Judy Ongg, born on January 24, 1950, in Taipei, is a Taiwanese-Japanese singer, actress, author, and woodblock-print artist. She graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo and became a Japanese citizen. Ongg debuted in film in 1961 and achieved fame with her 1979 hit “Miserarete.” She won Best Actress at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and the Special Prize at the Asia Film Festival. Ongg is known for her popular song “The Story of O-Shin,” the Cantonese theme for the hit drama Oshin. She has appeared on NHK’s Minna no Uta and Kōhaku Uta Gassen, acted in dramas and stage productions, and organized a 1999 charity concert for Chi-Chi earthquake survivors.
Judy Ongg Biography
Full Name
Judy Ongg
Alternative
names
Weng
Chien-Yu
Nationality
Taiwanese-
Japanese
Date of Birth
Jan 24, 1950
Age
74 years
(in 2024)
Birth Place
Taipei
,
Taiwan
Career
Actress
Singer
Author
Religion
N/A
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
(the water
bearer)
Physical Stats
Height
5′ (1.53 m)
Weight
~ 43 kg (95 lbs.)
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Education
High School
Name
N/A
Location
N/A
University
Name
Sophia
University
Field
of
Study
Faculty of
International
Studies
Year of
Graduation
N/A
Known For:
Film Poster
Title
Love Can
Forgive
and Forget
(Movie) (1971)
–
as Chang
Mei-Hung
Saibôgu 009
(Animation)
(1966)
6.3/10
as Cyborg 003
(voice)
Saibogu 009:
Kaijû senso
(Animation) (1967)
6.3/10
as Cyborg 003
(voice)
Wu jia zhi
bao
(Movie) (1972)
–
as Actress
(as Chien-Yu
Weng)
Judy Ongg TV Series and Movies
Television:
2024 | Sunny | Noriko Sakamoto 2020 | Kaseifu no Mitazono | Koyo Ijuin 2018 | Suits: Sûtsu | Masumi Utsumi 2017 | Uso no sensô | 2016 | Gu.Ra.Me! – Sôri no Ryôriban | 2016 | Tokyo MPD – From ZERO to HERO | 2015 | Money Wars | Sawako Aoike 2014 | Doctor X | 2014 | The Roosevelt Game | 2004 | Mahô shôjo tai Arusu | (voice) 2001 | Watashi wo ryokan ni tsuretette | Taeko Kogure 2000 | Omiai Kekkon | Yoko Sakuraba 1993 | Chance | Reiko Shiraishi 1990–1992 | Tales of the Bizarre | (as Judî Ongu) 1988–1990 | Tian xia | (voice) 1986–1988 | Liegui Aisha | Aisha (voice) 1978 | Edogawa Rampo no bijo | Machiko Ishida 1978 | Akujo ni tsuite | 1976 | Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman | 1975 | Shôkin Kasegi | Kagerô 1973 | Mute Samurai | Okiku 1968 | Aru hi watashi wa | Kaori Shiroyama 1967–1968 | Tange Sazen | 1967 | Aitsu to watashi | Keiko’s sister
Film:
2016 | Hanasakimura no Sangeki | 2016 | Wait for One and a Half Years | 2007 | American Pastime | Emi Nomura 2001 | Kaseifu wa mita! 19 | Lin Pao-Chung 1995 | The Pillow Book | The Mother 1990 | Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai 2: Shindara odoroita!! | Goddess (as Judi Ongu) 1983 | Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Li I chi 1981 | Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo vs the Tattooed Lord | 1979 | The Romance of the West Chamber | 1978 | A Teacher of Great Soldiers | 1975 | Yan yu | 1975 | Xiao nu er di xin yuan | (as Yung Ching-yu) 1973 | Yi jia ren | 1973 | Love Begins Here | Hsu Hsiu-Ou (as Chien-Yu Yung) 1972 | Wu jia zhi bao | (as Chien-Yu Weng) 1971 | Love Can Forgive and Forget | Chang Mei-Hung, Hsiao-Chi (as Weng Chien-Yu) 1970 | Tracing to Expo ’70 | Lin Hsueh-Tzu 1970 | Oiroke komikku | 1970 | Xiao Cui | (as Weng Chien-yu) 1968 | Chiisana sunakku | Girl (as Judi Ongu) 1968 | Kigeki ekimae kazan | Hanayama Nobuko (as Judy Ong) 1967 | Saibogu 009: Kaijû senso | Cyborg 003 (voice) 1966 | Namida kun sayonara | Julie Clipton 1966 | Saibôgu 009 | Cyborg 003 (voice) 1966 | Return of the Wolf | Rika (as Judi Ongu) 1966 | Seishun a Go-Go | Yuriko Irie (as Judi Ongu) 1966 | Kuroi tobakushi: Akuma no hidarite | (as Judy Ongu) 1965 | Kuroi tobakushi | No. 2 (boy role) 1961 | The Big Wave | Setsu as a Girl
Judy Ongg Photos
Judy Ongg as Noriko Sakamoto in the Apple TV+ series Sunny
“Sunny” is an American black comedy television series created by Katie Robbins, based on the novel “The Dark Manual” by Irish writer Colin O’Sullivan. The series premiered on July 10, 2024, on Apple TV+. The story follows Suzie (Rashida Jones), an American living in Kyoto, Japan. After her husband Masa Sakamoto (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and their son go missing in a plane crash, Suzie is given a household robot named Sunny by her husband’s robotics company as a form of consolation. Initially skeptical of the robot, Suzie gradually befriends Sunny, and together they try to uncover what really happened to her husband and son.
Judy Ongg as Noriko Sakamoto in the Apple TV Plus series Sunny
Noriko Sakamoto (Judy Ongg) is the mother of Masa Sakamoto. She is a wealthy housewife from an old Kyoto family. She loves her son dearly, so she tries to tolerate her daughter-in-law.
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