Question: Facts:   - birth name: sze ng -lrb- 黃敏 -rrb-    - spouse: david rosa -lrb- 2008 - -rrb-      - birth date: 30 july 1974    - name: irene ng    - birth place: penang , malaysia    - occupation: actress , investment banker   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of irene ng .
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irene ng -lrb- born sze ng -lrb- 黃敏 -rrb- on july 30 , 1974 in penang , malaysia -rrb- is a malaysian-born american former actress best known for playing shelby woo on nickelodeon 's `` the mystery files of shelby woo '' , which aired from 1996 to 1999 .