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Sofiee Ng

Sofiee Ng Hoi Yan (Chinese: 吳海昕; born 1988 or 1989) is a Hong Kong actress best known for her role as Yeesa Cheung in the ViuTV series Leap Day (2020), for which she was nominated for Best Actress in the 4th Audience Choice Television Awards. She reprised her role in the spin-off series 940920 (2022), and also starred as Yung Hok-chin in another ViuTV series I SWIM (2022).

Sofiee Ng
吳海昕
Ng in December 2023
Born
Ng Hoi Yan

1988 or 1989 (age 35–36)
Hong Kong
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Early life and education

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Ng was born in 1988 or 1989 in Hong Kong.[1][2] She grew up in Wan Tau Tong Estate, Tai Po,[3] and described her family's situation as poor.[4] She attended Hong Kong Shue Yan University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English language and literature.[5] During her university years, she worked part-time as a model for advertisements.[3] After graduating, Ng worked as a flight attendant for Cathay Pacific for four years.[6] She became interested in acting after watching the performances of debut actors Cherry Ngan and Babyjohn Choi in the 2011 film The Way We Dance.[7][8] Inspired, she decided to enter the film industry and participated in TVB's beauty pageant contest Miss Hong Kong 2014.[7] Despite dubbed as a fan favorite by the media,[9][10] she did not make it to the final three and only received the title of Miss Hong Kong Tourism Ambassador.[11] After completing her term as ambassador, Ng spent a year studying at the New York Film Academy, where she earned a diploma in acting.[12]

Career

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Ng interviewed by am730 in June 2023

Upon returning to Hong Kong from the New York Film Academy, Ng began auditioning for film roles and made her acting debut in Lawrence Ah Mon's 2017 crime film Dealer/Healer, portraying the younger version of Jiang Yiyan's character.[12] She then starred in a main and titular role alongside Gregory Wong and Danny Chan [zh] in the ViuTV black comedy series 3 Haters [zh].[13] The following year, Ng landed a leading role alongside Justin Cheung in the TVB television film The War Net [zh], and was given a starring role alongside Sammy Sum in the web series Dark Secret [zh] after signing with the talent agency Yiu Wing Live [zh].[14] In 2019, Ng took on a supporting role in the education-themed ViuTV drama series Limited Education [zh], playing Yoyo, a cram school tutor and the girlfriend of the male lead Terrance Lau,[15] followed by a guest role as a reformed cult follower Dr. Man in another ViuTV drama series Reboot [zh].[16] She also appeared in main roles in the ViuTV anthology series The Republic [zh] and Dark City [zh].[17][18] Shum Ngo-ming of Ming Pao praised her "appealing appearance" and "multi-faceted performance" in The Republic.[19] In 2020, Ng starred in a lead role alongside Will Or as Maryanne, a law student involved in the Occupy Central Movement, in the political film Apart [zh-yue].[20] She also made a brief appearance in the crime film Shock Wave 2 as a kidnapped woman, although her face was not visible throughout the film.[21]

Ng received her breakout role as Yeesa Cheung, a time traveler caught in a love triangle with Terrance Lau and Chui Tien-you, in the 2020 ViuTV romance series Leap Day.[22] She garnered public recognition for her performance,[23] and was nominated for Best Actress in the 4th Audience Choice Television Awards [zh].[24] She also reprised her role as Yeesa Cheung in the 2022 spinoff series 940920 [zh].[25] That same year, she appeared in another leading role as Yung Hok-chin, a teacher who develops a romantic relationship with a student on the swimming team played by Edan Lui, in the ViuTV sports series I SWIM [zh].[26] She also played Ginny, a web novelist, in the segment The Tenement of the horror anthology film Tales from the Occult [zh],[27] and made her stage acting debut later that year, starring alongside Andy Leung in Table for Two.[28][29]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Dealer/Healer Young Ho-yau (可柔) [14]
2020 Apart [zh-yue] Maryanne [20]
Shock Wave 2 Kidnapped woman [21]
2022 Tales from the Occult [zh] Ginny (阿芷) Segment: The Tenement[27]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 3 Haters [zh] Y Main role[13]
2018 The War Net [zh] Si Tou Yeuk-hei (司徒若曦) Main role; television film[14]
Dark Secret [zh] Bui Ga-man (貝嘉文) Main role[30]
2019 Till Death Do Us Part [zh] Jan Guest role[31]
Limited Education [zh] Yoyo Recurring role[15]
Reboot [zh] Dr. Man Guest role[16]
The Republic [zh] Rachel Main role[17]
Dark City [zh] Elsie Main role[18]
2020 Leap Day Yeesa Cheung (張麗紗) Main role[22]
2022 940920 [zh] Main role[25]
I SWIM [zh] Yung Hok-chin (翁學千) Main role[26]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 4th Audience Choice Television Awards [zh] Best Actress Leap Day Nominated [24][32]

