Elena Kong May Yee (born 20 September 1971) 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 Delt ...
actress, radio DJ, and television host.
Career
Elena Kong started off her career in the entertainment industry as a model after being scouted and appeared in many television commercials during the 1990s.
She also starred in some of
Andy Lau
Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...
's music videos. After joining
Asia Television
Asia Television Limited (, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as the first television service in Hong Kong as Rediffusion Television () on 29 May 1957, it shifted to terrestrial televisio ...
(ATV) in 1997, she landed her first lead role in television drama ''Forrest Cat''. She left ATV in 2008. In 2009, Elena joined
Television Broadcasts Limited
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 TVB ...
(TVB). Her performance as Angela Auntie in ''
Beauty Knows No Pain
''Beauty Knows No Pain'' (Chinese: 女人最痛) is a 2010 Hong Kong television drama. Produced by Lam Chi-wah and co-edited by Suen Ho-ho and Chan Kam-ling, the drama is a TVB production. The show premiered on July 26, 2010, and is slated to air ...
'' (2010) was well-received, which helped her earn a nomination for the
Best Supporting Actress award at the 2010
TVB Anniversary Awards
The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honoring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that it is the region's equivalent to the American E ...
, where she placed among the top 5 nominations. Her performance as Yvonne Yik in ''
Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles
''Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles'' is a 2012 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) under executive producer Chong Wai-kin. The drama follows the lives of a large, rich, and influential Chinese family living i ...
'' (2012) gained her more popularity and recognition, garnering her third nomination
Best Supporting Actress award at the 2012
TVB Anniversary Awards
The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honoring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that it is the region's equivalent to the American E ...
. At the 2013
TVB Anniversary Awards
The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honoring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that it is the region's equivalent to the American E ...
, she won the
Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Heather Fong in the critical acclaimed
Triumph in the Skies II
''Triumph in the Skies II'' () is a 2013 television drama produced by TVB under executive producer Tommy Leung. It is a direct sequel to TVB's 2003 blockbuster television drama ''Triumph in the Skies''. It stars Francis Ng, Julian Cheung, Myolie ...
(2013).
Kong was formerly a radio DJ at
Digital Broadcasting Corporation Hong Kong Limited (DBC).
Personal life
Elena studied Business Administration at the
Chu Hai College of Higher Education
Chu Hai College of Higher Education is a private degree-granting institute in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. At present, Chu Hai College is recognised as an Approved Post Secondary College under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap 320).Chu Hai Coll ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television dramas
Elena Kong at chinesemov.com
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References
External links
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Elena Kong
at Sina Weibo
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Elena Kong's Yahoo! BLOG
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1971 births
Living people
Hong Kong film actresses
Hong Kong television presenters
Hong Kong women television presenters
Hong Kong television actresses
Hong Kong female models
TVB veteran actors
20th-century Hong Kong actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses