Adele Wong
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Adele Wong is an actress, singer, writer, and screenwriter from Singapore
.
with an honors degree in sociology
. At NUS, Adele was active in dance and theatre.
Upon graduation, Adele began her professional career in acting
, hosting
and writing
. She played the lead role in Damned which was part of an omnibus feature film which premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2009. Adele also played a lead role in Garden Girls, a short film, which premiered at the Singapore Film Festival in 2009.
Adele is also active in television in Singapore where she has been seen in several programs. Adele recently starred as the female lead Annie in Jack Neo
's first English language drama series for Okto
entitled Happily Ever After
. She was also seen in the MediaCorp
Chinese New Year television movie in 2009, A Kuchinta Family Reunion. Adele is currently filming a Chinese drama series, He Ain't Pesky, He's My Brother, for MediaCorp
's Channel 8 where she plays the lead female character opposite Christopher Lee
premiering in July 2009.
Adele's feature film debut was as the female lead role in The Days which was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival
, the Singapore International Film Festival
and short listed for the New Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival
. Adele also sang the theme song for the film, 《懂》Knowing, which was written and produced by Jim Lim 林倛玉.
Besides acting, Adele writes both fiction and non-fiction. Adele hosts a column on Sinema's website. Adele was also recently awarded a grant for a short film by the Singapore Film Commission. Hanging Gardens, starring Adele, will go into production in August 2009.
Feature Films
Music Videos
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Biography
Born in Singapore, Adele Wong traces her ancestry to Shanghai, China. Adele graduated from National University of SingaporeNational University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
with an honors degree in sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
. At NUS, Adele was active in dance and theatre.
Upon graduation, Adele began her professional career in acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
, hosting
Hosting
Hosting can mean:* To act as the organizer or master of ceremonies for an event.* Self-hosting - software distribution which provides all necessary source code to enable itself to be re-compiled from scratch* Internet hosting service, including:...
and writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
. She played the lead role in Damned which was part of an omnibus feature film which premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2009. Adele also played a lead role in Garden Girls, a short film, which premiered at the Singapore Film Festival in 2009.
Adele is also active in television in Singapore where she has been seen in several programs. Adele recently starred as the female lead Annie in Jack Neo
Jack Neo
Jack Neo Chee Keong , PBM, credited as Jack Neo on screen, is a Chinese Singaporean film and television actor, host and director...
's first English language drama series for Okto
Okto
MediaCorp okto is a television channel in Bestway Building, Singapore, managed by MediaCorp TV12, which was officially launched on 20 October 2008 hence replacing the SPH MediaWorks Channel i, Kids Central and Arts Central brands as oktoDAY and oktoNITE respectively...
entitled Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After (TV series)
Happily Ever After is a 20-episode Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8...
. She was also seen in the MediaCorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
Chinese New Year television movie in 2009, A Kuchinta Family Reunion. Adele is currently filming a Chinese drama series, He Ain't Pesky, He's My Brother, for MediaCorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
's Channel 8 where she plays the lead female character opposite Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
premiering in July 2009.
Adele's feature film debut was as the female lead role in The Days which was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
, the Singapore International Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival was launched in 1987. The festival is an annual film event, held around April/May each year, and screens about 300 films from over 45 countries...
and short listed for the New Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
The Shanghai International Film Festival , abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia.Along with Tokyo International Film Festival, the SIFF is one of the biggest film festivals in Asia. The first festival was held from October 7 to 14, 1993, and was held biennially until...
. Adele also sang the theme song for the film, 《懂》Knowing, which was written and produced by Jim Lim 林倛玉.
Besides acting, Adele writes both fiction and non-fiction. Adele hosts a column on Sinema's website. Adele was also recently awarded a grant for a short film by the Singapore Film Commission. Hanging Gardens, starring Adele, will go into production in August 2009.
Filmography
Short Films- Damned
- Garden Girls
Feature Films
- The Days
Music Videos
- '懂' Knowing