J.J. Fong
| J.J. Fong | |
|---|---|
| Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation |
Actress Producer Dancer Singer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
J.J. Fong (born 1985/1986[1]) is a New Zealand actress. She is best known for her roles as Alice Lee in the hit NZ television programme Go Girls, Betty in the programme Step Dave and Jessica in the acclaimed NZ web series Flat3 and its spin-off Friday Night Bites. Both web series was created by her production company Flat3 productions which she co-owns and started with her mates Perlina Lau, Ally Xue and Roseanne Liang.
She is also currently portraying the role of Filipino New Zealander cosmetic surgical nurse Ruby Flores on the long running and iconic NZ soap opera Shortland Street.
Early life and education
Fong, who is of Chinese New Zealand descent,[2] was born and raised in Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand. She is one of two children having a brother who's a chef. Her father is a market gardener. Her grandparents immigrated to New Zealand in the 1920s.[3]
She received her education at ACG Strathallan in Karaka. She later went to a dance school with the encouragement of her parents. She received a two-year diploma at the Wellington Performing Arts Centre in jazz, tap, hip-hop and contemporary dance.
Career
Fong received her first big break when she was casted as part of the main cast for Go Girls back in 2009.[4]
Soon after realising the lack of diversity in New Zealand's film and television industry her and her friends Perlina Lau, Ally Xue and director Roseanne Liang started Flat3 productions one goal of which is to give more opportunities to Asian New Zealanders and New Zealanders in general in the NZ film and television industry. Flat3 prductions has gone to produced 2 successful web series Flat3 and Friday Night Bites. Where she portrays the character Jessica. Due to the first web series Flat3's success the spin off web series Friday Night Bites if now funded by NZ on Air and is released through TVNZ OnDemand.
She later starred on the main cast in the role of Betty on the popular, but short lived NZ Comedy-drama TV programme Step Dave.
Her friends independent of Flat3 productions also created the short film Sugar Hit.
She recently guest starred on The Brokenwood Mysteries and is part of the recurring cast of the famous NZ soap opera Shortland Street playing Nurse Ruby Flores.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Go Girls | Alice | Main cast series 5: 13 episodes |
| 2013-2014 | Flat3 | Jessica | Co-creator Main role: 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Oddball | Trish | Mini-series |
| 2014-2015 | Step Dave | Betty | Main Cast: 26 episodes |
| 2015 | K Rd Stories | Jessica | "Sugar Hit" |
| 2015-2016 | AFK: The Webseries | Stephen | Main Cast: 11 episodes |
| 2016 | The Brokenwood Mysteries | Scarlett | "Over her Dead body" (S03E02) |
| 2016-present | Friday Night Bites | Jessica | Co-creator Main role |
| 2016-present | Shortland Street | Ruby Flores | Recurring role |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | End of Daze | J.J. | |
| 2016 | Cradle | Jessica | Short film |
Personal life and charity
As of 6 November 2016, Fong was 30 years of age.[1]
Fong is an ambassador for OnefortheGirls, a website promoting the HPV vaccine for young NZ women.[2]
References
- 1 2 Bamber, Shaun (6 November 2016). "Actress JJ Fong takes a big bite of TV". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Cultural Storytellers: JJ Fong". www.thebigidea.nz. 29 September 2010.
- ↑ Dann, Jennifer (13 December 2016). "Twelve Questions with JJ Fong: Shortland Street's newest nurse is here to cause some drama". The New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ "Get to Know JJ Fong". tvnz.co.nz.