Elvina Kong Yan-yin (; born 6 July 1967) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

television

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and presenter currently under contract to TVB.

Background

Kong was born in British Hong Kong on 6 July 1967. She was a finalist in the New Talent Singing Contest 1985 run by

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...

. She sang chorus "Goodbye Puppy Love" alone. Her performance impressed TVB and was offered a contract despite winning no awards. She played the role of Gam Yiu-kin in the sitcom

Off Pedder ''Off Pedder'' (Traditional Chinese: 畢打自己人) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast since October 2008 and ended on 12 February 2010. The sitcom is about office politics in a magazine company, as well as family and romantic relationshi ...

from 2008 to 2010. She also played the role of Diana Man in the TVB sitcom ''Best Selling Secrets'' from 2007 to 2008. Her sister Liz Kong was also an actress and is in a relationship with barrister

Alan Hoo Alan Hoo Hong-ching, SBS, SC, JP (; born 5 October 1951) is a Hong Kong barrister and politician. He is the chairman of the Basic Law Institute, Hong Kong member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and vice-chairm ...

SC.

Personal life

Kong was once in a brief relationship with another

actor

Dicky Cheung Dicky Cheung Wai-kin (; born 8 February 1965) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Early childhood Cheung grew up with a physically abusive father. His parents divorced when Cheung was 14. Cheung was educated in St Francis Xavier's College in Ho ...

for 5 years in the late 1980s. Kong was married for 12 years with Jackson Ng. In 2013, Kong filed for divorce.

Filmography

* ''

Police Story 2 ''Police Story 2'' (, also known marketed as ''Jackie Chan's Police Story 2'') is a 1988 Hong Kong action film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang. It is a sequel to the hit 1985 film '' Police S ...

'' (1988) * ''

Miracles A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary define"Miracle"as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divin ...

'' (1989) * ''

The Iceman Cometh ''The Iceman Cometh'' is a play written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939. First published in 1946, the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 perf ...

'' (1989) * '' Crocodile Hunter'' (1989) * ''

Funny Ghost Humour (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humorism, humoral medicine of the ancient Gre ...

'' (1989) * '' Vampire Settle on Police Camp'' (1990) * ''

The Revenge of Angel ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (1990) * '' The Other Half'' (1990) * '' In the Line of Duty 5'' (1990) * ''

The Spooky Family ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' (1990) * '' License to Steal'' (1990) * ''

Family Day Family Day is a public holiday in the countries of Angola, Israel, South Africa, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Vietnam; in the Australian Capital Territory; in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and soon New Brunswic ...

'' (1990) * '' To Be Number One'' (1991) * '' Money and Fame'' (1992) * ''

Vampire Family A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...

'' (1993) * ''

The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back ''The Buddhism Palm Strikes Back'' is a Hong Kong ''wuxia'' comedy television series based on Wong Yuk-long's manhua series ''Buddha's Palm''. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1993. Plot The legendary Buddha's Palm is ...

'' (1993) * ''

Right Here Waiting "Right Here Waiting" is a song by American singer and songwriter Richard Marx. It was released on June 29, 1989, as the second single from his second album, ''Repeat Offender''. The song was a global hit, topping charts in many countries aroun ...

'' (1994) * ''

Two Girls' Faced 2 (two) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a duality, it has religious and spiritual significance in many cultur ...

'' (1995) * ''

Sixty Million Dollar Man ''Sixty Million Dollar Man'' (; released in the Philippines as ''My Magic Professor'') is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Raymond Yip and starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat, and Gigi Leung. Plot Lee Chak-Sing (Stephen Chow) ...

'' (1995) * ''

I Want to Live on I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural ...

'' (1995) * '' Tristar'' (1996) * ''

Forbidden City Cop ''Forbidden City Cop'' (; literal translation: "Imperial Secret Agent 008") is a 1996 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' comedy film directed by Vincent Kok and Stephen Chow and starring Chow, Carina Lau, and Carman Lee. Synopsis Ling Ling-Fat (Stephen Chow ...

'' (1996) * ''

Banana Club ''Banana Club'' (正牌香蕉俱樂部) is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Sin Chi-Wai. ''Banana Club'' is a romantic comedy about 3 radio DJs who search for love within their own radio station. Cast and roles * Simon Lui - Yue Yeung * M ...

(1996) * ''

Those Were the Days Those Were the Days may refer to: Music Albums * ''Those Were the Days'' (Johnny Mathis album) (1968) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Cream album) (1997) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Dolly Parton album) (2005) * '' Those Were the Days – The Best of L ...

'' (1997) * ''

Hunting Evil Spirit Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/ antle ...

'' (1999) * ''

Lord of Amusement Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or a ...

'' (1999) * '' China's Next Top Princess'' (2005) * '' Men Suddenly in Black 2'' (2006) * ''

Best Selling Secrets ''Best Selling Secrets'' (Traditional Chinese: 同事三分親) is a TVB modern sitcom series broadcast from March 2007 to August 2008. The sitcom is about office politics in an advertisement company, as well as family and romantic relationships ...

'' (2007-2008) (TVB series) * ''

'' (2008–2010) (TVB series) * ''

Super Snoops ''Super Snoops'' (Traditional Chinese: (荃加福祿壽探案) is a 2011 TVB modern comedy drama series set in the 1960s. Starring Liza Wang, Wong Cho-lam, Louis Yuen, Johnson Lee and Toby Leung. It is loosely based on the concept of popular TVB ...

'' (2011) (TVB series) * ''

Let It Be Love ''Let It Be Love'', also known as ''4 In Love'', is a Hong Kong modern romance drama produced by TVB and starring Moses Chan, Charmaine Sheh and Kenny Wong. An internal costume fitting was held on 27 May 2011 and the official costume fitting was ...

'' (2012) (TVB series) * ''

I Love Hong Kong 2012 ''I Love Hong Kong 2012'' is a Hong Kong comedy film produced by Eric Tsang and directed by Chung Shu Kai and Chin Kwok Wai. Film stars an ensemble cast of Tsang, Teresa Mo, Bosco Wong, Denise Ho, Stanley Fung, Siu Yam-yam, William So, Mak Cheu ...

'' (2012) * ''

I Love Hong Kong 2013 ''I Love Hong Kong 2013'' is a 2013 Hong Kong comedy film and the third film of the ''I Love Hong Kong'' film series. Film stars Alan Tam, Veronica Yip, Natalis Chan and Eric Tsang, who also served as producer. This is also Veronica Yip's firs ...

'' (2013) * ''

Never Dance Alone ''Never Dance Alone'' (); filmed under the working title "Aerobic Girls" (), is a Hong Kong television modern inspiration comedy-drama series produced and broadcast by domestic broadcaster TVB in 2014, starring Carman Lee, Rachel Lee, Fennie Yu ...

'' (2014) (TVB series) * ''

Inspector Gourmet ''Inspector Gourmet'' (; literally "Gluttonous Detective") is a 2016 Hong Kong television comedy and fictional detective drama produced by Leung Choi-yuen for TVB, starring Kenneth Ma, Louis Yuen, Priscilla Wong and Eliza Sam as the main cast. I ...

'' (2016) (TVB series) * ''

Brutally Young ''Brutally Young'' () is a Crime film, crime and thriller television drama produced by TVB. It stars :zh:譚俊彥, Shaun Tam, Mandy Wong, Joel Chan (actor), Joel Chan and Vivien Yeo as the main leads. Simon Wong Wai-yan serves as the producer. ...

'' (2020) (TVB series)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kong, Elvina 1967 births Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses Living people TVB veteran actors 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses