Angela Tong (born 30 June 1975) is a Hong Kong actress. She was born in

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, China. She was Miss Chinese Montreal 1995. She was educated in

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Pageant life

After winning the 12th place in Miss Chinese Montréal Pageant in 1994, Tong represented Montréal to compete in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 1995. Although she only reached the Top 12 in the pageant, she was approached by TVB with an acting contract.

Acting career

Tong has been in numerous TVB dramas since 1995, but mostly supporting roles and is mostly cast as a

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or " the other woman". After for 10 years, her big break finally came with the TVB series '' Life Made Simple (阿旺新傳)'' playing a physically unattractive girl with a heart of gold and a wonderful singing voice called "Lee Siu Ho (李笑好)". The role won her critical acclaim, winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the TVB 37th Anniversary Awards in November 2005. Her portrayal of Lee Siu Ho was so popular that TVB composed a primetime special called ''Ho Is Beside You (好在你左右)'' as well as the 12-episode variety program ''Always Smiling (笑口常開)'', both with Angela hosting in character as Lee Siu Ho.

Personal life

Tong married Chin Ka-lok, who she had been dating for five years, on 13 November 2012, the two becoming the first couple to marry in Ocean Park's panda enclosure. They held a wedding banquet on the 15th, an event attended by many co-stars and colleagues of Hong Kong's entertainment industry. Tong has two daughters, Alyssa and Kassidy.

Filmography

* ''Last To Surrender'' (1998) * ''

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'' 生化壽屍 (1998) * '' Last Ghost Standing'' 鬼請你睇戲 (1999) * '' There is a Secret in my Soup'' 人頭豆腐湯 (2001) * ''Walking The Dead'' (2010) * '' I Love Hong Kong'' (2011) * ''

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'' 白蛇傳說 (2011) * '' I Love Hong Kong 2012'' (2012) * '' Buddy Cops'' 刑警兄弟 (2016)

TV series

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'' (1996) (cameo) *'' Armed Reaction'' (1997) *

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(1997) *'' Healing Hands'' (1998) *''

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'' (1998) *'' A Loving Spirit'' (1999) *'' Feminine Masculinity'' (1999) *'' Broadcast Life'' (2001) *''

Gods of Honour ''Gods of Honour'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel ''Fengshen Bang'' (also known as ''Investiture of the Gods'' or ''Creation of the Gods''), a Chinese vernacular classic written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. ...

'' (2001) *'' Square Pegs'' (2002–03) *''

Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love ''Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love'' (; literally "One Hundred Thousand Tons Love") is a 2003 Hong Kong romantic comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Nick Cheung, Joyce Tang, Ram Chiang, Angel ...

'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *''

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'' (2003) *''

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'' (2005) *'' The Conqueror's Story'' (2005) *'' Fantasy Hotel'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Life Made Simple'' (2005) *'' The Prince's Shadow'' (2005) *''

'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Bar Bender'' (2006) *'' Love Guaranteed'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007) *'' Best Selling Secrets'' (2007-2008) *'' The Drive of Life'' (2007) *'' Marriage of Inconvenience'' (2007) *'' The Money-Maker Recipe'' (2008) *'' Love Exchange'' (2008) (Guest) *''

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'' (2009) (Guest) *'' In the Chamber of Bliss'' (2009) *'' A Fistful of Stances'' (2010) *'' Every Move You Make'' (2010) *'' Home Troopers'' (2010-2011) *'' Forensic Heroes III'' (2011) *'' When Heaven Burns'' (2011-2012) *'' Til Love Do Us Lie'' (2011-2012) *'' Wish and Switch'' (2012) *'' House of Harmony and Vengeance'' (2012) *'' Inbound Troubles'' (2013) * '' Triumph in the Skies II'' (2013) (Guest star ep. 4) *'' Queen Divas'' (2014) *''

My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover ''My "Spiritual" Ex-Lover'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong period, fantasy, comedy-drama produced by TVB. The drama is TVB's 2015 Lunar New Year drama starring most of the same cast from TVB's 2014 Lunar New Year drama ''Queen Divas''. Filming of the ...

'' (2015) *'' Come Home Love: Dinner at 8'' (2016) *'' Come Home Love: Lo and Behold'' (2017)

Awards and titles

*Miss Chinese Montréal 1994 *Top 10 semifinalist at

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1995 *2005

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- Best Supporting Actress *2005 Metro Showbiz Hit Television Awards - Hit Supporting Actress

External links

Angela Tong's page at TVB
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References

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Tong, Angela 1975 births Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Montreal Canadian actresses of Chinese descent Female models from Quebec Concordia University alumni Hong Kong female models Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses Models from Montreal TVB veteran actors 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses Canadian-born Hong Kong artists