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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Ash vs Evil Dead (2015) — Mrs. Lam
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Sweet Tooth (2021) — Bridget
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The Warrior's Way (2010) — Grandmother
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Kiss Me Deadly (2008) — Megan
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Shortland Street (1992) — Ruth Yan
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Creamerie (2021) — Tilda
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Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke (2025) — Self
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Broken Hallelujah (2014) — Vivienne Zhang
- Jeffery (2011) — Mrs. Larson
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GG (2017) — Mum
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The Pact (2021) — GP