Tong Bing Yu

Tong Bing Yu (born Chinese: 童冰玉; pinyin: Tóng Bīngyù; 14 June 1983) is a Malaysian actress. She first established her career in Singapore from 2008 as a Mediacorp artiste and is now in China from 2018. While Singapore, she was known as Chris Tong in the English media. After leaving Singapore to act in China in 2018, she is currently known as 童缤毓 (Tóng Bīnyù), however retaining the former spelling for communications in English.

Tong Bing Yu
童缤毓
Born
Tong Bing Yu (童冰玉)

(1983-06-14) 14 June 1983
Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
Other names
  • Chris Tong
OccupationActress, host
Years active2006-present
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese童缤毓
Tong Bingyu
Simplified Chinese童冰玉

Early life

Tong was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1] on 14 June 1983.[2] Tong graduated from University College Sedaya International with a Diploma in Contemporary Music.[3]

Career

Early exposure - pageants (2006 - 2007)

Tong won Miss Malaysia Chinese Cosmos International 2006, in which she won along with two other subsidiary titles, Miss Personality and Miss Perfect Skin.[4] In 2007, she represented Malaysia in Miss Chinese Cosmos International held in Hong Kong and was awarded the Miss Culture Personality title.[4]

Career in Singapore (2008 - 2018)

Initially known as Chris Tong in the English media and in credits of the dramas she acted in,[5] Tong started her acting career in 2008 in Singapore, signing with Mediacorp.[6] She landed on her first leading role in 2009 with the television series, The Adjusters, playing an insurance investigator.[7] In 2014, she gotten her first Best Actress award nomination in Star Awards 20 for her role in The Journey: A Voyage.[8] At the same time, she won her first award — Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in Singapore's Star Awards[9] and also Most Popular Actress in Malaysia’s Golden Awards,[10] proving her popularity among audiences in both countries. These awards have also made her the first female artiste who achieved both Malaysian and Singaporean awards.[11]

While acting in television dramas in Singapore and Malaysia, Tong started acting in movies with a role in Petaling Street Warriors, a 2011 Malaysian production.[12] Tong went on to act in movies filmed and produced in Hong Kong and Mainland China, landing in various roles in movies such as Kick Ass Girls[13] and Special Female Force.[14]

Tong has been contributing to charity in low-profile since her pageant period.[15] In recognition, Tong won her first non-acting award in November 2014, chosen as one of Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians of 2014 head by Junior Chamber International Malaysia for "Contribution to Children, World Peace or Human Right".[16] In 2015, Tong won her first global awards, being the Outstanding Female Artiste in the McMillan Woods Global Awards.[17]

In 2016, Tong decided to dropped her English name, Chris after consulting a fortune teller who had told her that the masculine name would cause her more stress in the future even though she would earn more.[5]

Tong decided not to renew her contract with Mediacorp in 2018, even after Mediacorp had extended her contract until the end of February 2018, from the initial end of contract in December 2017.[18] Tong was quoted saying that "the current developments in the industry run counter to the original directions of her contract", and that she was unable to see a clear direction forward with many familiar people she worked with leaving Mediacorp as well.[19] Tong also felt more wanted as an actress in China, with directors requesting her to be based in China to take on more roles in productions there.[19] Despite not renewing her contract, Tong was open to act in future Mediacorp productions if Mediacorp approached her.[19]

Career in China (2018 - present)

She changed the characters of her Chinese name in 2018 after consulting a master who advised her to change it to 童缤毓.[20] As the pronunciation of the characters are close to her previous name, she only updated her Chinese name on her social media profiles while retaining the previous name's pinyin.[20]

In December 2019, it was revealed that Tong's Moths Studio, based in Malaysia, would partner China’s Golden Shield Television Centre and Changsha LeFeng Culture Communication Co Ltd (LeFeng) to produce a series of multiple cultural entertainment projects including movies, dramas, programmes, events and many others over 5 years with a budget of RM3 billion.[21][22] Their first project would be a RM273 million China-Malaysia co-production movie, titled “Beyond Life and Death” where filming would take place 2020 in Johor.[22]

