Mandy Wong

Mandy Wong Chi-Man (born 21 December 1982) is a Hong Kong actress previously contracted to TVB. She is currently under the management of Supreme Art Entertainment.

Wong began her acting career by participating in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant, where she was placed among the top 5 finalists. She gained recognition with her performance in the 2012 dramas L'Escargot and The Hippocratic Crush, winning the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2012 TVB Anniversary Awards. In 2018, Wong earned critical acclaim for her performance in the legal comedy Threesome, winning the Favourite TVB Actress awards in both Malaysia and Singapore at the 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala.

Early and personal life Born in Hong Kong, Mandy Wong was raised in a single-parent household and graduated from Cognitio College (Kowloon). Wong is very fond of dancing and has been practising since her teenage years. She had also achieved grade 8 on the piano. She has an older sister, Cathy Wong, who was a former English language specialist at King's Glory Education Centre. Their mother is the owner of a cosmetics boutique in Wan Chai.

Wong is best friends with Myolie Wu, Nancy Wu, Paisley Wu, Elaine Yiu and Selena Lee. They had formed the friendship group "胡說八道會" and had filmed a travel show together. Another best friend of hers is Candice Chiu, whom Wong refers to as her "soul sister". Wong is also good friends with Benjamin Yuen, Kenneth Ma, Joel Chan, Vincent Wong, Him Law, Lai Lok-yi, Shaun Tam, Ali Lee, Venus Wong, Yoyo Chen and Nicholas Yuen due to collaborations in filming television dramas. She is good friends with The Exorcist's Meter co-actors Hubert Wu and Anthony Ho as well. They formed the friendship group "降魔的偷跳小隊".

Due to their common interest in long-distance running, Wong along with Benjamin Yuen, Joel Chan, Brian Tse, Jack Wu, Nancy Wu, Paisley Wu, Elaine Yiu and Selena Lee formed the group Crazy Runner.

Wong's boyfriend is Anthony Jim, a C-level of TSL Jewellery Ltd. They have been dating since 2012. On 5 October 2023, Wong announced their marriage via social media. "I always believed I’m a very lucky girl. I grew up in a warm and loving environment, and have always been surrounded by people who cherished me. I'm thankful for you," wrote Wong, who also included the hashtag #WeAreMarried.

Career

2008–2011: career beginning As a former graduate of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Mandy Wong worked as a flight attendant for three years before participating in the Miss Hong Kong 2007 beauty pageant, in which she was placed among the top 5 finalists. Wong was offered an artiste contract by TVB, upon graduating from its acting class in 2008, and debuted with an uncredited appearance in the sitcom Best Selling Secrets.

After two years of appearing in dramas as minor supporting roles, Wong received attention with her role as "So Fung-lin", the bespectacled younger sister of Myolie Wu's character in the 2009 comedy drama A Chip Off the Old Block. Impressed with her character portrayal, producer Poon Ka-tak cast Wong to portray "Cheng Siu-man", the timid younger sister of Flora Chan's character in the 2010 romantic comedy drama Suspects in Love, again receiving attention from netizens. To prepare for her role, Wong studied Maggie Cheung's performance in Police Cadet '84. Since then, she had frequently collaborated with producer Poon Ka-tak and had been cast in his dramas with major roles.

In 2011, Wong earned her first nomination for the Most Improved Female Artiste at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Awards.

2012–2015: gaining recognition In 2012, Wong's popularity further rose and was highly praised by netizens with her role as "Lau Siu-lan", the overbearing wife of Oscar Leung's character in the family drama L'Escargot, for which she won My Favourite Most Promising Female Artiste award at the 2012 MY AOD Favourites Awards. She also earned her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2012 TVB Anniversary Awards and was placed among top 2. In the critical acclaimed medical drama The Hippocratic Crush, Wong played the medical intern "Hung Mei-suet", starring opposite Kenneth Ma and Tavia Yeung. She played the SDU member "So Man-keung" in the drama Tiger Cubs. In the comedy drama Divas in Distress, she collaborated with veterans Liza Wang and Gigi Wong. With her performance in 2012, Wong gained recognition by winning the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2012 TVB Anniversary Awards and has become one of the Next-Gen Fadans at TVB.

