Apple Hong

Apple Hong
Apple Hong
Born	Apple Hong Yi Xin; 31 October 1978 (age 42); Malaysia
Occupation	Actress, host, singer
Years active	1999-present
Chinese name
Chinese	洪乙心
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hóng Yǐxīn
	Musical career
Labels	Mediacorp

Apple Hong (Chinese: 洪乙心; pinyin: Hóng Yǐxīn; born 31 October 1978)^[1]^[2] is a Singaporean-Malaysian actress and singer. She is a permanent resident of Singapore. She was a Mediacorp 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 Star Search 1999 and moved to Singapore after being offered a contract by TCS (now MediaCorp). She was then known as the ‘Malaysian Shu Qi’ due to her slight resemblance to the Hong Kong actress. Several years later she moved to SPH MediaWorks but was transferred back to MediaCorp when both companies merged in 2005. She made her cinema debut in Jack Neo's 2005 film One More Chance, starring as Mark Lee's on-screen wife.^[3] 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.^[4] While she continued filming with MediaCorp on a per-project basis, she stated she had wanted to spend time managing the Kuala Lumpur branch of Xiao Bar Wang (owned by former fellow MediaCorp actor Jeff Wang)^[5] and planned to further her showbiz career in China.^[6]

Personal life[]

Hong was married to a Singaporean businessman on 10 October 2017.^[7]

Filmography[]

Year	Work	Role	Network	Notes	Ref
2001	In Pursuit of Peace	Ding Yueguang (丁月光)	Mediacorp Channel 8	^{[citation needed]}
2001	Heroes in Black	Liu Feiyu (刘菲玉)			^{[citation needed]}
2003	Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story	Ping An (平安)			^{[citation needed]}
2005	Portrait of Home	Gao Jimei (搞姬梅)			^{[citation needed]}
2006	Portrait of Home II (同心圆 II)	Gao Jimei (搞姬梅)			^{[citation needed]}
2006	C.I.D.	Long Liwen (龙丽雯)			^{[citation needed]}
2007	The Greatest Love of All	Yang Qianru (杨嵌入)			^{[citation needed]}
2008	Love Is All Around	Fu Xiaoyue (富晓月)			^{[citation needed]}
	Just in Singapore	Qian Qian (茜茜)			^{[citation needed]}
	Welcome Home, My Love	Vivien Tan Huey Yan			^{[citation needed]}
	The Little Nyonya	Huang Meiyu (黄美玉)			^{[citation needed]}
2009	Baby Bonus	Angel			^{[citation needed]}
2010	Happy Family	Lemon He			^{[citation needed]}
2010	Mrs P.I.	Phyllis Qiu Shuang Xi (秋双细)			^{[citation needed]}
2011	Be Happy	Josephine			^{[citation needed]}
2011	The In-Laws	Liang Xin (梁芯)			^{[citation needed]}
2012	Joys of Life	Zhang Xiaoyu (张小雨)			^{[citation needed]}
2014	Three Wishes	Anna (安娜)			^{[citation needed]}
2015	Mind Game	Linda			^{[citation needed]}
2016	The Queen	Ni Qiaowen (倪巧雯)			^[8]
2019	Walk With Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里)	Vivian			^{[citation needed]}
	Day Break (天空渐渐亮)				^{[citation needed]}
	After The Stars (攻星计)	Lin Fei (林菲)			^{[citation needed]}

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1999	Star Awards	Best Newcomer	P.I Blues (as Chen Anqi)	Nominated	^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Apple Hong 洪乙心 - XinMSN Entertainment - Celebrity - Bios - Apple Hong". Archived from the original on 9 May 2010.
^ "趕在39歲生日前洪乙心嫁獅城商|中國報". 中國報 China Press. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
^ Tan, Kenneth Paul (2008). Cinema and television in Singapore: resistance in one dimension. BRILL. p. 176. ISBN 978-90-04-16643-1. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
^ "Apple Hong is starting over in Beijing". AsiaOne. 27 June 2012.
^ 王建复马国开新店洪乙心王爱玲成合伙人 (in Chinese). xin.msn.com. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^ "Of greener pastures and indecent proposals". The New Paper. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.
^ "Apple Hong just got married on 10.10.2017". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "The Queen 复仇女王". Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[1] "Apple Hong 洪乙心 - XinMSN Entertainment - Celebrity - Bios - Apple Hong". Archived from the original on 9 May 2010.

[2] "趕在39歲生日前洪乙心嫁獅城商|中國報". 中國報 China Press. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

[Tan2008-3] Tan, Kenneth Paul (2008). Cinema and television in Singapore: resistance in one dimension. BRILL. p. 176. ISBN 978-90-04-16643-1. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

[4] "Apple Hong is starting over in Beijing". AsiaOne. 27 June 2012.

[5] 王建复马国开新店洪乙心王爱玲成合伙人 (in Chinese). xin.msn.com. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[6] "Of greener pastures and indecent proposals". The New Paper. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.

[7] "Apple Hong just got married on 10.10.2017". Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[8] "The Queen 复仇女王". Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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