Jungle of Desire {{lang|zh-hant|慾望野獸街}}"
| rowspan=6| 1991
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| ''Jungle of Desire'' {{lang|zh-hant|慾望野獸街}}
|-
! scope="row" | "What Day {{lang|zh-hant|何日}}"
| 20
| —
| 26
| —
| ''The Legend of the Pop Queen Part II''
|-
! scope="row" | "Dream Temptress {{lang|zh-hant|夢姬}}"
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| rowspan=3| ''Jungle of Desire'' {{lang|zh-hant|慾望野獸街}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Faithfully"
| —
| 3
| 17
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Godfather's Woman {{lang|zh-hant|教父的女人}}"
| —
| —
| 25
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Touch"
| 1
| —
| 3
| —
| rowspan=3| ''The Legend of the Pop Queen Part I''
|-
! scope="row" | "Too Late to Turn Back {{lang|zh-hant|回頭已是百年身}}"
| rowspan=3| 1992
| 4
| —
| 5
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "It's Like This {{lang|zh-hant|是這樣的}}"
| —
| —
| 18
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Intimate Lover {{lang|zh-hant|親密愛人}}"
| 9
| —
| 8
| —
| ''Intimate Lover'' {{lang|zh-hant|親密愛人}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Woman's Heart {{lang|zh-hant|女人心}}"
| 1993
| —
| —
| 15
| —
| ''Drama of Life'' {{lang|zh-hant|戲劇人生}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Where Does Love Belong {{lang|zh-hant|情歸何處}}"
| rowspan=8| 1994
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| rowspan=4| ''It's Like This'' {{lang|zh-hant|是這樣的}}
|-
! scope="row" | "In the Hazy Rainy Night {{lang|zh-hant|朦朧夜雨裡}}"
| 1
| —
| 5
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Like the Night {{lang|zh-hant|如夜}}"
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | "Grateful {{lang|zh-hant|感激}}"
| 11
| —
| 10
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "It's Not Me {{lang|zh-hant|他不是我}}"
| 10
| —
| —
| —
| ''IFPI 100%'' {{lang|zh-hant|正版}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Free Your Head and Mind {{lang|zh-hant|放開你的頭腦}}"
| 3
| —
| 4
| 1
| rowspan=3| ''Caution'' {{lang|zh-hant|小心}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Caution {{lang|zh-hant|小心}}"
| —
| —
| 22
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Drunk Twilight {{lang|zh-hant|醉矇矓}}"
| —
| —
| 13
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "The Song Girl {{lang|zh-hant|歌之女}}"
| rowspan=5 | 1995
| 1
| —
| 4
| 1
| rowspan=4| ''The Song Girl'' {{lang|zh-hant|歌之女}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Lonely Love {{lang|zh-hant|愛我的只有我}}"
| —
| —
| 14
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Total Eclipse {{lang|zh-hant|心全蝕}}"
| —
| —
| 14
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Love Does Not Compromise {{lang|zh-hant|愛是沒餘地}}"
| —
| —
| 27
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "We Cried {{lang|zh-hant|我們都哭了}}"
| —
| —
| 6
| —
| ''We Cried 我們都哭了''
|-
! scope="row" | "Night Snake {{lang|zh-hant|夜蛇}}"
| rowspan=3| 1997
| 10
| —
| 12
| —
| rowspan=2| ''Illusions'' {{lang|zh-hant|鏡花水月}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Embrace the One in Front of You {{lang|zh-hant|抱緊眼前人}}"
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | "Flower Woman {{lang|zh-hant|女人花}}"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''Flower Woman'' {{lang|zh-hant|女人花}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Day and Night {{lang|zh-hant|朝朝暮暮}}"
