Melissa Ng

Melissa Ng
Chinese name 吳美珩
Chinese name 吳美珩 (traditional)
Chinese name 吴美珩 (simplified)
Pinyin Wú Měihéng (Mandarin)
Jyutping Ng4 Mei5-hang4 (Cantonese)
Born Melissa Wu Mei-hang
(1972-05-05) 5 May 1972
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Origin Hong Kong
Occupation Actress
Ancestry Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Melissa Ng Mei-hang (born 5 May 1972) is a retired China-born Hong Kong television actress. She had been under contract to the television station TVB since 1996 after coming second in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, retiring from acting in 2007 to start a family. Ng speaks fluent English with an American accent, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Family

Ng was born in Guangdong, China, where both her parents were doctors. She and her family immigrated to San Francisco, California, when Ng was nine years old. Ng has two elder sisters and a younger sister. In 2007, Ng revealed that she has been married to a Taiwanese businessman since 2001. They have 2 children.

Acting career

After graduating with a major in international relations and a minor in marketing at San Francisco State University, Ng entered the Hong Kong entertainment industry in 1996, after placing 1st runner up in Miss Chinese International 1996; she was representing San Francisco after she won Miss Chinatown USA in 1992.

However, when years passed, she started playing second female lead, and eventually, she has been playing the first female lead in all her series with positive reviews. Her many series include A Kindred Spirit, The Legend of Lady Yang, Secret of the Heart, Riches and Stitches, A Herbalist Affair, Healing Hands III, Into Thin Air and most recently, La Femme Desperado and Love Guaranteed which received the best and 4th best ratings for TVB series in 2006 respectively.

Pageant career

Ng was crowned Miss Chinatown USA 1992. After winning the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant based in the city of San Francisco, she represented San Francisco at Miss Chinese International 1996. Ng had an interview during the final night, where she challenged Eric Tsang, and was later crowned as 1st runner up. Due to her strong Cantonese and communication skills, she earned a contract with TVB. Ng was one of the emcee's for the 2002 Miss Chinese International Pageant.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Dark Tales 2Supporting role
1997Detective Investigation Files IIIMinor role
1998A Place of One's OwnMinor role
1998Burning FlameMinor role
1998Secret of the HeartSupporting role
1998Journey To The West IINon-speaking role/ cameo
1999Detective Investigation Files IVMinor role
1999Till When Do Us PartSupporting role
1999A Kindred SpiritSupporting role
2000The Legend of Lady YangSecond Lead role (to Anne Heung)
2000A Matter of CustomsSupporting role
2000The Green HopeSupporting role
2000Crimson SabreSecond lead role (to Charmaine Sheh)
2000 Death Trap ''Telemovie'' Supporting role
2001ICAC Investigations 2001Supporting role
2001Hope for SaleSupporting / second lead role (to Christine Ng)
2002A Herbalist AffairSecond lead role (to Charmaine Sheh)
2002Good Against EvilSupporting role
2003The King of Yesterday and TomorrowSecond lead role (to Maggie Cheung)
2004Riches and StitchesSupporting role
2004The Conqueror's StoryCo-lead role (with Maggie Cheung)
2004Dreams of ColoursSecond lead role (to Myolie Wu)
2005Fantasy HotelLead role
2005Into Thin AirLead role
2005Healing Hands IIIOne of the lead roles
2006La Femme DesperadoLead role
2006Love GuaranteedLead role
2008The Master of Tai ChiLead role

Awards

  • 1996 Miss Chinese International Pageant: First Runner Up[1]
  • 1992 Miss Chinatown USA Winner

References

  1. ↑ Misshkbeauties. "Misshkbeauties.com." Miss Chinese international 1996. Retrieved on 2008-08-28. Archived 18 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine.

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