Cynthia Koh
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| Chinese name | 許美珍 (traditional) | ||||||
| Chinese name | 许美珍 (simplified) | ||||||
| Pinyin | Xǔ Měizhēn (Mandarin) | ||||||
| Born |
25 March 1974 Singapore | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
| Years active | 1992–present | ||||||
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Cynthia Koh (born 25 March 1974), also known as Xu Meizhen, is a Mediacorp actress.[1][2] She is best known for acting in many television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8.
Early life
Koh has one younger sister. Her father works in the Singapore Civil Defence Force while her mother is a housewife.[2] Koh received her education at Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School.[3]
Career
While still enrolled in Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's (now MediaCorp) 10th Drama Artiste Course, Koh started acting at the TV station at the age of 18 in May 1992.[1][2][4][5] Having acted in almost 46 dramas to date,[6] Koh made her debut on stage in the critically acclaimed Men at Forty-Eight in 1997. Later, she won the Best Actress Award in Star Awards 1999 with her breakthrough performance in Stepping Out, in which she played a long-suffering woman fighting against her fate.[7][8] This role earned her a nomination in the same category at the Asian Television Awards.
Koh was also part of the cast in three of MediaCorp TV Channel 8's long-running dramas. The 3 long-running dramas include: Holland V (Year 2003, 125 episodes), Portrait of Home (Year 2005, 100 episodes), Kinship (Year 2007, 86 episodes). Koh's role as Fu Baozhu (傅宝珠), a greedy and bossy woman in Portrait of Home granted her another Best Actress nomination in the Star Awards 2005. Unfortunately, she lost the award to veteran Huang Bi Ren.
While filming Mediacorp Channel U's blockbuster drama Show Hand in December 2011, it was reported that Koh delayed an ovarian cyst operation to finish filming the series.[9]
In 2012, after not receiving an award for 15 years at the annual Star Awards, Koh made her comeback, winning her second Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste Award.
Filmography
1991
– 恋曲1991 Romance of the Season
1992
– 爱情乒乓球 The Dating Game
– 戏剧人生 Terms of Endearment – 宋文恬
– 爱在女儿乡 Love Is in the Air
1993
– 未了缘 Endless Love
– 斗气姐妹 The Wilful Siblings – 杨茜茜
– 年年有鱼 Happy Reunion
1994
– 生命擂台 Those Were The Days
– 勇者无惧 The Challenger – 潘静仪
– 爱情定金 Love Dowry
– 七月幽情 Romance in the Seventh Month
1995
– 追心一族 Dream Hunters
– 展翅高飞 Over The Horizons
1996
– 大伯公传奇 Legend of Da Bo Gong
– 豆腐街 Tofu Street – 梁四妹
– 妙师爷三斗毒太监 Royal Battle of Wit – 陈万美
– 第三类剧场II 之 《墙里幽魂》 Tales of the Third Kind II – Sandy/林慧美
1997
– 老板放轻松 Give Me A Break
– 狮城奇案之蝶印 Crimes And Tribulations – Trailing The Bridegroom
– 铁血男儿 Sword and Honour – 公孙燕
1998
– 珍珠街坊 Around People's Park – 王丽娟
– 石叻坡传说 Myths & Legends of Singapore
– 甜甜的季节 Season of Love – 许丽雯
1999
– 出路 Stepping Out – 红豆
2000
– 琼园咖啡香 Hainan Kopi Tales – 黄六月
– Growing Up VI 成长岁月VI – Tracy
– @Moulmein High 上课一派 I – Francine Ooi
– 星锁 Looking For Stars – 蔡菲菲
– 2000 A.D. (film) – Theresa
2001
– 阿灿正传 Through Thick and Thin – 凯玲
– @Moulmein High II 上课一派 II – Francine Ooi
– 大酒店 The Hotel
2002
– 天使的诱惑 The Wing of Desire – 李婉萍
– @Moulmein High III 上课一派 III – Francine Ooi
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Holland V 荷兰村 | Mo Yanyan 莫燕燕 |
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| 2004 | Spice Siblings 辣兄辣妹 | Ding Zhenzhu 丁珍珠 |
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| The Ties that Bind 家财万贯 | Xu Minmin 徐敏敏 |
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| 2005 | Portrait of Home 同心圆 | Fu Baozhu 傅宝珠 |
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| Portrait of Home II 同心圆2 |
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| 2006 | Family Matters 法庭俏佳人 | Guan Ji'er 关洁儿 |
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| House of Joy 欢乐满屋 | Zheng Shuangxi 郑双喜 |
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| 2007 | Kinship I 手足 | Zheng Jinsha 郑金砂 |
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| Kinship II 手足2 |
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| 2008 | The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 | Huang Xiujuan 黄秀娟 |
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| Her Many Faces 有你终身美丽 | Zheng Jiawen 郑嘉雯 |
