JJ Fong

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JJ Fong
Born
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation(s)Actress
producer
dancer
singer
Years active2012–present

JJ Fong (born 1985or1986 [1] ) is a New Zealand actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Alice Lee in the hit NZ television programme Go Girls , Betty in the programme Step Dave and Jessica in the acclaimed NZ web series Flat3 and its subsequent spin-offs.

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The web series was created by her production company Flat3 productions which she co-owns and started with friends and fellow New Zealand actresses Perlina Lau, Ally Xue and Roseanne Liang.

She portrayed the role of Filipino New Zealander cosmetic surgical nurse, Ruby Flores, on the long-running and iconic NZ soap opera Shortland Street .

In August 2021, it was announced that she would feature in the 2021 Season of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021. [2]

Early life and education

Fong, who is of Chinese New Zealand descent, [3] was born and raised in Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand.

Career

Fong received her first big break when she was cast as part of the main cast for Go Girls in 2013. [4]

Soon after realising the lack of diversity in New Zealand's film and television industry, Fong, Perlina Lau, Ally Xue, and director Roseanne Liang started Flat3 productions, one goal of which is to give more opportunities to Asian New Zealanders and New Zealanders in general in the NZ film and television industry. Flat3 productions produced two successful web series, Flat3 and Friday Night Bites, both in which she portrays the character Jessica. On the back of the success of Flat3, the spin-off web series Friday Night Bites was granted funding by NZ On Air and was released through TVNZ OnDemand. Fong's friends, independent of Flat3 productions, also created the short film Sugar Hit.

Between 2014 and 2015 Fong starred on the main cast in the role of Betty on the popular, but short-lived NZ comedy-drama TV programme Step Dave . She recently guest starred on The Brokenwood Mysteries and was part of the recurring cast of the famous NZ soap opera Shortland Street playing Nurse Ruby Flores.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Go Girls AliceMain cast series 5: 13 episodes
2013–2014 Flat3 JessicaCo-creator
Main role: 18 episodes
2014OddballTrishMini-series
2014–2015 Step Dave BettyMain Cast: 26 episodes
2015K Rd StoriesJessica"Sugar Hit"
2015–2016AFK: The WebseriesStephenMain Cast: 11 episodes
2016 The Brokenwood Mysteries Scarlett"Over her Dead body" (S03E02)
2016–presentFriday Night BitesJessicaCo-creator
Main role
2016–2017 Shortland Street Ruby FloresRecurring role
2019 Power Rangers Beast Morphers Mayor's Assistant1 episode
2021-23 Creamerie Jaime12 episodes
2023 Wellmania Amy KwanMain role
Gold DiggersZhi Ling2 episodes

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013End of DazeJ.J.
2016CradleJessicaShort film
2019Falling Inn LoveYoga Instructor

Personal life and charity

[1]

Fong was an ambassador for OnefortheGirls, a website promoting the HPV vaccine for young NZ women. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bamber, Shaun (6 November 2016). "Actress JJ Fong takes a big bite of TV". Stuff (company). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Meet the contestants of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021". TheSpinoff. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Cultural Storytellers: JJ Fong". thebigidea.nz. 29 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Get to Know JJ Fong". tvnz.co.nz.
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