Lina Ng

Lina Ng Su Fang
Lina Ng Su Fang
Born	6 May 1974; Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Occupation	Actress, host
Years active	1993–present
Spouse(s)	Mike Lam
Children	3
Awards	Star Search 1993: 1st Runnerup

Lina Ng (Chinese: 黄嫊方; born 6 May 1974) is a Singaporean actress and host.[1] She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1993 to 2004 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. She later joined SPH MediaWorks, and left the industry after not being offered a contract following the merger with MediaCorp in 2004.

Career

Ng entered the entertainment industry after finishing 1st runner-up in the local talent-search competition Star Search 1993. Other contestants included Ann Kok and Ivy Lee, whom the former later revealed in 2009 that Ng was "openly competitive" during the competition.[2] She later joined SPH MediaWorks, and left the industry after not being offered a contract following the merger with MediaCorp.[3] Since leaving, she has made a number of cameos, most recently in the 2012 anniversary drama Joys of Life.

Ng was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 1995 to 1998.

In 2017, Ng played supporting role in a drama called Have A Little Faith where she played an abusive mother to Rui En. Shortly, she played another supporting role in another drama called My Teacher Is a Thug as Bonnie Loo's mother. She went to participate in a Channel 5 production called Lion Mums 2.

In 2018, she is involved in a toggle original drama series Close Your Eyes with casts like Edwin Goh.

Personal life

Ng married Mike Lam, a PE teacher, on 9 September 2004 and they have three sons.[3] She taught for three years in a pre-school before quitting, and now runs a Mandarin enrichment company with former actress Evelyn Tan.[3]

Filmography

Film

One More Chance (2005)
Just Follow Law (2007)
The Fortune Handbook (2017)
Late Night Ride (2020)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	That Moment In Time 红尘独舞	Xiong Li 熊莉	1/3 of female co-leads
1994	Double Life 潇洒走一回	Annie 安妮	1/2 of female co-leads
	The Young Ones 壮志骄阳	He Xiao Fang 何小芳	1/3 of female co-leads
	Love At Last 真心男儿	Tian Fei Fei 田飞飞	1/2 of female co-leads
1995	Strange Encounters III 奇缘 III 之《深水情郎》	Ye Wan Lian 叶晚莲
	Strange Encounters III 奇缘 III 之《青衣魅影》	Xiao Ling Long 小玲珑	Playing 2 roles
	Strange Encounters III 奇缘 III 之《青衣魅影》	Bai Yue Er 白月儿	Playing 2 roles
	The Teochew Family 潮州家族	Mai Xiao Dong 麦小冬	Supporting role
1996	Legend of the White Hair Brides 塞外奇侠	Hamaya 哈玛雅	Female co-lead
	Royal Battle of Wits 妙师爷三斗毒太监	Li Xiao Lian 李小莲	Female lead
	Tales of the Third Kind II 第三类剧场II 之《毒咒》	Qiu Yan 秋雁	Female lead
	Brave New World 新阿郎	Li Xiao Man 李小曼	Supporting role
1997	The Price of Peace 和平的代价	Cui Cui 翠翠	Female co-lead
1998	Living In Geylang 芽笼芽笼	Zheng Ying Hua 郑英华	Female lead
	City Beat 城人杂志		Variety Show
	Right Frequency 播音人	Little Trumpet 吴飘盈（小喇叭）	Female co-lead
1999	Right Frequency II 播音人 II	Little Trumpet 吴飘盈（小喇叭）	Female co-lead
2000	Right Frequency III 播音人 III	Little Trumpet 吴飘盈（小喇叭）	Female co-lead
2009	Perfect Cut 2 一切完美 2	Herself	Guest appearance Channel U production
2012	Joys of Life 花样人间	Little Trumpet	Cameo
2012	Game Plan 千方百计	Zhao Xinyi 赵心仪	Siblings with Jesseca Liu Supporting
2015	Tiger Mum 虎妈来了	He Shengmei 贺胜美	Siblings with Huang Biren Supporting
2016	The Truth Seekers 真探	Song Lizhu 宋丽珠	Pairs up with Zhang Wenxiang Cameo
2016	You Can Be An Angel 2 你也可以是天使 2	Zhuang Qunfang 庄裙芳	Supporting
2017	Have A Little Faith 相信我	Li Qiuhe 李秋荷	Mother of Rui En & Denise Camillia Tan Supporting
	My Teacher Is a Thug 爱不迟疑	Li Lijun 李丽君	Pairs up with Cavin Soh Mother of Bonnie Loo Supporting
	Lion Mums 2	Chae Lian	Mother of Ian Teng Female co-lead Channel 5 production
2018	Close Your Eyes 闭上眼就看不见	Lynn	Mother of Vanessa Xu Supporting Toggle Original Series
2018	The Distance Between 下个路口遇见你	Chen Meiying 陈美颖	Supporting Toggle Original Series
2019	Walk With Me 谢谢你出现在我的行程里	Principal 校长	Cameo
	Lion Mums 3	Chae Lian	Mother of Ian Teng Female co-lead Channel 5 production
	The Play Book 爱本	Lina	Pairs up with Roy Li Supporting Directorial debut project
	The Last Madame	Ah Yoke	Supporting Toggle Original Series
	The Driver 司机	Sister Kun 坤姐	Supporting Toggle Original Series
	After The Stars 攻星计	Liu Lili 刘丽丽	Supporting Mother of He Ying Ying
	A Whole World Difference 都市狂想	Su Anru 袁安茹	Female lead Pairs up with Yao Wenlong Mother of Jarrel Huang & Stepmom of Regene Lim Toggle Original Series
2020	Terror Within 内颤	Lin Xiuhong 林秀红	Mother of Chantalle Ng Supporting
	Ti Tou Dao: Inspired By The True Story Of A Wayang Star 剃头刀	Ang Di	Mother of Joel Choo Supporting Channel 5 production
	Super Dad 男神不败	周旋于	Supporting Wife of Jeremy Chan Ex-wife of Chen Hanwei

Accolades

Awards
Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1995	1st Star Awards Ceremony	Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes	N/A	Top 10
1996	2nd Star Awards Ceremony	Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes	N/A	Top 5
1997	3rd Star Awards Ceremony	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	N/A	Top 20
1998	4th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Actress	Living In Geylang	Nominated
1998	4th Star Awards Ceremony	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	N/A	Top 20
2019	25th Star Awards Ceremony	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	N/A	Top 10
2020	New York Festivals TV & Film Awards	Best Performance by an Actress	Last Madame	Finalist	[4]

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References

"Lina Ng profile, J Team". Archived from the original on September 15, 2009.
"Rivalry between Lina Ng and Ann Kok resurfaced". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
"Motherhood Becomes Her". September 6, 2013.
"Winners Gallery - New York Festivals". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.

External links

Lina Ng on IMDb

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[1] "Lina Ng profile, J Team". Archived from the original on September 15, 2009.

[2] "Rivalry between Lina Ng and Ann Kok resurfaced". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-24.

[auto-3] "Motherhood Becomes Her". September 6, 2013.

[4] "Winners Gallery - New York Festivals". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.