Melissa Ng
| Melissa Ng | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 吳美珩 |
| Chinese name | 吳美珩 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 吴美珩 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wú Měihéng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Ng4 Mei5-hang4 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Melissa Wu Mei-hang |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
5 May 1972 Zhongshan, Guangdong, China |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Ancestry | Zhongshan, Guangdong, China |
Melissa Ng Mei-hang (born 5 May 1972) is a retired China-born Hong Kong television actress. 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 to start a family. Ng speaks fluent English with an American accent, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
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. They have two children.
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 was representing San Francisco after she won Miss Chinatown USA in 1992.
However, when years passed, she started playing second female lead, and eventually, she has been playing the first female lead in all her series with positive reviews. 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 and most recently, La Femme Desperado and Love Guaranteed which received the best and 4th best ratings for TVB series in 2006 respectively.
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.
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