Michelle Ang

Michelle Ang
Born	17 October 1983 (1983-10-17) (age 28) Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present

Michelle Ang (born 17 October 1983) is a New Zealand film and television actress.

Life and career

Ang was born in Christchurch of maylandn descent.^[1] She got her start in television at a young age through the hit family series McDonald's Young Entertainers. Here she got to show her skills at singing and dancing, much like the Mickey Mouse Club show on US television. She is best known for her role as Lori Lee in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, in which she was a major character in 2002 – 2003, and guest-starred in 2004. Also in 2004, she auditioned for the Cho Chang role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but in the end the role was given to Katie Leung. Before that she played Tai-San in the New Zealand post-apocalyptic drama The Tribe, present in the core cast from 1999 to 2001, and featuring in the final episodes of the 2002 series. Ang also starred in the final episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess as Akemi. She played the role of Tracy Hong in seasons 1 and 2 of the New Zealand TV series Outrageous Fortune in 2005 and 2006.

Ang was nominated for a Logie at the Australian television awards, for most popular new female talent for her role in Neighbours.

Ang was also a talented ballet dancer when she was younger. She performed in The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Romeo and Juliet with the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

She has completed studies at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) for a double degree in Accounting with Commercial Law and Chemistry. She made her film debut in Futile Attraction. Ang also appeared in a series of low-budget New Zealand short films including Forbidden Fury in 2004. Her most recent film credit was on the much-applauded No.2, directed by Toa Fraser and nominated for Audience Choice Awards at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2007 Ang appeared in the American television drama, South of Nowhere.

Ang was one of the compères for the 2005 Chinese New Year Festival in Wellington, held on Saturday 5 February.

She has named The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle as the book that has most influenced her.^[2]

Film and television

• The Beaver (2011)
• My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011)
• Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
• South of Nowhere (2009)
• Outrageous Fortune (2005)
• Futile Attraction (2004)
• Forbidden Fury (2004)
• Neighbours (2002 – 2003, 2004)
• The Tribe (1999 – 2001, 2002)
• Young Entertainers (1997–1998) (also known as McDonald's Young Entertainers)
• Being Eve – in episode 2.7, "Being a Winner", 7 July 2002
• Xena: Warrior Princess – in episode 6.21, "A Friend in Need: Part 1", 11 June 2001 and 6.22, "A Friend in Need: Part 2", 18 June 2001
• A Twist in the Tale – in episode 1.14, "The Green Dress", 8 May 1999

References

1. ^ http://www.m2magazine.co.nz/read.php?id=158
2. ^ "Book lover: Michelle Ang". The New Zealand Herald. 28 March 2011. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10715451. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 

External links

• Michelle Ang at the Internet Movie Database
• Publicity Page from Actors' Agent – list current projects worked on
• Latest Michelle Ang News – from Tribe Heaven Cast info blog

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Name	Ang, Michelle
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Date of birth	17 October 1983
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
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