Aileen Tan
Aileen Tan (born 18 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress.
Aileen Tan | |||||||
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| Born | Tan Lay Ching Aileen 18 October 1966 | ||||||
| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
| Years active | 1988–present | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Gerald Lee (m. 2002) | ||||||
| Awards | Star Search Singapore 1988 Star Search Singapore 1988, Most Photogenic Star Awards 2001: Best Actress Star Awards 2017: Best Supporting Actress Star Awards 1994 & Star Awards 1997 : Top 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesAsian Television Awards – Asian Television Award 2013 : Best Supporting Actress | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳麗貞 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈丽贞 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Also known as | Chen Lizhen | ||||||
Life and career
She was educated at the now defunct Willow Secondary School.
Tan was often cast in leading roles in the first 15 years of her acting career, but has since played supporting roles in recent years.
She has been nominated multiple times in the Best Actress category at the annual Star Awards. She was nominated for the "Best Actress" award in 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003; she won the award once in 2001 for her role in Three Women and a Half, playing a manager in an advertising company who would make use of her looks and charms to climb up the corporate ladder. Tan took a break from television in 2005. In 2006, she appeared in two Singapore dramas, Women of Times and Measure of Man, the latter drama clinching the runner-up position in 2006's television viewership ratings. Tan also ventured into English dramas. In 2000, she played Mae in MediaCorp Channel 5's longest-running drama series, Growing Up. Later in 2009, she played Suzanne Kong, the wife of a tycoon in the 40-episode drama Red Thread. In 2013, Tan won the "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" award at the 18th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for her role in The Day It Rained on Our Parade which consisted only four episodes.[1] On 29 May 2015, it was announced that Tan will play the lead role in Jack Neo's film, Long Long Time Ago alongside Mark Lee and Wang Lei.[2] At Star Awards 2017, Tan received the Best Supporting Actress for the drama Hero (2016 TV series) , she announced in a speech that this would be the last time, she would go on stage to receive this award. In Star Awards 2018, she landed her 4th nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the drama, Have a Little Faith.
Tan has gotten 2 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 1994, 1997 respectively.
Personal life
Tan's parents are of Hokkien descent.
She married Hong Kong director Gerald Lee in 2002. She experienced an ectopic pregnancy in 2005, which eventually led to an abortion.
Her close friends in the entertainment industry include Huang Biren, Pan Lingling and Hong Kong actress Jacqueline Law. It was reported that Law stayed at Tan's house in Singapore to recuperate after becoming partially deaf after a diving accident in 1999, and to get away from media attention in Hong Kong.[3]
Filmography
Chinese/Dialect Series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | My Fair Ladies 窈窕淑女 | Ye Shuilian 叶水莲 |
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| 1989 | The Fortune Hunters 钻石人生 | Li Qiumei 李秋梅 (冠军佳丽) |
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| Good Morning, Sir! 早安老师 | Zhu Peiqi 朱佩琪 | ||
| Turn of the Tide 浮沉 | Li Meifang 李美芳 | ||
| 1990 | The Finishing Line 出人头地 | Xia Miaoran 夏妙然 | |
| Journey's End 生命街车 | Qi Gui Gui 齐桂桂 | ||
| Happy World 多多富贵多多情 | Zhen Meili 甄美丽 | ||
| 1991 | The Darkest Hour 烈血青春 | Pang Lixue 庞丽雪 | |
| Black Phoenix 黑凤凰 | Xiao Yunhong 萧韵红 | ||
| 1992 | Love Is in the Air 爱在女儿乡 | Xia Ni 夏霓 | |
| Mystery II 迷离夜II 之《问我是谁》 | Huang Shuzhen 黄淑贞 | ||
| 1993 | Angel of Vengeance 暴雨狂花 | Defence lawyer 辩方律师 |
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| Battle of Justice 人海孤鸿 | Leiyin 雷茵 | ||
| 1994 | Bond of Love 情网 | Luo Qingyi 骆青宜 | |
| The Blazing Trail 兰桂坊血案 | Li Shali 李莎莉 |
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| Scorned Angel 冷太阳 | Jiang Hailun 江海伦 | ||
| A Chance of Life 一线生机 | Fang Suwen 方素文 |
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| Dr Justice 法医故事 | Yang Xiaofan 杨小凡 | ||
| 1995 | Deep Within My Heart 爱在心处 | Li Qimei 李绮梅 | |
| The Ultimate Truth 惊魂恋 | Zhou Jing 周婧 |
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| Dr. Justice II 法医故事II | Yang Xiaofan 杨小凡 | ||
| 1996 | Ace Cops 妙警点38 | Yao Jingjing 姚菁菁 |
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| River of Love 风雨柴船头 | Sun Yunfang 孙云舫 | ||
| New Brave World 新阿郎 | Ye Ling 叶琳 | ||
| 1997 | Grandpa's Bak Kut Teh 阿公肉骨茶 | A-Yu 阿玉 |
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| Crimes & Tribulations 狮城奇案录 之 第一个上绞台的女人 | Jian Mi Mi 简咪咪 | ||
| My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives 101老婆 之 赌神背后的女人 | |||
| 1998 | My Little Angels 我家小豆豆 | Zheng Minghui 郑明慧 | |
| The Scam 豪门奇骗 | Yang Wenqian 杨文倩 | ||
| The New Adventures of Wisely 卫斯理传奇 | Bei Mengdan 贝梦丹 | ||
| 1999 | P.I. Blues 乌龙档案 | Qiu Xiaoyu 邱小雨 | |
| 2000 | My Home Affairs 家事 | Hong Liqing 洪丽青 | |
| Adam's Company 亚当周记 | Angel |
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| Growing Up 成长岁月 | Mae |
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| 2001 | Growing Up 成长岁月 | Mae |
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| Three Women and a Half 三个半女人 | Huang Tianli (Jane) 黄天丽 | ||
