In 1973, she joined the cast of
Upstairs, Downstairs as the new
housemaid Daisy Peel (later Barnes). She played this role for 32 episodes until the programme ended in 1975. After
Upstairs, Downstairs, she went back to theatre and played at
Coventry rep. She also had roles on television in
Hard Times,
Spearhead,
Thriller (1 episode, 1974), and, alongside
Lesley-Anne Down who had appeared with her in
Upstairs, Downstairs, in
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey. From February to April 1982, Tong made several appearances in
Coronation Street as Jackie Moffat, a neighbour of
Gail Tilsley. During the 1980s and 1990s, she appeared in
Growing Rich,
Middlemarch and
David Copperfield. Tong has also appeared in three films,
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989),
Princess Caraboo (1994) and
Angel (2007), and has done extensive radio work. Tong's stage credits include ''
The Winter's Tale, What I Did in the Holidays
and Albertine in Five Times''. ==Recent years==