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Mandy Wong Chinese name 黃智雯 (Traditional) Chinese name 黄智雯 (Simplified) Pinyin Huáng Zhìwén (Mandarin) Jyutping Wong4 Zi3 Man4 (Cantonese) Ancestry Huadu, Guangdong, China Born 21 December 1982
Hong KongOccupation Actress Years active 2007–present This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong (黃).Mandy Wong Chi-man (born 21 December 1982) is a Hong Kong television actress.
Wong began her television and acting career with her participation in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant, where she was placed among the top 5 finalists.[1] She joined TVB that same year and was part of TVB's graduating acting class of 2008. Wong debuted with a brief appearance in TVB's 2007 sitcom Best Selling Secrets. She later gained recognition as Cheng Siu-man, the younger sister of Flora Chan's character, in the 2010 romantic drama Suspects in Love.
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Early life
Born in Hong Kong, Wong was raised in a single-parent household. She has one older sister Cathy, who is an English teacher at King's Glory Education Centre. Her mother is the owner of a cosmetics shop in Wan Chai.[2]
Career
Following her graduation from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wong worked as a flight attendant for three years before participating in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant, in which she was placed among the top 5 finalists. She signed an artiste contract with TVB and her television debut came that same year with an uncredited appearance in the sitcom Best Selling Secrets. She graduated out of TVB's acting class in 2008.
After two years of appearing in dramas as small supporting roles, Wong gained broader public attention with her supporting role in the 2009 comedy-drama, A Chip Off the Old Block. She played So Fung-lin, the bespectacled younger sister of Myolie Wu's character, So Fung-nei. Her performance was positively received by both critics and netizens.[1] Impressed with her character portrayal, producer Poon Ka Tak casted Wong to portray Flora Chan's timid younger sister in the 2010 romantic comedy drama Suspects in Love. To prepare for her role, Wong studied Maggie Cheung's performance in Police Cadet '84.[1]
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Best Selling Secrets neighbor Sitcom 2008 Moonlight Resonance Donna Chan Doh-dan 2008 When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West Chong Suk-woon 2008 Off Pedder Store manager Sitcom (Episode 30) 2009 E.U. Cheung Shu-san 2009 The King of Snooker Amy 2009 Just Love II Iris Ng Hoi-tung 2009 In the Chamber of Bliss Ng Sheung-mui 2009 A Chip Off the Old Block So Fung-lin 2010 Suspects in Love Cheng Siu-man 2010 Some Day Yumi Ng Mau-dan Sitcom recurring 2010–11 Home Troopers Karen Chukot Yung Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste 2011 Ghetto Justice Silvia Cheung Chi-sum Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste 2011 Lives of Omission Officer Vicky Mung Sam-ling Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste 2011 Men with No Shadows Tai Yan Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste 2012 L'Escargot Jessie Poon Ha-nei / Mandy Poon Man-ting Post-production 2012 Special Duties Unit (tentative) So Man-keung Post-production 2012 36 Hours on Call Fan Mei-suet Post-production References
- ^ a b c "Apple Daily Interview" (in Chinese). tvb.com: pp. 1. 2010-05-01. http://blog.tvb.com/mandywong/2010/05/01/%E8%98%8B%E6%9E%9C%E6%97%A5%E5%A0%B1%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA/. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ "Quail Girl admits that she has a teacher sister; likes to refer to her friends as baby" (in Chinese). Apple Daily: pp. 1. 2010-05-07. http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20100507&sec_id=462&subsec_id=830&art_id=14004322. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
External links
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Huadu
- TVB actors
- Hong Kong actors
- Hong Kong television actors
- Hong Kong entrepreneurs
- Alumni of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
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