Jacqueline Wong

Jacqueline Wong Sum-wing (Chinese: 黃心穎, born 23 January 1989) is an American-born Hong Kong Canadian actress and television host managed by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). She won the Miss Hong Kong 2012 first runner-up title and placed in the top 12 talents at Miss World 2013.

Jacqueline Wong
Wong in 2017
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality United States
 Canada
 Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
OccupationActress, host
Years active2012-Present
RelativesScarlett Wong (sister)
AwardsMiss Hong Kong 2012 First Runner-Up
Yahoo! Buzz Awards 2014 Popular Searching Artist
StarHub TVB Awards 2017 Best Supporting Actress
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃心穎
Simplified Chinese黄心颖

Life and career

Early life

On January 23, 1989, Wong was born in New York City. Jacqueline is the youngest sister of four, with Scarlet Wong (artist and former host of ViuTV) as her elder sister.[1] At seven years old, she and her family moved and settled in Vancouver. In 2012, she was attending the University of British Columbia, studying her Master of Business Administration before competing for Miss Hong Kong 2012. Raised by her Cantonese family in the US and Canada, she is fluent in English and Cantonese.

2012-2013 pageantry and joining TVB

Jacqueline competed at Miss Hong Kong 2012 and won first runner-up title. The following year, she represented Hong Kong for Miss World 2013 and placed on the top 12 talents. Like all beauty pageant winners, she was offered a contract with Hong Kong television TVB and received training to become an entertainer. Starting in guest roles, Jacqueline has acted in 12 TVB drama series since 2013, and moved onto supporting roles.[2]

Scandal with Andy Hui and media hiatus
Ads with Jacqueline Wong's likeness blotted out in the wake of the scandal

On 16 April 2019, Wong received heavy media exposure for her physical intimacies with married Hong Kong singer and actor Andy Hui; dubbing it "安心". At the time of the incident, Hui was married to singer-actress Sammi Cheng and Wong was in a steady relationship with actor Kenneth Ma. The two shared a taxi ride, where they engaged in intimate acts recorded by the taxi's in-vehicle camera. The video was later made public by various news outlets. The pair was believed to have left the taxi together for Wong's residence. As damage control, Hui immediately made a public apology to his wife and loved ones, citing he was drunk that night but admitted his intoxication was no excuse for his behaviour.[3][4][5][6][7] [8] Since the scandal broke, Wong has blocked all comments from her social media accounts and later apologized on social media: "I can’t face myself and do not know how to face my family, Kenneth Ma, friends, company and colleagues... I don’t dare to ask everyone for forgiveness, and only beseech everyone to give some space to all the people who have been implicated."[9]

Jacqueline's actions made herself a social pariah. Her public image has been tarnished and promotions using her image has been removed or blocked. Jacqueline broke up with Kenneth and stayed in Los Angeles for 8 months to avoid public scrutiny and tabloids.[10] During her hiatus, Jacqueline's involvement with TVB was replaced by Roxanne Tong, including Chris Tsui in Forensic Heroes IV. With her imaged tarnished, TVB executives feared her image would lower ratings; Roxanne re-shot all scenes involving Jacqueline[11][12] Roxanne and Kenneth Ma have dating since April 2020. Despite the awkwardness of Jacqueline's friendship with Roxanne, Jacqueline had not comment and remains away from the media.[13] While Andy Hui is able to salvage his career, Jacqueline's fate remains unknown.[14] Andy has since maintained a clear separation from Jacqueline to avoid further public scrutiny. Since returning back to Hong Kong, Jacqueline is still seen late at night partying and drinking, and shopping while wearing expensive clothes. [15]

After her 8-month hiatus, both of Jacqueline's dramas, Finding Her Voice (牛下女高音) and Handmaiden United (丫鬟大聯盟), were aired to gauge the public's reaction; the low ratings suggests the public wasn't ready to welcome her back. During the promotion of the dramas, she was visibly absent. When reporters asked about any comeback plans or change of careers, she replied she had no plans nor thoughts of it. Although currently without work, Jacqueline continues to collect rent from her properties to make ends meet. For now, she has been focusing on her personal life and development to bide her time.[16] However, TVB has since added a new contract clause that makes its artists responsible for their financial losses because of the artist's scandal in an attempt to curb unprofessional behavior. [17]

