Leila Tong [HK]

[Nanciie]

Leila Tong Ling (Traditional Chinese: 唐寧 (born December 5, 1981), born Pauline Kong (Traditional Chinese: 江麗娜, is an actress in Hong Kong. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence.

Tong has acted in TVB series since her childhood, including such works as The Greed of Man. She is not under the management of TVB (non-contracted) but continues acting in numerous TVB series since her childhood, such as Twin of Brothers, the first major TVB production starring newcomers. She started to gain fame after the great success of the TVB series Square Pegs, starring Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuen, which broke TVB's all-time record for the highest rated television drama in 2003. The sequel Life Made Simple was released two years later, with the original cast and a few new actors. At the end of its run Life broke TVB's rating record for a TVB series, with highest single night rating of 43 points, and became the third best rated TVB series in 2005.

Tong has been nominated for TVB's "Most Improved Actress" award several times. In 2005, she made it to the top 10 list with both her nominations: her character as Angel in Life Made Simple, and as Ha Hiu Ching in The Last Breakthrough. In 2006, two of her series has been released: Bar Bender and War and Destiny (only overseas).

She recently finished filming Phoenix Rising, which is now scheduled to release in 2007 along with The Family Link.

SERIES

Return to the Truth (1990)
The Greed of Man (1992)
State of Divinity (1996)
Forty Something (2002)
Burning Flame II (2002)
Love and Again (2002)
Good Against Evil (2002)
A Case of Misadventure (2002)
Take My Word For It (2002)
Life Made Simple (2002)
Vigilante Force (2002)
Let's Face It (2002)
In the Realm of Fancy (2002)
The Legend of Love (2002)
Find the Light (2003)
Aqua Heroes (2003)
Twin of Brothers (2004)
The Last Breakthrough (2004)
The ICAC Investigations 2004 (2004)
Ten Brothers (2004)
Life Made Simple (2005)
Bar Bender (2006)
War and Destiny (2006)
The Family Link (2007) Unreleased
Phoenix Rising (2007) Post Production
The Last Princess (starts filming in mid-january)

MOVIES

Those Were the Days (1996)
Chinese Heroes (2001)
Love is a Butterfly
Tragic Room (2003)
The Trouble-Makers (2003)
Cop Unbowed (2004)
Marriage With a Fool (2006)

Credit: Wikipedia

[carmen]

Her role in Life Made Simple kills me! I"m watching it now, and her backstabbing ways makes me want to scream. I remember watching her when I was really young as the daugher of Adam Cheng, what great memory I have!!

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Leila Tong & Sammul Chan to Film "The Last Princess"

Leila Tong Ning and Sammul Chan Kin Fung will be appearing in mainland production, "The Last Princess."
Other cast members include Tsui Kwai Ying, Christie Chung Lai Tai, Xiao Qiang, Hsuan Hing, etc. Filming will start on January 15th.

It has been confirmed that Leila will play the role of Lee Hoi Sum. This role was highly sought after by other actresses.

Although Leila had not taken part in China productions in the past, she was selected for this role due to her acting skills and her market value in Hong Kong. At the same time, "The Last Princess" will also allow Leila to further penetrate the mainland market.

Leila's character, Lee Hoi Sum, is a challenging role unlike others in her past acting resume. The plot is complex and has many twists. Disguised as a man, Leila's character is employed at a brothel. Later she becomes the court eunuch's wife and also turns out to be a government official's daughter.

However, due to marrying the wrong man, Leila's character obtains a divorce. Returning to the brothel, she becomes the capital's most popular courtesan.

CREDIT : http://www.asianfanatics.net

[Nanciie]

Leila Tong Tackles Difficult Role
translated by dee-lush

Leila Tong has been working on a mainland television drama ‘最後格格’. This series can be said to be the most challenging for Leila as her character must be portrayed from 16 years old to 30 years old. The occupation of her character is certainly tricky, Leila will first play a waitress and then will be forced to marry a court eunuch (太監. Due to such changes in status, Leila will have many ‘looks’ in this series, including a female pretending to be a male (while she is a waiter), a virtuous young woman, a married woman, a horse rider and a bride. But out of all images, Leila likes the waiter look the best. She commented, “This look makes me remember the time I had to imitate a young Leslie Cheung, it was very funny. (Isn’t hurtful when have to bind you chest?) Yes, but thankfully I’m not busty.

Leila’s costumes in the series have all been made by hand in Beijing.

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The actors and actresses of the stage production, The Storm Killer, attended a press conference yesterday. In the production, Leila acts as Playboy's cover girl. Besides being very rude, she also has to wear very sexy clothing. "Never tried talking so many cuss words in front of so many people, it's actually very weird. The clothing are also so sexy, the cast always have to be careful around me so nothing goes wrong when acting."

When asked about if "The Family Link" is a copy from a foreign series, Leila disagrees. She thinks that having reactions and discussions about it is what makes a series good. Also, when asked whether she hope that "The Family Link" will pass "Heart of Greed" in ratings, Leila says that she's so busy she doesn't even have time to watch the series.


Credit: Asian Fanatics

[pic85]

i love leila!! her acting is really good and her crying scene is so realistic in the last breakthrough, i waiting for upcoming series! yay