For the xiaosheng or male leads, an actress must be tall and statuesque with an elegant aura, a broad face and bright, gentle eyes. Tang was a natural for these roles, and at 19 began to play them regularly.
歌仔戲裡的小生，身材必須高挑英挺、氣質儒雅、臉型豐厚飽滿、雙眸明亮柔情，唐美雲恰好是「天生我材」的小生料，所以 19 歲時就定型專演小生。