Grace Wong Kwan-hing (born 5 May 1986) is a

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television actress and singer formerly contracted to

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. She is best known for her role as Fa Man in the martial arts television drama '' A Fist Within Four Walls''.

Early life

Grace Wong was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of four. She grew up in

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and

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. She attended

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and went to Hong Kong for an exchange program at the

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university an ...

Career

In 2007, Grace Wong's career began by winning in beauty pageants. On 21 July 2007, Wong returned to Hong Kong from New York City,

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, U.S. and entered in the 35th Miss Hong Kong pageant as contestant No. 9. Wong was the first runner up at the

Miss Hong Kong 2007 Miss Hong Kong 2007 pageant, the 35th Miss Hong Kong pageant was held in the Hong Kong Coliseum on 21 July 2007. Sixteen delegates competed for the title. Contestant #3: Kayi Cheung was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Aimee Chan. R ...

beauty pageant as well as winning the Miss Photogenic and Miss International Goodwill awards. At the

Miss International 2007 Miss International 2007, the 47th Miss International pageant, was held on October 15, 2007 at The Prince Park Tower in Tokyo, Japan. 61 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Miss International 2006, Daniela Di Giacomo ...

pageant, Wong also made top 15 at the pageant, as well as Miss Friendship. After signing a contract with

, Wong made her acting debut with a cameo appearance in the 2009 drama '' Born Rich''. In 2016, Wong gained recognition in the critical acclaimed martial arts drama '' A Fist Within Four Walls''. With her role as Fa Man, Wong won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2016

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. In December 2021, Wong announced via Weibo and Instagram that her contract with

had ended.

Personal life

Grace Wong has publicly declared that she is a devout Christian. Wong is close friends with

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and

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. In 2017, Wong got married with her boyfriend, Daniel Chang.

Filmography

Television dramas

Film

* ''

From Vegas to Macau III ''From Vegas to Macau III'' (賭城風雲III) is a 2016 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Andrew Lau and Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung and Li Yuchun, with special appearances by Jacky Cheung and Carina Lau. The ...

'' (2016) – Interpol police. * ''

Line Walker ''Line Walker'' ( literally "Apostle Walker") is a 2014 Hong Kong crime thriller drama produced by TVB, starring Michael Miu, Charmaine Sheh and Raymond Lam as the main leads, with Sharon Chan, Benz Hui, Elena Kong, Sammy Sum, Oscar Leung an ...

'' (2016) – CIB detective. * ''The Beauty'' (2016) * ''Line Walker 2'' (2019)

Discography

* 她最好-

Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain ''Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain'' (Traditional Chinese: 寒山潛龍; literally "Cold Mountain, Hidden Dragon") () is a 2014 Hong Kong period drama produced by TVB, starring Kenneth Ma and Rosina Lam as the main leads, with Pierre Ngo, Power C ...

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References

External links

Official TVB Blog

Grace Wong
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Miss HK Beauties 2007
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