Joyce Tang Lai-ming (; born 20 January 1976, in

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 ...

) is an

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of Television Broadcasts Limited (

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 entered the show business via the New Talent Singing Awards in 1995. She is better known to viewers as a tough woman mostly due to her characters in dramas, particularly her role as “Chan Sam Yuen” in ''

Armed Reaction Armed Reaction () is a 1998 Hong Kong modern cop drama produced by TVB. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung and Esther Kwan as the main leads with Joyce Tang, Marco Ngai, Mimi Chu and Joe Ma in main supporting roles. Original broadcast of the serie ...

'' In 2008, she starred in War of In-Laws II as Coco Ko, along with co-star

Derek Kok Derek Kok Jing-hung (, born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who had worked for TVB from 1986 to 2015. He filmed over 70 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese Kung Fu performance. Career His career started when he entered the N ...

Personal life

After working together in the Series

in 1998, Joyce Tang and Marco Ngai started dating and had a 9-year relationship. At that time, Hong Kong fans and entertainment were waiting for a wedding of the century from a beautiful love story, she suddenly announced her breakup. The reason Marco Ngai betrayed her and came to a young actress Zhang Lihua . He was turned away by everyone and even affected his career. And Joyce Tang - after the cooperation in the movie Wars of In-Laws II - also dated the talented actor

in 2007. But it wasn't long before the media exposed his private life, from which she knew the fact that he had a wife and children that had been hidden for so long. Immediately, Joyce ended her relationship with Derek. On December 7, 2013, Joyce Tang married businessman Matthew Chu in Thailand after a period of learning and dating through the recommendation of friends. She and her husband decided that they will not have children and lived happily together until later. She also spends more time enjoying life with her husband and friends, so now Joyce Tang only participates in Sitcom Come Home Love: Lo and Behold. But unexpectedly, the fame of her character Hung Sheung Sin in the film is welcomed and loved so much. After many ups and downs, Joyce Tang finally had a happy family and a stable career.

Filmography

TV series

Films

Back to the Past ''Back to the Past'' (Chinese: 尋秦記) is an upcoming Hong Kong historical fiction, historical science fiction film, science fiction Hong Kong action cinema, action film directed by Ng Yuen-fai and Jack Lai, with stage combat, action direct ...

(2019) * 72 Tenants of Prosperity (2010) * The Untold Story - The Lost World (2002) * Prison on Fire - Preacher (2002) * Those Were the Days (1996) * Lost and Found (1996)

Host

Joyce Tang at chinesemov.com
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Awards

*Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Award 2004 (

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) *Favourite character (1 of 10): Chan Sam Yun (''Armed Reaction IV'') *Favourite children's song awards

References

External links

Official Sina Blog of Joyce TangJoyce Tang
on Sina Weibo 1976 births Living people TVB veteran actors Hong Kong television actresses New Talent Singing Awards contestants 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses {{Asia-tv-bio-stub