Hong Ling (born Somaline Ang Ling; ; 16 August 1994) is a

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an actress.

Early life and education

Born to a Thai mother and a Singaporean Chinese father, Hong graduated from Fuchun Secondary School. She has two siblings, one of whom is a younger brother. She was scouted while studying at

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, though she disrupted her studies due to career interest as an actress.

Career

Hong was discovered through talent search programme '' Hey Gorgeous'', in which she emerged as one of the semi-finalists in 2013. During the talent search programme, she was introduced as Somaline Ang, her Thai name. 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. Subsequently, she completed an acting course at the

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in 2014. In 2014, Hong was involved in a long-form drama titled ''

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'' where she paired up with

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. In 2015, she was involved in a drama titled

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and won her first award, Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award, at Star Awards 2015. In 2016, she made cameo appearances in Soul Reaper and ''

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''. She also had filmed other television series such as ''

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'', '' The Dream Job'' and '' The Truth Seekers.'' In 2017, she gained her first female lead in ''

Home Truly ''Home Truly'' (Chinese: 回家) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8.The drama is a Lunar New Year drama for 2017.It stars Zhang Zhenhuan , Pierre Png and Somaline Ang as the casts of this series. Cast Su (S ...

'' and also continued with the sequel in

118 II ''118 II'' also known as (要要发 II) ran for 218 episode drama series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui, Xu Bin, Somaline Ang, Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Bryan Wong and Ha Yu as the ca ...

. She gained her first nomination as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes. In 2018, she is involved in dramas such as ''118 Reunion'', ''Fifty & Fabulous'', ''29th February'', a toggle original series, ''Love At Cavenagh Bridge'' and also long running drama series, ''Jalan Jalan''. In

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, she obtained her first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award.

Filmography

TV series

Compilation album

Awards and nomination

References

External links

Hong Ling
profile on The Celebrity Agency {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Ling 1994 births Living people Singaporean people of Thai descent Singaporean television actresses