Apple Hong
{{short description|Singaporean actress (born 1978)}}
{{family name hatnote|Hong (洪)|lang=Chinese}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|10|31}}
| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| nationality = Singaporean
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|host|businesswoman|singer}}
| years_active = 1999−present
| spouse = {{marriage|Unknown|2017}}
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|background = solo_singer
|genre = Mandopop
|instrument = Vocals
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| c = 洪乙心
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Apple Hong (born 31 October 1978){{Cite web|title=Apple Hong 洪乙心 - XinMSN Entertainment - Celebrity - Bios - Apple Hong|url=http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Apple-Hong.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509212746/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Apple-Hong.aspx|archive-date=9 May 2010}}{{Cite web|date=2017-10-18|title=趕在39歲生日前 洪乙心嫁獅城商{{!}}中國報|url=http://johor.chinapress.com.my/20171018/%e8%b6%95%e5%9c%a839%e6%ad%b2%e7%94%9f%e6%97%a5%e5%89%8d-%e6%b4%aa%e4%b9%99%e5%bf%83%e5%ab%81%e7%8d%85%e5%9f%8e%e5%95%86/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=中國報 China Press|language=en-US}} is a Malaysian-born Singaporean actress, host, businesswoman and singer. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2011 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.
Early life
Hong was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She received her education in Johor Bahru.
Career
Hong was first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of Star Search 1999 and moved to Singapore after being offered a contract by TCS (now MediaCorp). She was then known as the 'Malaysian Shu Qi' due to her slight resemblance to the Hong Kong actress. Several years later she moved to SPH MediaWorks but was transferred back to MediaCorp when both companies merged in 2005. She made her cinema debut in Jack Neo's 2005 film One More Chance, starring as Mark Lee's on-screen wife.{{cite book|last=Tan|first=Kenneth Paul|title=Cinema and television in Singapore: resistance in one dimension|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Em0MzF8F0e4C&pg=PA176|access-date=8 December 2010|year=2008|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-16643-1|page=176}} Besides acting, Hong was also a prominent face on magazine covers, print ads and television commercials in both Singapore and Malaysia.
Hong released her debut extended play in Singapore and Malaysia which consisted of 8-tracks with various musical genres including acoustic easy-listening, piano-pop tunes and also fusion of Chinese and Irish-styled songs.
Hong left the entertainment industry in October 2011 as she opted not to renew her full-time contract.{{cite news|title=Apple Hong is starting over in Beijing|url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120625-355308.html|publisher=AsiaOne|date=27 June 2012}} While she continued filming with MediaCorp on a per-project basis, she stated she had wanted to spend time managing the Kuala Lumpur branch of Xiao Bar Wang (owned by former fellow MediaCorp actor Jeff Wang){{cite news|script-title=zh:王建复马国开新店 洪乙心王爱玲成合伙人|url=http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/zh/celebrity/features/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5260986&page=3|publisher=xin.msn.com|date=14 September 2011|language=Chinese|access-date=30 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926062946/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/zh/celebrity/features/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5260986|archive-date=26 September 2011|url-status=dead}} and planned to further her showbiz career in China.{{cite news|title=Of greener pastures and indecent proposals |url=http://www.tnp.sg/content/greener-pastures-and-indecent-proposals |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418112303/http://www.tnp.sg/content/greener-pastures-and-indecent-proposals |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2013 |publisher=The New Paper |date=25 June 2012 }}
Personal life
Hong married a Singaporean businessman on 10 October 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/entertainment/apple-hong-just-got-married-on-10-10-2017-9319356 | title=Apple Hong just got married on 10.10.2017 | access-date=27 July 2020}} Having been a Singapore permanent resident for several years, Hong took up Singapore citizenship on 18 December 2022.{{cite web |title=来新发展逾20年 洪乙心喜成新公民 | 早报 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20220721-1295024?fbclid=IwAR35g-MGejWQsNrjD_sKUlm4XH9WtliiM6AntO_Oq1Idll6lLhZyU7rcCbQ}}{{Cite web |last=cue |date=2022-12-19 |title=Actress Apple Hong takes up Singapore citizenship {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-apple-hong-takes-up-singapore-citizenship |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}
In August 2023, Hong revealed that her father died of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 76, on 11 August.{{cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Ruey Yan |title=Actress Apple Hong’s father, who had Parkinson’s disease, dies at 76 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-apple-hong-s-father-who-had-parkinson-s-disease-dies-at-76 |website=The Straits Times |access-date=6 September 2023 |language=en |date=14 August 2023}}
Filmography
=Television series=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |||
| scope="col" |Year | scope="col" |Title | scope="col" |Role | scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2001
| In Pursuit of Peace || Ding Yueguang || | | |||
| Heroes in Black | Liu Feiyu | | | |
| scope="row"| 2003
| Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story || Ping An || | | |||
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2005
| Portrait of Home || rowspan="2"| Gao Jimei || | | |||
| Portrait of Home II | |||
| scope="row"| 2006
| C.I.D. || Long Liwen || | | |||
| scope="row"| 2007
| The Greatest Love of All || Yang Qianru || | | |||
| scope="row" rowspan="4"| 2008
| Love Is All Around || Fu Xiaoyue || | | |||
| Just in Singapore | Qian Qian | | | |
| Welcome Home, My Love | Vivien Tan Huey Yan | | | |
| The Little Nyonya | Huang Meiyu | | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2009
| My School Daze || Tracy || | | |||
| Baby Bonus | Angel | | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2010
| Happy Family|| Lemon He || | | |||
| Mrs P.I. | Phyllis Qiu Shuang Xi | | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2011
| Be Happy|| Josephine || | | |||
| The In-Laws | Liang Xin | | | |
| scope="row"| 2012
| Joys of Life|| Zhang Xiaoyu || | | |||
| scope="row"| 2014
| Three Wishes|| Anna || | | |||
| scope="row"| 2015
| Mind Game || Linda || | | |||
| scope="row"| 2016
| The Queen || Ni Qiaowen || | |||
| scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2019
| Walk With Me || Vivian || | | |||
| Day Break | | | ||
| After The Stars | Lin Fei | | | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2022
| It's All Your Fault! || Annie || | | |||
| Healing Heroes | Wen Hanyun | | |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |||
| scope="col" |Year | scope="col" |Title | scope="col" |Role | scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2005
| One More Chance || Bee Poh || || | |||
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2014
| Die Xian Gui Tan || || || | |||
| scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2015
| Love Will Be Back || || || |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
!Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result
!class="unsortable"|Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best Newcomer | P.I Blues {{small|(as Chen Anqi)}} | {{nom}}
| |
| 2010 | Best Actress | Love is All Around | {{nom}}
| |
References
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Category:Singaporean television personalities
Category:Singaporean television actresses
Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Category:Singaporean people of Teochew descent
Category:Actresses from Kuala Lumpur
Category:Musicians from Kuala Lumpur
Category:20th-century Singaporean actresses
Category:21st-century Singaporean actresses
Category:Malaysian people of Teochew descent
Category:21st-century Malaysian businesspeople
Category:21st-century Singaporean businesspeople
Category:21st-century Singaporean businesswomen
Category:Singaporean film actresses
Category:Malaysian film actresses
Category:Malaysian television presenters