Helene Wong
Born: 1949-01-01 in Taihape, New Zealand
Known For: Acting
Biography
Helene Wong is a New Zealand actress and writer. She is a graduate in Sociology from Victoria University of Wellington. She first worked in Public Service, becoming social policy adviser to Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon in 1978. Her career took a different turn in the mid-1980s as she began working as a theatre actor and director before moving into film and television. She was appointed as the first script development executive in the NZ Film Commission, then worked as a freelance script consultant. In 1995, she wrote and directed the television documentary Footprints of the Dragon for the series An Immigrant Nation. The following year, she became a film critic with the New Zealand Listener. In 2016, she published the memoir Being Chinese.
Filmography
2021
- Sweet Tooth as Bridget
- Creamerie as Tilda
- The Pact as GP
2015
- Ash vs Evil Dead as Mrs. Lam
2014
- Broken Hallelujah as Vivienne Zhang
2011
- Jeffery as Mrs. Larson
2010
- The Warrior's Way as Grandmother
2008
- Kiss Me Deadly as Megan
1995
- An Immigrant Nation ... (Director)
1992
- Shortland Street as Ruth Yan