| rowspan=6| 1998
| 11
| —
| 9
| —
| ''Love Songs'' {{lang|zh-hant|情歌}}
|-
! scope="row" | "You Keep Me Here {{lang|zh-hant|你留我在此}}"
| 17
| —
| —
| 17
| rowspan=3| ''Variations'' {{lang|zh-hant|變奏}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Beautiful Penang {{lang|zh-hant|檳城艷}}"
| —
| —
| 13
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "East Mountain Rainy West Mountain Sunny {{lang|zh-hant|東山飄雨西山晴}}"
| 8
| 8
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Moonlight on My Bed {{lang|zh-hant|床前明月光}}"
| 3
| 3
| 16
| 3
| rowspan=2| ''Moonlight on My Bed'' {{lang|zh-hant|床前明月光}}
|-
! scope="row" | "The Wolf Love the Sheep {{lang|zh-hant|愛上狼的羊}}"
| 3
| —
| —
| 9
|-
! scope="row" | "Brilliant Stage {{lang|zh-hant|艷舞台}}"
| rowspan=5| 1999
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 7
| rowspan=3| ''Larger Than Life''
|-
! scope="row" | "Nausea {{lang|zh-hant|不快不吐}}"
| —
| —
| 10
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Women's Problem {{lang|zh-hant|女人煩}}"
| —
| —
| 5
| —
|-
! scope="row" | "Hanging the Bell on the Rattan {{lang|zh-hant|長藤掛銅鈴}}"
| 5
| 2
| 9
| —
| rowspan=2| ''Nothing to Say'' {{lang|zh-hant|沒話說}}
|-
! scope="row" | "Dont Be a Woman in Your Next Life {{lang|zh-hant|下輩子別再做女人}}"
| —
| 7
| —
| 6
|}

====2000s====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;" | [[RTHK]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;" | [[TVB]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;" | [[CRHK|903]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%;" | [[Metro Radio|997]]
|-
! scope="row" | "I'm So Happy {{lang|zh-hant|我很快樂}}"
| rowspan=3| 2000
| 9
| —
| 1
| 3
| rowspan=3| ''I'm So Happy''
|-
! scope="row" | "Lessons in Love {{lang|zh-hant|愛的教育}}"
| 13
| —
| 6
| 5
|-
! scope="row" | "Welcome Bed {{lang|zh-hant|牀呀! 牀! }}"
| 3
| 3
| 10
| 5
|-
! scope="row" | "Glamour Forever {{lang|zh-hant|芳華絕代}}"
| 2001
| 1
| 1
| 1
| —
| rowspan=3| ''With''
|-
! scope="row" | "Love Is Difficult {{lang|zh-hant|相愛很難}}"
| rowspan=3| 2002
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | "Single Woman {{lang|zh-hant|單身女人}}"
| —
| —
| 5
| 7
|-
! scope="row" | "Women's Sorrows (duet) {{lang|zh-hant|女人之苦}}"
| —
| —
| —
| 9
| On Hits (Special Edition)
|-
! scope="row" | "Return (Live Version) {{lang|zh-hant|似是故人來}}"
| 2003
| —
| —
| —
| 9
| —
|}

==Tour setlists==
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| bodystyle = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 75%;
| title = 梅艷芳盡顯光華 Anita Mui in Concert '85
}}
#留住你今晚
#點起你欲望
#魅力的散發
#心債
#赤的疑惑
#交出我的心
#信
#24小時之吻 (梅艷芳、草蜢 合唱)
#祝你好運 (梅艷芳、草蜢 合唱)
#小虎子闖世界 (梅艷芳、小虎隊 合唱)
#歌衫淚影
#殘月碎春風
#Medley:
##再共舞
##紗籠女郎
##再共舞 Reprise
#滾滾紅塵
#IQ博士
#風的季節 (梅艷芳、梅愛芳 合唱)
#中國戲曲
#The Way We Were
#待嫁女兒心
#日本演歌 (梅艷芳、黎小田 合唱)
#合唱歌 (梅艷芳、Guest 合唱)
#夢伴
#別離的無奈
#冰山大火
#幻影
#蔓珠莎華
#夢幻的擁抱
#抱你十個世紀
#孤身走我路
#壞女孩
#顛多一千晚
#似水流年
#不了情
#逝去的愛
{{hidden end}}

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| title = 百變梅艷芳再展光華 Anita Mui in Concert 87–88
}}
#Medley:
##冰山大火
##征服他
##心魔
##冰山大火 Reprise
#痴痴愛一次
#緋聞中的女人
#妖女
#將冰山劈開
#愛將 (梅艷芳、草蜢 合唱)
#飛躍千個夢 (草蜢 主唱)
#戀之火
#殘月醉春風
#夢
#紗籠女郎
#Medley:
##嘆息
##歌衫淚影
##千枝針刺在心
#胭脂扣
#夢伴
#壞女孩
#放鬆
#暫時厭倦
#蔓珠莎華
#她的前半生
#烈燄紅唇
#尋愛
#Oh No! Oh Yes!
