Mandy Wong Losing Momentum in TVB

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  1. b-lee

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    Once considered a rising star in TVB, Mandy Wong (黃智雯) was commended as one of TVB’s most talented younger actresses. A graduate from The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Mandy’s love for the stage and her devotion to acting shines through in her performances. Despite her talent, Mandy’s prominence has lessened and she is rumored to be demoted by TVB.

    Mentor Leaves TVB

    After becoming a top five finalist at the 2007 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Mandy immediately enrolled in TVB’s artiste training class. She had her first breakthrough role in the 2009 time-traveling drama A Chip Off the Old Block <巴不得爸爸> and had her second breakthrough with the 2010 romantic comedy Suspects in Love <搜下留情>. Mandy earned her first award, the Most Improved Actress, with her 2012 drama L’Escargot <缺宅男女>. Following L’Escargot, she starred in The Hippocratic Crush < On Call 36小時>, Tiger Cubs <飛虎>, and Divas in Distress <巴不得媽媽>, all which greatly contributed to her rising popularity.

    However, after the retirement of TVB executive Tommy Leung (梁家樹), who had a hand in promoting Mandy in his television dramas, Mandy’s position at TVB dropped significantly. Mandy was cast in much smaller roles after switching to Catherine Tsang’s (曾勵珍) camp in 2013. In the upcoming drama Madam Cutie On Duty <師奶 Madam>, Mandy is second-fiddle to lead actress Priscilla Wong (黃翠如), who made her TVB debut in 2013 – nearly six years after Mandy. In the period epic Captain of Destiny <張保仔>, which is currently shooting in Hengdian, Mandy is a supporting actress to rookie star Grace Chan (陳凱琳), the winner of the 2013 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.

    TVB’s Hidden “Dancing Queen”

    With her acting career stagnating, Mandy is eager to show more of her talent to the masses. Having studied dance at the HKAPA, Mandy has a good command of Chinese dance and modern dance. She has been training with the instructors at High King, a dance academy that works closely with Joey Yung (容祖兒). Whenever Mandy gets a long break, she would travel to New York to take more dance classes.

    Recently, Mandy uploaded two clips of her dancing on her Weibo. In one 15-second clip, Mandy wore a sexy bra top and danced professionally to a fast-paced hip hop song. In a longer 4-minute clip, Mandy danced a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, who has been her idol since she was a child. Mandy produced and co-choreographed both performances. In addition to her acting career, Mandy has the qualifications to start a professional dance career.



    Creds: ihktv
     
  2. x_divinity

    x_divinity Well-Known Member

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    Not surprised coming from TVB.
    Grace Chan cannot act. Priscilla's acting is not even comparable to Mandy. Sad that some people work so hard and have a passion in acting but cannot rise due to the nature of TVB.
     
  3. Jeff

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    Thought she would one day be one of the leading actress of TVB.
     
  4. wal

    wal Well-Known Member

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    time to go to hktv, mandy, you will have a bright future there!
     
  5. crasianlee

    crasianlee Well-Known Member

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    Agreed! She's one of the better newer ones...
     
  6. Ladyeve

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    That sucks, her acting is actually pretty good too.
     
  7. xaznxryux

    xaznxryux Well-Known Member

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    disappointing
     
  8. sky2008

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    HKTV hardcore, TVB softcore :)
     
  9. she need some scandal need publicity seem to boring :shifty:
     
  10. jtommy87

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    I like her acting, she's pretty good compare to some of the newer actress
     
  11. onni

    onni Well-Known Member

    Her acting is not bad. Prinscilla Wong, Grace Wong....no no
     
  12. Espresso

    Espresso Well-Known Member

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    She's okay, but her eyes look like she has poor vision. She showed her insides when her and him law was filming tiger cubs 2. her face is weird.