Ling Cooper Tang
Ling Cooper Tang, formerly credited as Ling-Hsueh Tang, is a Chinese Australian actress. She became known for her role as Dr. Kylie Preece in the hospital drama TV series All Saints, and has starred in many TV series since, including the 2024 British adventure series Nautilus, as well as several films.
Early life and education
Ling-Hsueh Tang studied acting at the Queensland University of Technology's Academy of the Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts 1995.Career
Tang has been credited as Ling Cooper Tang since around 2016, according to IMDb.Television
In 1998 Tang appeared in Breakers. She became known for her role as Dr. Kylie Preece on All Saints, an Australian hospital drama, which she played from 1999 to 2002. In 2001 she appeared on the cover of TV Week to promote the series.In 2002, Tang presented the ABC Television children's program, Play School.
She played Mei Lin in series 4 of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, and Dang, a brothel madam, in Top of the Lake: China Girl.
Tang has also appeared in Fireflies, Children's Hospital, Sea Patrol and the miniseries Tribe.
Tang appeared in both seasons of ABC series Troppo, in 2022 and 2024.
On 13 September 2024, Tang was named as part of the extended cast for series two of crime drama Deadloch.
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.
Film
Tang has appeared in several films, including Son of the Mask, Strange Planet, and Ghost Rider.In 2020, she played Fiona Raley in the Stan comedy A Sunburnt Christmas, directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren. In 2022 she played the voice of Floramae in the sci-fi drama Monolith, directed by Matt Vesely.
Stage
In 2003, Tang played Chan, a young textile design student who wants to drop a charge of rape, in the Griffin Theatre Company production Songket, at Sydney Opera House. Darren Yap played the perpetrator, while Marta Dusseldorp plays an anthropologist.She has also appeared in productions by La Boite, Living Room Theatre, and Moor Productions.