Larine Tang

Tang was born on 4 December 1997,^[a] in Chongqing, China.^[2] She was raised by her grandparents who worked as exorcists.^[3] She grew up in Baiyun, Chongqing [zh] and moved to Hong Kong when she was a child.^[4] After graduation, she worked as a waitress in a Thai restaurant.^[5] In 2016, a customer took photos of her and posted on HKGolden, which gained her popularity on the internet.^[5][6] She joined The Queen of D.n.A [zh], a beauty pageant show hosted by ViuTV, in the same year.^[6] Tang was eliminated in the round of 8,^[7] but she was approached and signed by GME [zh] after the show.^[8]

In 2017, Tang received her debut role as Hui Hei-hei in the comedy film The Yuppie Fantasia 3 and she received a nomination of Best New Performer in the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards for her performance.^[9][10] She released her first single "Crazy Goddess" later in the same year.^[11] Tang was cast in a lead role alongside Dayo Wong and Charmaine Sheh in the 2018 comedy film Agent Mr Chan [zh].^[12] In the same year, she also appeared in the drama film Three Husbands and comedy film Keyboard Warriors [zh].^[13][14] She left GME in 2019 and formed her own studio, Skyia Entertainment, in 2020.^[15][16] She was cast in the titular role in the 2021 romance film P.T.G.F [zh] and had a minor role as the girlfriend of Mak Pui-tung's character in the 2022 crime thriller The Sparring Partner,^[17][18] and her performance in the latter was critically praised.^[19]