Tang has been credited as Ling Cooper Tang since around 2016, according to
IMDb.
Television In 1998 Tang appeared in
Breakers. 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 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, which was released on 21 March 2026. 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 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==