Hong Ling (actress)

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Hong Ling
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Hong in 2017
Born
Somaline Ang Ling

(1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Singapore
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • businesswoman
Years active2014−present
Spouse
Nick Teo
​
(m. 2023)​
Awards Full list
Chinese name
Chinese 洪凌
Hanyu Pinyin Hóng Líng

Hong Ling (born Somaline Ang Ling; 16 August 1994) [1] is a Singaporean actress.

Contents

Early life and education

Born to a Thai mother and a Singaporean Chinese father, [2] Hong graduated from Fuchun Secondary School. [3] She has two siblings, [4] one of whom is a younger brother. [5] She was scouted while studying at Temasek Polytechnic, though she disrupted her studies due to career interest as an actress. [6]

Career

Hong was discovered through talent search programme Hey Gorgeous , in which she emerged as one of the semi-finalists in 2013. [7] During the talent search programme, she was introduced as Somaline Ang, her Thai name. [8] [6] After her participation in the show, she switched to using her Chinese name, Hong Ling as she found that people found it difficult to pronounce her Thai name. [6] Subsequently, she completed an acting course at the Singapore Media Academy in 2014.

In 2014, Hong was involved in a long-form drama titled 118 where she paired up with Nick Teo.

In 2015, she was involved in a drama titled You Can Be an Angel Too and won her first award, Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award, at Star Awards 2015.

In 2016, she made cameo appearances in Soul Reaper and Hero . She also had filmed other television series such as I Want to Be a Star , The Dream Job and The Truth Seekers.

In 2017, she gained her first female lead in Home Truly and also continued with the sequel in 118 II. She gained her first nomination as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes.

In 2018, she is involved in dramas such as 118 Reunion, Fifty & Fabulous, 29th February, a toggle original series, Love At Cavenagh Bridge and also long running drama series, Jalan Jalan.

In Star Awards 2021, she obtained her first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award. [9]

Personal life

Hong is a Christian. [10]

Hong met Nick Teo, fellow Mediacorp actor, on the set of long-form drama series 118 and started dating. They founded the bird's nest brand House of the Swiftlet in January 2019. [11] After seven years of dating, the couple announced their engagement in August 2022 [12] and married on 14 December 2023. [13]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 Blessings Research writerCameo
In the Name of Love Bai Xiaoshan's cousinCameo
2015 You Can Be an Angel Too JaneCameo [14] [15]
118 Wang Yuye [16]
2016 Hero HerselfCameo [17]
Soul Reaper (勾魂使者)BabyCameo [18]
I Want to Be a Star Zhang Meiyi [19]
The Dream Job Pan Xiaoxue [20]
The Truth Seekers Bai Momoko [21]
2017 Home Truly Zheng Peizhi [19]
118 II Wang Yuye [22]
201829th February (229明天见)Ye Zhihui [23]
Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定)Lin Lin [24] [25]
Fifty & Fabulous (五零高手)Ma Ruolin [26]
118 ReunionWang Yuye [27]
2019Jalan Jalan (带你去走走)Jiang Xiaoqing [28]
2020My Guardian Angels (单翼天使)Yap Sijin [29]
Mister Flower (花花公子)Chen Xueli
2021Soul Old Yet So Young (心里住着老灵魂)Shi Zhiwei
The Heartland Hero (邻里帮)JasmineCameo
The Take Down (肃战肃绝)Dai Yuxin
2022You Can Be An Angel 4 (你也可以是天使 4)Yan Yefeng
Your World in Mine Zheng Tianxi [30]
2023 Fix My Life Yuan Manying
All That Glitters Li Zhenting

Discography

Compilation albums

YearTitleRef
2017MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 (新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年)
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 (阿狗狗旺旺過好年) [31]
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 (新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年) [32]
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 (裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了) [33]
2022MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 (新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐) [33]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015 Star Awards Best Newcomer —Nominated [34]
Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award—Won [35]
2016 Star Awards Favourite Female Character 118 (as Wang Yuye)Nominated [36]
2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 20 [37]
2019 Star Awards —Top 20 [37]
2021 Star Awards —Top 10 [37]
2022 Star Awards —Top 10 [38]
2023 Star Awards Best Actress Your World in Mine (as Zheng Tianxi)Nominated
Favourite Female Show Stealer Nominated
Favourite CP Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Top 20
2024 Star Awards —Top 10

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