In 2013, Wong starred in the romance drama Always and Ever as the younger sister of Esther Kwan's character, which was her first villainous role and the producer had publicly praised her performance. Through the sequel The Hippocratic Crush II, Wong reprised her role as the neurosurgeon "Hung Mei-suet", for which she won one of the Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters awards at the 2013 TVB Star Awards Malaysia.

In 2014, Wong reprised her role as "So Man-keung" in the sequel Flying Tiger II, for which she garnered her first nomination for Most Popular Female Character at the 2014 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2015, Wong played her first female leading role in the crime drama The Fixer, for which she gained her first Best Actress nomination at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards. She also won one of the Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama Characters awards at the 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia (which was her second win in this category). In the same year, she starred in her first ancient drama, Captain of Destiny.

2016–present: established lead actress In 2016, Wong starred in the family drama Daddy Dearest as the first female lead. In the legal drama Law dis-Order, Wong played "Martha Fong", an astute lawyer, starring opposite veteran actors Alex Fong and Liu Kai Chi. With this role, she won one of the Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters award (which was her third win in this category) at the 2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia, as well as earning her first nomination for the Favourite TVB Actress and was placed among top 5. She also won one of My Favourite TVB Female Character awards at the 2016 StarHub TVB Awards.

In 2017, Wong starred as the first female lead in two dramas. In the crime drama Nothing Special Force, she played a pregnant cause-of-death inspector, for which she won one of My Favourite TVB Female Character awards at the 2017 StarHub TVB Awards (which was her second win in this category). In the same year, Wong starred in the critically acclaimed supernatural drama The Exorcist's Meter, playing "Chong Tsz-yeuk", a kind-hearted A&E doctor, and a devil named "Salvia". With her role as "Dr. Chong", Wong was placed among top 5 for the Most Popular Female Character at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards. In addition, she was nominated for the Best Actress in the 2017 People's Choice TV Awards by audience and netizens, eventually ranking 2nd in the category.

In 2018, Wong starred as the first female lead in the legal comedy Threesome, She portrayed "Evie Fong", a competitive barrister with dissociative identity disorder, along with her two other personalities, the wild "Piña Colada" and the pessimistic "Sau Mak Mak". To prepare for her role, Wong had done research, watched numerous film and television work, and read books related to dissociative identity disorder. She earned critical acclaim from the public with her performance and netizens supported her to win the Best Actress award. Wong became the first TVB artiste featured on NASDAQ MarketSite at New York Times Square and was invited as a special guest at the 17th Miss Chinese Beauty Pageant 2018 Final, which was held in August. Wong's outstanding performance in Threesome earned her the Favourite TVB Actress awards in both Malaysia and Singapore at the 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala. In her acceptance speech, Wong said, “I still firmly believe, that one’s effort may not necessarily be rewarded, but as long as we are willing to work hard, someone will see it.” She became a strong contender for the Best Actress award at the 2018 TVB Anniversary Awards, eventually placed among top 5 in both the Best Actress and Most Popular Female Character nominations. In addition, Wong won the 2018 People's Choice TV Awards for the Best Actress award and the 2018 Hong Kong Television Awards for the Best Leading Actress in Drama Series award, which served as a public recognition, as all awardees were 100% voted for by audience and netizens.

In 2019, Wong starred in the comedy drama My Life As Loan Shark as a passionate social worker, collaborating with veterans Kent Cheng, Kingdom Yuen, Maggie Shiu.

In 2020, Wong starred as the first female lead in three dramas. She first starred in the crime drama Brutally Young. Due to her character's tragic experience, Wong took half a year to emotionally withdraw from her character after filming the drama. In the sequel The Exorcist's 2nd Meter, she reprised her role as "Chong Tsz-yeuk", for which she won the Best Actress award in the hk01 Television Drama Awards with over 400 votes from netizens. In the same year, Wong starred in the crime drama Line Walker: Bull Fight, playing "Cheung Kei-gee (Madam G)", a chief inspector of police with savant syndrome and Asperger syndrome, for which she was praised for her profound portrayal of the character. Again, she became a strong contender for the Best Actress award at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards, eventually being placed among top 5 in the category.

