Priscilla Wong

Priscilla Wong Tsui-yu (born 23 October 1981) is a Hong Kong actress and television host.[1] Wong made her debut in 2003, anchoring i-Cable entertainment news program before signing with TVB in 2012 as an actress.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong.
Priscilla Wong
黃翠如
Born
Wong Tsui-yu

(1981-10-23) 23 October 1981
British Hong Kong
Alma materHong Kong Baptist University
OccupationActress, television host
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2018)
AwardsTVB Anniversary Awards – Best Host
2013 Pilgrimage of Wealth 2
2017 Dodo Goes Shopping Sr.2
Most Improved Female Artist
2014 Return of the Silver Tongue; Swipe Tap Love; The Conquerors; Pilgrimage to Football Meccas; Chef Minor

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃翠如
Simplified Chinese黄翠如

Early life

Wong was born the second child of five girls. She grew up in a family where money was tight. Her father worked as a fish monger while her mother was a homemaker.[2] She graduated from Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong secondary school in 2000.

Wong later attended and graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2003, majoring in communications and public relations. During university, Wong took an internship at i-Cable and was later offered a full-time job as a host when she graduated from university.[3]

Career

Hosting

Wong was discovered while she was in Secondary School at the age of 17 by Sandy Yu who was then an artiste management exec and later became a top TVB drama production executive. Signed under management by Sundream Motion Pictures she did not fully start her career in the entertainment industry until after graduating from university. Wong worked as an anchor for travelogue programs and entertainment news reporter for i-Cable. She was dubbed as "Stephen Chow's personal host", due to her easy access to interviewing the famous comedian.[4]

In 2010 Wong left i-Cable for Now TV, only to return one year later.

Acting

In 2008, Wong starred opposite Dicky Cheung in the 2008 film The Champions (Chinese: 奪標), and earned critical praise for her performance.[4] In 2012, Wong signed with Hong Kong television station TVB as an actor. She made her television acting debut in the drama Reality Check. In 2014, Wong won the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the TVB Anniversary Awards.[5]

In May 2020, Wong began filming for the drama series Seven Princesses.[6]

Personal life

In 2014, Wong began dating Madam Cutie On Duty co-star Edwin Siu. The couple married in April 2018, in New Zealand.[7]

Filmography

As actress

Television series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Reality Check May Hui Mei-fung Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist
Karma Rider Foon Hei Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist
2013-2014 Return of the Silver Tongue Chow Guk TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
2014 Swipe Tap Love Yu Chor-kin TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
2015 Madam Cutie On Duty Apple Fa Ping Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character
Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
Every Step You Take Priscilla Wong Tsui-yu Special appearance
Romance of 7 Days Cheung Lin Lou A CMB channel (South Korea)-TVB's J2 co-production
2015-2016 Come Home Love 2 Wan Si-si Season 2
2016 A Time of Love II Chin Ching Episode 2 - Taiwan
Inspector Gourmet Sam Oi-kiu
Two Steps From Heaven Cing Soeng Nominated—TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
2017 Married but Available Janet
Line Walker: The Prelude Cheng Suk-mui
Heart and Greed Fong Hei Man
2019 The Defected Janice Special voice guest star
2020 Life After Death Laura Fong Lok-man
Line Walker 3 Cheng Suk-mui
TBA Seven Princesses Alison Koo Ling-shan In production

Film
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2002Mighty Baby
2004I Will Be A Model我要做ModelReceptionist
2008The Champions奪標Nan Ling
2014Mom, I love you媽媽，我愛您Chan Suet

As host

i-CABLE
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
2003-2009, 2011Entertainment News有線娛樂新聞台
2007Wonderful Life活得很滋味
200840 Day Wild Vacation40日峰狂嘆世界
2009Love Match Turnaround玩轉姻玄路
2011World Exploration With Every Single Person地平線上 這個世界那些人
The Stories Of Those那些人的故事

Now TV
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
2010Lifetival
Tiger Has Party老虎都要 party
One Life One Earth一個地球

TVB
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
2013Pilgrimage of Wealth走過浮華大地with Tony Hung
Fun Hotels蒲.酒店with Jason Chan
Pilgrimage of Wealth走過浮華大地 亞洲篇with Tony Hung; season 2
2014The Conquerors快樂聯盟
Pilgrimage to Football Meccas走過足球聖地with Tony Hung
Chef Minor我係小廚神with Bob Lam
2015Chef Minor 2我係小廚神2with Bob Lam
Make Your Choice超強選擇一分鐘with Sammy Leung and Chin Ka-lok
DoDo Goes ShoppingDo姐去Shoppingwith Carol Cheng and FAMA

[8] [9]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2013 TVB Anniversary Awards My Favourite Female Character Reality Check Nominated
Most Improved Female Artist Reality Check
Karma Rider
Pilgrimage of Wealth
Explore Hotels
Pilgrimage of Wealth II		 Nominated
Best Host (with Tony Hung) Pilgrimage of Wealth II Won
TVB Star Awards Malaysia My Favourite TVB Promising Actress Reality Check
Karma Rider		 Nominated
My Favourite TVB Host in Variety Program Pilgrimage of Wealth Won
Yahoo！Asia Buzz Awards Most Searched TV Actress N/A Won
2014 TVB Most Popular TV Commercial Awards Best Actress Extra chewing gum Won
StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Actress Swipe Tap Love Nominated
My Favourite TVB Female TV Character Nominated
My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple (with Raymond Wong) Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
My Favourite TVB On Screen Couple (with Raymond Wong) Nominated
My Favourite TVB Host in Variety Program (with Tony Hung) Pilgrimage to Football Meccas Nominated
TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Swipe Tap Love Nominated
My Favourite Female Character Nominated
Most Improved Female Artiste Return of the Silver Tongue
Swipe Tap Love
The Conquerors
Pilgrimage to Football Meccas
Chef Minor		 Won
Best Host (with Tony Hung) Pilgrimage to Football Meccas Nominated
2015 StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Actress Madam Cutie On Duty Nominated
My Favourite TVB Female TV Character Won
My Favourite Onscreen Couple(with Edwin Siu) Won
TVB Star Awards Malaysia My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
My Favourite TVB Drama Characters Won
My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple(with Edwin Siu) Won
TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Nominated
My Favourite Female Character Nominated
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References
  1. "黃翠如的廣播 - TVB藝人微博 - tvb.com". TVB. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. Growing Up Poor, Priscilla Wong’s Needs in Life are Simple. Retrieved April 16, 2015
  3. Priscilla Wong and Edwin Siu: Introverts in Love
  4. Ruco Chan at "Heart Road GPS" Costume Fitting Jaynestars.com (July 12, 2012). Retrieved on May 26, 2014.
  5. 2014 TVB Anniversary Awards
  6. "TVB's "Seven Princesses" Holds Blessing Ceremony". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. "Priscilla Wong Reveals How She Proposed to Edwin Siu". jaynestars.com.
  8. Priscilla Wong at douban.com
  9. Priscilla Wong at chinesemov.com
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