Priscilla Wong

Priscilla Wong Tsui-yu (Chinese: 黃翠如; Cantonese Yale: Wong Cheui-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.

Priscilla Wong
Wong in October 2019
Born
Wong Tsui-yu

(1981-10-23) 23 October 1981
Alma materHong Kong Baptist University
Occupation(s)Actress, television host
Years active2003–present
Notable workMadam Cutie On Duty
Two Steps from Heaven
Spouse
(m. 2018)
AwardsTVB Anniversary AwardsBest Host
2013 Pilgrimage of Wealth 2
2017 Dodo Goes Shopping Sr.2
Most Improved Female Artiste
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
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Cuìrú
JyutpingWong4 Ceoi3 Jyu4

Early life

Priscilla Wong was the second child of the five girls. 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

Priscilla 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.

Wong won Best Host at the 2013 TVB Anniversary Awards for the tourism television program Pilgrimage of Wealth 2 alongside Tony Hung. She won the award again as a co-host for the program Dodo Goes Shopping Sr. 2 in 2017.

Acting

In 2008, Wong starred opposite veteran actor Dicky Cheung in the film The Champions (Chinese: 奪標).[4] In 2012, she signed an artiste contract with TVB. In 2013, she took part in her first TVB drama, Reality Check, and starred as the female lead in the costume drama Karma Rider. With her performances in the dramas Return of the Silver Tongue and Swipe Tap Love, Wong won the Most Improved Female Artiste award at the 2014 TVB Anniversary Awards.[5]

In 2015, Wong starred in the drama Madam Cutie On Duty, receiving attention for her onscreen partnership with co-actor Edwin Siu. With her role as Apple Fa, she was placed among top 5 for Most Popular Female Character nomination at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards. Wong starred opposite Bosco Wong and Edwin Siu in the 2016 drama Two Steps From Heaven, for which she was placed among top 5 for the Best Actress nomination at the 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2017, Wong starred in the crime drama Line Walker: The Prelude. She played Cheng Shuk Mui, an amateur undercover cop who infiltrated a crime organisation. She collaborated with Bosco Wong again in the 2018 drama Heart and Greed. In 2020, Wong starred in the melodrama Life After Death as Laura Fong, a single mother who struggled to get over the death of her husband. She reprised her role as Cheng Shuk Mui in the sequel Line Walker: Bull Fight. In 2021, she starred in the drama Battle Of The Seven Sisters, playing the barrister Alison Koo.[6]

Personal life

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

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Reality Check May Hui Mei-fung
Karma Rider Foon Hei
2013-2014 Return of the Silver Tongue Chow Kuk TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
2014 Swipe Tap Love Yu Chor-kin TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
2015 Madam Cutie On Duty Apple Fa Ping StarHub TVB Awards for My Favourite TVB Female TV Character
StarHub TVB Awards for My Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Edwin Siu)
TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama Characters
TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple (with Siu)
Every Step You Take Priscilla Wong Tsui-yu (herself) Guest appearance
Raja Pahat Badik
Romance of 7 Days Cheung Lin Lou CMB channel (South Korea)-TVB's J2 co-production
2015-2016 Come Home Love 2 Wan Sze-sze
2016 A Time of Love II Chin Ching Episode 2 - Taiwan
Inspector Gourmet Sam Oi-kiu
Two Steps From Heaven Max Koo Shing-sheung TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters
2017 Married but Available Janet Chu Ming-ming
Line Walker: The Prelude Cheng Shuk-mui TVB Star Awards Malaysia for Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters
My Ages Apart Lam Ching-man Guest appearance
Heart and Greed Fong Hei-man
2019 The Defected Janice Guest appearance (voice only)
2020 Life After Death Laura Fong Lok-man
Ratman to the Rescue Song Hoi-yan
Line Walker: Bull Fight Cheng Shuk-mui
2021 Battle Of The Seven Sisters Alison Koo Ling-shan

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

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
2016Summer Holiday反斗紅星冇暑假 打工唔捱世界
2017DoDo Goes Shopping sr 2Do姐再Shopping2Episode: Japan; guest host
Line Walker: The Hunting Game使徒行者 臥底遊戲
2019Here We Go Again出走澳洲
2022Across Borders遊走世界天與地

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Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013 TVB Anniversary Awards My Favourite Female Character Reality Check Nominated
Most Improved Female Artiste Reality Check
Karma Rider
Pilgrimage of Wealth
Explore Hotels
Pilgrimage of Wealth II
Nominated
Best Show Host (with Tony Hung) Pilgrimage of Wealth II Won
TVB Star Awards Malaysia Favourite TVB Promising Female Artiste Reality Check
Karma Rider
Nominated
Favourite TVB Show Host Pilgrimage of Wealth Won
Yahoo!Asia Buzz Awards Most Searched TV Actress Won
2014 TVB Most Popular TV Commercial Awards Most Popular 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 Onscreen Couple (with Raymond Wong) Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia Favourite TVB Actress Nominated
Favourite TVB Drama Characters Nominated
Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Raymond Wong) Nominated
Favourite Show TVB Host (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 Show 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 Favourite TVB Actress Nominated
Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama Characters Won
Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Edwin Siu) Won
TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Nominated
My Favourite Female Character Nominated (Top 5)
Best Show Host (with Carol Cheng) DoDo Goes Shopping Nominated
2016 StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Actress Inspector Gourmet Nominated
My Favourite TVB Host in Variety Program (with Bob Lam) Chef Minor Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia Favourite TVB Actress Two Steps From Heaven Nominated
Top 15 Favourite TVB Drama Characters Won
Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Bosco Wong and Edwin Siu) Nominated
TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Nominated (Top 5)
My Favourite Female Character Nominated
2017 StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Actress Line Walker: The Prelude Nominated
My Favourite TVB Drama Characters Two Steps From Heaven Nominated
My Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Edwin Siu) Nominated
My Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Tony Hung) Married But Available Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia Favourite TVB Actress Line Walker: The Prelude Nominated
Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters Won
Favourite TVB Onscreen Couple (with Benjamin Yuen and Pakho Chau) Nominated
Favourite TVB Show Host All Things Girl (with Elena Kong, Joyce Tang, etc.) Nominated
TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Line Walker: The Prelude Nominated
My Favourite Female Character Nominated
Most Popular On-screen Partnership (with Benjamin Yuen and Pakho Chau) Nominated
Best Show Host (with Carol Cheng) DoDo Goes Shopping sr2 Nominated
2020 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Life After Death Nominated
My Favourite Female Character Nominated
Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Shiga Lin and Yoyo Chen) Nominated
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nominated (Top 5)
2021 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress Battle Of The Seven Sisters Nominated
My Favourite Female Character Nominated (Top 10)
Most Popular Onscreen Partnership (with Rosina Lam, Samantha Ko, Jeannie Chan and Judy Kwong) Nominated
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Nominated (Top 5)
People's Choice Television Awards People's Choice Best Actress Nominated
2022 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Host Across Borders Nominated (Top 10)

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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