Venus Wong
Wong in 2018
Born (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Huizhou, Guangdong, China
NationalityChinese (Hong Kong)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Spouse
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(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.)

Venus Wong Man-yik (Chinese: 王敏奕; pinyin: Wáng Mǐnyì) is a Hong Kong actress currently contracted to TVB and TVB Music Group.

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 Rachel Lee’s character. The drama was broadcast in 2014. In 2020, she signed contracts with TVB and The Voice Entertainment（now known as TVB Music Group）.

Personal life

In 2019, Wong married Hong Kong actor Derek Tsang at Niki Hills, Hokkaido, Japan.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Ref
2008 Forgive and Forget [zh] Waitress [5]
High Noon Soy Sauce's girlfriend [6]
2009 Love Connected [zh] Venus
2010 Girl$ Gucci
2012 Diva [zh] Gennie
2013 The Midas Touch Ho Miu-miu
2014 Streets of Macao
À Espera [7]
Uncertain Relationship Society [zh] Lee Ning
2015 King of Mahjong Bak Sei-hei [8]
Knock Knock! Who's There? [zh] Carmen
2016 Good Take Too [zh] [9]
2017 To Love or Not to Love Cha Tsz-kei [10]
Lucky Boy Zhang Qingqing [11]
Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight [zh] Nip Yee-suen [12]
2020 The Secret Diary of a Mom to Be
Unleashed Elfy Lam
Hell Bank Presents: Running Ghost [zh] Chow Bo-yi
2021 Anita MIWA

Television dramas

TVB

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 ICAC Investigators 2014 Kwok Siu-lam Ep. 1
Never Dance Alone Young Julie Chu Li Younger version of Rachel Lee’s character [13]
2020 Hong Kong Love Stories [zh] "Shay" Chan Tsz-yan Main Role [13]
2021 Murder Diary Dr. Fong Yuen-chin [14]
The Line Watchers [zh] "Kay" Wan Tsz-ki [15]
2022 Forensic Heroes V [zh] Fok Bo-ying [16]
2023 The QUEEN of News [zh] Carrie Lau Yim Major Supporting Role [17]
2024 The Spectator [zh] Yiu Chi-yu Main Role [18]
2024 Happy Ever After? [zh] Mira Lui Ching-hoi Main Role [19]
TBA 虛擬情人 Ching Ching [20]

Shaw Brothers Pictures

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Flying Tiger [zh] Tai Yi-fei Major Supporting Role

ViuTV

Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Republic [zh] Fiona Fong Main Role
#MeToo [zh] Lam Tsz-wai 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
2022 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character Nominated (Top 10)
TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nominated (Top 10)
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Bosco Wong Nominated
TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular TV Soundtrack Nominated
2023 TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated (Top 5)
TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated (Top 5)

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.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Review: Forgive and Forget (2008)". LoveHKFilm. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ^ "High Noon (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. ^ "À Espera film stills". Studiotm.hk. 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ^ Wong, Thompson (19 February 2015). "Review: King Of Mahjong". InCinemasSG. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ^ Lee, Edmund (26 May 2016). "Film review: Good Take Too – dreams and regrets in Hong Kong anthology sequel". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ^ Lee, Edmund (1 March 2017). "Film review: To Love or Not to Love – Venus Wong, Edward Ma in largely harmless Hong Kong romantic comedy". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  11. ^ Neu, Weetee (4 June 2017). "Wang Weiliang: I Still Can't Get Over How Pretty Venus Wong Is". 8Days (Interview). Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  13. ^ a b 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 5 May 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Murder Diary Premieres on 28 June on TVB". TVB Anywhere Official Instagram (in Chinese). 2021-06-10.
  15. ^ "《把關者們》為香港人把關". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2021-01-14.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "佘詩曼化身《新聞女王》展開辦公室權力惡鬥". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2023-05-23.
  18. ^ "《旁觀者》神探戀上連環殺手". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2021-09-03.
  19. ^ "《婚後事》相愛很難 婚姻更難". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2022-04-27.
  20. ^ "《虛擬情人》尋回戀愛初心". TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 2022-11-15.

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