Carrie Wong
Carrie Wong (Chinese: 黄思恬; pinyin: Huáng Sītián) is a Singaporean actress.[1] She was discovered through the reality television competition Hey Gorgeous.[2]
Carrie Wong | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Carrie Wong Si Tian 1 January 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Evergreen Secondary School Nanyang Polytechnic | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||||||||
| Awards | Star Awards 2015 – Star Awards 2019 : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃思恬 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄思恬 | ||||||||||||
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Biography
The only child of a housewife mother and father who works in a security firm,[3] Wong was raised in a Chinese-speaking family. Her father is Singaporean while her mother is a Malaysian Chinese. She studied at Evergreen Secondary School and graduated with a diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Nanyang Polytechnic in 2014. Wong was a blogshop model during her polytechnic years. She was scouted in her final year for Hey Gorgeous in 2013, where she made it as the second runner up.
Career
2013
Wong was chosen as one of the six contestants for the Preliminary Rounds of Hey Gorgeous in 2013.[3]
Later that year, having emerged as second runner-up, Wong starred in her first drama, Scrum, broadcast in February 2014. Wong portrayed a disabled Sport Sciences polytechnic student.
2014–2016
She went on to play major roles in dramas Against the Tide and The Journey: Tumultuous Times. Her portrayals of a schizophrenic woman in Against the Tide, as well as that of a hot-tempered sweet soup seller in Tumultuous Times garnered her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Top 10 Most Popular Artistes. She was nominated for Best Newcomer.
In 2015, Wong played leading roles in Love On Air and TV drama Sealed with a Kiss. In Star Awards 2016, she won the Social Media Award.
Wong had supporting roles in three long-running TV series: 118 from 2014 to 2015, Life – Fear Not from 2015 to 2016 and 118 II from 2016 to 2017. Since 2015, Wong received the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in the Star Awards for five consecutive years.
2017–2018
In 2017, she filmed Dream Coder and My Friends From Afar, which gained her first nomination for Best Actress in Star Awards 2018.
In 2018, Wong made a cameo appearance in 118 Reunion, and was the female lead for My Agent Is A Hero and VIC, also appearing in Love At Cavenagh Bridge.
She gained a second nomination for Best Actress in Star Awards 2019 for her role in VIC.
2019–present
In 2019, Wong had lead roles in Hello Miss Driver, and My One In A Million. She was later chosen for a lead role in After The Stars, but was dropped due to scheduling conflicts and considerations that she was too young for the role.[4]
In 2020, Wong starred in wuxia time travel drama A Quest to Heal. Filming began in late 2019 and made its debut on July 20, 2020 on Channel 8.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Spouse For House | Sarah Toh | Cameo |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 | Recipe of Life 味之道 | Zhou Minming 周敏明 |
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| A Quest to Heal 我的女侠罗明依 | Luo Mingyi 罗明依 | ||
| 2019 | A World of Difference 都市狂想 | Claire Chen Sixuan 陈思璇 |
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| My One In A Million 我的万里挑一 | Yan Shuyu 严书彧 |
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| My Agent Is A Hero II 流氓经纪 II | Suzy Ong |
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| Hello Miss Driver 下一站，遇见 | Lin Chenxi 林晨曦 |
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| 2018 | You Can Be An Angel 3 你也可以是天使3 | Jin Siyan 金思彦 |
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| Love At Cavenagh Bridge
加文纳桥的约定 |
Xu Peizhen 许佩珍 |
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| VIC
维多利亚的模力 |
Vicky Zhan 詹予柔 |
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| Victoria Lek 厉胜男 | |||
| My Agent Is A Hero 流氓经纪 | Suzy Ong |
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| 118 Reunion 118 大团圆 | Zhang Ke'ai 张可爱 |
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| 2017-2018 | My Friends From Afar 知星人 |
Chen Fengjiao 陈凤娇 |
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| 2017 | My Alien Girlfriend
我的知星女友 |
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| Dream Coder 梦想程式 | Fang Ru 方如 |
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| 2016-2017 | 118 II
118 II |
Zhang Ke'ai 张可爱 | |
| Hero
大英雄 |
Alexia |
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| 2016 | You Can Be An Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 | Jin Siyan 金思彦 |
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| The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 | Wang Kaixin 王凯欣 |
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| Don't Worry, Be Healthy 家有一保 | Elena |
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| 2015-2016 | Life – Fear Not 人生无所畏 | Bai Meigui 白梅桂 |
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| 2015 | Sealed With A Kiss 吻我吧, 住家男 | Tian Zhenzhen 田珍珍 |
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| Love On Air 音为爱 | Eve |
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| 2014-2015 | 118
118 |
Zhang Ke'ai 张可爱 |
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| The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约: 动荡的年代 |
Bai Lanxiang 白兰香 |
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| 2014 | Against The Tide 逆潮 | Di Yao 狄遥 |
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| Scarlet | |||
| Scrum! 冲锋 | Li Siqi
李思琪 |
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Variety series
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2013 | Hey Gorgeous 校园美魔王 |
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| Style: Check In 2 潮人攻略 2 | Guest Host | |
| 2014 | Style: Check In 5 潮人攻略 5 | Guest Host |
| Ladies Nite 3 女人聚乐部3 | Guest | |
| 2015 | Toggle Talk 星客驾到 | Guest |
| Star Awards 2015 Prelude 红星大奖2015庆奏 | Nominee | |
| Hey Gorgeous 2015 校园美魔王2015 | Special Guest | |
| Love On Air 音为爱 |
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| 2016 | Star Awards 2016 Prelude 红星大奖2016庆奏 | Nominee |
| Touch-Screen Cuisine 弹指间的料理 | Guest | |
| Life Hacks 没那么简单 | Guest | |
| As I Hold Your Hand 大手牵老手 | Guest | |
| Mars Vs Venus 2 金星火星大不同 2 | Guest | |
| 2017 | The Road to Star Awards 2017 红星大奖 影聚响宴 | Nominee |
Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
Discography
Drama OST
| Year | Drama Title | Song Title | Other Singer(s) | Notes |
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| 2015 | Life – Fear Not 人生无所谓 | 一样 | Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | Sub-theme Song 插曲 |
| 2019 | Hello Miss Driver 下一站，遇见 | Life Rose 生命蔷薇 | N/A | Theme Song 主题曲 |
| The Next Stop 下一站 | Deng Biyuan 邓碧源 | Sub-theme Song 插曲 |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2013 | Hey Gorgeous | Champion | Nanyang Polytechnic | Nominated |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Won | |||
| 2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Award | N/A | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | The Journey: Tumultuous Times (as Bai Lanxiang) |
Nominated | ||
| Best Newcomer | N/A | Nominated | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Won | ||
| 2016 | 22nd Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Won |
| Social Media Award | N/A | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | 118 (as Zhang Ke'ai) |
Nominated | ||
| 2017 | 23rd Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Won |
| 2018 | 24th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Won |
| Best Actress | My Friends From Afar (as Chen Fengjiao) |
Nominated | ||
| 2019 | 25th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Actress | VIC (as Vicky Zhan) |
Nominated |
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Won |
References
- Lee, Jocelyn (5 February 2015). "Star Awards rookie nominee Carrie Wong laments lack of suitors". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- Yeo, Melissa (January 5, 2016). "10 Carrie Wong Facts That Prove She Is The Next Fann Wong".
- "Everybody loves an angel". The Straits Times. October 31, 2016.
- "Carrie Wong loses drama role originally planned for Rebecca Lim". AsiaOne. June 19, 2019.