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{{Short description|Chinese actress}}
{{infobox person
| name = Sire Ma
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Sire Ma in August 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1987|7|31}}
| birth_place = [[Chongqing]], [[China]]
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| years_active = 2007&ndash;present
| awards = {{awards|award=[[TVB Anniversary Awards]]|name='''[[TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste|Most Improved Female Artiste]]'''<br>2011 ''[[Relic of an Emissary]]'' ; ''[[River of Wine]]'' ; ''[[Men with No Shadows]]'' ; ''[[Forensic Heroes III]]'' ; ''[[Curse of the Royal Harem]]''}}
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = 馬賽
| s = 马赛
| p = Mǎ Sài
| j = Maa5 Coi3
}}
}}
'''Sire Ma''' ({{zh|t=馬賽|s=马赛|p=Mǎ Sài}}; born 31 July 1987) or '''Ma Choi''' is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[actress]] and beauty pageant titleholder. Her birth name is '''Sima Saier''' ({{zh|s=司马赛儿|t=司馬賽兒|p=Sīmǎ Sài-er|j=Si1maa5 Coi3ji4|links=no}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=馬賽入稟禁登艷照|url=http://www.metrohk.com.hk/?cmd=detail&id=238984|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> She was the 2nd runner up at the [[Miss Hong Kong Pageant]] 2008, simultaneously winning the Miss Photogenic Award. She later went on to participate in the [[Miss International 2008]], but was unplaced. She graduated from [[Hong Kong Baptist University]]. She left TVB around 2015 but remains active in mainland China in small roles on television and film.
Ma announced that she was married in early 2019 and gave birth to a girl in June 2019 named Camellia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sire Ma Gives Birth to Daughter Camellia – JayneStars.com |url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/sire-ma-gives-birth-to-daughter-camellia/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-us}}</ref>
== Controversy and Response ==
After a private video of actress Sire Ma wearing lingerie was leaked online in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sire Ma Exposes Herself in Steamy Lingerie Video Clip – JayneStars.com |url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/sire-ma-teases-lover-in-lingerie-video-clip/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-us}}</ref> she publicly addressed the matter in a press conference. Sire Ma admitted to filming the content, claiming that her partner betrayed her.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sire Ma Admits She Filmed More Sexy Videos – JayneStars.com |url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/sire-ma-admits-she-filmed-other-sexy-videos/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-us}}</ref>
=== TVB's Reaction ===
Following the incident, TVB, with whom Ma is contracted, paused all her work engagements indefinitely. The decision was made in a meeting with TVB management. Ma accepted full responsibility for her actions and supported TVB's decision.<ref name=":0" />
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=2|2007
| ''The Movie Tycoon''
| Student
|
|-
| ''[[Exodus (2007 Hong Kong film)|Exodus]]''
| Ann's friend
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2008
| ''[[The Legend Is Born – Ip Man]]''
| Cheung Wing-wah
|
|-
| ''[[The Jade and the Pearl]]''
| Princess Sau
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| ''[[I Love Hong Kong 2012]]''
| News reporter
|
|-
| ''[[The Bounty (2012 film)|The Bounty]]''
| Bride
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Three (2016 film)|Three]]''
| Journalist
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Monkey King 3]]''
|
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Tycoon''
|
|
|-
| 2022
| ''Septet: The Story of Hong Kong''
|
|
|}
===Television dramas===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[OL Supreme]]''
| Cheung Mei-kwan
| [[Sitcom]] regular
|-
| rowspan="5"|2011
| ''[[Relic of an Emissary]]''
| Fu Siu-kiu
| [[TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist]]
|-
| ''[[River of Wine]]''
| Tsang Yuk-fong
| [[TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist]]<br />Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress (Top 15)<br />Nominated — My AOD Favourites Award for My Favourite Promising Actress
|-
| ''[[Men with No Shadows]]''
| Nancy Kong Wai-mui
| [[TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist]]
|-
| ''[[Forensic Heroes III]]''
| Christy
| Cameo appearance (Episodes 13&ndash;14)
|-
| ''[[Curse of the Royal Harem]]''
| Lok-yan, the Princess Sui
| [[TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012
| ''[[Daddy Good Deeds]]''
| Mary
| Cameo appearance
|-
| ''[[House of Harmony and Vengeance]]''
| Kuk Yuen-yuen
|
|-
| ''[[Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles]]''
| Chung Ho-yee
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013
| ''[[Bullet Brain]]''
| Inspector Eva Kim
|
|-
| ''[[Will Power (TV series)|Will Power]]''
| Nana Lo Siu-lou
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[ICAC Investigators 2014]]''
| BoBo Law Po-man
| Episode 4: Goal Tricks
|-
| 2015
| ''[[With or Without You (TV series)|With or Without You]]''
| Kam Cho
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[No Reserve]]''
| Kam Wan-ling
|
|}
<ref>[http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=34435&display_set=eng Sire Ma at hkmdb.com]</ref>
<ref>[http://chinesemov.com/actors/Sire%20Ma.html Sire Ma at chinesemov.com]</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Sources==
*[http://misshk.tvb.com/2008/ Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2008 Official Website]
*[http://misshk.tvb.com/2008/profile_11.html Sire Ma - contestant bio]
*[http://misshk.tvb.com/2008/gallery.html Gallery - contestant images]
==External links==
*[http://blog.tvb.com/sirema/ Sire Ma - TVB Blog]
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{{succession box
|before=[[Loretta Chow]] 周美欣
|title=[[Miss Hong Kong Pageant]] 2nd Runner-Up
|years=2008
|after=Mizuni Hung 熊穎詩
}}
{{succession box
|before=[[Grace Wong]] 王君馨
|title=Miss Hong Kong Pageant Miss Photogenic Award
|years=2008
|after=Candy Yuen 袁嘉敏
}}
{{s-end}}
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|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | [[TVB Anniversary Awards]]
|-
{{succession box
| title = Most Improved Actress
| years = 2011<br>'''for ''[[Relic of an Emissary]]'' ; ''[[River of Wine]]'' ; ''[[Men with No Shadows]]'' ; ''[[Forensic Heroes III]]'' ; ''[[Curse of the Royal Harem]]'' '''
| before= [[Natalie Tong]]<br>for ''[[A Watchdog's Tale]]'' ; ''[[A Fistful of Stances]]'' ; ''[[The Comeback Clan]]''
| after = [[Mandy Wong]]<br>for ''[[L'Escargot (TV series)|L'Escargot]]'' ; ''[[The Hippocratic Crush]]'' ; ''[[Sergeant Tabloid]]'' ; ''[[Tiger Cubs (TV series)|Tiger Cubs]]'' ; ''[[Divas in Distress]]''
}}
{{end}}
{{Miss International 2008 delegates}}
{{Most Improved Female TVB Awards}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Sire}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chongqing]]
[[Category:Miss International 2008 delegates]]
[[Category:TVB actors]]
[[Category:Hong Kong beauty pageant winners]]
[[Category:21st-century Hong Kong actresses]]
[[Category:Alumni of Hong Kong Baptist University]]
[[Category:Hong Kong film actresses]]
[[Category:Hong Kong television actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Chinese actresses]]
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