Wong Kwan-hing
(born 5 May 1986), better known as Grace Wong, is a Hong Kong actress, dancer, singer, television host and beauty pageant titleholder. She formerly contracted to
TVB
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. She is best known for her role as
Fa Man in the martial arts television drama ''
A Fist Within Four Walls''.
Early life
Grace Wong was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of four. She grew up in
Brooklyn
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and
Queens
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in
New York City
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.
She attended
Babson College
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and went to Hong Kong for an exchange program at the
Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...
.
Career
In 2007, Grace Wong's career began by winning in beauty pageants. On 21 July 2007, Wong returned to Hong Kong from New York City,
New York (state)
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, U.S. and entered in the 35th Miss Hong Kong pageant as contestant No. 9. Wong was the first runner up at the
Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant as well as winning the Miss Photogenic and Miss International Goodwill awards. At the
Miss International 2007 pageant, Wong also made top 15 at the pageant, as well as Miss Friendship. After signing a contract with
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
, Wong made her acting debut with a cameo appearance in the 2009 drama ''
Born Rich''.
In 2016, Wong gained recognition in the critical acclaimed martial arts drama ''
A Fist Within Four Walls''. With her role as
Fa Man, Wong won the Most Popular Female Character award at the 2016
TVB Anniversary Awards.
In December 2021, Wong announced via Weibo and Instagram that her fourteen years contract with
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
had ended.
Personal life
Grace Wong has publicly declared that she is a devout Christian.
Wong is close friends with
Linda Chung,
Eliza Sam,
Leanne Li and
Christine Kuo.
In 2017, Wong married her boyfriend, Daniel Chang.
Filmography
Television dramas
Film
* ''
From Vegas to Macau III'' (2016) – Interpol police.
* ''
Line Walker'' (2016) – CIB detective.
* ''The Beauty'' (2016)
* ''Line Walker 2'' (2019)
* ''
Sakra'' (2023) – Kang Min.
Discography
* 她最好-
Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain
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References
External links
*
Official TVB Blog
Grace Wong
at Sina Weibo
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Miss HK Beauties 2007
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1986 births
Living people
Actresses from Brooklyn
Actresses from Queens, New York
Actresses from Fuzhou
Hong Kong emigrants to the United States
21st-century Hong Kong women singers
Hong Kong film actresses
Hong Kong television actresses
Hong Kong women television presenters
Hong Kong female dancers
Hong Kong dancers
Singers from Fujian
Miss International 2007 delegates
Musicians from Queens, New York
People from Flushing, Queens
American people of Chinese descent
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
Hong Kong Christians
21st-century American actresses
Babson College alumni