Katlyn Wong

Katlyn Wong

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Place of Birth: Hong Kong

Biography: Katlyn Wong is a New Zealand–Chinese actor whose work spans film, television, and theatre. She trained at the New Zealand Drama School: Toi Whakaari, where she began developing the emotional range and clarity that have become hallmarks of her screen performances. Her television work includes roles such as Cherry in the SBS Australia and Kindling Pictures mini-series Safe Home; Ning in Chrysanthemum; Madame Chung in Time Bandits; Robin in Good Grief; Emily in The Pact; Jiang Lee in The Gulf; Dr. Jackie Lee in The Brokenwood Mysteries; Sheema in The Shannara Chronicles; and Joyce in Westside. On film, she has appeared in Take 3, My Wedding and Other Secrets (directed by Roseanne Liang), and Mystic. Her performance as Xiao Hu Diep in Wait earned her a Best Actor Festival Award.

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Wait
Wait

A seven year old girl watches her migrant mother break down after being abandoned by her husband, an...

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Take 3
Take 3

Ingeniously unfolding three tales in unison, Take 3 follows a trio of young asian-Kiwi actors on one...

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My Wedding and Other Secrets
My Wedding and Other Secrets

A journey through a cultural minefield, navigating the divide between the traditional values of immi...

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Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum

When her daughter mysteriously vanishes in a garden centre, an anguished gardener develops an unheal...

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The Burning of Broken Beak
The Burning of Broken Beak

After the murder of her uncle, activist Maori photographer Emma returns to New Zealand to claim her ...

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