References

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  2. ^ 羅志宏 (17 March 2022). "940920｜女主角32歲吳海昕空姐出身青澀樣貌曝光！回顧8年前選TVB香港小姐入行大熱倒灶". U Lifestyle (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ISWIM｜吳海昕曾參選港姐泳裝問答畀人玩 空姐出身、紐約進修演技捱出頭". Weekend Weekly (in Chinese). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ 金秀玲 (30 September 2024). "「民選港姐」憶中學捱窮經歷　同學食薯條自己卻在旁舔免費茄汁". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. ^ "【二月廿九】民選港姐吳海昕於無綫遭受冷待 為一事用盡身家 30歲蛻變人氣王". Sky Post (in Chinese). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  6. ^ "【I SWIM】吳海昕新劇演男校女Miss 曾落選港姐Sofiee赴美進修自我增值". TOPick (in Chinese). 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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  9. ^ "港姐首度泳裝玩密實 11號吳凱欣平胸大熱 纖腰煞食". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Sing Tao Daily. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  10. ^ "大熱(11)吳凱欣撇低男友爭冠". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  11. ^ Au, Simon (22 May 2020). "THE DREAMER 二月廿九之後". Ming Pao (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b Chau, Candy (7 March 2022). "《940920》吳海昕｜由落選港姐到ViuTV劇集女神 6大正能量金句笑對挫折不服輸". Cosmopolitan (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  13. ^ a b "【視評】我究竟睇咗啲乜？《賤民20》". Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  14. ^ a b c 林迅景 (26 February 2018). "落選港姐吳海昕紐約學成歸港做女一　自薦拍《毒。誡》《網戰》". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  15. ^ a b 林通賢 (12 July 2019). "【教束】吳海昕靠踩單車練成完美曲線 苦練兩年揻甩泡芙人身型". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  16. ^ a b 秦志鴻 (18 July 2019). "【REBOOT】吳海昕炎夏於南生圍喪跑仆親 手腳瘀晒扁嘴：戰績彪炳". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  17. ^ a b 翁漢瓏 (4 August 2019). "【理想國】與吳海昕麥芷誼演親熱戲 駱振偉：佢哋真係研究點錫我". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  18. ^ a b Lo, Pearl (24 December 2019). "《黑市》聖誕夜首播　吳海昕首拍靈異劇集勁驚要拖實小妹妹壯膽". Orange News (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  19. ^ Shum, Ngo-ming (2 September 2019). "【岑傲明視評】《理想國》：香港的一面鏡". Ming Pao (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  20. ^ a b Lee, Edmund (31 October 2020). "Apart movie review: political activism meets young love in Hong Kong relationship drama". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  21. ^ a b 盧凱瑤 (22 July 2022). "I SWIM．專訪｜吳海昕演「搣時」硬起來：大家睇厭我楚楚可憐". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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  25. ^ a b 陳栢宇 (18 March 2022). "940920．大結局︱吳海昕絕對全集MVP　殺完人竟然唔使付出代價？". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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  27. ^ a b Lee, Edmund (13 September 2022). "Tales from the Occult movie review: spooky anthology by Fruit Chan and others offers fun departures from Hong Kong cinema's usual horror output". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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  29. ^ Choi, Yui (15 June 2022). "專訪吳海昕Sofiee 蘇菲的世界". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  30. ^ "沈震軒郭偉亮宣傳犯罪網劇". Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  31. ^ Au, Simon (22 May 2020). "吳海昕 SOFIEE NG ｜THE DREAMER 二月廿九之後". Ming Pao (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  32. ^ "觀眾在民間電視大獎 《男排女將》暫領先". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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