Tiffany Leong

Tiffany Leong (simplified Chinese: 梁丽芳; traditional Chinese: 梁麗芳; pinyin: Liáng Lìfāng; 24 October 1985 – 28 December 2015),[1] was a Malaysian actress, host and model based in Singapore. In December 2015, she died of neuroendocrine cancer tumors.

Tiffany Leong
Born(1985-10-24)24 October 1985
Malaysia
Died28 December 2015(2015-12-28) (aged 30)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
OccupationActress, host & model
Years active2006-2015
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese梁丽芳

Personal life & career

Leong used to be a model and beauty queen before joining Astro and enjoyed some success as a television host. She switched to acting in 2006 and joined MediaCorp in Singapore. Initially she was mostly cast in Singapore-Malaysia co-productions and made her debut in a Singapore-produced series in the 2008 drama La Femme. She was nominated for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes at the 2011 Star Awards. [2]

In 2006, Leong filmed 2 dramas called The Beginning & Falling in Love in supporting roles. In 2007, she filmed another 2 more dramas called Man of the House & Fallen Angel.

In 2008, Leong filmed dramas La Femme & Where the Heart Is and in 2009, she filmed My Destiny & Welcome Home, My Love . In 2010, she got lots of opportunity in filming 4 dramas but she get to act in supporting roles, she acted in dramas like Tribulations of Life , Injustice , Priceless Wonder & Friends Forever .

In 2011, she managed to film 2 more additional dramas Code of Honour & Prosperity.

In 2012, she filmed 2 dramas The Quarters & Laws of Attraction. In 2013, she filmed in 1 drama called 2013 Radio Rhapsody due to her illness. In 2015 , she managed to film 1 drama called Mind Game after losing her battle with cancer.

Health and death

In July 2013, the former Mediacorp artiste was diagnosed with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome, and was later confirmed to have neuroendocrine cancer tumors in her liver. She had 60 per cent of her liver removed, and returned to work in late 2014.

On 24 December 2015, Leong was admitted to a hospital in Kuala Lumpur after suffering a relapse. On the afternoon of 28 December 2015, she died. Her family urged the public to give them time and space to sort out her funeral arrangements.[3][4]

Filmography
YearWorkRoleNotes
2015Mind Game 心迷Liu Jingxiang 刘静香
  • Supporting Role
  • Malaysian Production
2013Radio Rhapsody 岁月留声Fang Ling 方羚
  • Supporting Role
2012The Quarters 猪仔馆人家Mao Dawan 毛大碗
  • Pairs up with Zhang Wenxiang
  • Supporting Role
  • Malaysian Production
Laws of Attraction 寂寞同盟Grace
  • Malaysia (ntv7) production
  • Supporting Role
2011Code of Honour 正义武馆Yuan Yueming 元月明
  • Malaysian Production
Prosperity 喜事年年Natalie
2010Tribulations of Life 浮生劫Pang Qiuming 庞秋明
  • Co-production
  • Supporting Role
Injustice 血蝴蝶Jian Shuman 简舒曼
Priceless Wonder 游戏人生Xu Yuxuan 徐宇萱
Friends Forever 我爱麻糍Funny 蔡若楠
  • Malaysian Production
  • Supporting Role
2009My Destiny 幸福满贯Du Lihong
  • Malaysian Production
  • Supporting Role
Welcome Home, My Love 快乐一家Jiang Jianing
  • Malaysian Production
  • Supporting Role
2008La Femme 绝对佳人Qian Minmin 钱敏敏
Where the Heart Is 大城情事Wu Jinhua 吴金花
  • Malaysian Production
  • Supporting Role
2007Man of the House 男人当家Joe
  • Malaysian Production
  • Supporting Role
Fallen Angel 天使的烙印Zhang Kaiqing
  • Malaysian Production
  • Supporting Role
2006The Beginning 原点
  • Malaysian Production
  • Supporting Role
Falling in Love 情有可缘
  • Malaysian Production
  • Supporting Role

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyAwardResult
2011 17th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
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References
  1. "梁丽芳章缜翔"隐姓埋名"改运途" (in Chinese). Lianhe Zaobao. 24 August 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Former Mediacorp actress Tiffany Leong dies aged 30". Straits Times. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. "Tiffany Leong passes away from liver cancer at age 30". Toggle. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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