Celine Ma

Biography

Celine Ma, also known as Ma Tai Lo, is a Hong Kong actress whose real name is Leung Wing Ngaan. She participated in the 7th New Talent Singing Contest in 1988 organized by TVB and Capital Artists. In 1989, she was recruited by Cheng Dan Rui to work as a traffic reporter at a commercial radio station, later participating in radio dramas and adopting her stage name Ma Tai Lo. She also appeared in television programs for Radio Television Hong Kong and hosted programs on ATV. In 1996, she joined TVB through Eric Tsang's recommendation. In 1997, she played the role of "May May" in the family sitcom "A Kindred Spirit", achieving great success with episode 666, where her character committed suicide, attracting 2.7 million viewers and a peak rating of 43 points. She won the "Most Hated Character Performance" award at the TVB Anniversary Awards in 1997. She starred in numerous successful dramas including "Virtues of Harmony", "The Threshold of an Era", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "At the Threshold of an Era", and "Come Home Love". In 2000, she obtained a bartender certificate after learning cocktail mixing techniques to enhance her performance as a barmaid. In 2015, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "The Ghost Bride". She also participated in annual New Year films and hosted charity concerts. In her personal life, she married Victor Chang in 1995, who is a native of Tai Po.