Apple Hong
| Apple Hong | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 洪乙心 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Hóng Yǐxīn (Mandarin) |
| Born |
Apple Hong Yi Xin |
| Occupation | Actress, host, singer |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Label(s) | Mediacorp |
Apple Hong is a Malaysian actress and singer. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2011. She is a Singaporean permanent resident but continues to film on an 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.[1] 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. This EP is penned by some of the most prominent award winning musicians from Singapore and Malaysia (taken more than 18-months to produce), Song arrangements by Mac Chew, Lee Nai Kong, Jamie Wilson (arranged for Sandy Lam, Z-Chen, Emil Chou, A-Do, Richie Ren, 光良 etc.), Songwriters Lee Chee Cheng and Fred Chong (written for A-Do, Stefanie Sun, Miriam Yeung, Elva, Z-Chen, Fish Leong, 品冠, Kelly Chen etc.), Visual and artistic director (including design of album cover) to be helmed by renowned Singapore stylist guru David Gan (Zhang Zi Yi’s stylist) and Bernard Ooi.
Hong left the entertainment industry as her contract with MediaCorp expired in October 2011 as she chose not to renew it.[2] 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)[3] and planned to further her showbiz career in China.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | In Pursuit of Peace 何日军再来 |
Ding Yueguang |
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| Heroes in Black 我来也 |
Liu Feiyu |
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| 2003 | Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story 倩女幽魂 |
Ping An |
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| 2005 | Portrait of Home 同心园 |
Gao Jimei |
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| 2006 | Portrait of Home II 同心圆 II | Gao Jimei |
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| Sister Maria |
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| C.I.D. 刑警2人组 |
Long Liwen 龙丽雯 |
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| 2007 | The Greatest Love of All 爱.特别的你 |
Yang Qian Ru |
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| 2008 | Love Is All Around 爱在你左右[5] |
Fu Xiaoyue |
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| Just in Singapore 一房半厅一水缸 |
Qian Qian |
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| Welcome Home, My Love 快乐一家 |
Vivien Tan Huey Yan |
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| The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 |
Huang Meiyu |
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| 2009 | Baby Bonus 添丁发财 |
Angel |
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| 2010 | Mrs P.I. 查某人 |
Phyllis Qiu Shuang Xi |
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| Happy Family 过好年 |
Lemon He |
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| 2011 | Be Happy 生日快乐 |
Josephine |
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| The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇 |
Liang Xin |
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| 2012 | Joys of Life 花样人间 |
Zhang Xiaoyu |
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| 2014 | Three Wishes 三个愿望 |
Anna 安娜 |
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| 2015 | Mind Game 心迷 | Linda |
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| 2016 | The Queen 复仇女王 |
Ni Qiaowen 倪巧雯 |
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Awards and nominations
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1999 | Best Newcomer | P.I Blues | Nominated |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Of greener pastures and indecent proposals". The New Paper. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.
- ↑ Seto, Kit Yan (17 December 2007). "All about love". The Star. Malaysia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010.