Melissa Ng

Melissa Ng
Born	Melissa Wu Mei-hang (1972-02-09) 9 February 1972 Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Nationality	American
Education	San Francisco State University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–2008
Spouse	Jerry Wang (2001–present)
Children	2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳美珩
Simplified Chinese	吴美珩
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Měihéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ng4 Mei5-hang4

Melissa Ng Mei-hang (born 9 February 1972) is a retired American Hong Kong television actress born in China. She had been under contract to the television station TVB since 1996 after coming second in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, retiring from acting in 2007. Ng speaks fluent English with an American accent, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She currently resides in Hong Kong.

Early life and family

Ng was born in Guangdong, China, where both her parents were doctors. She and her family immigrated to San Francisco, California, when Ng was nine years old. Ng has two elder sisters and a younger sister. In 2007, Ng revealed that she has been married to a Taiwanese businessman since 2001.

Acting career

After graduating with a major in international relations and a minor in marketing at San Francisco State University, Ng entered the Hong Kong entertainment industry in 1996, after placing 1st runner up in Miss Chinese International 1996; she represented San Francisco after she won Miss Chinatown USA in 1992.

She began playing minor guest roles before quickly being offered the second female lead in the late 1990s gaining popularity quickly. In early to late 2000s, she played a number of diverse female lead roles in many popular and critically acclaimed TVB series with positive reviews and praise from audiences. Her many series include A Kindred Spirit, The Legend of Lady Yang, Secret of the Heart, Riches and Stitches, A Herbalist Affair, Healing Hands III, Into Thin Air. Her 2006 series La Femme Desperado and Love Guaranteed received the best and 4th best TVB series ratings of the year respectively with the first winning the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Series.

In 2007, she confirmed the rumours that she had been married since 2001 and that she was expecting her first child, which led to her having to pull out of filming several series while on maternity leave. In 2008, while promoting The Master of Tai Chi, she stated that she plans to return and continue filming for TVB very soon. It was later confirmed by TVB that she ultimately made the decision to retire from acting and focus on her family. She has since kept a low profile.

Pageant career

Ng was crowned Miss Chinatown USA 1992. After winning the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant based in the city of San Francisco, she represented San Francisco at Miss Chinese International 1996. Ng had an interview during the final night, where she challenged Eric Tsang, and was later crowned as 1st runner up. Due to her strong Cantonese and communication skills, she earned a contract with TVB. Ng was one of the emcee's for the 2002 Miss Chinese International Pageant.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Dark Tales 2		Supporting role
1997	Untraceable Evidence	Tam Wai Yan	Guest role
1997	Detective Investigation Files III	Yu Siu Yu	Guest role
1998	A Place of One's Own		Main cast
1998	Burning Flame	Ching Nga	Minor role
1998	Secret of the Heart	Kam Fung Yan (Jo)	Supporting role
1998	Journey To The West II		Cameo
1999	Detective Investigation Files IV	Chow Yeuk Mui / Lam Wing Hang	Guest role
1999	Till When Do Us Part	Amanda	Second lead role
1999	A Kindred Spirit	Law San Chiu	Supporting role
2000	The Legend of Lady Yang	Concubine Mui	Second lead role
2000	A Matter of Customs	Pao Kei-kwan	Supporting role
2000	The Green Hope	Shum Kai Kwan	Supporting role
2000	Crimson Sabre	Wan Yee/Wan Sin	Main cast
2000	Death Trap ''Telemovie''		Supporting role
2001	ICAC Investigators 2000	Anna	Main cast Part 1 out of 5
2001	Hope for Sale	Yim Mei Chu	Second lead role
2002	A Herbalist Affair	Keung Sam Yuet	Main cast
2002	Good Against Evil	Yung Siu Dien	Supporting role
2003	The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow	Shum Yat-Oi (Rachel)	Second lead role
2004	Riches and Stitches	Lang Heung Ling	Main cast
2004	The Conqueror's Story	Consort Yu	Main cast
2004	Dream of Colours	Poon Bo Ling (Elaine)	Main cast
2005	Fantasy Hotel	Yung Ka Man	Lead role
2005	Into Thin Air	Lai Siu/Mok Wai Chi	Lead role
2005	Healing Hands III	Yip To (Sarah)	Main cast
2006	La Femme Desperado	Ko Chi Ling	Lead role
2006	Love Guaranteed	Kuk Yeuk Hei (Hazel)	Lead role
2008	The Master of Tai Chi	Song Ching	Lead role

Awards

• 1996 Miss Chinese International Pageant: First Runner Up
• 1992 Miss Chinatown USA Winner

External links

Melissa Ng at IMDb