Melissa Ng Mei Hang
(
Traditional Chinese
: ?????????, born 5 May 1972 in
Zhongshan,
Guangdong, China) is a semi-retired TV actress in Hong Kong. She has been a
TVB actress since 1996 after coming second in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, retiring from acting in 2007 to start a family. Melissa speaks fluent English with American
accent
,
Cantonese
, and
Mandarin
.
After graduating with a major in international relations and a minor in
marketing at
San Francisco State University, she entered the Hong Kong entertainment industry in 1996, after placing 1st runner up in
Miss Chinese International 1996 (representing
San Francisco). She started out with minor roles, appearing in only a few episodes. She has portrayed roles that have to commit suicide, being killed, or even
lesbian roles in the early years of her acting in entertainment industry.
However when years passed, she started playing second female lead, and eventually, she has been playing the first female lead in all her series with positive reviews. Her many series include
A Kindred Spirit,
Legend of Lady Yang, Secret of the Heart,
Riches and Stitches,
A Herbalist Affair,
King of Yesterday and Tomorrow,
Healing Hands III,
Into Thin Air
and most recently,
La Femme Desperado and
Love Guaranteed which received the best and 4th best ratings for
TVB series in 2006 respectively. Her hard work and prominent achievement has secured her a high status as one of the most valuable Fa-dans(actress) in TVB.
Since the filming of Tai Chi in early 2006 (which was aired in 2008), Melissa has not been in any other series. After the airing of La Femme Desperado (May 2006) and Love Guaranteed (July 2006), she has been out of the spotlight. It turns out that she became pregnant during the ending of the year, and her baby was born in July 2007. During a promotion for Tai Chi, Melissa has announced that she would spend more time with her newborn before a possibility that she will re-join TVB.
Melissa was crowned
Miss Chinatown USA 1992. After winning the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant based in the city of
San Francisco, Melissa represented San Francisco at
Miss Chinese International 1996. Melissa had a great interview during the final night, where she challenged
Eric Tsang in the interview, and was later crowned as 1st runner up. Due to her strong Cantonese and communication skills, she earned a contract with TVB.
| ! Title !! Notes |
>-> rowspan="2" > 1997 Dark Tales 2 | Supporting Role | Detective Investigation Files III | Minor Role |
1998 | Burning Flame | Minor Role |
Secret of the Heart | Supporting Role |
Journey To The West II | Non-speaking Role/ Cameo |
1999 | Detective Investigation Files IV | Minor Role |
Till When Do Us Part | Supporting Role |
A Kindred Spirit | Supporting Role |
2000 | Legend of Lady Yang | Second Lead Role (to Anne Heung) |
A Matter of Customs | Supporting Role |
The Green Hope | Supporting Role |
The Crimson Sabre | Second Lead Role (to Charmaine Sheh) |
2001 | ICAC Investigations 2001 | Supporting Role |
Hope for Sale | Supporting/Second Lead Role (to Christine Ng) |
2002 | A Herbalist Affair | Second Lead Role (to Charmaine Sheh) |
Good Against Evil | Supporting Role |
2003 | The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow | Second Lead Role (to Maggie Cheung) |
2004 | Riches and Stitches | Supporting Role |
The Conqueror's Story | Co-Lead Role (with Maggie Cheung) |
Dreams of Colours | Second Lead Role (to Myolie Wu) |
2005 | Fantasy Hotel | Lead Role |
Into Thin Air | Lead Role |
Healing Hands III | One of the Lead Role |
2006 | La Femme Desperado | Lead Role |
Love Guaranteed | Lead Role |
2008 | The Master of Tai Chi | Lead Role |
|-
- Lai Siu in
Into Thin Air
(2005)
- Ka Man in
Fantasy Hotel (2005)
- Dr. Sarah Yip To in
Healing Hands III (2005)
- Ko Ling in
La Femme Desperado (2006)
- Hazel Kuk Yeuk Hei in
Love Guaranteed (2006)
- Song Ching in
The Master of Tai Chi (2008)
- 1996 Miss Chinese International Pageant: First Runner Up
- 1992 Miss Chinatown USA Winner