#裝飾的眼淚
#無淚之女
#似火探戈
#魅力的天橋
#最後一次
#傷心教堂
#似水流年
#珍惜再會時
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#愛我便說愛我吧
#正歌
#第四十夜
#夏日戀人
#一舞傾情
#難得有情人
#愛情基本法
#心窩已瘋
#心仍是冷 (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
#明天你是否依然愛我 (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
#你知道我在等你嗎 (倫永亮獨唱)
#Stand By Me
#Dancing Boy
#玫瑰、玫瑰、我愛你
#不如不見
#最愛是誰
#倦
#夢裡共醉 (音樂/舞蹈)
#焚心以火
#脂胭扣
#黑夜的豹
#Medley:
##壞女孩
##妖女
##烈燄紅唇
##淑女
#封面女郎
#她的前半生
#孤身走我路
#龍的傳人
#血染的風采
#蔓珠莎華
#夕陽之歌
#耶利亞
#Encore:
##似水流年
##心債
##夢伴
##冰山大火
##我未失方向
##赤的疑惑
##再共舞
##珍惜再會時
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#蔓珠莎華
#Faithfully
#夢幻的擁抱
#夢姬
#妖女
#緋聞中的女人
#假如我是男人
#Touch
#似火探戈
#不信愛有罪
#這一個夜
#Jungle Medley:
##黑夜的豹
##慾望野獸街
##夜貓夫人
##慾望野獸街 Reprise
#教父的女人
#壞女孩
#胭脂扣
#啼笑因緣
#每當變幻時
#似是故人來
#幾多
#逝去的愛
#赤的疑惑
#夕陽之歌
#親密愛人
#IQ博士
#似水流年
#心肝寶貝
#孤身走我路
#夢伴
#Stand By Me
#珍惜再會時
#回頭已是百年身
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#封面女郎 Introduction
#Medley:
##淑女
##壞女孩
##夢伴
##妖女
#親密愛人
#Medley:
##新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢
##只羡鴛鴦不羡仙
#女人心
#激光中
#黑夜的豹
#放開你的頭腦
#感激
#珍惜再會時
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#Overture
#夢伴
#We'll Be Together
#Faithfully
#愛是沒餘地
#傳說 Interlude
#莫問一生
#烈女
#耶利亞
#夢姬
#等著你回來 Interlude
#得不到的愛情
#Medley:
##何日
##李香蘭
##何日 Reprise
#願今宵一起醉死
#Interlude
#Stand By Me
#是這樣的
#Medley:
##愛是個傳奇
##粉紅色的一生
#明星
#女人心
#Medley: (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
##分分鐘需要你
##浪子心聲
##胭脂扣
##情人
##明天我要嫁給你
##憑著愛
##心仍是冷
##分分鐘需要你 Reprise
#情歸何處
#感激
#Interlude
#Touch
#疾風
#愛我便說愛我吧
#歌之女
#似水流年
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#是這樣的
#艷舞台
#淑女
#抱緊眼前人
#愛上狼的羊
#女人心
#愛的感覺
#緋聞中的女人
#Touch
#壞女孩
#似水流年
#Medley:
##似是故人來
##心肝寶貝
##胭脂扣
##緣份
##有心人
##路...始終告一段
##何日
##夕陽之歌
#夜蛇
#烈艷紅唇
#抱你十個世紀
#眼中釘
#一生何求
#似夢迷離
#但願人長久
#不快不吐
#Medley:
##你真美麗
##第二春
##夢
##戀之火
##今宵多珍重
##我要
##給我一個吻
##玫瑰、玫瑰、我愛你
#情歸何處
#你留我在此
#將冰山劈開
#床前明月光
#心窩已瘋
#Big Bad Girl
#夢伴
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#Opening
#Stand By Me
#將冰山劈開
#愛我便說愛我吧
#長藤掛銅鈴
#Medley:
##艷舞台
##烈焰紅唇
#Medley:
##憑甚麼
##假如我是男人
##黑夜的豹
#蔓珠莎華
#Oh No! Oh Yes!
