Carrie Wong Si Tian (born 1 January 1994[1]) is a Singaporean actress.[2] She was discovered through the reality television competition Hey Gorgeous.[3]
Carrie Wong | |
|---|---|
 Wong at the Star Awards 2017 | |
| Born | 1 January 1994 |
| Alma mater | Nanyang Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 黃思恬 |
| Simplified Chinese | 黄思恬 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Sītián |
| Yale Romanization | wòhng sī tíhm |
| Jyutping | wong4 si1 tim5 |
Early life
editThe only child of a housewife mother and father who works in a security firm,[4] Wong was raised in a Chinese-speaking family. Her father is Singaporean while her mother is a Malaysian Chinese. She attended Evergreen Secondary School before graduating from Nanyang Polytechnic in 2014 with a Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Wong was a blogshop model during her polytechnic years. She was scouted in her final year for Hey Gorgeous in 2013, where she made it as the second runner up.
Career
editWong was chosen as one of the six contestants for the preliminary rounds of Hey Gorgeous in 2013, emerging as a first runner-up.[4]
Wong made her acting debut in Scrum, where she plays a disabled Sport Sciences polytechnic student. It aired in February 2014 on Channel U.
In September 2014, Wong starred in her first MediaCorp Channel 8 drama Against the Tide alongside Christopher Lee, Rui En and Desmond Tan, playing a schizophrenic woman. The drama aired from 24 to 24 September October 2014 for 23 episodes. In November 2014, Wong starred in end-of-year blockbuster The Journey: Tumultuous Times, where she plays a hot-tempered sweet soup seller. Her acting garnered positive reviews, which garnered her a nomination for Best Newcomer, Best Supporting Actress and bagged her first Top 10 Most Popular Artistes on Star Awards 2015.
She was involved in long-running drama 118 where she plays a girl from Malaysia coming to Singapore to look for her father. The drama aired from 20 October 2014, to 16 October 2015, for 255 episodes on Channel 8. In 2015, Wong landed her first leading role in romance drama Sealed With A Kiss, acting alongside Rebecca Lim, Elvin Ng and Zhang Zhenhuan. The drama aired from 27 August to 24 September 2015, for 20 episodes on Channel 8. She also starred in her second long-running drama Life – Fear Not, which aired from 19 October 2015, to 1 April 2016, for 120 episodes on Channel 8.
In 2016, Wong bagged her second Top 10 Most Popular Artistes Award and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Award on Star Awards 2016. On the same year, Wong made her small screen comeback in The Gentlemen as one of the leading females, playing a woman who knows what cup size women should wear just by one look. The drama aired from 9 August to 5 September 2016, for 20 episodes on Channel 8. She also starred in nursing drama You Can Be An Angel 2, playing a former lawyer who later became a nurse. The drama was well-received and aired from 1 to 28 November 2016, for 20 episodes on Channel 8.
In 2017, Wong starred in Dream Coder, playing front-end developer who later suffered from brain tumours. It aired from 7 February to 6 March 2017, for 20 episodes on Channel 8. On the same year, she starred in My Friends From Afar, playing an alien from the AMIKUS Planet who fell in love with a human being who later is revealed to be half-human and half-alien. Her role garnered her first nomination for Best Actress in Star Awards 2018.
In 2018, Wong bagged her fourth Top 10 Most Popular Artistes Award on Star Awards 2018. She also appeared in meWATCH original series My Agent Is A Hero, VIC, and Love At Cavenagh Bridge before going on a half year break for acting lesson in Taiwan. She returned to the small screen on the same year in October in You Can Be An Angel 3.
In 2019, she bagged her fifth Top 10 Most Popular Artistes Award and gained a second nomination for Best Actress in Star Awards 2019 for her role in meWATCH original series VIC. She also had lead roles in Hello Miss Driver, and My One In A Million.
In 2020, Wong starred in period time travel drama A Quest to Heal. Filming began in late 2019 and made its debut on 20 July 2020, on Channel 8. On the same year, she made her return to long-running drama in Recipe of Life.
Personal life
editIn 2019, a series of explicit text messages between actress Wong and Ian Fang was leaked, suggesting a sexual affair between the two.[5] The leaked texts also contained criticism towards fellow actor Lawrence Wong.[6]
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scrum! (冲锋) | Li Siqi | [7] | ||
| Against The Tide | Di Yao | ||||
| Scarlet | |||||
| The Journey: Tumultuous Times | Bai Lanxiang | ||||
| Spouse for House | Sarah Toh | Cameo | |||
| 118 | Zhang Ke'ai | ||||
| 2015 | Love On Air (音为爱) | Eve | |||
| Sealed With A Kiss | Tian Zhenzhen | ||||
| Life - Fear Not | Bai Meigui | ||||
| 2016 | Don't Worry, Be Healthy | Elena | |||
| The Gentlemen | Wang Kaixin | ||||
| You Can Be An Angel 2 | Jin Siyan | ||||
| Hero | Alexa | ||||
| 118 II | Zhang Ke'ai | ||||
| 2017 | Dream Coder | Fang Ru | |||
| My Friends From Afar | Ms Wong | ||||
| Chen Fengjiao | |||||
| 2018 | 118 Reunion (118 大团圆) | Zhang Ke'ai | |||
| My Agent Is A Hero (流氓经纪) | Suzy Ong | ||||
| VIC | Vicky Zhan | ||||
| Victoria Lek | |||||
| Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) | Xu Peizhen | ||||
| You Can Be An Angel 3 (你也可以是天使3) | Jin Siyan | ||||
| 2019 | My Agent Is A Hero II (流氓经纪 II) | Suzy Ong | |||
| Hello Miss Driver (下一站，遇见) | Lin Chenxi | ||||
| My One In A Million (我的万里挑一) | Yan Shuyu | ||||
| A World of Difference (都市狂想) | Claire Tan Sixuan | ||||
| 2020 | A Quest to Heal | Luo Mingyi | [8][9] | ||
| Recipe of Life (味之道) | Zhou Minming | ||||
| 2021 | The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师) | Cheng Yicheng | |||
| 2022 | Soul Doctor (灵医) | Hong Jieshan | Cameo | ||
| Sisters Stand Tall (快跑吧, 丽娇) | Megan Wong | ||||
| Soul Detective | Hong Jieshan | ||||
| 2023 | Shero | Zhang Yinxi | |||
| 2024 | Love Coded (爱不虚拟) | Lin Siyu | [10] |
Variety shows
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Style: Check In 2 (潮人攻略 2) | Guest host | |
| 2014 | Style: Check In 5 (潮人攻略 5) | Guest host |
Discography
editCompilation albums
edit| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
| 2022 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 | 新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐 |
Drama OST
edit| Year | Drama title | Song title | Other singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Life – Fear Not | 一样 | Aloysius Pang | Sub-theme Song |
| 2019 | Hello Miss Driver 下一站，遇见 | Life Rose 生命蔷薇 | — | Theme Song |
| The Next Stop 下一站 | Deng Biyuan 邓碧源 | Sub-theme Song |
Awards and nominations
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Won't change a thing': Carrie Wong 'happy to turn 30', sets sights on getting a house and hopes for kids by 40". Yahoo News. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Lee, Jocelyn (5 February 2015). "Star Awards rookie nominee Carrie Wong laments lack of suitors". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Yeo, Melissa (5 January 2016). "10 Carrie Wong Facts That Prove She Is The Next Fann Wong".
- ^ a b "Everybody loves an angel". The Straits Times. 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Mediacorp actors Ian Fang and Carrie Wong apologise following leak of explicit private messages". Straits Times. 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Ian Fang-Carrie Wong text scandal: Yanxi Palace actor Lawrence Wong hits back at criticism". Straits Times. 15 April 2019.
- ^ "MeRadio – Jae Liew and Carrie Wong: Who Gushed over David Beckham?". MeRadio. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Carrie Wong, Qi Yuwu conquer fear of heights by 'flying' in Ming dynasty drama". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "TV guide for Singapore in July 2020: The Umbrella Academy S2, Grey's Anatomy S16, A Quest To Heal and more". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Carrie Wong, 30, Was Moved To Tears The First Time Richie Koh, 31, Called Her "Mum" For Upcoming Drama". 8days. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (24 April 2022). "Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
External links
edit- Carrie Wong profile on The Celebrity Agency
