Angela Tong (born 30 June 1975) is a Hong Kong actress. She was born in

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, Quebec, Canada with family roots in

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, China. She was Miss Chinese Montreal 1995. She was educated in

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Pageant life

After winning the first place in Miss Chinese Montréal Pageant in 1994, Tong represented Montréal to compete in the

Miss Chinese International Pageant Miss Chinese International Pageant ( zh, 國際中華小姐競選, formerly 國際華裔小姐競選), or MCI ( zh, 華姐) for short, is an annual international beauty pageant, organized and broadcast by Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB, a net ...

1995. Although she only reached the Top 12 in the pageant, she was approached by

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with an acting contract.

Acting career

Tong has been in numerous TVB dramas since 1995, but mostly supporting roles and is mostly cast as a

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or " the other woman". After for 10 years, her big break finally came with the TVB series '' Life Made Simple (阿旺新傳)'' playing a physically unattractive girl with a heart of gold and a wonderful singing voice called "Lee Siu Ho (李笑好)". The role won her critical acclaim, winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the TVB 37th Anniversary Awards in November 2005. Her portrayal of Lee Siu Ho was so popular that TVB composed a primetime special called ''Ho Is Beside You (好在你左右)'' as well as the 12-episode variety program ''Always Smiling (笑口常開)'', both with Angela hosting in character as Lee Siu Ho.

Personal life

Tong married Chin Ka-lok, who she had been dating for five years, on 13 November 2012, the two becoming the first couple to marry in Ocean Park's panda enclosure. They held a wedding banquet on the 15th, an event attended by many co-stars and colleagues of Hong Kong's entertainment industry. Tong has two daughters, Alyssa and Kassidy.

Filmography

* '' Last to Surrender'' (1998) * '' Bio Zombie'' 生化壽屍 (1998) * '' Last Ghost Standing'' 鬼請你睇戲 (1999) * '' There is a Secret in my Soup'' 人頭豆腐湯 (2001) * ''Walking The Dead'' (2010) * '' I Love Hong Kong'' (2011) * ''

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'' 白蛇傳說 (2011) * '' I Love Hong Kong 2012'' (2012) * '' Buddy Cops'' 刑警兄弟 (2016)

TV series

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Journey to the West ''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the Classic Chinese Novels, great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the ...

'' (1996) (cameo) *'' Armed Reaction'' (1997) * Taming of the Princess (1997) *'' Healing Hands'' (1998) *''

Full House ''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about the recently widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend ...

'' (1998) *'' A Loving Spirit'' (1999) *'' Feminine Masculinity'' (1999) *'' Broadcast Life'' (2001) *'' Gods of Honour'' (2001) *''

Square Pegs ''Square Pegs'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the 1982–83 season. The series follows Patty Greene ( Sarah Jessica Parker) and Lauren Hutchinson ( Amy Linker), two awkward teenage girls desperate to fit in at Weemawee High S ...

'' (2002–03) *'' Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love'' (2003) *'' The Driving Power'' (2003) *'' The Legend of Love'' (2003) *''

My Family ''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadc ...

'' (2005) *''

The Conqueror's Story ''The Conqueror's Story'' is a Hong Kong television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty in Chinese history. It was first broadcast in 2004 in ...

'' (2005) *'' Fantasy Hotel'' (2005) *'' Women on the Run'' (2005) *'' Life Made Simple'' (2005) *'' The Prince's Shadow'' (2005) *'' Women on the Run'' (2005) *'' Under the Canopy of Love'' (2006) *'' Bar Bender'' (2006) *'' Love Guaranteed'' (2006) *'' The Slicing of the Demon'' (2007) *'' Best Selling Secrets'' (2007–2008) *'' The Drive of Life'' (2007) *'' Marriage of Inconvenience'' (2007) *'' The Money-Maker Recipe'' (2008) *'' Love Exchange'' (2008) (Guest) *'' The Entrepreneurial Beauties'' (2009) (Guest) *''

In the Chamber of Bliss ''In the Chamber of Bliss'' (Traditional Chinese: 蔡鍔與小鳳仙) is an TVB period drama series, starring Damian Lau, Kathy Chow, Kenneth Ma, Angela Tong and Toby Leung Toby Leung Ching-kei ( zh, 梁靖琪; born 27 February 1983) is ...

'' (2009) *'' A Fistful of Stances'' (2010) *''

Every Move You Make ''Every Move You Make'' (Traditional Chinese title: 讀心神探) is a 2010 Hong Kong police procedural television serial drama produced by TVB. The 20-episode drama originally aired five days a week, running from 4 to 29 October 2010 on the T ...

'' (2010) *'' Home Troopers'' (2010–2011) *''

Forensic Heroes III ''Forensic Heroes III'' () is a 2011 Hong Kong police procedural television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). It stars Wayne Lai, Maggie Cheung, Kate Tsui, Ron Ng, Aimee Chan, Edwin Siu, Nancy Wu and Ruco Chan in the ...

'' (2011) *''

When Heaven Burns ''When Heaven Burns'' is a 2011 Hong Kong television serial produced by TVB and starring Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Kenny Wong, Charmaine Sheh and Angela Tong. First revealed during TVB's ''Sales Presentation 2009'' in 2008, filming took place in ...

'' (2011–2012) *'' Til Love Do Us Lie'' (2011–2012) *'' Wish and Switch'' (2012) *'' House of Harmony and Vengeance'' (2012) *'' Inbound Troubles'' (2013) * ''

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, My ...

'' (2013) (Guest star ep. 4) *'' Queen Divas'' (2014) *'' My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover'' (2015) *'' Come Home Love: Dinner at 8'' (2016) *'' Come Home Love: Lo and Behold'' (2017)

Awards and titles

*Miss Chinese Montréal 1994 *Top 10 semifinalist at

Miss Chinese International Miss Chinese International Pageant ( zh, 國際中華小姐競選, formerly 國際華裔小姐競選), or MCI ( zh, 華姐) for short, is an annual international beauty pageant, organized and broadcast by TVB, a network television station in Hong ...

1995 *2005 TVB Anniversary Awards – Best Supporting Actress *2005 Metro Showbiz Hit Television Awards – Hit Supporting Actress

External links

Angela Tong's page at TVB
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References

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