THE CLEANING LADY - CATCHING UP WITH MIRANDA KWOK
/The Cleaning Lady is the new hits series that everyone is buzzing about!
The Cleaning Lady is a drama that centers around Thony De La Rosa, ( Elodie Yung) formerly a Philippine medical doctor who is currently working and living in Las Vegas. Her reason for being in the US, on an expired visa, is her five-year-old son, Luca.
Luca has a rare and life-threatening medical disorder, for which he needs a cutting-edge bone marrow treatment, which is only available in Las Vegas. Until she gets treatment for her son, Thony makes a living, not as a trained doctor but as a cleaning service worker, alongside her sister in law, Fiona.
After Thony accidentally witnesses a serious crime and is discovered hiding by the perpetrator, Arman Morales, she's offered a job both as a cleaner and a doctor within their criminal organization that could pay well enough to help her son and her family. Crossing into a moral gray zone, Thony begins to live a double life, keeping secrets from her family, all the while cleaning up murder scenes and dodging the law.
The show is created and Executive Produced by Toronto’s own Miranda Kwok. Miranda Kwok began her studies in the arts at the age of ten when she attended the Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto, Canada. She majored in visual arts and minored in drama and dance.Kwok made her television debut at the age of thirteen and has performed in several leading, supporting, and guest-starring roles in film, television, and theatre.
Kwok created the American drama television series The Cleaning Lady, based on the 2017 Argentinian television show La Chica Que Limpia. The Cleaning Lady premiered on Fox and on CTV in Canada on January 3, 2022 and is turning into a bonafide hit.
I spoke with Miranda Kwok about her beginnings in the business and how she came to create The Cleaning Lady.