Gloria Tang Pui-yee
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鄧佩儀 | |||||||||||
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| Born | 10 November 1992 | ||||||||||
| Citizenship | Canada | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, television host | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄧佩儀 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邓佩仪 | ||||||||||
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Gloria Tang Pui-yee (Chinese: 鄧佩儀; born 10 November 1992) is a Hong Kong Canadian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the winner of Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant 2012 and Miss Chinese International Pageant 2013.[1]
Early
[edit]Gloria Tang, born in Hong Kong, moved to Richmond, British Columbia with her parents in 2000 and pursued a specialization in Marketing at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business and specialised in Marketing in the Business.
Career
[edit]Pageant career
[edit]At the age of 19, Tang competed in and won Miss Chinese Vancouver 2012. She went on to represent Vancouver at Miss Chinese International 2013 held at TVB City, Hong Kong. She won the title, becoming the sixth representative from Vancouver to win the Miss Chinese International title.[1][2]
Acting career
[edit]Tang joined Hong Kong broadcasting giant TVB after crowning her Miss Chinese International successor. She made her acting debut in the 2014 drama The Ultimate Addiction. Tang played ‘Ginnie Cheuk’, the younger sister of Bosco Wong’s character. She also co-hosted the television show Organized Dining until 2019.
Tang continued to play supporting roles in the next few years. In 2016, she played ‘Maple Chin’ in the drama Two Steps From Heaven, starring opposite Louis Cheung. Tang played the undercover agent ‘Kay Kwong’ in the 2019 crime drama The Defected, starring opposite veteran actor Philip Keung. With this role, Tang was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards, eventually being placed among top 5.
In 2020, Tang had notable performance in the dramas Airport Strikers as the Airport Security Unit member ‘Silver Ho’ and The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter as the rich exorcist ‘Liz Sze’. With her performance in 2020, Tang was placed among the top 5 nominees for the Most Improved Female Artiste at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards.
In July 2020, Tang was cast in her first female leading role for the time-travelling drama Take Two.[3][4] The drama was broadcast in October 2021. With her role as ‘Hailey Cheung’, Tang gained her first Best Actress nomination at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Ultimate Addiction | Ginnie Cheuk Chi-yin | Major Supporting Role |
| 2015 | Young Charioteers | Tiffany Tam Sin-nga | Supporting Role |
| With or Without You | Mok Yum | Ep. 7 | |
| 2016 | Speed of Life | Choi Soo-hye / Chiu Wing-hor | Ep. 10-12 |
| Short End of the Stick | Mung Lui | Supporting Role | |
| Law dis-Order | Shirley Tam Suet-yee | Ep. 11-14 | |
| Two Steps from Heaven | Maple Chin Ka-yan | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2017 | My Unfair Lady | Miki Lee Mei-kei | Supporting Role |
| A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch | Chu Ka-yiu | Supporting Role | |
| 2018 | The Taxorcist Sidequel | Lo Tai | Web miniseries |
| Another Era | Chu Siu-wai | Major Supporting Role | |
| 2019 | The Defected | Kay Kwong Wing-sa | Major Supporting Role |
| Barrack O'Karma | Wan Ching | Ep. 5–6, 20 | |
| 2020 | Airport Strikers | Silver Ho Sze-wah | Major Supporting Role |
| The Exorcist's 2nd Meter | Liz Sze Loi-sze | Major Supporting Role | |
| Legal Mavericks 2020 | Joanne Ting Ning | Ep. 20-22 | |
| 2021 | Armed Reaction 2021 | Nicki Hui Chin-ying | Major Supporting Role |
| Take Two | Hailey Cheung Man | Main Role |
Awards and nominations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "加拿大中文電台 AM1470 FM96.1". 2016-01-29. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Gloria Tang Wins Miss Chinese International 2013". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "【逆襲人生】鄧佩儀捱七年終成女一：感覺似中咗六合彩｜香港01｜即時娛樂". 2020-09-28. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Gloria Tang Takes on First Leading Role in New Drama with Shaun Tam". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
