Nancy Wu Ting-yan

Biography

Nancy Wu Ting-yan was born and raised in Hong Kong to a family consisting of parents and one younger brother. She spent her childhood in the Western and Central District of Hong Kong Island, where her father managed a family-run dried seafood shop. She received her primary education at St. Anthony's School and graduated from St. Margaret's Girls' College. From a young age, she showed outstanding talents in performance and athletics, participating in track and field and the choir in primary school, and was discovered by teachers in secondary school to join the Chinese dance troupe. In 1999, she participated in the Global Chinese New Talent Singing Competition with Ng Hou-kong and reached the semi-finals. In 2001, she won the TVB CoverGirl competition and won four awards, then joined the 18th Artist Training Course. She was selected before graduation to act in the series "Soaring to the Clouds". In 2008, she participated in "Strictly Come Dancing Season II" and won third place. She won the "Most Improved Actress" award in 2008. She achieved a historic milestone by winning the "Best Actress" award at the TVB Anniversary Awards in both 2015 and 2016, becoming the first actress to win the award two consecutive times. She also won the "Best Supporting Actress" award in 2012 for the series "Boxing King".