In the late 1990s during the slump of the HK film industry she starred in the film '' Needing You ... '' by director Johnnie To , co-starring Andy Lau and the movie '' Summer Holidiay '' in 2000 . The films were hits at the box office hit in all South East Asia regions , and Hong Kong has cumulated nearly HK$ 60 million at the box office . The '' Needing You ... '' VCD received a sold out record of more than 200,000 copies . From this film , she was also a nominee for " Best Actress " as well as taking part in singing the " Best original film song " in the 2001 Hong Kong Film Award . Following the success of those movies she starred in a few more including '' Wu Yen '' , '' Love on a Diet '' , '' Marry a Rich Man '' , '' My Left Eye Sees Ghosts '' and many more . At the 62nd Venice International Film Festival Cheng was one of the front runner for the " Best actress " award for the film '' Everlasting Regret '' in 2005 . Other contenders for the award included Monica Bellucci , Gwyneth Paltrow , Lee Young-ae and Isabelle Huppert
62nd Venice International Film Festival
62nd Venice International Film Festival
Sammi Cheng