In 2021, Wong starred in the crime thriller Murder Diary as "Yau Ngan-sing (Madam Sing)", the “Number One” Bomb Disposal Officer from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau. During filming, she was required to wear a bomb suit weighing 80 pounds and a 20-pound helmet. In the same year, Wong starred in the drama The Line Watchers as the first female lead. She played "Yan Kwan (Madam Kwan)", a Chief Trade Control Officer in the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, again pairing up with Benjamin Yuen. In this drama, her portrayal of a mother-to-be who underwent miscarriage was highly praised by netizens. With this role, Wong was once again placed among the top 5 nominees for the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards for the Best Actress.

In 2023, Wong starred as the first female lead in the drama Secret Door. She played "Luna Cheung", which she claimed as the most depressed character she had ever played. Her performance was praised by the producer Amy Wong, veteran actor Hugo Ng as well as netizens.

On 1 December 2023, Wong announced her departure from TVB.

Variety shows In 2017, along with Myolie Wu, Nancy Wu, Paisley Wu, Elaine Yiu and Selena Lee, Mandy Wong filmed a traveling show, The Sisterhood Traveling Gang, in Australia.

In 2019, Wong hosted her first reality TV show, Dancing For a Reason, which was filmed in Seoul, South Korea. In the show, she aspired to become a member of a K-pop girl group. Due to intensive training and the lack of rest, she fell ill and was briefly hospitalised. She was praised by viewers for her dedication and earnestness.

Stage plays In January 2020, Mandy Wong made her stage debut in the stage play Let's Hunt for a "Tiger" Tonight, playing the witty and beautiful "Wong Sau-ying".

In May 2021, Wong starred in her second stage play, Larger Than Life, which is directed by the prominent stage director Tang Shu-wing. She played a charming robot named "Chloé". In the stage play, she had to dance Flamenco and perform fencing. Her performance was praised by the co-actors. The international theatre news website BroadwayWorld wrote a review on this stage play, which praised Wong for her convincing imitation of an android and her transition into the endearing Chloé with memories and emotions. Furthermore, she earned her first nomination for Best Actress in Comedy at the 30th Hong Kong Drama Awards.

Filmography

Television dramas (TVB) + Year Title Role Notes2008 Best Selling Secrets 同事三分親 Neighbor 鄰居 Ep. 310 Speech of Silence 甜言蜜語 Piano player 琴師 Supporting Role Moonlight Resonance 溏心風暴之家好月圓 Donna Chan Dou-dan 陳杜丹 Cameo Appearance When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West 東山飄雨西關晴 Chong Shuk-woon 莊婌媛 Supporting Role Off Pedder 畢打自己人 Mandy Ma Wai-dan 馬慧丹 Ep. 30 Pages of Treasures Click入黃金屋 Bennie Ep. 132009 E.U. 