Katy Kung Ka-yan

Biography

Gong Jia Xin is a Hong Kong actress, program host, and model, born on December 5, 1989. She grew up in the Tsuen Wan district with her grandparents while her parents ran a plastic factory in Shenzhen. She attended Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School and Po Leung Kuk Lee Shing Pak Secondary School, where she was a member of the school choir and active in inter-school dance competitions. She studied Western folk dance for five years and mastered tap dance, jazz, jazz funk, and Latin dance. At age 16, she became a magazine model through a friend's introduction. After her secondary exams in 2005, she attended Tsuen Wan School for one year. During high school, she joined Hong Kong Cable TV and hosted sports and financial programs for about two years, most notably "Trend Boutique." In 2007-2008, she studied a two-year drama diploma at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2008, she participated in the TV drama "Dancing for Love" and signed a contract with TVB. In 2011, she gained recognition for her role in the sitcom "Be Home for Dinner" and her role in "Ghetto Justice." In 2016, she formed the "Ladies Alliance" with co-stars during filming of "The Forgotten Valley" and won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the TV Awards Ceremony for her role in "The Other Truth." In 2020, she won the "Most Favorite TVB Actress in Malaysia" award for "Killer" and the "Most Popular Television Female Character" award for "Hong Kong Love Story," becoming a double winner. In 2024, she won the "Best Actress" award for "The Strong Businessman," becoming Hong Kong's Best Actress.