Carrie Wong
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Carrie Wong (born 1 January 1994), is a Singaporean actress, contracted under MediaCorp.[1] She was discovered through Mediacorp Channel U's reality television competition Hey Gorgeous.[2]
Biography
The only child of a housewife mother and retiree father who worked in a security firm, Wong was raised in a Mandarin-speaking family. She studied at Evergreen Secondary School where she was a member of the volleyball and track and field teams. She later graduated in 2014 with a Diploma course in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Nanyang Polytechnic, and it was during her final year when she made it to one of the top three contestants in Hey Gorgeous in 2013.[1].
Career
2013: Hey Gorgeous
Wong was talent-spotted as one of the six contestants for the Preliminary Rounds of the second season of Hey Gorgeous in 2013 by the host of the programme Ben Yeo. In January 2014, having emerged as second runner-up, behind winner and fellow Nanyang Polytechnic student, Alfred Low, Wong officially signed on to MediaCorp as a full-time artiste.
In 2013, Wong, along with other Hey Gorgeous past contestants, starred in her first drama on MediaCorp Channel U, Scrum, broadcast on February 2014. Wong portrayed a disabled Sport Sciences polytechnic student.
2014: Entry To MediaCorp
Following her entry into MediaCorp as a full-time artiste in January 2014, she acted in Against the Tide and The Journey: Tumultuous Times which gained her nomination in Best Newcomer & Best Supporting Actress in Star Awards 2015. [1] She also filmed 118 and an English series, Spouse For House. For this show she was listed as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artists in Star Awards 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018.
In 2015, Wong gained her first leading role in a testube episode,[clarification needed] Love In Air and also filmed Sealed With A Kiss and Life - Fear Not that gained her next award, Social Media Award in Star Awards 2016.
In 2016, she filmed Don't Worry, Be Healthy, The Gentlemen, You Can Be An Angel 2 and 118 II and a cameo appearance in blockbuster Hero.
2017: First Leading Role and Best Actress' Nomination
In 2017, she filmed Dream Coder and a end-of-year blockbuster My Friends from Afar, which gained her first nomination for Best Actress in Star Awards 2018.
In 2018, she studying acting courses in Taiwan. Despite her schedule, she made an cameo appearance in 118 Reunion and filmed many female lead of two toggle orignial series, My Agent Is An Hero, VIC and also made cameo appearance in Love At Cavenagh Bridge. She will be coming back in June, to film a her only Channel 8's production this year, You Can Be An Angel 3.
Filmography
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Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Spouse For House | Sarah Toh |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | You Can Be An Angel 3 你也可以是天使3 |
Jin Siyan 金思彦 |
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| Love At Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定 |
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| VIC 维多利亚的模力 |
Vicky Zhan 詹予柔 |
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| Victoria Lek 历胜男 | |||
| My Agent Is A Hero 流氓经纪 |
Suzy Ong |
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| 118 Reunion 118 大团圆 |
Zhang Ke'ai 张可爱 |
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| 2017 | My Friends From Afar 知星人 |
Ms Wong 黄老师 |
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| Chen Fengjiao 陈凤娇 |
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| My Alien Girlfriend 我的知星女友 |
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| Dream Coder 梦想程式 |
Fang Ru 方如 |
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| 2016 | 118 II 118 II |
Zhang Ke'ai 张可爱 |
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| Hero 大英雄 |
Alexia |
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| You Can Be An Angel 2 你也可以是天使2 |
Jin Siyan 金思彦 |
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| The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 |
Wang Kaixin 王凯欣 |
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| Don't Worry, Be Healthy 家有一保 |
Elena |
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| 2015 | Life - Fear Not 人生无所畏 |
Bai Meigui 白梅桂 |
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| Sealed With A Kiss 吻我吧, 住家男 |
Tian Zhenzhen 田珍珍 |
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| Love on Air 音为爱 |
Eve |
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| 2014 | 118 118 |
Zhang Ke'ai 张可爱 |
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| The Journey: Tumultuous Times 信约: 动荡的年代 |
Bai Lanxiang 白兰香 |
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| Against The Tide 逆潮 |
Di Yao 狄遥 |
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| Scarlet | |||
| Scrum! 冲锋 |
Li Siqi 李思琪 |
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Variety series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hey Gorgeous 校园美魔王 |
Second Runner-up |
Accolades
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2015 | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | The Journey: Tumultuous Times | Nominated | |
| 2016 | 118 | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best Actress | My Friends From Afar | Nominated |
| Star Awards – Popularity Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Result | |
| 2015 | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | Won | |
| 2016 | Won | ||
| Social Media Award | Won | ||
| 2017 | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | Won | |
| 2018 | Won | ||
| Others Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Work Representative | Result |
| 2013 | Hey Gorgeous | Nanyang Polytechnic Representative | 2nd Runner-Up |
References
- ^ a b c Lee, Jocelyn (5 February 2015). "Star Awards rookie nominee Carrie Wong laments lack of suitors". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ https://mustsharenews.com/carrie-wong-facts/