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| 2009 | My School Daze 书包太重 | Tao Guijuan 姚贵娟 |
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| The Ultimatum 双子星 | Chen Xiaobao 陈晓宝 |
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| Daddy at Home 企鹅爸爸 | Chen Meihui 陈美惠 |
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| 2010 | Happy Family 过好年 | Jian Mei'e/Fatty Mei 姜美鹅 |
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| The Best Things in Life 五福到 | Chen Jiaxin 陈家欣 |
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| Precious Babes 三个女人一个宝 | Katie Ong 王凯蒂 | ||
| Mrs P.I. 查某人 | Yun Feixue 云飞雪 |
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| 2011 | The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇 | Yan Qiuhua 严秋桦 |
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| A Song to Remember 星洲之夜 | She-Sao 蛇嫂 |
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| 2012 | Show Hand 注定 | Wu Meifang 吴美芳 |
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| The Day It Rained on Our Parade 那一年我们淋着雨 | Lulu 露露 |
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| 2013 | 96°C Cafe 96°C咖啡 | Ann |
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| Gonna Make It 小小传奇 | Monica |
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| 2014 | Zero Calling | Julie |
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| 2015 | Life Is Beautiful 初一的心愿 | Fang Jie 芳姐 |
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| Zero Calling 2 | Julie |
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| Crescendo 起飞 | Wang Yafang 王雅芳 |
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| 2016 | The Gentlemen 来自水星的男人 | Zou Huimin 邹惠敏 |
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| 2017 | The Lead 第一主角 | Chen Qiulian 陈秋莲 |
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| Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 | Zhang Ruoyun 张若云 |
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| 2018 | A Lonely Fish 寂寞鱼·听见 | Ann |
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| Say Cheese 西瓜甜不甜 | Pan Zeguo 潘泽国 |
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| Heart To Heart 心点心 | Li Peizhen 李佩珍 |
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| 2019 | How Are You? 好世谋 |
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| Magic Chef 料理人生 |
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| Playground 游乐场 |
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Accolades
| Asian Television Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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| Year | Accolade | Works | Notes |
| 1999 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Stepping Out | Nominated |
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1999 | Best Actress | Stepping Out | Won |
| 1996 | Tofu Street | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Portrait of Home | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Happy Family | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Show Hand | Nominated |
| Star Awards – Popularity Awards | |||
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| Year | Award | Result | |
| 1995 | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | Top 10 | |
| 1996 | Top 20 | ||
| 1997 | Top 20 | ||
| 1998 | Top 20 | ||
| 1999 | Top 20 | ||
| 2000 | Top 20 | ||
| 2001 | Top 20 | ||
| 2002 | Top 20 | ||
| 2004 | Top 20 | ||
| 2011 | Top 20 | ||
| Favourite Onscreen Couple | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | Top 10 | |
| 2014 | Perfect Curves Award | Won | |
References
- 1 2 "Cynthia Koh (in Chinese)". BaiDuPedia. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
- 1 2 3 Suzanne Sng (12 September 1999). "I'm just 30% Miss Right". The Straits Times. p. SP20.
- ↑ Hong Xinyi (11 July 2004). "Star track". The Sunday Times.
- ↑ Guan Libing (31 October 1993). "Enjoy it while it lasts". The Straits Times. p. SP9.
- ↑ Rachel Lim (16 July 2006). "Mandarin high". The Sunday Times.
- ↑ "Cynthia Koh". Fly Entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
- ↑ "Stepping Out sweeps 5 awards". The Straits Times. 20 December 1999. p. 4.
- ↑ Tee Hun Ching (23 December 1999). "I was in shock". The Straits Times. p. L3.
- ↑ "Cynthia Koh delays ovarian cyst op to complete filming". AsiaOne. 27 February 2011.
External links
- Cynthia Koh on IMDb
- Profile on xin.msn.com
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