Ling-Hsueh Tang
Last updatedLing-Hsueh Tang is a Chinese Australian actress. [1]
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She is best known for her work as Dr. Kylie Preece on All Saints , an Australian hospital drama, and in 2001 she appeared on the cover of TV Week to promote the series. [2] [3] She has also appeared in the films Son of the Mask , Strange Planet and Ghost Rider . [3] In addition to All Saints, Tang has made guest appearances on many prominent television series including Fireflies , Breakers , Children's Hospital , Sea Patrol and the mini-series Tribe. [3] [4] In 2009, Tang was nominated for the Matilda Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her stage acting in a Queensland production of The Ghost Writer. [5]
According to a report by the Australian Film Commission, Tang is considered a breakthrough actress given her racial background. She has been cast in several non ethnic-specific roles for mainstream shows, which is considered unusual for Australian broadcast television. [4] [6] Tang graduated from the theater program at Queensland University of Technology. [1]
Partial filmography
Film
- Strange Planet (1999)
- Go Big (TV movie, 2004) as Lisa Katz
- Son of the Mask (2005)
- Ghost Rider (2007)
Television
- Big Sky (1 episode, 1997)
- Fallen Angels (1997)
- Children's Hospital (1997) as Tina
- Breakers (1998)
- Tribe (miniseries, 1999)
- Murder Call (1 episode, 2000)
- All Saints (season 2–5, 68 episodes, 1999–2002) as Dr. Kylie Preece
- The Weakest Link : All Saints Special (2001) as Contestant
- Play School (2002) as Presenter
- Fireflies (4 episodes, 2004) as KC
- Sea Patrol (season 3, 2 episodes, 2008–09)
- The Doctor Blake Mysteries (season 4, 5 episodes, 2016) as Mei Lin Blake
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References
- 1 2 "Asian-Australian Performance Directory".
- ↑ "TV WEEK covers - 2000s". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Internet Movie Database: Ling Hsueh Tang". IMDB.
- 1 2 Harvey May (2002). BROADCAST IN COLOUR Cultural Diversity and Television Programming in Four Countries (PDF). ISBN 0-9580152-4-4.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Tonya Turner (3 March 2009). "2009 Matilda Awards winners". Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ↑ Marion Jacka (May 2002). "Cultural Diversity in Australian Television Drama" (PDF).
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