Hong Ling (Singaporean actress)

Hong Ling (born Somaline Ang Ling; Chinese: 洪凌; pinyin: Hóng Líng; 16 August 1994) is a Singaporean actress.

Hong Ling
Born
Somaline Ang Ling

(1994-08-16) 16 August 1994
NationalitySingaporean
EducationFuchun Secondary School
OccupationActress
Years active2014-present
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese洪凌

Early life and education

Born to a Thai mother and a Singaporean Chinese father,[1] Hong graduated from Fuchun Secondary School.[2] She was scouted while studying at Temasek Polytechnic, which was left unfinished due to developing interest in acting.[3]

Career

Discovery and early career

Hong was discovered through talent search programme Hey Gorgeous, in which she emerged as one of the semi-finalists in 2013.[4] During the talent search programme, she was introduced as Somaline Ang, her Thai name.[5][3] After her participation in the show, she switched to using her Chinese name, Hong Ling as she found that people found it difficult to pronounce her Thai name.[3] Subsequently, she completed an acting course at the Singapore Media Academy in 2014.

In 2014, Hong was involved in a long-form drama titled 118 where she paired up with Nick Teo.

In 2015, she was involved in a drama titled You Can Be an Angel Too and won her first award called the Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award at Star Awards 2015.

In 2016, she made cameo appearances in Soul Reaper and Hero. She also had filmed other television series such as I Want to Be a Star, The Dream Job and The Truth Seekers.

2017: First leading role and Star Awards nomination

In 2017, she gained her first female lead in Home Truly and also continued with the sequel in 118 II. She gained her first nomination as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes.

2018: Dramas acted Mediacorp

In 2018, she is involved in dramas such as 118 Reunion, Fifty & Fabulous, 29th February, a toggle original series, Love At Cavenagh Bridge and she just wrapped a long running drama series, Jalan Jalan.

Filmography

TV series

YearDramaRole Notes Ref
2014 Blessings 祖先保佑 Research writer Cameo
2015 You Can Be an Angel Too 你也可以是天使 Jane Cameo
118 118Wang Yuye 王玉叶
2016Hero 大英雄Herself Cameo
Soul Reaper 勾魂使者Baby Cameo
I Want to Be a Star 小咖大作战Zhang Meiyi 张美仪
The Dream Job 绝世好工Pan Xiaoxue 潘晓雪
The Truth Seekers 真探 Bai Momoko 白雪儿
2017Home Truly 回家Zheng Peizhi 郑沛芝
118 II 118 IIWang Yuye 王玉叶
201829 February 229 明天见Yap Zhihui 叶知惠
Love At Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定Lin Lin 琳琳
Fifty & Fabulous 五零高手 Ma Ruolin 马若霖
118 Reunion 118 大团圆 Wang Yuye 王玉叶
2019 Jalan Jalan 带你去走走 Jiang Xiaoqing 江小晴
2020 My Guardian Angels 单翼天使 Yap Si Jin 叶思今
Mr Flower 花花公子

Compilation album

Year English title Mandarin title
2017MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

Accolades

Others Awards
Year Ceremony Category Nominated Work Result
2013 Hey Gorgeous Champion Temasek Polytechnic Eliminated
2015 21st Star Awards Ceremony Best Newcomer 118
(as Wang Yuye)
Nominated
Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award N/A Won
2016 22nd Star Awards Ceremony Favourite Female Character 118
(as Wang Yuye)
Nominated
2017 23rd Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Top 20
201925th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesN/ATop 20

References

  1. 李妙音, 文 / (10 February 2019). "本地艺人洪凌 父母是生命中的山水". 早报 (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. "Somaline Ang 洪凌, Artistes, MediaCorp Advertising". MediaCorp. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "Nick Teo & Hong Ling Starved Themselves For Our 8 DAYS Swimsuit Shoot, And Here Are The Pictures". 8 Days. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. "Telly's new faces: Hong Ling, Sora Ma, Bonnie Loo and Carrie Wong". The Straits Times. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. "Here's Why MediaCorp Channel 8's "Hey Gorgeous" Is Problematic". Popspoken. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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