| The Hotel 大酒店 | Yang Ruizhen 杨瑞贞 |
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| 2002 | Beautiful Connection 九层糕 | Fan Keli 范可荔 | |
| 2003 | Health Matters 2 一切由慎开始 2 之《天职》 | Huang Aiqin 黄爱琴 | |
| Romance De Amour 一加一等于三 | Kang Li 康莉 | ||
| 2004 | Crime Hunters 心网追凶 | Fang Jiesi 方洁思 | |
| When The Time Comes 一线之间 | Wang Wenxuan 王文萱 | ||
| Double Happiness 喜临门 | Luo Jiayu 罗家玉 | ||
| Double Happiness II 喜临门 II | Luo Jiayu 罗家玉 | ||
| 2005 | Love Concierge 爱的掌门人 | Producer Xu 许监制 | |
| 2006 | Women of Times 至尊红颜 | Cynthia Jia Zengyue 胛赠阅 |
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| Measure of Man 大男人, 小男人 | Patricia |
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| 2007 | Mars vs Venus 幸福双人床 | Li Yulian 李玉莲 |
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| The Greatest Love of All 爱·特别的你 | Mo Lihua 莫丽花 |
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| 2008 | Our Rice House 我们的饭店 | Li Ying 莉英 |
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| Nanny Daddy 奶爸百分百 | Sophia Feng 凤素法 |
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| Love Blossoms II 心花朵朵开 II | Daisy Ma 玛姨 |
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| 2009 | Red Thread 红色线 | Suzanne |
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| My Buddy 难兄烂弟 | Ye Peiyi 叶佩仪 |
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| Together 当我们同在一起 | Liu Maomao 刘毛毛 |
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| 2011 | Prosperity 喜事年年 | Tang Aili 唐爱丽 |
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| C.L.I.F. 警徽天职 | Situ Yan 司徒燕 |
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| Devotion 阿娣 | Wu Aihao 吴爱浩 |
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| Love Thy Neighbour 四个门牌一个梦 | Lucy |
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| 2012 | The Day It Rained on Our Parade 那一年我们淋着雨 | Fei-Ma 肥妈 |
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| The Enchanted 浴女图 | Huang Songli 黄颂莉 |
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| 2013 | C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职 2 | Situ Yan 司徒燕 |
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| Mata Mata 女警先锋 | Yoke Lien |
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| The Enchanted 浴女图 | Huang Songli 黄松丽 |
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| 2014 | Entangled 日落洞 | Lin Yueqin 林月琴 |
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| World at Your Feet 球在你腳下 | Ye Laixiang 叶来香 |
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| Mata Mata 2 女警先锋 2 | Yoke Lien |
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| 2015 | Life Is Beautiful 初一的心愿 | Chen Miaoyu 陈妙玉 |
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| The Journey: Our Homeland 信约: 我们的家园 | Yang Lihua 杨丽华 |
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| Life - Fear Not 人生无所畏 | Zhuang Daomei 庄道美 |
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| 2016 | The Dream Job 绝世好工 | Wang Bizhi 王碧芝 |
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| Eat Already? 吃饱没？ | Ah Shun-Sao 阿顺嫂 |
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| Hero 大英雄 | Huang Lili 黄丽丽 |
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| 2017 | Happy Can Already! 欢喜就好 | Yankee 新潮 |
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| Dream Coder 梦想程式 | He Xiuxiang 何秀香 |
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| Eat Already? 2 吃饱没? 2 | Ah Shun-Sao 阿顺嫂 |
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| Have A Little Faith 相信我 | Zhuang Kelian 庄可莲 |
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| 2018 | Life Less Ordinary 小人物向前冲 | Liew Xiuqin 吕秀琴 |
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| Fifty & Fabulous 五零高手 | Liang Meimei 梁美美 |
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| You Can Be An Angel 3 你也可以是天使 3 | Zhou Lilian 周丽莲 |
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| 2019 | If Only 离归 | Hong Jie 洪姐 |
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| Hello Ms Driver 下一站，遇见 | Zheng Xueqin 郑雪琴 |
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| I See You 看见看不见的你 | Peng Meifen 彭美芬 |
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| 2020 | Happy Prince 快乐王子 |
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| All Around You 回路网 | Cai Yufeng 蔡玉风 |
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Feature film
| Year | Title |
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| 2002 | 天使心 Angel Heart |
| 2003 | 出轨 ( 电视电影) |
| 2010 | The Snow Are Activities III |
| 2015 | Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen |
| 2016 | Long Long Time Ago |
| 2016 | Long Long Time Ago 2 |
Awards and nominations
| Asian Television Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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| Year | Award | Nominated work | Notes |
| 2002 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Three Women and a Half (as Jane) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Day It Rained on Our Parade (as Fei-Ma) | Won |
| Other Awards | |||
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| Year | Award | Nominated work | Notes |
| 1988 | Star Search Singapore 1988 | N/A | Runner-up |
| 1988 | Star Search Singapore 1988, Most Photogenic | N/A | Won |
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
References
- "Award Winning Antics: 18th Asian Television Awards". The NewPaper. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Jack Neo's new movie Long Long Time Ago stars Aileen Tan, Mark Lee, Wang Lei - and Hokkien". The Straits Times. 29 May 2015.
- "罗慧娟失聪，住在陈家疗养". Lianhe Zaobao. 27 July 2012.