學警狙擊 Cheung Shu-shan 張樹珊 Supporting Role The King of Snooker 桌球天王 Amy Supporting Role Just Love II 老婆大人II Iris Ng Hoi-tung 伍凱彤 Supporting Role In the Chamber of Bliss 蔡鍔與小鳳仙 Ng Sheung-mui 吳賞梅 Supporting Role A Chip Off the Old Block 巴不得爸爸... So Fung-lin 蘇鳳蓮 Major Supporting Role2010 Suspects in Love 搜下留情 Cheng Siu-man 鄭笑雯 (鵪鶉妹) Major Supporting Role Fly With Me 飛女正傳 Journalist 記者 Cameo Appearance 2010-2011 Home Troopers 居家兵團 Karen Chukot Yung 諸葛蓉 Major Supporting Role2011 Ghetto Justice 怒火街頭 Silvia Cheung Tsz-sum 張芷芯 Supporting Role Lives of Omission 潛行狙擊 WPC Vicky Mung Sum-ling 蒙心凌 (阿檬) Major Supporting Role Men with No Shadows 不速之約 Tai Yan 邰欣 Supporting Role2012 L'Escargot 缺宅男女 Lau Siu-lan 婁笑蘭 (關二嫂) Major Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste MY AOD Favourites Award for My Favourite Most Promising Female Artiste Next TV Award for Best Scene-Stealing Supporting Actress The Hippocratic Crush On Call 36小時 Dr. Hung Mei-suet 洪美雪 Major Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste Tiger Cubs 飛虎 PIP So Man-keung 蘇文強 Major Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste Divas in Distress 巴不得媽媽... Kwai Yi-hei 夔懿曦 Major Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste 2012-2013 Friendly Fire 法網狙擊 Wong Fei-fei 黃菲菲 Ep. 3-62013 Sergeant Tabloid 女警愛作戰 IP Szeto Kiu (Madam Kiu) 司徒驕 Major Supporting Role A Change of Heart 好心作怪 Ha Sze-ka 夏思嘉 Major Supporting Role Always and Ever 情逆三世緣 Tin Chau-ngan 田秋雁 Major Supporting Role The Hippocratic Crush II On Call 36小時II Dr. Hung Mei-suet 洪美雪 Major Supporting Role TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters 2014-2015 Tiger Cubs II 飛虎II PIP So Man-keung 蘇文強 Major Supporting Role2015 Madam Cutie On Duty 師奶Madam Angel Hung Dan-dan 熊丹丹 Major Supporting Role The Fixer 拆局專家 Lui Lui 雷蕾 1st Female Lead TVB Star Award Malaysia for Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama Characters Captain of Destiny 張保仔 Chu Shuk-kwan 朱淑君 Major Supporting Role2016 Daddy Dearest 超能老豆 Ophelia Chu Lai-fa 諸麗花 1st Female Lead Law dis-Order 律政強人 Martha Fong Ning 方寧 2nd Female Lead TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore People's Choice Television Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Television Award for Best Leading Actress in Drama Series2019 My Life as Loan Shark 街坊財爺 Mary Chu Ma-lei 朱瑪莉 2nd Female Lead 2020 Brutally Young 十八年後的終極告白 IP Yuen Lai-ken (Madam Yuen) 阮麗瑾 1st Female Lead The Exorcist's 2nd Meter 降魔的2.0 Dr. Chong Tsz-yeuk 莊芷若 / Salvia 魔 1st Female Lead hk01 Television Drama Award for Best Actress Line Walker: Bull Fight 使徒行者3 CIP Cheung Kei-gee (Madam G) 章紀孜 1st Female Lead 2021 Murder Diary 刑偵日記 SIP Yau Ngan-sing (Madam Sing) 游雁星 2nd Female Lead The Line Watchers 把關者們 "Yan" Kwan Pui-yan (Madam Kwan) 關佩欣 1st Female Lead 2023 Secret Door 隱門 Luna Cheung Sum-yuet 張心月 / Yip Man-man 葉敏敏 1st Female Lead 2024 In Bed With A Stranger Koo Ching-tin 顧晴天 1st Female Lead