#Wonderful Night
#Faithfully
#是這樣的
#夢幻的擁抱
#夢姬
#烈女
#心債
#一舞傾情
#約會
#胭脂扣
#床前明月光
#心窩已瘋
#芳華絕代
#床呀！床！
#似水流年
#似是故人來
#抱緊眼前人
#親密愛人
#Medley:
##孤身走我路
##夕陽之歌　
#Medley:
##愛將
##壞女孩
##淑女
##妖女
##放開你的頭腦
##夢伴
##冰山大火
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#Overture
#夢裡共醉
#是這樣的
#抱緊眼前人
#心肝寶貝
#Medley:
##何日
##李香蘭
##何日 Reprise
#心債
#第四十夜
#夏日戀人
#[['O Sole Mio]]
#親密愛人
#Medley:
##愛情的代價
##我願意
##似夢迷離
##今生今世
##深愛著你
#孤身走我路
#胭脂扣
#似是故人來
#似水流年
#Sukiyaki
#花月佳期
#夕陽之歌
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==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
!Notes
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="3"|1983
| ''[[The Sensational Pair]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|叔侄．縮窒}}
| align=center|Herself
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mad Mad 83]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|瘋狂83}}
| align=center|Red Line Girl
|
|
|-
| ''[[Let's Make Laugh]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|表錯七日情}}
| align=center|Fong
|
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Behind the Yellow Line]]'' 
| align=center|Anita
|
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Havis |first=Richard James |date=2024-10-13 |title=11 films that best show the acting chops of Hong Kong’s Anita Mui |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3281973/how-anita-mui-held-her-own-films-popular-male-stars-jackie-chan-stephen-chow |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|1985
| ''[[The Musical Singer]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|歌舞昇平}}
| align=center|Jannie Fong
|
|
|-
| ''Lucky Diamond'' {{lang|zh-hant|祝您好運}}
| align=center|Ah Ji
|
|
|-
| ''[[Young Cops]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|青春差館}}
| align=center|Man Rou Yim
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1986
| ''[[Why, Why, Tell Me Why?]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|壞女孩}}
| align=center|Fong Yim Mui
|
|
|-
| ''[[Happy Din Don]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|歡樂叮噹}}
| align=center|Singer in Club
|
|
|-
| ''[[Last Song in Paris]]'' 
| align=center|Anita Chou
|
|<ref name="bfi_film1986">{{cite web |date=1986 |title=LAST SONG IN PARIS (1986) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b737b1f00 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512002109/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b737b1f00 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |accessdate=May 11, 2021 |website=bfi.org.uk}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[100 Ways to Murder Your Wife]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;" |Fang
|
|
|-
| ''[[Chocolate Inspector]]'' 
| align=center|Kiu-kiu
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1987
| ''[[Scared Stiff (1987 film)|Scared Stiff]]''
| align=center|Miss Mui
|
|
|-
| ''[[Happy Bigamist]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|一屋兩妻}}
| style="text-align:center;" |Yuan Tung/Park
|
|
|-
| ''[[Troubling Couples]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|開心勿語}}
| align=center|Mui Tai-heung
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1988
| ''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]'' 
| align=center|Fleur(Ju Fa/Ru Hua)
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''[[One Husband too Many]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|一妻兩夫}}
| style="text-align:center;" |Yuan Tung/Park(Pai Jia)
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Greatest Lover]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|公子多情}}
| align=center|Anita Ko
|
|
|-
| ''[[Three Wishes (1988 film)|Three Wishes]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|黑心鬼}}
| align=center|Mui Tsai-fa, Mui Lan-fa
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1989
| ''[[Miracles (1989 film)|The Canton Godfather]]'' 
| align=center|Luming Yang
|
|
|-
|''[[A Better Tomorrow 3]]:'' ''[[A Better Tomorrow 3|Love & Death in Saigon]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |Chow Ying-kit
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1990
|''[[The Fortune Code]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;" |Jane
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kawashima Yoshiko (film)|Kawashima Yoshiko]]'' 
| align=center|[[Yoshiko Kawashima]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Shanghai Shanghai]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|亂世兒女}}
| style="text-align:center;" |Mary Sung Chia-pi
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1991
| ''[[The Top Bet]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;" |Mei
|
|
|-
| ''[[Au Revoir, Mon Amour]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|何日君再來}}
| style="text-align:center;" |Ng Mui Yee
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Banquet (1991 film)|The Banquet]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |Herself
|
|
|-
| ''[[Saviour of the Soul]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;" |Yiu May-kwan, Yiu May-wai
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1992
| ''[[Justice, My Foot]]'' 
| align=center|Madam Sung
|
|
|-
| ''[[Moon Warriors]]'' 
| align=center|Yue Ya-er/Princess
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1993
| ''[[Fight Back to School III]]'' 
| align=center|Judy Tong Wong
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Heroic Trio]]'' 
