Joey Wong
- Name: Joey Wong
- Native name: 王祖賢
- Given name: Wang Tsu-Hsien
- Also Known as: Joney Wang, Joey Wang, Wang Zu Xian
- Nationality: Taiwanese
- Gender: Female
- Born: January 30, 1967
- Age: 57
Her father is a basketball player and he encouraged her to become a professional basketball player when she was fourteen. Shortly thereafter she shot a TV commercial for sport shoes which drew the attention of a film producer who made her the leading lady of film It’ll Be Very Cold by the Lakeside This Year. This movie attracted the attention of producer Mona Fong of Shaw Brothers and she invited Wong come to Hong Kong to make her first Hong Kong movie Let’s Make Laugh II, opposite Derek Yee Tung Sing.
In 1987, she portrayed a beautiful ghost in A Chinese Ghost Story and her beauty and grace made her a film idol in Japan and South Korea. She made a dozen movies in the following years playing similar characters, either ghost or vixen, gliding across the screen.
In 1989, she went to Japan to star in the TV series A Woman From Hong Kong. Later she also made commercials and published photo albums. In 1992 she made her singing debut with the Japanese and Mandarin CD single, "Hold You In My Arms Forever". In 1993, she appeared as the White Snake in Tsui Hark's Green Snake, a revision of the Madame White Snake legend told from the perspective of the younger Green Snake, though White Snake remains the romantic lead.
Wong expressed a desire to retire from film making in 1994 and stayed away from the limelight until 1997 when she returned to the silver screen in the Japanese movie Peking Genjin (Peking Man) and released the companion CD single "Who Are You?".
In 1998, she released the extended Japanese CD Angelus and her first and only full CD, in Mandarin, Isolation aka Isolated From The World.
She returned to semi-retirement after the release of Isolation, but returned once again to films in 2001 with Peony Pavilion, then once again announced her retirement.
In 2004, she appeared in Beautiful Shanghai aka Shanghai Story and reportedly appeared in a Taiwanese TV series with on again, off again beau Chyi Chin. It was reported that she enjoyed her return to films and reportedly signed a multi-film contract. However, the unexpected suicide of her friend and former movie co-star Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing caused her to withdraw once again from the limelight.
In September 2005, coinciding with the world-wide release of Beautiful Shanghai (Shanghai Story), she once again announced her formal retirement. It has been reported that she currently resides in Vancouver, Canada and is studying English. Edit Biography
Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Seikimatsu no Uta
Japanese Drama, 1998, 11 eps
Mishima Reimi (Ep. 11)
(Guest Role)
|
6.6
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Shanghai Story
Chinese Movie, 2004,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Peony Pavilion
Hong Kong Movie, 2001,
Rong Lan
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Peking Man
Japanese Movie, 1997,
Mune Mimi
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Chez N' Ham
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
Joey Chan
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
Painted Skin
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
You Feng
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
Su Qiu
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
The Swordsman 3: The East Is Red
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
Xue Qian Xun / “Snow”
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
City Hunter
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
Makimura Kaori
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
Butterfly and Sword
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
Butterfly
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
All Men Are Brothers: Blood of the Leopard
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
(Unknown)
|
7.8
|
Green Snake
Hong Kong Movie, 1993,
“White Snake”
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
The Prince of Temple Street
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
(Unknown)
|
7.2
|
Casino Tycoon 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
Vivian Ching
(Guest Role)
|
7.5
|
Casino Tycoon 1
Hong Kong Movie, 1992,
Vivian Ching Lok Yee
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
The Banquet
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Honey [Jacky's wife]
(Support Role)
|
7.2
|
Fox Legend
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Suet Gei
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
A Chinese Ghost Story 3
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
“Lotus”
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
The Beheaded 1000
Taiwanese Movie, 1991,
“Blood Lotus”
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Chinese Legend
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Ku Moon Cher
(Main Role)
|
8.2
|
An Eternal Combat
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Shi Shi
(Main Role)
|
6.5
|
Red And Black
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Shan
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Fantasy Romance
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Ching Ching
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
The Cyprus Tigers
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Joey
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Point of No Return
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Julie
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Big Score
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Penny Shang
(Main Role)
|
4.0
|
Demoness From Thousand Years
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Yun Yuk Yi
(Main Role)
|
6.5
|
Kung Fu vs Acrobatic
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Princess Wan Lo
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
A Chinese Ghost Story 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Ching Fung / Windy
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
A Tale From the East
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Jyu Hak Yan
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
Family Honor
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Hor Yee
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Killer's Romance
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Paula Emu
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
Spy Games
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Inspector Wong
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
An Eye for an Eye
Hong Kong Movie, 1990,
Wong Fung Yee
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
Gift from Heaven
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
Angie
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Web Of Deception
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
Queenie / Catherine
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
Lap
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
Mr. Coconut
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
Ling
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
God of Gamblers
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
Jane
(Support Role)
|
7.8
|
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
Hong Kong Movie, 1989,
“Lotus”
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
Law Or Justice
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
Ling Zu Er
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
The Big Heat
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
Ada
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
Diary of a Big Man
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
Joey
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Carry on Hotel
Hong Kong Movie, 1988,
“Sunflower”
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Picture of a Nymph
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Mo Chiu
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
To Err Is Humane
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Jo Chou
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
A Chinese Ghost Story 1
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Nip Siu Sin
(Main Role)
|
7.6
|
The Legend of Wisely
Hong Kong Movie, 1987,
Sue Pak
(Main Role)
|
5.8
|
Pretty Girl
Taiwanese Movie, 1987,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Hearty Response
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
Kwong Sun
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
The Ghost Snatchers
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
Hsueh
(Support Role)
|
5.1
|
Last Song in Paris
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
Julia
(Support Role)
|
5.9
|
Where's Officer Tuba?
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
Joanne
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
Hong Kong Movie, 1986,
(Main Role)
|
6.6
|
Let's Make Laugh 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1985,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
How to Choose a Royal Bride
Hong Kong Movie, 1985,
Nalan Qing Yao
(Main Role)
|
6.5
|
Lake Sprite
Taiwanese Movie, 1984,
Gong Yu Ping
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Celebrity Talk Show Season 1
Hong Kong TV Show, 1989, 13 eps
(Ep. 3)
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
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