Natalie Tong - Wikipedia

Hong Kong actress and model In this Chinese name, the family name is Tong.

Natalie Tong Sze-wing
唐詩詠
Tong in May 2020
Born	Tong Si-jing (1981-05-03) 3 May 1981 (age 43)British Hong Kong
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2000–present
Notable work	My Unfair Lady Big White Duel series
Awards	Next TV Awards for Top 10 Artist2011 No. 10 TVB Anniversary Awards – Most Improved Female Artiste2010 A Watchdog's Tale ; A Fistful of Stances ; The Comeback Clan Best Actress2017 My Unfair Lady StarHub Night of Star – Best TVB Female Artiste2019 Big White Duel
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	唐詩詠
Simplified Chinese	唐诗咏
Hanyu Pinyin	Táng Shīyǒng
Jyutping	tong4 si1 wing6
Birth name
Chinese	唐思盈
Hanyu Pinyin	Táng Sīyíng
Jyutping	tong4 si1 jing4

Natalie Tong Sze-wing (born 3 May 1981) is a Hong Kong actress and model previously contracted to TVB.

Life and career

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1982-1999 Early days

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Natalie (aka Tang Si Ying) was born and raised in British Hong Kong to an Indonesian Chinese mother, Tong Got Seung Ping. Although growing up in HK-Cantonese culture, she has a mixed ancestry of Fujianese, Indonesian and Dutch heritage. [1] Because of her multicultural background, she can speak Cantonese, Hokkien, English, Indonesian, Japanese and Mandarin. Before becoming an actress, Natalie was a full-time model and once studied in Methodist College.

2000-2002 RTHK and film debut

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While many HK actresses started out as beauty pageant contestants before joining TVB, Natalie entered the entertainment industry with RTHK first before joining TVB. Her debut was in RTHK's Youth @ Y2K (青春@Y2K) (2000), where she met and costarred with Shawn Yue (they briefly dated).[2] In-between 2001-2002, she would appear in two movies, 2002 (2001) and Marry a Rich Man (2002). This would jumpstart her limited film career and she would eventually join TVB for nearly 20 years.

2003-2022 TVB career

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In 2003, Natalie entered TVB and started in support roles; she wouldn't take a lead role for the next 5 years. Tong gained popularity after landing her first lead role in the 2008 romantic drama, The Seventh Day, alongside Bosco Wong. She received broader attention with her performance in the 2010 martial arts drama, A Fistful of Stances, garnering her first nomination for Best Supporting Actress and made it into the top 5. With her performance in 2010, Tong won the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2010 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2017, Tong earned critical acclaim in the drama My Unfair Lady.[3] With her role as Cherry, she won the Best Actress award at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2019, Tong starred in the critically-acclaimed medical drama Big White Duel, earning positive reviews. With her role as Zoe in the drama, she was placed among the top 5 nominations for both the Best Actress and Most Popular Female Character categories at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards.

By 2022, Natalie decided not to renew her contract with TVB. With the decline of the company and limited opportunities, Natalie decided to allow her contract to expire. In September 2022, Tong’s contract with TVB ended and she quietly left the company.[4] However, because she had filmed I’ve Got the Power and The Invisibles prior, her media presence with TVB will remain until the spring of 2023, concluding a 19-year career with the company.