Personal life

Tong and Aaron Kee Kai Loon married in March 2007, after dated for six months.[23][24] On her 35th birthday in 2018, Kee re-proposed to her with a large diamond ring after she quipped that if his proposal was like her friends', extravagant and with a large diamond ring, instead of with a ring with a small diamond set in.[24] They currently have no children.[25]

Filmography
Television
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2009The Adjusters稽查專用Annie 洛安妮[6][7]
Welcome Home, My Love 快乐一家Zhang Wanqin 张婉琴[6]
My Destiny 幸福满贯Bai Suzhen 白素真[6]
2010Injustice 血蝴蝶Zhao Yutian 赵语恬[6]
Goodnight DJ 2 声空感应2[6]
Glowing Embers 炭乡Xuan Hui 玄蕙[6]
The Glittering Days 星光灿烂Bo Li[6]
The Family Court 走进走出Huang Shuya 黄舒雅[6]
2011Code of Honour 正义武馆Long Wanyi 龙婉怡[26]
C.L.I.F. 警徽天职Zhang Cenglin 张岑琳[6]
2012Justice in the City 庭外和解Zhuo Huiqi 卓惠棋
Game Plan 千方百计Guo Keli 郭可丽
2013The Journey: A Voyage 信约：唐山到南洋Bai Mingzhu 白明珠[27]
96°C Café 96 °C 咖啡Xu Ruolin 徐若琳
2014The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约：动荡的年代Bai Mingzhu 白明珠Cameo[28]
The Caregivers Missy 先生Fang Yiting 方仪婷
2015Good Luck 百岁大吉Lin Shihui 林世慧
2016Peace & Prosperity 富贵平安Huang Zishan 黄子珊
Beyond Words 爱要怎么说Liang Lening 梁乐宁[27]
House of Fortune 钱来运转Luo Shuping 罗舒萍[29]
2017Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲Zhou Ke'en 周可恩Episode 116
Mightiest Mother-in-Law 最强岳母
2018Gifted 天之骄子Su Lingli 苏伶俐[30]
2019 Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre 倚天屠龙记 Bright Moon Messenger 辉月使 [31]
Movies
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 Petaling Street Warriors 大英雄小男人 Xiao Ju 小菊 [12]
2012 The Golden Couple 金童玉女 [32][33]
2013 Kick Ass Girls 爆3俏嬌娃 [13]
2016 Special Female Force 辣警霸王花 [14]
The Guest 不速之客 [34]
2019 Supermum 妈妈好 Cameo [35]

Accolades
YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult Ref
2006 Miss Malaysia Chinese Cosmos International Miss Malaysia Chinese Cosmos International 2006 N/A Won [4]
2007 Miss Chinese Cosmos International Miss Culture Personality N/A Won [4]
2010 Nuyuo Walk Of Style Top 10 Fashion Icon N/A Won
2011 17th Star Awards Ceremony Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Tay Pinghui) The Family Court
(as Huang Shuya)		 Nominated
2012 Golden Awards Most Popular Actress N/A Nominated [36]
Best Actress N/A Nominated [36]
2014 Ten Outstanding Young Malaysia Awards Ten Outstanding Young Malaysia N/A Won [16]
Golden Awards Most Popular Actress N/A Won [10]
20th Star Awards Ceremony Best Actress The Journey: A Voyage
(as Bai Mingzhu)		 Nominated [8]
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Top 10 [9]
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia)N/ANominated
2015 PPCTV Awards Favourite Lead Actress The Journey: A Voyage
(as Bai Mingzhu)		 Nominated
McMillan Woods Global Awards Outstanding Female Artiste of the Year N/A Won [17]
21st Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Top 20
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia)N/ANominated
2016 22nd Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Top 20
2017 23rd Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Top 10
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