Television dramas (Shaw Brothers Pictures)

Television drama (Mainland China) + Year Title Role NotesTBAThe Assassin隱娘 Chi Ruoqing遲若卿Special Appearance

Films + Year Title Role Notes2012 I Love Hong Kong 2012 2012我愛HK喜上加囍 TV director 節目編導 Cameo Appearance Natural Born Lovers 天生愛情狂 Second younger sister 二妹 2013 Firestorm 風暴 Waitress 酒樓女侍應 Cameo Appearance

Television hosts + Year Title Notes 2007 Infolink 事必關己 2009 Scoop 東張西望 2017 The Sisterhood Traveling Gang 胡說八道真情假期 Episodes 1-6 Filmed in Australia Co-host with Myolie Wu, Nancy Wu, Paisley Wu, Elaine Yiu and Selena Lee 2019 Dancing for a Reason 一個因去跳舞5 episodes in total Filmed in Seoul, South Korea

Stage plays Chloé 1st Female Lead 2023 Bhagavad Gita'' 薄伽梵歌 Storyteller 說書人 1st Female Lead

Awards and nominations

TVB Anniversary Awards + Year Category Drama / role Result 2011 Most Improved Female Artiste Scoop, Home Troopers, Ghetto Justice, Lives of Omission, Men with No Shadows 2012 L'Escargot, The Hippocratic Crush, Tiger Cubs, Divas in Distress Best Supporting Actress L'Escargot — "Lau Siu-lan" Top 2 2013 The Hippocratic Crush II — "Hung Mei-suet" 2014 Tiger Cubs II — "So Man-keung" Most Popular Female Character 2015 Best Actress The Fixer — "Lui Lui" Most Popular Female Character Madam Cutie On Duty — "Hung Dan-dan (Angel)" 2016 Best Actress Law dis-Order — "Fong Ning (Martha)" Most Popular Female Character 2017 Best Actress Nothing Special Force — "Lung Lai-sa (Laser)" Most Popular Female Character The Exorcist's Meter — "Chong Tsz-yeuk" Top 5 Most Popular Onscreen Partnership The Sisterhood Traveling Gang (shared with Myolie Wu, Nancy Wu, Elaine Yiu, Selena Lee and Paisley Wu) 2018 Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Threesome — "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore Best Actress Top 5 Most Popular Female Character Top 5 2019 Best Actress My Life as Loan Shark — "Chu Ma-li (Mary)" Most Popular Female Character 2020 Best Actress Line Walker: Bull Fight — "Cheung Kei-gee" Top 5 Most Popular Female Character Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Top 5 2021 Best Actress Murder Diary — "Yau Ngan-sing" The Line Watchers — "Kwan Pui-yan" Top 5 Most Popular Female Character Murder Diary — "Yau Ngan-sing" The Line Watchers — "Kwan Pui-yan" Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Murder Diary — "Yau Ngan-sing" The Line Watchers — "Kwan Pui-yan" Most Popular Onscreen Partnership The Line Watchers (shared with Benjamin Yuen) 2023 Best ActressSecret Door — "Cheung Sun-yuet (Luna)" Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia

MY AOD Favourites Awards + Year Category Drama / role Result 2011 My Favourite Most Promising Female Artiste Lives of Omission — "Mung Sum-ling" 2012 L'Escargot — "Lau Siu-lan" My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Top 5

TVB Star Awards Malaysia + Year Category Drama / role Result 2013 Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters The Hippocratic Crush II — "Hung Mei-suet" Favourite TVB Supporting Actress A Change of Heart — "Ha Sze-ka" Top 5 2014 Tiger Cubs II — "So Man-keung" Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters 2015 Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama Characters The Fixer — "Lui Lui" Favourite TVB Supporting Actress Madam Cutie on Duty — "Hung Dan-dan (Angel)" 2016 Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters Law dis-Order — "Fong Ning (Martha)" Favourite TVB Actress Top 5 2017 Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters Nothing Special Force — "Lung Lai-sa (Laser)" Favourite TVB Actress Favourite TVB Show Host The Sisterhood Traveling Gang (shared with Myolie Wu, Nancy Wu, Elaine Yiu, Selena Lee and Paisley Wu) Top 5

StarHub TVB Awards + Year Category Drama / role Result 2013 Most Improved TVB Artiste 2014 My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress The Hippocratic Crush II — "Hung Mei-suet" Top 10 2015 Tiger Cubs II — "So Man-keung" Top 10 2016 My Favourite TVB Female Characters Law dis-Order — "Fong Ning (Martha)" My Favourite TVB Actress 2017 My Favourite TVB Female Characters ''Nothing Special Force'' — " Lung Lai-sa (Laser)" My Favourite TVB Actress

Next TV Awards + Year Category Drama / role Result 2013 Best Scene-Stealing Supporting Actress L'Escargot — "Lau Siu-lan"

People's Choice Television Awards + Year Category Drama / role Result2017 People's Choice Best Actress The Exorcist's Meter — "Chong Tsz-yeuk" Top 5 (Ranked 2nd) People's Choice Best Variety Show Host The Sisterhood Traveling Gang (shared with Nancy Wu, Elaine Yiu, Selena Lee, Paisley Wu, Myolie Wu) Top 6 (Ranked 2nd) 2018 People's Choice Best Actress Threesome — "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" People's Choice Best TV Drama Partnership Threesome (shared with Benjamin Yuen) Top 6 (Ranked 3rd) 2020 People's Choice Best Actress Brutally Young — "Yuen Lai-ken" The Exorcist's Meter — "Chong Tsz-yeuk" Line Walker: Bull Fight — "Cheung Kei-gee" 2021 Murder Diary — "Yau Ngan-sing" The Line Watchers — "Kwan Pui-yan" Top 10 (Ranked 6th) People's Choice Best TV Drama Partnership The Line Watchers (shared with Benjamin Yuen)

Hong Kong Television Awards + Year Category Drama / role Result 2018 Best Leading Actress in Drama Series Threesome — "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)"

hk01 Television Drama Awards + Year Category Drama / role Result 2020 Best Actress The Exorcist's 2nd Meter — "Chong Tsz-yeuk"

30th Hong Kong Drama Awards + Year Category Drama / role Result 2022 Best Actress in Comedy Larger Than Life — "Chloé"