2023 Free agency and independent projects

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After leaving TVB, Natalie declared that she was shifting her career to stage plays and becoming a screenwriter. She developed a story inspired from her personal life. The play will focus on a couple’s divorce and what the daughter is going through from the process. Natalie took her parents’ divorce and personal experiences as inspiration for the script.[5] In between, Natalie filmed two movies, signed several commercial contracts, and planned to transition herself into the mainland market.[6]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year	Title	Role	Total episodes	Remark
2000	Youth @Y2K	8	Supporting Role
2003	Hearts Of Fencing	Ko Ching	11	Main Role
2004	Sunshine Heartbeat	Ko Ching	13	Supporting Role
2005	Love Bond	Lam Siu-wu	30	Supporting Role
	Just Love	Kot Bo-yee	20	Supporting Role
	Yummy Yummy	Chan Ka-no	30	Supporting Role
2006	Welcome to the House	Ching Ka-man / Ching Ka-sze	239	Supporting Role
	Placebo Cure	Man Ka-lok	20	Supporting Role
	Forensic Heroes	Mon Chiu Suet-man	25	Supporting Role
	At Home with Love	Yuki Choi Ying-ying	20	Supporting Role
	Under the Canopy of Love	Coco Ko Yat-ching	20	Supporting Role
2007	Life Art	Fong Tsz-man	20	Supporting Role
	Heart of Greed	Angel	40	Cameo
	The Green Grass of Home	Yung Wai-yu	20	Supporting Role
	The Ultimate Crime Fighter	Ngai Sze-ka	37	Supporting Role
	The Building Blocks of Life	Veronica Kwong On-kiu	20	Supporting Role
2008	The Seventh Day	Sasa Wong Chi-kwan	20	Main Role
	When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West	young Chong Fung-yee	30	Cameo
2009	Just Love II	Bowie Kot Bo-yer	25	Supporting Role
	The Threshold of a Persona	Yip On-yer	26	Supporting Role
	Born Rich	Lau Fung-king	39	Cameo
2009-2010	A Watchdog's Tale	Chou Ka-man	20	Supporting Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
2010	A Fistful of Stances	Ying Ngan-ming	25	Main Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
	The Comeback Clan	Tai Ying-lei	20	Main Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
2011	A Great Way to Care	Chan Mei-kuen	20	Guest Star (Ep 1)
	Only You	Ma Hiu-ching	30	Supporting Role
	The Other Truth	Cecilia Pun Hau-yu	25	Major Supporting Role
	The Life and Times of a Sentinel	Kwai-lun, the Second Princess Consort	26	Main Role
	Forensic Heroes III	Michelle Cheung Mei-yan	30	Guest Star ( Ep. 17-20 )
2012	Gloves Come Off	Yam Ho-kau	25	Main Role
	No Good Either Way	Wu Kin-yee	21	Main Role
	Tiger Cubs	Kary Pui Chi-kei	13	Guest Star ( Ep. 9 )
	King Maker	Fan Hung-ying / Yu Ching	28	Main Role
	The Confidant	Empress Kashun	33	Supporting Role
2013	Bullet Brain	Mui Mui / Szeto Nam	25	Main Role
2014	Storm in a Cocoon	Fung Chi-ching	32	Main Role
	Rear Mirror	Mui Man-kwan	20	Main Role
	All That Is Bitter Is Sweet	Hui Kwan-yuek	30	Major Supporting Role
2015	Raising the Bar	Ashley Cheng Cheuk-tung	25	Guest Appearance
	Lord of Shanghai	Lee Tsz-ching	32	Guest Appearance
2016	Speed of Life	Yiu Yiu	20	Main Role TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite TVB Drama Characters
	Short End of the Stick	Wong Lin	35	Major Supporting Role
	ICAC Investigators 2016	Teresa Au Man-wing	5	Main Role
	A Fist Within Four Walls	Choi Shuk-kuen	28	Guest Appearance in Ep. 1
2017	My Unfair Lady	Cherry Ling Yu-kan	28	Main Role StarHub TVB Awards for My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters StarHub TVB Awards for My Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (shared with Vincent Wong) TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite TVB Drama Characters TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
2018	Stealing Seconds	Kris Ching Man-kei	20	Main Role
	Succession War	Dou Kao	28	Main Role
2019	Big White Duel	Dr. Zoe So Yee	25	Main Role StarHub Night of Star for Best TVB Female Artiste
	The Man Who Kills Troubles	Jovy Chiang Wing-yan / Miss Chan	30	Main Role
2021	The Kwoks And What	Faye Tin Yu-fei	25	Main Role
2022	The Righteous Fists	Chin Chin-chin / Lo Kin-suet / Lo Sheung-sheung	30	Main Role
	My Pride	Suen Cheuk-nam	1	Main Role
	Big White Duel II	Dr. Zoe So Yee	30	Main Role
	The War of Beauties	Mrs Chiu	20	Guest Appearance
	I’ve Got The Power	Kiu Yeuk-nam	25	Main Role
2023	The Invisibles	Kiu Po Po (Madam Q)	30	Main Role

Films

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	2002	Female ghost
2004	Escape from Hong Kong Island	Joey
2005	Moments of Love	Mak Siu Fong
	Dragon Reloaded
2008	L for Love L for Lies	May
2010	72 Tenants of Prosperity
	The Fantastic Water Babes
2011	I Love Hong Kong
2013	Out of Inferno	Bin Bin
2015	Return of the Cuckoo
2017	Lucky Fat Man
	Always Be with You
2018	A Beautiful Moment
2019	Theory of Ambitions
	The White Storm 2: Drug Lords
	Line Walker 2
	Back to the Past
2023	Bursting Point	Liu Qing
TBA	A Hidden Spy [zh]

Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2006	TVB Anniversary Awards	Most Improved Female Artiste	Forensic Heroes ; At Home with Love, and Under the Canopy of Love	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Under the Canopy of Love	Nominated
2007	TVB Anniversary Awards	Most Improved Female Artiste	Life Art, The Green Grass of Home, The Ultimate Crime Fighter, and Body Talks	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	The Ultimate Crime Fighter	Nominated
2010	TVB Anniversary Awards	Most Improved Female Artiste	A Watchdog's Tale, A Fistful of Stances, and The Comeback Clan	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	A Fistful of Stances	Nominated
	Next TV Awards	Top 10 Artistes	Won
2011	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Other Truth	Top 5
2014	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Supporting Actress	All That Is Bitter Is Sweet	Nominated
2015	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Raising The Bar	Nominated
2016	TVB Anniversary Awards	Most Popular Female Character	Speed of Life	Top 5
	2016 TVB Star Awards Malaysia	My Favourite TVB Drama Characters		Won
2017	StarHub TVB Awards 2017	My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters	My Unfair Lady	Won
		My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple with Vincent Wong		Won
	2017 TVB Star Awards Malaysia			Nominated
		My Favourite TVB Actress		Nominated
		My Favourite TVB Drama Characters		Won
	Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards 2017	Top Buzz TV Actress		Won
	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Actress		Won
		Most Popular Female Character		Top 5
	Hong Kong Television Awards	Best Leading Actress in Drama Series		Ranked 2nd
2018	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Actress	Stealing Seconds	Nominated
		Most Popular Female Character		Nominated
		Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia		Nominated
		Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore		Nominated
2019	StarHub Night of Star	Best TVB Female Artiste	Big White Duel	Won
	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Actress		Top 5
		Most Popular Female Character		Top 5
2021	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Actress	The Kwoks And What	Nominated
		Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia		Nominated
2022	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Actress	The Righteous Fists	Nominated
			My Pride	Nominated
			Big White Duel II	Nominated
			I’ve Got The Power	Top 10
		Most Popular Female Character	The Righteous Fists	Nominated
			My Pride	Nominated
			Big White Duel II	Nominated
			I’ve Got The Power	Nominated
		Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia	The Righteous Fists	Nominated
			My Pride	Nominated
			Big White Duel II	Top 5
			I’ve Got The Power	Top 5
		Most Popular Onscreen Partnership	Big White Duel II (with Kenneth Ma and Nancy Wu)	Nominated
			I’ve Got The Power (with Ruco Chan, Joel Chan, Tiffany Lau and Jazz Lam)	Top 10
2023	TVB Anniversary Awards	Best Actress	The Invisibles	Nominated
		Favourite TVB Actress in Greater Bay Area		Nominated
		Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia		Nominated

References

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1. ^ "Natalie Tong finds out her true ancestry". 29 January 2020.
2. ^ "Natalie Tong's Tumultuous Love Life". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
3. ^ "【不懂撒嬌的女人】唐詩詠鬧宣萱超好戲 Cherry大爆發：真係好爽" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 14 May 2017. hk01 2017-05-14
4. ^ "效力無綫近20年︱視后唐詩詠離巢 攻舞台劇解心結" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022. Oriental Daily 2022-09-01
5. ^ "Is Natalie Tong Leaving TVB?". jaynestars.com. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
6. ^ "Natalie Tong's Opportunities Increase After Leaving TVB". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

External links

[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Natalie Tong.

• Natalie Tong at IMDb
• Natalie Tong at the Hong Kong Movie Database
• Official TVB Blog of Natalie Tong
• Natalie Tong on Instagram

v t e TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress

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v t e TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste

Myolie Wu (2002) Tavia Yeung (2003) Shirley Yeung (2004) Niki Chow (2005) Linda Chung (2006) Kate Tsui (2007) Nancy Wu (2008) Aimee Chan (2009) Natalie Tong (2010) Sire Ma (2011) Mandy Wong (2012) Eliza Sam (2013) Priscilla Wong (2014) Grace Chan (2015) Ali Lee (2016) Mayanne Mak (2017) Crystal Fung (2018) Kelly Cheung (2019) Angel Chiang (2020) Lesley Chiang (2021) Rosita Kwok (2022) Tiffany Lau (2023)

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