Michelle Saram
Michelle Saram | |||||||
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Chinese name | 鄭雪兒 (traditional) | ||||||
Chinese name | 郑雪儿 (simplified) | ||||||
Pinyin | Zhèng Xuě'ér (Mandarin) | ||||||
Jyutping | Zeng6 Syut3 Ji4 (Cantonese) | ||||||
Born |
Michelle Alicia Saram December 12, 1974 Singapore | ||||||
Occupation | Singer, Actress | ||||||
Years active | 2000 - present | ||||||
Spouse(s) | Ajai Lauw-Zecha (married 2010- present) | ||||||
Relatives | Adrian Lauw-Zeca (father-in-law) | ||||||
Ancestry | India China | ||||||
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Michelle Alicia Saram (simplified Chinese: 郑雪儿; traditional Chinese: 鄭雪兒, born 1974) is a former Mediacorp actress & singer.
Education
Saram was educated at CHIJ Katong Convent, Temasek Junior College and Nanyang Technological University where she majored in Mass Communications. She was awarded the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award by her alma mater in 2006.[1]
Career
Saram joined the entertainment industry after co-starring in an ad for One2Free with Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok. She joined MediaCorp and won the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award twice. She has also starred in foreign drama series such Taiwanese series Meteor Garden and in several Hong Kong dramas.[2] She is notable for being one of the very few Singaporean celebrities of Chindian descent, her father being Indian and mother being Chinese. She is also one of the few actresses who have played leading roles in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong television serials.
Saram left the industry to concentrate on running her food and beverage business.[3]
16 years later, she is back in the entertainment industry to collaborate with Louis Koo in Paradox.[4]
Shortly after, Saram left the industry again to concentrate on running her food and beverage business.[5]
Personal life
She is married to Ajai Lauw-Zecha, son of Adrian Lauw-Zecha, the founder of Aman Resorts and a scion of the Lauw-Sim-Zecha family, part of the Cabang Atas or Chinese gentry of colonial Indonesia.[6] After she married with Indonesian business man, she decided to retired her occupation as actress and only to focus into her marriage life.
Filmography
TVB Dramas
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Flying Tiger 飛虎極戰 | Xue Er 雪兒 | |
2001 | A Step into the Past 尋秦記 | Princess Chiu Sin 趙倩 | |
2000 | At the Threshold of an Era 創世紀 | Fanny Chun Suk-fan 秦淑芬 |
Mediacorp Channel 8
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Love at 0°C 爱情零度C | Anna 乔安娜 |
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2004 | To Mum With Love 非一般妈妈 |
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2003 | Baby Boom 我家四个宝 | Kristen |
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2002 | Fantasy 星梦情真 | Qianqian 芊芊 |
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Others
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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2004 | City of Sky 天空之城 | Xia Rui | CCTV |
2002 | Meteor Garden II 流星花園II | Ye Sha 叶莎 | CTS |
- Film
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Bullets Over Summer 爆裂刑警 | Yen | Hong Kong production |
2017 | Paradox 貪狼 | Guest appearance | Sun Entertainment Film Group |
Accolades
Star Awards – Hosting Awards | ||||
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
2001 | 7th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
2002 | 8th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Top 10 |
References
- ↑ "Nanyang Alumni Awards 2006 Recipients 南洋校友奖2006获奖者". www.ntu.edu.sg.
- ↑ "Michelle Saram - Education - Information - Educational Resources". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.
- ↑ "They could have been contenders". Channel NewsAsia. 17 November 2008.
- ↑ "Louis Koo and Michelle Saram collaborate again after 16 years - 88news". 14 August 2017.
- ↑ "They could have been contenders". Channel NewsAsia. 17 November 2008.
- ↑ "Singaporean actress Michelle Saram returns to acting in Paradox". The Straits Times. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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