Adele Wong

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Adele Wong 王筱惠
Wong in the 2008 music video "Knowing" (懂)
Born (1983-03-08) 8 March 1983 (age 41)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, writer, screenwriter
Years active2006–present

Adele Wong (born 8 March 1983) is a Singaporean actress, singer, writer, and screenwriter.

Biography

Born in Singapore, Wong traces her ancestry to Shanghai, China. She graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with an honors degree in sociology. At NUS, Wong was active in dance and theatre.

Upon graduation, Wong began her professional career in acting, hosting and writing. She played the lead role in Damned [1] which was part of an omnibus feature film which premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2009. Wong also played a lead role in Garden Girls, a short film, which premiered at the Singapore Film Festival in 2009.

Wong has been seen in several television programs in Singapore. She recently starred as the female lead Annie in Jack Neo's first English-language drama series for Okto titled Happily Ever After. She was also seen in the 2009 MediaCorp Chinese New Year television film, A Kuchinta Family Reunion. In July 2009, Wong played the lead female character opposite Christopher Lee in a Chinese-language television drama, He Ain't Pesky, He's My Brother, for MediaCorp's Channel 8.

Wong's feature film debut was as the female lead role in The Days which was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the Singapore International Film Festival and short listed for the New Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Wong also sang the theme song for the film, Knowing (懂),[2] which was written and produced by Jim Lim (林倛玉).

Besides acting, Wong writes both fiction and non-fiction. She hosts a column on Sinema's website.[3] She was also awarded a grant for a short film by the Singapore Film Commission.[4] Hanging Gardens, starring Wong, will go into production in August 2009.

Filmography

Short films

  • Damned
  • Garden Girls
  • The Gang

Feature films

  • The Days
  • Perfect Rivals

Music videos

  • '懂' Knowing

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2019 Dear Neighbours 我的左邻右里 Arlene
Playground 游乐场 Hu Qingfang 胡晴芳 Toggle
128 Circle Low Mei Zhen Mediacorp Channel 5
Walk With Me 谢谢你出现在我的行程里 Lyn
  • Cameo
2018 You Can Be An Angel 3 你也可以是天使3 Eve
The Distance Between 下个路口遇见你 Warren's Mother
  • Cameo
Blessings 2 祖先保佑 2 Du Shini 杜诗妮
Babies On Board 新生 Connie
A Million Dollar Dream 给我一百万 Fang Ziling 方姿灵
2017 My Friends From Afar 知星人 Huang Lirong 黄丽蓉
  • Cameo
While We Are Young Z时代 Ah Jie 阿姐
  • Cameo
Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 Wang Xueling 王雪玲
P.I. Cheryl C Mediacorp Channel 5
Home Truly 回家 Bi Qilin 毕琪霖
2016 The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 Liu Yutong 刘雨彤
The Dream Job 绝世好工 Li Ziyun 李紫芸
  • Cameo
The Hush Nina Mediacorp Channel 5
2011 Perfect Deception Evelyn Mediacorp Channel 5

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