Venus Wong
Venus Wong Man-yik | |
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 Wong in 2018 | |
| Born | 1 January 1992 |
| Nationality |  Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
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| Chinese | 王敏奕 | ||||||||||
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Venus Wong Man-yik (Chinese: 王敏奕; pinyin: wong4 man5 jik6) is a Hong Kong actress currently contracted to TVB and The Voice Entertainment.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Venus Wong was born in 1992 in Huizhou, Guangdong province and moved to Hong Kong at the age of one with her mother. She attended Christ Church Ching Wan Primary School and Rosehill School.
Career[]
In 2006, Wong became a Teen idol in the television show Y2K Series (Y2K系列) at the age of 14. In 2008, she made her film debut in the movie High Noon (烈日當空) as a supporting character. In the same year, she appeared in the TV show “性本善” and played a waitress in the film Forgive and Forget (親愛的). Wong had appeared in a number of supporting roles in films, such as To Love or Not to Love, Camera and Lucky Boy.[1][2] After playing a few more minor roles, she studied French at the City University of Hong Kong before dropping out in 2012 to study Drama in New York.[3] She had also appeared in numerous TV commercials and had promoted brands such as Olympus, Nokia and Brandy.[4]
In 2013, Wong filmed her her first TVB drama Never Dance Alone, playing the younger version of Chu Li. The drama was broadcast in 2014. In 2020, she signed contracts with TVB and The Voice Entertainment. In 2021, with her performance in the dramas Murder Diary and The Line Watchers, Wong is placed among the top 5 nominees for the Most Improved Female Artiste at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards.
Personal life[]
Wong married Hong Kong actor Derek Tsang at Niki Hills, Hokkaido, Japan, in 2019.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Film[5] | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| High Noon | Soy Sauce's girlfriend | 2008 |
| Forgive and Forget | Waitress | 2008 |
| Love Connected | Venus | 2009 |
| Girl$ | Gucci | 2010 |
| Diva | Gennie | 2012 |
| The Midas Touch | River | 2013 |
| Streets of Macao | Example | 2014 |
| Uncertain Relationship Society | Example | 2014 |
| À Espera | Example | 2015 |
| King of Mahjong | Example | 2015 |
| To love or not to love | Casey | 2016 |
| Good Take, Too! | "2" | 2016 |
| Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight | Example | 2017 |
| Unleashed | 2019 |
Television dramas[]
| Year | title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ICAC Investigators 2014 廉政行動2014 |
Kwok Siu-lam (郭小霖) | TVB | Ep. 1 | |
| Never Dance Alone 女人俱樂部 |
Young Julie Chu Lei (青年朱莉) | Supporting Role | [6] | ||
| 2018 | Flying Tiger 飛虎之潛行極戰 |
Tai Yi-fei (戴以菲) | Shaw Brothers Studio | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2019 | The Republic 理想國 |
Fiona Fong | viuTV | 1st Female Lead | |
| #MeToo 假設性無罪 |
Lam Tsz-wai (林梓慧) | Ep. 3 | |||
| 2020 | Hong Kong Love Stories 香港愛情故事 |
Shay Chan Tsz-yan (陳子欣) | TVB | 2nd Female Lead Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character |
[6] |
| 2021 | Murder Diary 刑偵日記 |
Dr. Fong Yuen-chin (方菀芊) | 3rd Female Lead Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste (Top 5) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia |
[7] | |
| The Line Watchers 把關者們 |
"Kay" Wan Tsz-ki (溫芷祺) | 2nd Female Lead Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste (Top 5) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress (Top 10) Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia |
[8] | ||
| TBA | The Spectator 旁觀者 |
Yiu Chi-yu (姚自如) | 1st Female Lead | [9] | |
| Filming | Forensic Heroes V 法證先鋒V |
Chiu Bo-ying (趙寶英) | 2nd Female Lead | [10] |
References[]
- ^ "Rising Star, Venus Wong, Takes Acting Seriously". Jayne Stars. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Chan, Rachel (20 October 2015). "New Singapore film starring HK actress Venus Wong in 2016". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "進修無緣遇「美」男 王敏奕鬥「戲」". The Sun (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "王敏奕". TVCMBASE.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Venus Wong Man-Yik". HKMDB. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ a b Chan, Ka-ying (11 December 2020). "【香港愛情故事】王敏奕相隔6年重返TVB拍劇 《女人俱樂部》首播：用時間證明自身努力" [Venus Wong returns to TVB after the filming of Never Dance Alone 6 years ago; Use time to prove her efforts] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Murder Diary Premieres on 28 June on TVB". TVB Anywhere Official Instagram (in Chinese). 2021-06-10.
- ^ "《把關者們》為香港人把關". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2021-01-14.
- ^ "《旁觀者》神探戀上連環殺手". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2021-09-03.
- ^ "黃翠如周柏豪被消失？黃宗澤蔡潔頂上擔正《法證V》". on.cc (in Chinese). 2021-09-17.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- 21st-century Chinese actresses
- People from Huizhou
- Hong Kong women artists
- Living people