Chung Suet Ying

Chung Suet Ying (; born 17 December 1994) is a Hong Kong actress, lyricist, and radio presenter. She is best known for her role as Tsz-ying in Time, which earned her nominations for Best New Performer and Best Supporting Actress in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards. She also starred in the drama film The Lyricist Wannabe (2023) and received nominations for Best Leading Actress and Best Actress in the 60th Golden Horse Awards and 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards respectively.

In 2024, Chung won the Best Leading Actress in the 61st Golden Horse Awards with the film The Way We Talk.

Early life and education Chung was born on 17 December 1994. She became interested in films and comics when she was young, especially Pixar animated movies and Hong Kong comics. She was motivated to become an actress after watching Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido's films. Chung joined , a talent show program hosted by Asia Television, in 2010 when she was 15 years old. She was eliminated in the round of 16. She later attended Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) in 2014 and featured as a background actor in Heiward Mak's 2014 romance film .

Career After graduating with a Bachelor of Communication from HKBU, Chung joined Commercial Radio Hong Kong as a production assistant of 's program.

Chung landed her first onscreen role in 2019 ViuTV drama series and received public attention. Wong Chi-yeung, the director and writer of the series, offered her the role without casting as Chung left him with a deep impression while auditioning for the 2016 drama film Weeds on Fire. She received nominations for Best New Performer and Best Supporting Actress in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards with her performance. From 2021 to 2022, she also featured in lead roles in the biographical film Zero to Hero, sports film and horror thriller .

In 2024, Chung was cast in the lead and titular role in the drama film The Lyricist Wannabe, for which she was nominated for Best Leading Actress and Best Actress in the 60th Golden Horse Awards and 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards respectively. She also starred in The Way We Talk, Chung eventually won the award, which is her first major cinematic award.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/2021 Alan's girlfriend Anita Anita's fan 2022 The Sparring Partner Cheng Ka-Man (鄭家雯) Mai Mai (米米) Tsang Nok Fan (曾諾凡) Si Si (思思) 2023 The Lyricist Wannabe Law Wing Sze (羅穎詩) The Way We Talk So Yan (素恩)

Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2019 Bonix Recurring role 2021 Lam Yuen Yuen (林婉婉) Recurring role 2024 Suet Yi (雪兒) Main role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 202240th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting ActressTime 2023 Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards Best Movie Character of the Year 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress