Apple Hong
Born (1978-10-31) 31 October 1978
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalitySingaporean
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
  • businesswoman
  • singer
Years active1999−present
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 2017)​
Musical career
GenresMandopop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Stage name
Chinese洪乙心
Hanyu PinyinHóng Yǐxīn
JyutpingHung4 Jyut3 Sam1
Hokkien POJÂng It-sim
Birth name
Chinese洪依萍[1]
Hanyu PinyinHóng Yīpíng

Apple Hong (born 31 October 1978)[2][3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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)[7] and planned to further her showbiz career in China.[8]

Personal life

Hong married a Singaporean businessman on 10 October 2017.[9] Having been a Singapore permanent resident for several years, Hong took up Singapore citizenship on 18 December 2022.[10][4]

In August 2023, Hong revealed that her father died of Parkinson’s disease, at the age of 76, on 11th August.[11]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
2001 In Pursuit of PeaceDing Yueguang
Heroes in BlackLiu Feiyu
2003 Eternity: A Chinese Ghost StoryPing An
2005 Portrait of HomeGao Jimei
Portrait of Home II
2006 C.I.D.Long Liwen
2007 The Greatest Love of AllYang Qianru
2008 Love Is All AroundFu Xiaoyue
Just in SingaporeQian Qian
Welcome Home, My LoveVivien Tan Huey Yan
The Little NyonyaHuang Meiyu
2009 My School DazeTracy
Baby BonusAngel
2010 Happy FamilyLemon He
Mrs P.I.Phyllis Qiu Shuang Xi
2011 Be HappyJosephine
The In-LawsLiang Xin
2012 Joys of LifeZhang Xiaoyu
2014 Three WishesAnna
2015 Mind GameLinda
2016 The QueenNi Qiaowen [12]
2019 Walk With MeVivian
Day Break
After The StarsLin Fei
2022 It's All Your Fault!Annie
Healing HeroesWen Hanyun

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
2005 One More ChanceBee Poh
2014 Die Xian Gui Tan
2015 Love Will Be Back

Awards and nominations

Year CeremonyCategoryNominated workResult Ref
1999 Star AwardsBest NewcomerP.I Blues (as Chen Anqi)Nominated
2010 2010 Golden AwardsBest ActressLove is All AroundNominated

References

  1. ↑ "艺人换名改运！". 优1周 - UWeekly. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Apple Hong 洪乙心 - XinMSN Entertainment - Celebrity - Bios - Apple Hong". Archived from the original on 9 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "趕在39歲生日前 洪乙心嫁獅城商|中國報". 中國報 China Press. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  4. 1 2 cue (2022-12-19). "Actress Apple Hong takes up Singapore citizenship | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  5. ↑ Tan, Kenneth Paul (2008). Cinema and television in Singapore: resistance in one dimension. BRILL. p. 176. ISBN 978-90-04-16643-1. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Apple Hong is starting over in Beijing". AsiaOne. 27 June 2012.
  7. ↑ 王建复马国开新店 洪乙心王爱玲成合伙人 (in Chinese). xin.msn.com. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Of greener pastures and indecent proposals". The New Paper. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Apple Hong just got married on 10.10.2017". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "来新发展逾20年 洪乙心喜成新公民 | 早报".
  11. ↑ Lim, Ruey Yan (14 August 2023). "Actress Apple Hong's father, who had Parkinson's disease, dies at 76". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Queen 复仇女王". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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