Apple Hong (; born 31 October 1978) is a Malaysia-Born Singaporean actress and singer. She was a

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artiste from 1999 to 2011 but continues to film on TV and ad-hoc basis.

Career

Hong was first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of

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1999 and moved to Singapore after being offered a contract by

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(now

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). She was then known as the ‘Malaysian

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’ due to her slight resemblance to the Hong Kong actress. Several years later she moved to

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but was transferred back to MediaCorp when both companies merged in 2005. She made her cinema debut in

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's 2005 film '' One More Chance'', starring as Mark Lee's on-screen wife. Besides acting, Hong was also a prominent face on magazine covers, print ads and television commercials in both Singapore and Malaysia. As an artist in a wide range of areas, Hong's next venture is to release her debut music EP in Singapore and Malaysia. The EP concept consisting of 8-tracks with various musical genres including acoustic easy-listening, piano-pop tunes and also fusion of Chinese and Irish-styled songs. Hong left the entertainment industry in October 2011 as she opted not to renew her full-time contract. While she continued filming with MediaCorp on a per-project basis, she stated she had wanted to spend time managing the

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branch of Xiao Bar Wang (owned by former fellow MediaCorp actor

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) and planned to further her showbiz career in China.

Personal life

Hong was married to a Singaporean businessman on 10 October 2017.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hong, Apple Living people Singaporean television personalities Singaporean television actresses Malaysian people of Chinese descent Singaporean people of Teochew descent People from Kuala Lumpur 20th-century Singaporean actresses 21st-century Singaporean actresses 1977 births Malaysian people of Teochew descent