Cynthia Koh
Cynthia Koh (born 25 March 1974), also known as Xu Mei Zhen 许美珍, is a Singaporean actress.[1][2] She is best known for acting in many television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8.
Cynthia Koh | |||||||
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| Born | 25 March 1974 | ||||||
| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||
| Education | Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
| Years active | 1992–present | ||||||
| Awards | Star Awards 1999 : Best Actress Star Awards 2014 : Perfect Curves Award Star Awards 1997 & Star Awards 2012 : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 許美珍 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 许美珍 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
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.
Koh has gotten 2 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 1997, 2012 respectively.
Filmography
Chinese/Dialect Series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Romance of the Season 恋曲1991 | Xue Ling's Friend 雪玲朋友 |
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| 1992 | The Dating Game 爱情乒乓球 | Lin Meifang 林美芳 |
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| Terms of Endearment 戏剧人生 | Song Wentian 宋文恬 |
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| Love is in the Air 爱在女儿乡 | Judy |
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| 1993 | Endless Love 未了缘 | Xiao Xi 小喜 |
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| The Wilful Siblings 斗气姐妹 | Yang Xixi 杨茜茜 |
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| Happy Reunion 年年有鱼 | Ma Yuxiang 马玉香 |
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| 1994 | Those Were The Days 生命擂台 | Luo Xueqi 罗雪琪 |
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| The Challenger 勇者无惧 | Pan Jingyi 潘静仪 |
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| Love Dowry 爱情定金 | Wang Huiling 王慧玲 |
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| Romance in the Seventh Month 七月幽情 | Qiuqing 丘晴 |
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| 1995 | Dream Hunters 追心一族 |
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| Over the Horizons 展翅高飞 | Xiong Haiyun 熊海韵 | ||
| 1996 | Legend of Da Bo Gong 大伯公传奇 | Chen Yuzhen 陈玉珍 |
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| Lei Xiaochun 雷小春 | |||
| Tofu Street 豆腐街 | Liang Simei 梁四妹 |
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| Royal Battle of Wit 妙师爷三斗毒太监 | Chen Wanmei 陈万美 |
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| Tales of the Third Kind II 第三类剧场II 之《墙里幽魂》 | Sandy 林慧美 |
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| Give Me A Break 老板放轻松 | Ye Liang/Ah Moon 叶亮 |
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| 1997 | Crimes and Tribulations 狮城奇案录 之《蝶印》 | Mei Xiaoyu 梅小玉 |
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| Sword and Honour 铁血男儿 | Wan'er 婉儿 |
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| Gong Sunyan 公孙燕 | |||
| 1998 | Around People's Park 珍珠街坊 | Wang Lijuan 王丽娟 |
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| Myths and Legends of Singapore 石叻坡传说 之《一代狮王》 | He Jinyu 何金玉 |
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| Season of Love 甜甜的季节 | Xu Liwen 许丽雯 |
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| 1999 | Stepping Out 出路 | Hongdou 红豆 |
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| 2000 | Hainan Kopi Tales 琼园咖啡香 | Huang Liuyue 黄六月 |
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| Growing Up VI 成长岁月 VI | Tracy |
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| @Moulmein High 上课一派 I | Francine Ooi |
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| Looking For Stars 星锁 | Cai Feifei 蔡菲菲 |
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| 2000 A.D. | Theresa |
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| 2001 | Through Thick and Thin 阿灿正传 | Kailing 凯玲 |
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| @Moulmein High II 上课一派 II | Francine Ooi |
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| The Hotel 大酒店 | Xu Yizhen 许宜珍 |
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| 2002 | The Wing of Desire 天使的诱惑 | Li Wanping 李婉萍 |
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| @Moulmein High III 上课一派 III | Francine Ooi |
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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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| Already Famous 一泡而红 | Herself |
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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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| Mata Mata 2: A New Era | Nancy Ang |
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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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| Magic Chef 料理人生 | Amy |
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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 | Pan Meiruo 潘美若 |
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| Playground 游乐场 | Jen Lin Cuifen 林翠芬 |
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| Hello From The Other Side - Its Time 阴错阳差 — 时辰到 | Margaret |
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| C.L.I.F 5 警徽天职之海岸卫队 | Li Xiaoying 李晓颖 |
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| After The Stars 攻星计 | Zhen Mei 甄美 |
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| 2020 | 女侠罗明依 | Li Shaotong 李少彤 |
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Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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| 2012 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12 | 新传媒群星金龙接财神 |
| 2013 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 | 新传媒群星金蛇献祥和 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
Accolades
Asian Academy Creative Awards
| Asian Academy Creative Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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| Year | Category | Works | Result |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Say Cheese (as Pan Zeguo) | Won |
| Asian Television Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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| Year | Accolade | Works | Notes |
| 1999 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Stepping Out (as Hong Dou) | Nominated |
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
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| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1996 | Best Actress | Tofu Street (as Liang Simei) | Nominated |
| 1999 | Stepping Out (as Hong Dou) | Won | |
| 2005 | Portrait of Home (as Fu Baozhu) | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Happy Family (as Jiang Mei'e) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Actress | Show Hand (as Wu Meifang) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Say Cheese (as Pan Zeguo) | Nominated |
| Star Awards – Popularity Awards | |||
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| Year | Award | Result | |
| 1995 | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | Top 20 | |
| 1996 | Top 20 | ||
| 1997 | Top 10 | ||
| 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 | |
| Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | Top 20 | |
References
- "Cynthia Koh (in Chinese)". BaiDuPedia. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
- 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
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