J.J. Fong

J.J. Fong (born 1985/1986[1]) is a New Zealand actress. She is best known for her roles as Alice Lee in the hit NZ television programme Go Girls, Betty in the programme Step Dave and Jessica in the acclaimed NZ web series Flat3 and its subsequent spin-offs.

J.J. Fong
Born	Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Actress producer dancer singer
Years active	2013–present

The web series were created by her production company Flat3 productions which she co-owns and started with her mates Perlina Lau, Ally Xue and Roseanne Liang.

She is also currently portraying the role of Filipino New Zealander cosmetic surgical nurse Ruby Flores on the long-running and iconic NZ soap opera Shortland Street.

Early life and education

Fong, who is of Chinese New Zealand descent,[2] was born and raised in Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand. She is one of two children, and her brother is a chef. Her father is a market gardener. Her grandparents immigrated to New Zealand in the 1920s.[3]

Fong received her education at ACG Strathallan in Karaka. She later went to a dance school with the encouragement of her parents. She received a two-year diploma at the Wellington Performing Arts Centre in jazz, tap, hip-hop, and contemporary dance.

Career

Fong received her first big break when she was cast as part of the main cast for Go Girls back in 2013.[4]

Soon after realising the lack of diversity in New Zealand's film and television industry, Fong and her friends Perlina Lau, Ally Xue, and director Roseanne Liang started Flat3 productions, one goal of which is to give more opportunities to Asian New Zealanders and New Zealanders in general in the NZ film and television industry. Flat3 productions has gone to produced 2 successful web series Flat3 and Friday Night Bites, where she portrays the character Jessica. Due to the first web series being a success, the spin-off web series Friday Night Bites is now funded by NZ On Air and is released through TVNZ OnDemand. Fong's friends, independent of Flat3 productions, also created the short film Sugar Hit.

Fong later starred on the main cast in the role of Betty on the popular, but short lived NZ comedy-drama TV programme Step Dave. She recently guest starred on The Brokenwood Mysteries and is part of the recurring cast of the famous NZ soap opera Shortland Street playing Nurse Ruby Flores.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Go Girls	Alice	Main cast series 5: 13 episodes
2013–2014	Flat3	Jessica	Co-creator Main role: 18 episodes
2014	Oddball	Trish	Mini-series
2014–2015	Step Dave	Betty	Main Cast: 26 episodes
2015	K Rd Stories	Jessica	"Sugar Hit"
2015–2016	AFK: The Webseries	Stephen	Main Cast: 11 episodes
2016	The Brokenwood Mysteries	Scarlett	"Over her Dead body" (S03E02)
2016–present	Friday Night Bites	Jessica	Co-creator Main role
2016–2017	Shortland Street	Ruby Flores	Recurring role

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	End of Daze	J.J.
2016	Cradle	Jessica	Short film
2019	Falling Inn Love	Yoga Instructor

Personal life and charity

As of 6 November 2016, Fong was 30 years of age.[1]

Fong is an ambassador for OnefortheGirls, a website promoting the HPV vaccine for young NZ women.[2]

References

1. Bamber, Shaun (6 November 2016). "Actress JJ Fong takes a big bite of TV". Stuff (company). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. "Cultural Storytellers: JJ Fong". thebigidea.nz. 29 September 2010.
3. Dann, Jennifer (13 December 2016). "Twelve Questions with JJ Fong: Shortland Street's newest nurse is here to cause some drama". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2018. I grew up in Pukekohe…Dad's a market gardener…my grandparents came from Canton in the 1920s
4. "Get to Know JJ Fong". tvnz.co.nz.

External links

• J.J. Fong on IMDb