ock . ▁Call ing ▁him ▁like ▁a ▁" big ▁brother ", ▁she ▁noted ▁that ▁she ▁acted ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁B iker ▁Po et ▁with ▁him ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁nine . ▁Tamb lyn ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁" first ▁gu y " ▁to ▁conv ince ▁her ▁to ▁share ▁her ▁po ems . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁appeared ▁on ▁television ▁commer ci als ▁even ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁" late ▁night ▁inf omer ci als " ▁as ▁the ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁cos met ic ▁" Ori ental ▁Pear l ▁C ream ". ▁ ▁K wan ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁phil anth ropy ▁for ▁A ID S ▁aw aren ess . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁she ▁published ▁A ▁C ele br ation ▁of ▁Life ▁– ▁Mem ories ▁of ▁My ▁Son , ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁her ▁son ▁who ▁died ▁after ▁being ▁inf ected ▁by ▁H IV . ▁She ▁gave ▁prof its ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁a ▁movie ▁she ▁created ▁about ▁him ▁to ▁supporting ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁A ID S ▁and ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁A ID S ▁aw aren ess . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁che ong sam - we aring ▁K wan ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁Nor bert ▁Me is el , ▁attended ▁the ▁debut ▁performance ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Bal let ' s ▁dep iction ▁of ▁Su zie ▁W ong ▁at ▁Sh a ▁T in ▁Town ▁Hall . ▁K wan ▁told ▁The ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Star