Angela Tong
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| Angela Tong (湯盈盈) | |
 Angela Tong |
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| Born | June 30, 1975 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Official site | Angela Tong Official Page on TVB.com |
| Notable roles | Lee Siu Ho 李笑好 in Life Made Simple 阿旺新傳 |
Angela Tong (Traditional Chinese: 湯盈盈), born June 30, 1975 in Montreal, Canada with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China, is a Hong Kong actress and former Miss Chinese Montréal.
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[edit] Pageant life
After winning the Miss Chinese Montréal Pageant in 1994, she represented Montreal to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 1995. Although she only reached the Top 12 in the pageant, she was approached by TVB with an acting contract.
[edit] Acting career
Angela has been in numerous TVB dramas since 1995, but mostly in minor or supporting roles and is mostly cast as a prostitute, a showgirl or "the other woman". After waiting for 10 years, her big break finally came with the TVB series "Life Made Simple (阿旺新傳)" playing the 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 and instant fame. Many television critics consider her scene-stealing performance to be one of the best TVB acting performances of 2005. In fact, that performance won Angela the Best Supporting Actress award at the TVB 37th Anniversary Awards (the equivalent of the Emmy Awards in America) 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.
Currently, Angela is still affiliated with TVB.
[edit] Selected Filmography
[edit] Motion Picture
- Last To Surrender (1998)
- Bio-Zombie (1998)
[edit] Television
- Love Guaranteed 愛情全保 (2006)
- Bar Bender 潮爆大狀 (2006)
- Under the Canopy of Love 天幕下的戀人 (2006)
- Life Made Simple 阿旺新傳 (2005)
- Fantasy Hotel 開心賓館 (2005)
- The Legend of Love 牛郎織女 (2003)
- The Driving Power 非常外父 (2003)
- Ups & Downs in the Sea of Love 十萬噸情緣 (2003)
- Broadcast Life FM701 (2001)
- Full House 全院滿座 (1999)
- Healing Hands 妙手仁心 (1999)
[edit] Awards & Titles
- Miss Chinese Montréal 1994
- 2005 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Supporting Actress
- 2005 Metro Showbiz Hit Television Awards Hit Supporting Actress