Filmography

Television dramas
Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2013 The Hippocratic Crush II On Call 36小時 II Sum Wan-kam (沈韵琴)
  • Cameo
2014
The Ultimate Addiction 點金勝手 Chow San-lai (周辛麗)
  • Supporting Role
Tomorrow Is Another Day 再戰明天 Man Sheung-yau (文上游)
  • Major Supporting Role
2015 Madam Cutie On Duty 師奶MADAM Lui Fong (呂芳)
  • Supporting Role
Smooth Talker 以和為貴 Angie Wu Chi-pak (胡姿柏)
  • Supporting Role
Limelight Years 華麗轉身 Law Tsz-wing (羅子穎)
  • Supporting Role
With or Without You 東坡家事 So Siu-mui (蘇小妹)
  • Major Supporting Role
2016 Inspector Gourmet 為食神探 Chow Ching (周晴)
  • Major Supporting Role
2017 Provocateur 與諜同謀 Mani Cheuk Man-li (Sal jeh) (卓敏莉)
  • Major Supporting Role
Nothing Special Force 雜警奇兵 Guk Tsz-ching (谷芷晴) (爆谷)
  • Major Supporting Role
2018 Deep in the Realm of Conscience 宮深計2深宮計 Kam Yeuk-chin (甘若芊)
  • Major Supporting Role
2019 Finding Her Voice 牛下女高音 Bak Suet-yi (白雪兒)
  • 1st Female Lead
Handmaidens United 丫鬟大聯盟 Yuet Ying (月盈)
  • 2nd Female Lead
2020 The Offliners 堅離地愛堅離地 Ting Shun-yan (丁信恩)
  • Major Supporting Role

Variety shows
Year English Title Chinese Title Notes
2012 Minute to Win It 决战一分钟
2013 -2018 Sidewalk Scientist 學是學非
2016 I Love HK 我愛香港
2017 Sammy on the Go 森美旅行团
2019 Pok Oi Charity Show 博爱欢乐传万家

Recognition and honor

Awards
Year Ceremony Award
2012 Miss Hong Kong Pageant First Runner-Up
2014 Yahoo！Asia Buzz Awards 2014 Most Popular Female TV Artiste
2016 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Informative Programme
2016 2016 TVB Anniversary Awards Best Variety Show
2017 StarHub TVB Awards Best Supporting Actress
2018 TVB Anniversary Gala Favourite TVB Actress (Singapore) & (Malaysia) nomination

Music
Year Song Name Collaborators
2014 We Are The Only One TVB Artists
2016 Amazing Summer 乘风 TVB Artists
2017 I Was Here Sisley Choi, Crystal Fung, Veronica Shiu, Bowie Cheung
2018 In My Heart Single

References
  1. “Scarlett Wong(黃心美) Insists Jacqueline Wong Isn't Dating Johnson Lee.” AHMIKE.COM | 阿咪 - Hong Kong TVB Entertainment News In English, 15 Apr. 2015, www.ahmike.com/2015/04/scarlett-wong-insists-jacqueline-wong-isnt-dating-johnson-lee.html.
  2. “Who Is Jacqueline Wong Sum-Wing (黃心穎)?” Alvinology, 16 Apr. 2019, alvinology.com/2019/04/16/who-is-jacqueline-wong-sum-wing-黃心穎/.
  3. Admin. “Jacqueline Wong Once Emphasized She Wouldn't Like Married Men.” 三八姐姐, 17 April 2019
  4. “Andy Hui and Jacqueline Wong Caught Kissing in a Taxi.” JayneStars.com
  5. “Dash-Cam Footage: Andy Hui and Jacqueline Wong Are Having an Affair.” Dash-Cam Footage: Andy Hui and Jacqueline Wong Are Having An Affair, 16 April 2019
  6. Lam, Min Lee. “Andy Hui Caught Cheating on Sammi Cheng with Jacqueline Wong.” Asia One, 16 April 2019
  7. Lin, Jessica. “Andy Hui Just Admitted to Cheating on Sammi Cheng, Devastating Supporters of 'Hong Kong's Last Fairytale'.” Business Insider Singapore, 17 April 2019
  8. Press, Associated. “Andy Hui Apologizes after Taxi Camera Captures Infidelity.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 17 April 2019
  9. Lim, Ruey Yan (17 April 2019). "Andy Hui scandal: Actress Jacqueline Wong says she is very sorry for her actions". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/jacqueline-wong-wants-to-move-on-from-cheating-scandal/
  11. "Forensic Heroes IV drama: Jacqueline Wong is removed and the re-shooting will take place".
  12. "Roxanne Tong Replacing Jacqueline Wong in Forensic Heroes IV".
  13. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/kenneth-ma-is-dating-roxanne-tong/
  14. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/andy-hui-makes-comeback-on-viutv/
  15. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/andy-hui-runs-away-at-the-mention-of-jacqueline-wong/
  16. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/will-jacqueline-wong-make-a-comeback/
  17. https://www.jaynestars.com/news/tvb-adds-new-contract-clause-restraining-artistes-behavior/
Preceded by
Hyman Chu 朱希敏		 Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1st Runner-Up
2012		 Succeeded by
Sisley Choi 蔡思貝
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