Alice Ong ( my, အဲလစ်အုန်း; zh, 翁如意; born Cho Cho on 8 August 1994) is a Burmese actress, model and beauty pageant title holder of Shan-Chinese descent. She gained popularity after starring in the 2018 film ''

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'' which brought her wider recognition.

Early life and education

Alice was born on 8 August 1994 in

Taunggyi Taunggyi ( ; Shan: ; Pa'O: ) is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of , just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region. Taunggyi is the fifth lar ...

Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...

, Myanmar. She was a Shan-Chinese descent. Her father was a Chinese from

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, China, and her mother was a Shan-Chinese descent from Shan State, Myanmar. She is eldest daughter of four siblings, having two younger brothers and one younger sister. She graduated with a "HND diploma" from

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in 2015 and "BA honors" from

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in 2018. Alice moved to

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

from

with her mother after her parents divorced.

Pageantry

Modeling and local pageant

Alice started modeling in 2013 and also appeared on magazine cover photos as a model. She competed in the many local beauty pageant contests, and have won Miss Suko 2014, Miss Shwe Kann Tharyar and Miss PH Care and brand and appointed as brand ambassador.

Miss Asia Myanmar 2015

Alice competed in the Miss Asia Myanmar 2015 pageant which was held on 14 November 2015 at Ngwesaung beach,

Pathein Pathein (, ; mnw, ဖာသီ, ), formerly called Bassein, is the largest city and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar (Burma). It is located 190 km (120 mi) west of Yangon within Pathein Township on the bank of the Pathei ...

. At the end of the event, she was elected to represent Myanmar at the Miss Asia 2015 pageant. After previously competing in the Miss Asia Myanmar 2015 pageant, a person who recognized her from Miss Asia Myanmar, and got many requests to act the advertisements.

Acting career

2016–2017: Acting debut

After previously competing in the Miss Asia Myanmar 2015 pageant, she became an actress. Alice made her film debut in 2016 with a leading role in the film ''Bella and Me'', alongside

Khar Ra Khar Ra ( my, ခါရာ, also spelt Kharra and Kha Ra; born Myo Htut Naing; 21 October 1993) is a Burmese actor, model and singer of ethnic Shan-Chinese descent. He gained popularity after starring in the 2018 film ''Dimensions'' which broug ...

. The film directed by May Barani and film released in May 2017.

2017–present: Breaking into the big screen

Alice took on her first big-screen leading role in the action-thriller film ''

'' alongside Khar Ra, directed by Nyan Htin which premiered in Myanmar cinemas on 9 February 2018 and also screened in

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. The film was a domestic hit in Myanmar, and led to increased recognition for Alice Ong. In 2018, she co-starred with Daung and

Angel Lamung Lamung ( my, အိန်ဂျယ်လမုန်; born Lamung Jaseng Tsawm on 25 June 1997) is a Burmese actress, model and beauty pageant title holder of ethnic Kachin descent. She was crowned the Miss Intercontinental Myanmar 2014 and re ...

in the dance film ''Wind Up Dancer'', directed by Myo Myint Shwe, and written by Nat Khat Ni. It was produced by JATAKA Film Production and premiered in Myanmar cinemas on 9 May 2019.

Brand ambassadorships

Alice was appointed as

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for

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Myanmar of Cha Tate Channel and Pu Tu Tue Channel in 2017. She also brand model for Vivo smartphone in 2018.

Filmography

Film (Cinema)

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ong, Alice 1994 births Living people Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton Burmese film actresses Burmese female models 21st-century Burmese actresses People from Taunggyi Burmese people of Chinese descent