# 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 (1999-2002), 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 (Drama) 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.<ref">"Australian Television: All Saints: cast". Australian Television Information Archive. 30 October 1998. Retrieved 10 November 2024.</ref> 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 (2016), and Dang, a brothel madam, in Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017).
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.

## Awards

| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
| 2009 | The Ghost Writer | Matilda Award | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated |

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| TBA | Deadloch | | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Nautilus | Suyin | 10 episodes |
| 2022–24 | Troppo | Sergeant Carrie Hench | 15 episodes |
| 2024 | Exposure | Suzanna | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Apples Never Fall | Sulin Hope | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Darby and Joan | Cinta | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Mystery Road: Origin | Poppy | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Pieces of Her | US Marshall | 1 episode |
| 2021 | The Dog Days of Christmas | Stacy | TV movie |
| 2019–20 | Reckoning | Principal Taft | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Secrets She Keeps | Jocelyn | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | The End | Lucy Roositer | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Gloaming | Lena Madison | 1 episode |
| 2019 | SeaChange | Clara Russo | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Harrow | Sally Peterson | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Lucy Harrington | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Fighting Season | Diana Lau | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Doctor Doctor | Sophie | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Dead Lucky | Margaret | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Other Guy | Sam's Mum | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Top of the Lake | Dang | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Mei Lin Blake | Season 4, 6 episodes |
| 2016 | The Family Law | Auny Rose | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Hiding | Irene | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2008–09 | Sea Patrol | Xiao-Xiao | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Firefiles | KC | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Go Big | Lisa | TV movie |
| 1999-02 | All Saints | Kylie Preece / Barbara Chan | 89 episodes |
| 2000 | Murder Call | Emma | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Tribe | Minh Tam | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1998–99 | Breakers | Maggie | TV series |
| 1997 | Children's Hospital | Tina | TV series |
| 1997 | Fallen Angels | Rose | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Clarie | 1 episode |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | True Spirit | Susie | Feature film |
| 2022 | Monolith | Floramae | Feature film |
| 2022 | Ticket to Paradise | Auctioneer | Feature film |
| 2021 | The Moths Will Eat Them Up | Rayne | Short film |
| 2020 | A Sunburnt Christmas | Fiona Raley | Feature film |
| 2020 | Never Too Late | Kate | Feature film |
| 2019 | Girl and Body | Dr Gibson | Short film |
| 2019 | Heart and Bones | Ruth | Feature film |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | News Reader | Feature film |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Animator | Feature film |
| 1999 | Strange Planet | Verna | Feature film |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Capricornia | | Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with QUT |
| 2003 | Songket | Chan | Sydney Opera House with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2005 | Amigos | Sophie | La Boite Theatre |
| 2007 | Beautiful | The Woman | The Loft, Kelvin Grove (QUT), with And Moore Productions |
| 2008 | The Ghost Writer | Claudia | And Moore Productions |