Paige Chua

Paige Chua (Chinese: 蔡琦慧; pinyin: Cài Qíhuì, born 25 June 1981) is a Mediacorp actress and television host.

Early life

Chua studied at Mayflower Secondary School, Serangoon Junior College and graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts. Chua represented Singapore in netball and was part of the National Youth Netball team (1997 – 1999). She was discovered at a basic modeling class, which started her four-year career as a model.

Career

Chua made her acting debut in Just in Singapore, where she was cast as the half-sister of Fiona Xie. In the latter part of 2008, she had 2 more roles in major dramas, such as La Femme and Crime Busters x 2.

2010 was a breakthrough year for Chua. She earned her first nomination for “Best Supporting Actress” in Star Awards 2010 for her character in The Dream Catchers. She made a guest appearance in Unriddle as Zhang Meilin, a girl with a dubious identity. The Score marks Chua first entrance as a lead actress where she plays Zhou Tian Lan an office lady with a mysterious background. She also acted in a drama series Secret Garden which its plot revolves around the psychological problems faced in the society these days where she plays an enthusiastic, idealistic social worker.

In 2011, Chua started to move towards the bigger screen. She acted in the movie It's a Great, Great World a local production where she plays Mu Dan, a nightclub dancer. This movie was being screened during Chinese New Year period and received overwhelming response where it broke S$2Million box offices mark. 2011 also marks Chua popularity and recognition from the audiences as she was nominated as one of the Top 20 Popular Female Artiste in Star Awards 2011. She won her first Star Award, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste at Star Awards 2012.

Chua is also a host and was involved in hosting a lifestyle information program, "LOHAS" and "The Activist's Journey II", an info-ed program in 2012. Chua also hosted season 4 of RenovAID. A programme about helping the less fortunate among us; to revitalize their homes and in turn, their lives.

As 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of National service in Singapore (NS), Chua played the role of a Navy Captain in When Duty Calls, an NS50 drama which Mediacorp Channel 8 collaborated with Ministry of Defence (Singapore) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore) to commemorate this milestone. She won her third Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in Star Awards 2017. Chua outshone herself by playing a domineering housewife in Mightiest Mother-in-Law. In response, she has been critically acclaimed by local audiences which gained her first Best Actress nomination in Star Awards 2018.

Chua has wrapped her filming for Blessings 2 in Malaysia which is slated to premiere in October. She's currently filming the third installment of You Can Be An Angel.

Filmography

Accolades

External links

• Paige Chua's Facebook
• Paige Chua's Instagram
• Paige Chua's Biography on MediaCorp Toggle
• Paige Chua's Fanclub, The Paige Connexion Facebook
• Paige Chua's Fanclub, The Paige Connexion Instagram