Apple Hong (born 31 October 1978) is a Malaysian-born Singaporean actress, host, businesswoman and singer. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2011 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.
Early life Hong was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She received her education in Johor Bahru.
Career Hong was first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of Star Search 1999 and moved to Singapore after being offered a contract by TCS (now MediaCorp). She was then known as the 'Malaysian Shu Qi' due to her slight resemblance to the Hong Kong actress. Several years later she moved to SPH MediaWorks but was transferred back to MediaCorp when both companies merged in 2005. She made her cinema debut in Jack Neo's 2005 film One More Chance, starring as Mark Lee's on-screen wife. Besides acting, Hong was also a prominent face on magazine covers, print ads and television commercials in both Singapore and Malaysia.
Hong released her debut extended play in Singapore and Malaysia which consisted of 8-tracks with various musical genres including acoustic easy-listening, piano-pop tunes and also fusion of Chinese and Irish-styled songs.
Hong left the entertainment industry in October 2011 as she opted not to renew her full-time contract. While she continued filming with MediaCorp on a per-project basis, she stated she had wanted to spend time managing the Kuala Lumpur branch of Xiao Bar Wang (owned by former fellow MediaCorp actor Jeff Wang) and planned to further her showbiz career in China.
Personal life Hong married a Singaporean businessman on 10 October 2017. Having been a Singapore permanent resident for several years, Hong took up Singapore citizenship on 18 December 2022.
In August 2023, Hong revealed that her father died of Parkinson's disease, at the age of 76, on 11 August.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 2001 In Pursuit of Peace Ding Yueguang Heroes in Black Liu Feiyu 2003 Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story Ping An 2005 Portrait of Home Gao Jimei Portrait of Home II 2006 C.I.D. Long Liwen 2007 The Greatest Love of All Yang Qianru 2008 Love Is All Around Fu Xiaoyue Just in Singapore Qian Qian Welcome Home, My Love Vivien Tan Huey Yan The Little Nyonya Huang Meiyu 2009 My School Daze TracyBaby Bonus Angel 2010 Happy Family Lemon He Mrs P.I. Phyllis Qiu Shuang Xi 2011 Be Happy Josephine The In-Laws Liang Xin 2012 Joys of Life Zhang Xiaoyu 2014 Three Wishes Anna 2015 Mind Game Linda 2016 The Queen Ni Qiaowen 2019 Walk With Me Vivian Day Break After The Stars Lin Fei 2022 It's All Your Fault! Annie Healing Heroes Wen Hanyun
Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 One More Chance Bee Poh 2014 Die Xian Gui Tan 2015 Love Will Be Back
Awards and nominations YearCeremony Category Nominated work ResultRef1999Star AwardsBest NewcomerP.I Blues 20102010 Golden AwardsBest Actress Love is All Around 2025Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
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