Lina Ng

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Lina Ng
Born (1974-05-06) 6 May 1974 (age 50)
Education Geylang Methodist Secondary School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
  • businesswoman
  • educator
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Mike Lam
(m. 2004)
Children3
Chinese name
Chinese 黄嫊方
Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Sùfāng

Lina Ng Su Fang (born 6 May 1974) is a Singaporean actress and host. [1] She was a full-time Mediacorp and SPH MediaWorks artiste from 1993 to 2004 but currently continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.

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To date, Ng is the first and only actress to win both an Asian Academy Creative Award and an Asian Television Award in Singapore. In 2021, Ng received the Asian Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a majie in the English-language series Last Madame . [2] She also runs Mustard Seeds Academy, which provides Chinese enrichment classes to childcare centres. [3]

Career

Ng entered the entertainment industry after finishing 1st runner-up in the local talent-search competition Star Search 1993. Other contestants included Ann Kok and Ivy Lee, whom the former later revealed in 2009 that Ng was "openly competitive" during the competition. [4] Ng later joined SPH MediaWorks, and left full-time acting following SPH Mediaworks' merger with MediaCorp. [5] Since then, she has appeared in a number of productions including the 2012 series Joys of Life .

Ng was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 1995 to 1998.

In 2017, Ng appeared in Have A Little Faith where she played an abusive mother. Shortly after, she played another supporting role in My Teacher Is a Thug . She went on to play the leading role in Channel 5 series Lion Mums 2 .

In 2018, she was cast in a Toggle original drama series Close Your Eyes.

Personal life

Ng married Mike Lam, a Physical Education teacher, on 9 September 2004 and they have three sons. [5] She taught for three years in a pre-school before running a Mandarin enrichment company with former actress Evelyn Tan. [5]

Filmography

Television series and show hosting

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1993That Moment In Time (红尘独舞)Xiong Li
1994Double Life (潇洒走一回)Annie
The Young Ones (壮志骄阳)He Xiaofang
Love At Last (真心男儿)Tian Feifei
1995Strange Encounters III (奇缘 III 之《深水情郎》)Ye Wanlian
Strange Encounters III (奇缘 III 之《青衣魅影》)Xiao Linglong / Bai Yue'er
The Teochew Family Mai Xiaodong
1996 Legend of the White Hair Brides Hamaya
Royal Battle of Wits (妙师爷三斗毒太监)Li Xiaolian
Tales of the Third Kind II (第三类剧场II 之《毒咒》)Qiuyan
Brave New World (新阿郎)Li Xiaoman
1997 The Silver Lining [6]
The Price of Peace Cuicui
1998Living In Geylang (芽笼芽笼)Zheng Yinghua
City Beat (城人杂志)Variety show
Right Frequency Little Trumpet
1999Right Frequency II
2000Right Frequency III
2009 Perfect Cut 2HerselfCameo
2010 With You Chen Xiaomin
2012 Joys of Life Little Trumpet
Game Plan Zhao Xinyi
2015 Tiger Mum He Shengmei
2016 The Truth Seekers Song Lizhu
You Can Be An Angel 2 Zhuang Qunfang
2017 Have A Little Faith Li Qiuhe
My Teacher Is a Thug Li Lijun
Lion Mums 2 Chae Lian
2018Close Your Eyes (闭上眼就看不见)Lynn
The Distance Between (下个路口遇见你)Chen Meiying
2019Walk With Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里)PrincipalCameo
Lion Mums 3Chae Lian
The Play Book (爱本)LinaA Directorial debut project by Bryan Wong
Last Madame Ah Yoke
The Driver (司机)Sister Kun
After The Stars (攻星计)Liu Lili
2020Diary of Amos Lee (阿莫的日记)Amos Lee's Mother
Terror Within (内颤)Lin Xiuhong
Ti Tou Dao: Inspired By The True Story Of A Wayang StarAng Di
Super Dad (男神不败)Liu Xuehua
2021Control (操控)Chen Qiying
Mind Jumper (触心罪探)Irene
Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost Rich Woman Leong
A Whole World Difference (都市狂想)Su Anru
2022Home Again (多年后的全家福)Hong Baozhen
Truths About Us (别来无恙)Wu Yufang
Your World in Mine Xiu Zhu
Dark Angel (黑天使)Fan Simin
2023 Fix My Life Yuan Manying's mother
Silent Walls Luo Yinyin
Family Ties Liu Yuzhi
All That Glitters Zhu-jie
TBAAlienated

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2005 One More Chance Wu Meilian
2007 Just Follow Law Bee Hwa
2017 The Fortune Handbook Contestant No.1Cameo
2021Late Night Ride [7]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
TBAMiss Tanya Douyin miniseries [8]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef
1995Star Awards Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
1996Star Awards Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 5
1997 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
1998 Star Awards Best Actress Living In GeylangNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2019 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2020New York Festivals TV & Film AwardsBest Performance by an Actress Last Madame Finalist [9]
Asian Academy Creative AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleGrand winner [10]
2021 Asian TV Awards Best Actress in a Supporting RoleWon [11]
Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Terror WithinNominated [12]
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 30
2022 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Key Witness
(as Ye Lina)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20 [13]
Asian TV Awards Best Leading Female PerformanceLion MumsNominated [14]
2023 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Your World in Mine
(as Xiu Zhu)
Nominated
Most Hated Villain Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2024 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated

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