Tomi Wong Hoi Yan

Biography

Singer and actress Tomi Wong Hoi Yan was born in Hong Kong in 1955, with ancestral roots in Taishan, Guangdong. She had a difficult childhood after her family's financial situation deteriorated, moving to the Sin Po area and leaving school at an early age to work and support her siblings. She began her artistic career in the 1970s by singing in amusement parks and nightclubs, then joined Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in 1974 as a singer on the popular variety show "Enjoy Yourself Tonight." She quickly transitioned to acting in 1977 when she was cast in the role of Deng Biyun's young daughter in the long-running TV series "A House Is Not a Home." One of her most famous songs is "Ching Chun Nui Tam," which was the Cantonese version of a Japanese song from 1975. She also appeared in successful dramas such as "The Duke of Mount Deer," "Police Cadet," and "Success." In the 1990s, she took on motherly roles, then retired from acting in 1998 and emigrated to Seattle, USA, where she worked at an evangelical center for evangelism. She returned to Hong Kong in 2007 with her family before moving back to the United States in 2013. She won the Gold Disc Award at the Hong Kong Gold Disc Awards ceremony in 1979.