Sheryl Ang

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Sheryl Ang
Born (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26)
Singapore
Other namesHong Liting
Education
Alma mater Temasek Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • host
Years active2019–present
Modeling information
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 洪麗婷
Simplified Chinese 洪丽婷
Hanyu Pinyin Hóng Lìtíng

Sheryl Ang (born 6 September 1998) [2] is a Singaporean actress and model.

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Early life and career

Ang has an elder brother and a sister who is a year older than her. [2] Ang's mother is a secretary for a headhunting company and her father, a service manager in the automotive industry. Ang attended Canossa Convent Primary School and Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School, where she studied drama as one of the compulsory subjects in Secondary 1 and 2, and later continued to opt for it as an elective in upper secondary. She subsequently went on to complete her diploma in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics at Temasek Polytechnic. [2]

Upon graduation, Ang applied to be a Singapore Airlines flight attendant, but was rejected. While exploring different career options, she took up part-time jobs as a stilt walker and event mascot. At an event at 313@somerset for the mall's mascot job, Ang was discovered by a photographer who would later referred her to the modelling agency, Nu Models, owned by local actress-model Sheila Sim. She was signed to the agency for about three years, before joining Mediacorp's Star Search 2019 at the agency's suggestion. [1] She emerged as a finalist in the competition and has since appeared in dramas such as All Around You (2020), Mister Flower (2020) and Watch Out! Alexius (2020). In 2021, she landed her first lead role in crime thriller Key Witness, alongside Desmond Tan and Denise Camillia Tan. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Aside from being able to speak fluent English and Mandarin, Ang is also able to converse in Korean. [6] She plays the guitar and does kickboxing and diving. [6] [7]

Personal life

Ang was in a one-year-and-seven-month relationship with a musician til August 2019. [8]

She has a strong interest in spirituality and psychic intuition, and has advocated self-love and self-acceptance in interviews. She also sells crystals on her social media platform from time to time. [9]

Filmography

Ang has appeared in the following programmes and films: [6] [10] [11] [12]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019The EncounterEmily
2020All Around YouHe Ruohua
Remember to ForgetFang Huitian
Mister FlowerChloe [13]
Watch Out! AlexiusMonameWATCH drama
2021Key WitnessWang Yuxuan
The Heartland Hero Cameo
2022Healing HeroesJovie Ho Renhui [14]
First of AprilBella / 洪俪颖 / SophiameWATCH drama
You Can Be An Angel 4Zhang Shutong
Leave No Soul BehindElly Wong
The InternsWeb series
2023 The Sky is Still Blue Chen Yu-an [15]
2024 To Be Loved Sun Wang Zi-yang

Film

Variety show

Discography

Singles

YearSong titleNotes
2020"New Year Coming"MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 [16]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2021 Star Awards Best Newcomer All Around YouNominated [17]
2023 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars —Nominated [18]
2024 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars —Nominated [19]

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