Ruth Winona Tao
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Ruth Winona Tao a.k.a. Nonie Tao and Kwun-Mei Tao 关美涛 (Cantonese name), was an American-born Chinese
film actress, TV personality and MTV Asia and Channel V
video jockey in the early 1990s. She hosted on BY Demand
, Asian Top 20
US-born Tao graduated from the University of Washington
majoring in political science
and drama. In Taiwan
she appeared in TV series, variety shows, and a number of commercials. In Hong Kong
she starred in the films Evil Black Magic, Finale in Blood, A Touch of Class, and The Bride with White Hair 2
.
After a stint as an MTV
VJ, she joined STAR TV
as a VJ where she also had a radio show and co-produced programming. As one of the early VJs in Asia, she developed a huge following in Taiwan, the Philippines
, and India
.
's Asian Top-20 to have a child.
American-born Chinese
An American-born Chinese or "ABC" is a stereotype that describes a person born in the United States of Chinese ethnic descent, a category of Chinese American. Many are second-generation born after the U.S. Immigration Act of 1965 were free from limits on immigration from East Asia...
film actress, TV personality and MTV Asia and Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
video jockey in the early 1990s. She hosted on BY Demand
By Demand
By Demand is a compilation album from the Christian metal band Whitecross. Release Date: 23 May 1995 by Star Song .-Track listing:#Attention Please #We Know What's Right #Take It To The Limit #Gonna Keep On...
, Asian Top 20
US-born Tao graduated from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
majoring in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and drama. In Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
she appeared in TV series, variety shows, and a number of commercials. In Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
she starred in the films Evil Black Magic, Finale in Blood, A Touch of Class, and The Bride with White Hair 2
The Bride with White Hair 2
The Bride with White Hair 2 is a 1993 Hong Kong film directed by David Wu. It is the sequel to The Bride with White Hair, with Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung reprising their roles as Lian Nichang and Zhuo Yihang...
.
After a stint as an MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
VJ, she joined STAR TV
STAR TV
Satellite Television Asia Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is headquartered in Hong Kong, with regional offices in mainland China, Taiwan....
as a VJ where she also had a radio show and co-produced programming. As one of the early VJs in Asia, she developed a huge following in Taiwan, the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Personal life
In the early-1990s, Tao was reportedly married to a finance expert in Hong Kong. In 1996, she left her duties as host of Channel VChannel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
's Asian Top-20 to have a child.
External links
- Facebook page soliciting information on Ruth Winona Tao MTV VJ Nonie Tao..where are u?