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.

Venus Wong Man-yik
Wong in 2018
Born (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
NationalityChinese (Hong Kong)
OccupationActress, model
Spouse(s)
(m. 2019)
Venus Wong
Chinese王敏奕
Panel discussion of Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight (2017) at the Freer Sackler Gallery. (2018) (Left to right: Tom, Venus Wong, and Alan Lo.)

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

YearFilm[5]Role
2008Forgive and ForgetWaitress
High NoonSoy Sauce's girlfriend
2009Love ConnectedVenus
2010Girl$Gucci
2012DivaGennie
2013The Midas TouchHo Miu-miu (河淼淼)
2014Streets of Macao
À Espera
Uncertain Relationship SocietyLee Ning (李寧)
2015King of MahjongBak Sei-hei (白四喜)
Knock Knock Who’s There?Carmen
2016Good Take Too
2017To love or not to loveCha Tsz-kei (查子頎)
Lucky BoyZhang Qingqing (張青青)
Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself TonightNip Yee-suen (聶以旋)
2020The Secret Diary of a Mom to Be
UnleashedElfy Lam
Hell Bank Presents: Running GhostChow Bo-yi (周寶兒)
2021AnitaMIWA

TVB

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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
2018 Flying Tiger
飛虎之潛行極戰
Tai Yi-fei (戴以菲) Major Supporting Role

ViuTV

Year Title Role Notes
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
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

  1. "Rising Star, Venus Wong, Takes Acting Seriously". Jayne Stars. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. Chan, Rachel (20 October 2015). "New Singapore film starring HK actress Venus Wong in 2016". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. "進修無緣遇「美」男 王敏奕鬥「戲」". The Sun (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  4. "王敏奕". TVCMBASE.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. "Venus Wong Man-Yik". HKMDB. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. 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.
  7. "Murder Diary Premieres on 28 June on TVB". TVB Anywhere Official Instagram (in Chinese). 2021-06-10.
  8. "《把關者們》為香港人把關". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2021-01-14.
  9. "《旁觀者》神探戀上連環殺手". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2021-09-03.
  10. "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.
  11. "《婚後事》相愛很難 婚姻更難". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2022-04-27.
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