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 | |||||||
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Born | Somaline Ang Ling 16 August 1994 | ||||||
Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||
Education | Fuchun Secondary School | ||||||
Occupation | Actress | ||||||
Years active | 2014-present | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 洪凌 | ||||||
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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
Year | Drama | Role | Notes | Ref |
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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 | |
118 118 | Wang Yuye 王玉叶 | |||
2016 | Hero 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 | |||
2017 | Home Truly 回家 | Zheng Peizhi 郑沛芝 | ||
118 II 118 II | Wang Yuye 王玉叶 | |||
2018 | 29 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 |
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2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Accolades
Others Awards | ||||
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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 |
2019 | 25th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Top 20 |
References
- 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.
- "Somaline Ang 洪凌, Artistes, MediaCorp Advertising". MediaCorp. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Nick Teo & Hong Ling Starved Themselves For Our 8 DAYS Swimsuit Shoot, And Here Are The Pictures". 8 Days. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "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.
- "Here's Why MediaCorp Channel 8's "Hey Gorgeous" Is Problematic". Popspoken. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2020.