Television Ang got her start in television at a young age through the family series
Young Entertainers. Here, she got to show her skills at singing and dancing, much like
The Mickey Mouse Club show on US television. She played Tai-San in the New Zealand post-apocalyptic drama
The Tribe as part of the core cast from 1999 to 2001, and featured in the final episodes of the 2002 series. Ang also guest starred in the final 2 episodes of
Xena: Warrior Princess as Akemi. Ang played
Lori Lee in the Australian television soap opera
Neighbours, in which she was a major character from 2002 to 2003. Ang left
Neighbours to finish her university studies but returned briefly in 2004. She appeared in 80 episodes in total. Ang was nominated for a
Logie Award for
Most Popular New Female Talent for this role. In 2015, Ang starred in the web series
Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 as Alex, a passenger caught on a flight at the beginning of the zombie apocalypse, and went on to appear in the main series
Fear the Walking Dead. Ang received an
Emmy nomination for her work on
Flight 462. In 2020, she had a recurring role in
The New Legends of Monkey. She also guest starred in the rebooted series of
The Twilight Zone screened on
CBS All Access. In 2021 to 2024, Ang voiced a lead role in the
Disney+ original animated series
Star Wars: The Bad Batch as Omega, a mysterious female clone of
Jango Fett. She was invited to keep her native New Zealand accent for the role in homage to fellow New Zealander
Temuera Morrison, who portrayed Jango Fett in the franchise. In 2023, Ang starred as Melissa Wu in the comedy series
Homebound 3.0. It was initially screened in New Zealand on the
Warner Bros. Discovery channel
Three, which commissioned it. It has also been made available internationally via the
BBC. In 2024, the series was renewed for a second season, which was broadcast in 2025. Also in 2025, Ang started work as a Series Producer for
Be With Zee, an animated pre-school series to be broadcast in 2026. The series is a co-production between companies and broadcasters in New Zealand and
Canada.
Film Ang made her feature film debut in 2004's
Futile Attraction. Ang had also appeared in a series of low-budget New Zealand short films including
Forbidden Fury and
Take 3. In 2006 she appeared in
No.2, directed by
Toa Fraser. In 2011 Ang portrayed a nerdy
Chinese New Zealander in the romantic comedy
My Wedding and Other Secrets, her first lead role in a feature. It won her the
Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film Award at the 2011 New Zealand Aotearoa Film & Television Awards. Her other film credits include
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son and
Triple 9. Prior to her role in
The Bad Batch, Ang had auditioned for
Star Wars: The Last Jedi. ==Personal life==