Hong Ling (born Somaline Ang Ling; 16 August 1994)[1] is a Singaporean actress.

Hong Ling
Hong in 2017
Born
Somaline Ang Ling

(1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • businesswoman
Years active2014−present
Spouse
(m. 2023)
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Chinese洪凌
Hanyu PinyinHóng Líng

Early life and education

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Born to a Thai mother and a Singaporean Chinese father,[2] Hong graduated from Fuchun Secondary School.[3] She has two siblings,[4] one of whom is a younger brother.[5] She was scouted while studying at Temasek Polytechnic, though she disrupted her studies due to career interest as an actress.[6]

Career

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Hong was discovered through talent search programme Hey Gorgeous, in which she emerged as one of the semi-finalists in 2013.[7] During the talent search programme, she was introduced as Somaline Ang, her Thai name.[8][6] After her participation in the show, she switched to using her Chinese name, Hong Ling as she found that people found it difficult to pronounce her Thai name.[6] Subsequently, she completed an acting course at the Singapore Media Academy in 2014.

In 2014, Hong was involved in a long-form drama titled 118 where she paired up with Nick Teo.

In 2015, she was involved in a drama titled You Can Be an Angel Too and won her first award, Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award, at Star Awards 2015.

In 2016, she made cameo appearances in Soul Reaper and Hero. She also had filmed other television series such as I Want to Be a Star, The Dream Job and The Truth Seekers.

In 2017, she gained her first female lead in Home Truly and also continued with the sequel in 118 II. She gained her first nomination as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes.

In 2018, she is involved in dramas such as 118 Reunion, Fifty & Fabulous, 29th February, a toggle original series, Love At Cavenagh Bridge and also long running drama series, Jalan Jalan.

In Star Awards 2021, she obtained her first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award.[9]

Personal life

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Hong is a Christian.[10]

Hong met Nick Teo, fellow Mediacorp actor, on the set of long-form drama series 118 and started dating. They founded the bird's nest brand House of the Swiftlet in January 2019.[11] After seven years of dating, the couple announced their engagement in August 2022[12] and married on 14 December 2023.[13]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Blessings Research writer Cameo
In the Name of Love Bai Xiaoshan's cousin Cameo
2015 You Can Be an Angel Too Jane Cameo [14][15]
118 Wang Yuye [16]
2016 Hero Herself Cameo [17]
Soul Reaper (勾魂使者) Baby Cameo [18]
I Want to Be a Star Zhang Meiyi [19]
The Dream Job Pan Xiaoxue [20]
The Truth Seekers Bai Momoko [21]
2017 Home Truly Zheng Peizhi [19]
118 II Wang Yuye [22]
2018 29th February (229明天见) Ye Zhihui [23]
Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) Lin Lin [24][25]
Fifty & Fabulous (五零高手) Ma Ruolin [26]
118 Reunion Wang Yuye [27]
2019 Jalan Jalan (带你去走走) Jiang Xiaoqing [28]
2020 My Guardian Angels (单翼天使) Yap Sijin [29]
Mister Flower (花花公子) Chen Xueli
2021 Soul Old Yet So Young (心里住着老灵魂) Shi Zhiwei
The Heartland Hero (邻里帮) Jasmine Cameo
The Take Down (肃战肃绝) Dai Yuxin
2022 You Can Be An Angel 4 (你也可以是天使 4) Yan Yefeng
Your World in Mine Zheng Tianxi [30]
2023 Fix My Life Yuan Manying
All That Glitters Li Zhenting

Discography

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Compilation albums

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Year Title Ref
2017 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 (新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年)
2018 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 (阿狗狗旺旺過好年) [31]
2019 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 (新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年) [32]
2020 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 (裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了) [33]
2022 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 22 (新传媒群星旺虎泰哥迎春乐) [33]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Star Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [34]
Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award Won [35]
2016 Star Awards Favourite Female Character 118 (as Wang Yuye) Nominated [36]
2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated [37]
2019 Star Awards Nominated [37]
2021 Star Awards Won [37]
2022 Star Awards Won [38]
2023 Star Awards Best Actress Your World in Mine (as Zheng Tianxi) Nominated
Favourite Female Show Stealer Nominated
Favourite CP Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2024 Star Awards Won

References

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