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Article: Success Is No Mystery To `Shelby Woo' Star
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- The Washington Post
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- March 17, 1996
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Irene Ng doesn't yet have a driver's license, but she's had
quite a ride during her seven years in the United States.
Since fleeing the anti-Chinese atmosphere of Malaysia, Ng
(pronounced Ung) has learned English, graduated as valedictorian of
her Allentown, Pa., high school class, appeared in a daytime soap
and two films, and maintained an A average in pre-med and economics
at Harvard.
Sunday at 6 p.m., Ng, 21, begins a six-week run as the star
of Nickelodeon's new half-hour series, "The Mystery Files of Shelby
Woo."
"Working with Irene was just an extraordinary experience," said
executive producer Alan Goodman. He marvels at a "young actress so
devoted to her craft and her school ...