| align=center|Tung/Wonder Woman/Shadow Fox
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Mad Monk]]'' 
| align=center|[[Guan Yin|Goddess of Mercy]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Magic Crane]]'' 
| align=center|Pak Wan-fai
|
|
|-
|''[[Executioners (film)|Executioners]]'' 
| style="text-align:center;" |Tung/Wonder Woman/Dorothy
|
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Drunken Master II]]'' 
| align=center|[[Wong Fei-Hung]]'s Step-Mother, Ling
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1995
| ''[[Rumble in the Bronx]]'' 
| align=center|Elaine/Yi Ling
|
|
|-
| ''[[My Father is a Hero]]'' 
| align=center|Insp. Fong Yat Wa
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996
| ''[[Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars 1996]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|運財智叻星}}
| align=center|Herself
|
|
|-
| ''[[Who's the Woman, Who's the Man]]'' 
| align=center|Fan Fan, Fong Yim Mui
|
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Eighteen Springs (film)|Eighteen Springs]]'' 
| align=center|Gu Manlu
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|2001
| rowspan="2" |''[[Wu yen]]''
| align="center" |Emperor Qi ([[King Xuan of Qi]])
|
|
|-
| align=center|Great Great Great Great Great Ancestor ([[Duke Huan of Qi]])
|
|
|-
| ''[[Midnight Fly]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|慌心假期}}
| align=center|Michelle To
|
|
|-
| ''[[Let's Sing Along]]'' {{lang|zh-hant|男歌女唱}}
| align=center|Chu Wai-tak
|
|
|-
| ''[[Dance of a Dream]]'' 
| align=center|Tina Cheung
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dance of a Dream {{!}} San Francisco Film Festival |url=https://history.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=1157&searchfield= |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=history.sffs.org}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| ''[[July Rhapsody]]'' 
| align=center|Chan Man-ching
|
|<ref name="variety_julyrhapsody2002">{{cite web |last=Stratton |first=David |date=February 12, 2002 |title=July Rhapsody |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/july-rhapsody-1200551398/ |accessdate=October 18, 2020 |website=variety.com}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=4%|Year
! style="width:29%;" |Title
! style="width:24%;"|Role
!Notes
! style="width:12%;"|Ref
|-
| 1983
| ''Summer Kisses, Winter Tears'' {{lang|zh-hant|香江花月夜}}
| align=center|Fong Chi Mei
|
| align=center|
|}

==Accolades==
*[[Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards|Top 10 Jade Solid Gold]] Best Female Singer Award 1985–1989
*[[Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards|Top 10 Jade Solid Gold]] Gold Song Gold Award for Sunset Melody ({{lang|zh-hant|夕陽之歌}}) 1989
*[[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for Best Supporting Actress 1985 for ''[[Behind the Yellow Line]]''
*[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress]] 1988 for ''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]''
*[[Asia-Pacific Film Festival]] Awards for Best Actress 1989 for ''Rouge''
*[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress]] 1989 for ''Rouge''
*[[Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress]] 1998 for ''[[Eighteen Springs (film)|Eighteen Springs]]''
*[[Golden Bauhinia Awards]] for Best Supporting Actress 1998 for ''Eighteen Springs''
*[[RTHK Golden Needle Award]] 1998
*[[Changchun Film Festival|Golden Deer Awards]] for Best Actress 2002 for ''[[July Rhapsody]]''

==See also==
* Asteroid [[55384 Muiyimfong]]
* [[Music of Hong Kong]]
* [[Cinema of Hong Kong]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Anita Mui}}
*{{IMDb name|0611315}}
* {{cite web |url= http://glutter.typepad.com/photos/goodbye_anita |title= Goodbye, Anita Mui |series= Fan Memorial |website= Glutter |access-date= 4 July 2017 |first= Yan |last= Sham-Shackleton |quote= <!-- Columnist @HongKongFP --> |url-status= live |archive-date= 2 August 2004 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040802232911/https://glutter.typepad.com/photos/goodbye_anita/ }}

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|title=[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|years=1985<br>'''for ''[[Behind the Yellow Line]]'' '''
|before=None
|after=[[Deannie Yip]]<br>for ''[[My Name Ain't Suzie]]''
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|years=1987<br>'''for ''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]'' '''
|before=[[Sylvia Chang]]
|after=[[Carol Cheng]]
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|title=[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress]]
|years=1989<br>'''for ''Rouge'' '''
|before=[[Josephine Siao]]<br>for ''[[The Wrong Couples]]''
|after=[[Maggie Cheung]]<br>for ''[[A Fishy Story]]''
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|title=[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|years=1998<br>'''for ''[[Eighteen Springs (film)|Eighteen Springs]]'' '''
|before=[[Shu Qi]]<br>for ''[[Viva Erotica]]''
|after=[[Shu Qi]]<br>for ''[[Portland Street Blues]]''
}}
{{succession box
|title=[[Golden Needle Award]]
|years=1998
|before=[[Alan Tam]]
|after=[[Leslie Cheung]]
}}
{{succession box
|title=Professional Spirit Award
|years=2004
|before=[[Cho Tat Wah]], [[Shek Kin]]
|after=[[Jackie Chan]], [[Yu Mo Wan]]
}}
{{s-end}}

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