Melissa Ng

Melissa Ng
Chinese name	吳美珩 (Traditional)
Chinese name	吴美珩 (Simplified)
Pinyin	wú měi héng (Mandarin)
Jyutping	ng4 mei5 hang4 (Cantonese)
Birth name	Melissa Ng Mei Hang
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	5 May 1972 (1972-05-05) (age 39) Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Occupation	Actress

Melissa Ng Mei Hang (Traditional Chinese: 吳美珩, born 5 May 1972 in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China) is a semi-retired TV actress in Hong Kong. She has been a TVB actress since 1996 after coming second in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, retiring from acting in 2007 to start a family. Melissa speaks fluent English with American accent, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Acting career

After graduating with a major in international relations and a minor in marketing at San Francisco State University, she entered the Hong Kong entertainment industry in 1996, after placing 1st runner up in Miss Chinese International 1996; she was representing San Francisco after she won Miss Chinatown USA in 1992. She started out with minor roles, appearing in only a few episodes. She has portrayed roles that have to commit suicide, being killed, or even lesbian roles in the early years of her acting in entertainment industry.

However when years passed, she started playing second female lead, and eventually, she has been playing the first female lead in all her series with positive reviews. Her many series include A Kindred Spirit, Legend of Lady Yang, Secret of the Heart, Riches and Stitches, A Herbalist Affair, King of Yesterday and Tomorrow, Healing Hands III, Into Thin Air and most recently, La Femme Desperado and Love Guaranteed which received the best and 4th best ratings for TVB series in 2006 respectively. Her hard work and prominent achievement has secured her a high status as one of the most valuable Fa-dans(actress) in TVB.

Since the filming of Tai Chi in early 2006 (which was aired in 2008), Melissa has not been in any other series. After the airing of La Femme Desperado (May 2006) and Love Guaranteed (July 2006), she has been out of the spotlight. It turns out that she became pregnant during the ending of the year, and her baby was born in July 2007. During a promotion for Tai Chi, Melissa has announced that she would spend more time with her newborn before a possibility that she will re-join TVB.

Pageant career

Melissa was crowned Miss Chinatown USA 1992. After winning the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant based in the city of San Francisco, Melissa represented San Francisco at Miss Chinese International 1996. Melissa had a great interview during the final night, where she challenged Eric Tsang in the interview, and was later crowned as 1st runner up. Due to her strong Cantonese and communication skills, she earned a contract with TVB.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1997	Dark Tales 2	Supporting Role
	Detective Investigation Files III	Minor Role
1998	Burning Flame	Minor Role
	Secret of the Heart	Supporting Role
	Journey To The West II	Non-speaking Role/ Cameo
1999	Detective Investigation Files IV	Minor Role
	Till When Do Us Part	Supporting Role
	A Kindred Spirit	Supporting Role
2000	Legend of Lady Yang	Second Lead Role (to Anne Heung)
	A Matter of Customs	Supporting Role
	The Green Hope	Supporting Role
	The Crimson Sabre	Second Lead Role (to Charmaine Sheh)
2001	ICAC Investigations 2001	Supporting Role
	Hope for Sale	Supporting/Second Lead Role (to Christine Ng)
2002	A Herbalist Affair	Second Lead Role (to Charmaine Sheh)
	Good Against Evil	Supporting Role
2003	The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow	Second Lead Role (to Maggie Cheung)
2004	Riches and Stitches	Supporting Role
	The Conqueror's Story	Co-Lead Role (with Maggie Cheung)
	Dreams of Colours	Second Lead Role (to Myolie Wu)
2005	Fantasy Hotel	Lead Role
	Into Thin Air	Lead Role
	Healing Hands III	One of the Lead Role
2006	La Femme Desperado	Lead Role
	Love Guaranteed	Lead Role
2008	The Master of Tai Chi	Lead Role

Notable roles

• Lai Siu in Into Thin Air (2005)
• Ka Man in Fantasy Hotel (2005)
• Dr. Sarah Yip To in Healing Hands III (2005)
• Ko Ling in La Femme Desperado (2006)
• Hazel Kuk Yeuk Hei in Love Guaranteed (2006)
• Song Ching in The Master of Tai Chi (2008)

Awards

• 1996 Miss Chinese International Pageant: First Runner Up^{[1][dead link]}
• 1992 Miss Chinatown USA Winner

References

1. ^ Misshkbeauties. "Misshkbeauties.com." Miss Chinese international 1996. Retrieved on 2008-08-28.

Melissa Ng at the Internet Movie Database

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Date of birth	5 May 1972
Place of birth	Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
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