Venus Wong
Venus Wong Man-yik (Chinese: 王敏奕; pinyin: wong4 man5 jik6) is a Hong Kong actress currently contracted to TVB and The Voice Entertainment.
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Nationality | Chinese (Hong Kong) |
Occupation | Actress, model |
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Chinese | 王敏奕 | ||||||||||
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Biography
Early life
Venus Wong was born in 1992 in Huizhou, Guangdong province and moved to Hong Kong at the age of one with her mother. She attended Christ Church Ching Wan Primary School and Rosehill School.
Career
In 2006, Wong participated in the television show Y2K Series (Y2K系列) at the age of 14. In 2008, she made her film debut in the movie High Noon (烈日當空) as a supporting character. In the same year, she appeared in the TV show “性本善” and played a waitress in the film Forgive and Forget (親愛的). Wong had appeared in a number of supporting roles in films, such as To Love or Not to Love, Camera and Lucky Boy.[1][2] After playing a few more minor roles, she studied French at the City University of Hong Kong before dropping out in 2012 to study Drama in New York.[3] She had also appeared in numerous TV commercials and had promoted brands such as Olympus, Nokia and Brandy.[4]
In 2013, Wong filmed her first TVB drama Never Dance Alone, playing the younger version of Chu Li. The drama was broadcast in 2014. In 2020, she signed contracts with TVB and The Voice Entertainment. In 2021, with her performance in the dramas Murder Diary and The Line Watchers, Wong was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Most Improved Female Artiste at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards.
Personal life
In 2019, Wong married Hong Kong actor Derek Tsang at Niki Hills, Hokkaido, Japan.
Filmography
Films
Year | Film[5] | Role |
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2008 | Forgive and Forget | Waitress |
High Noon | Soy Sauce's girlfriend | |
2009 | Love Connected | Venus |
2010 | Girl$ | Gucci |
2012 | Diva | Gennie |
2013 | The Midas Touch | Ho Miu-miu (河淼淼) |
2014 | Streets of Macao | |
À Espera | ||
Uncertain Relationship Society | Lee Ning (李寧) | |
2015 | King of Mahjong | Bak Sei-hei (白四喜) |
Knock Knock Who’s There? | Carmen | |
2016 | Good Take Too | |
2017 | To love or not to love | Cha Tsz-kei (查子頎) |
Lucky Boy | Zhang Qingqing (張青青) | |
Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight | Nip Yee-suen (聶以旋) | |
2020 | The Secret Diary of a Mom to Be | |
Unleashed | Elfy Lam | |
Hell Bank Presents: Running Ghost | Chow Bo-yi (周寶兒) | |
2021 | Anita | MIWA |
TVB
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | ICAC Investigators 2014 廉政行動2014 |
Kwok Siu-lam (郭小霖) | Ep. 1 | |
Never Dance Alone 女人俱樂部 |
Young Julie Chu Lei (青年朱莉) | Younger version of Rachel Lee’s character | [6] | |
2020 | Hong Kong Love Stories 香港愛情故事 |
"Shay" Chan Tsz-yan (陳子欣) | Main Role | [6] |
2021 | Murder Diary 刑偵日記 |
Dr. Fong Yuen-chin (方菀芊) | Main Role | [7] |
The Line Watchers 把關者們 |
"Kay" Wan Tsz-ki (溫芷祺) | Main Role | [8] | |
TBA | The Spectator 旁觀者 |
Yiu Chi-yu (姚自如) | Main Role | [9] |
Forensic Heroes V 法證先鋒V |
Fok Bo-ying (霍寶英) | [10] | ||
Filming | Happy Ever After? 婚後事 |
Lui Ching-hoi (呂靜海) | [11] |
Shaw Brothers Pictures
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Flying Tiger 飛虎之潛行極戰 |
Tai Yi-fei (戴以菲) | Major Supporting Role |
ViuTV
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | The Republic 理想國 |
Fiona Fong | Main Role |
#MeToo 假設性無罪 |
Lam Tsz-wai (林梓慧) | Ep. 3 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Result |
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2020 | TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character | Nominated |
2021 | TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste | Nominated (Top 5) |
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | Nominated (Top 10) | |
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character | Nominated | |
TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia | Nominated | |
People’s Choice Television Award for Most Improved Female Artiste | Nominated | |
People’s Choice Television Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
References
- "Rising Star, Venus Wong, Takes Acting Seriously". Jayne Stars. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- Chan, Rachel (20 October 2015). "New Singapore film starring HK actress Venus Wong in 2016". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "進修無緣遇「美」男 王敏奕鬥「戲」". The Sun (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "王敏奕". TVCMBASE.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "Venus Wong Man-Yik". HKMDB. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- Chan, Ka-ying (11 December 2020). "【香港愛情故事】王敏奕相隔6年重返TVB拍劇 《女人俱樂部》首播:用時間證明自身努力" [Venus Wong returns to TVB after the filming of Never Dance Alone 6 years ago; Use time to prove her efforts] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Murder Diary Premieres on 28 June on TVB". TVB Anywhere Official Instagram (in Chinese). 2021-06-10.
- "《把關者們》為香港人把關". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2021-01-14.
- "《旁觀者》神探戀上連環殺手". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2021-09-03.
- "黃宗澤用錯力秒派表情包 王敏奕頭耷耷死跟". on.cc (in Chinese). 2021-10-31.
- "《婚後事》相愛很難 婚姻更難". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2022-04-27.