Angela Tong
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| Angela Tong | |
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| Chinese name | 湯盈盈 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 汤盈盈 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | tang1 ying2 ying2 (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | tong1 jing4 jing4 (Cantonese) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | June 30, 1975 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Official site | Official site |
Angela Tong, born June 30, 1975 in Montreal, Canada with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China, is a Hong Kong actress and runner up in Miss Chinese Montreal. She went to Concordia University.
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[edit] Pageant life
After finishing as a semi-finalist in the Miss Chinese Montreal Pageant in 1995, she represented Montreal to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 1995. Although she only reached the Top 12 in the pageant, she was approached by TVB with an acting contract.
[edit] Acting career
Angela has been in numerous TVB dramas since 1995, but mostly supporting roles and is mostly cast as a showgirl or "the other woman". After waiting for 10 years, her big break finally came with the TVB series "Life Made Simple (阿旺新傳)" playing the physically unattractive girl with a heart of gold and a wonderful singing voice called "Lee Siu Ho (李笑好)".
The role won her critical acclaim and instant fame. Many television critics consider her scene-stealing performance to be one of the best TVB acting performances of 2005. In fact, that performance won Angela the Best Supporting Actress award at the TVB 37th Anniversary Awards (the equivalent of the Emmy Awards in America) in November 2005.
Her portrayal of Lee Siu Ho was so popular that TVB composed a primetime special called "Ho Is Beside You (好在你左右)" as well as the 12-episode variety program "Always Smiling (笑口常開)", both with Angela hosting in character as Lee Siu Ho.
Currently, Angela is still affiliated with TVB.
[edit] Selected Filmography
[edit] Motion Picture
- Last To Surrender (1998)
- Bio-Zombie (1998)
- Last Ghost Standing (1999)
- There's A Secret In My Soup (2000)
[edit] Television
- Journey to the West (1996) (cameo)
- Armed Reaction (1997)
- Healing Hands (1998)
- Full House (1998)
- A Loving Spirit (1999)
- Feminine Masculinity (1999)
- Broadcast Life (2001)
- Gods of Honour (2001)
- Ups & Downs in the Sea of Love (2003)
- The Driving Power (2003)
- The Legend of Love (2003)
- Fantasy Hotel (2005)
- Women on the Run (2005)
- Life Made Simple (2005)
- Under the Canopy of Love (2006)
- Bar Bender (2006)
- Love Guaranteed (2006)
- The Slicing of The Demon (2007)
- Best Selling Secrets (2007)
- The Drive of Life (2007)
- Marriage of Inconvenience (2007)
- The Money-Maker Recipe (2008)
[edit] Awards & Titles
- Miss Chinese Montréal 1994
- Top 10 semifinalist at Miss Chinese International 1995
- 2005 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress
- 2005 Metro Showbiz Hit Television Awards Hit Supporting Actress
