Michelle Chong

Michelle Chong (simplified Chinese: 庄米雪; traditional Chinese: 莊米雪; pinyin: Zhuāng Mǐxuě, born 22 April 1977) is a former Singaporean host, actress and film director. She has appeared in both English-language and Chinese-language television dramas and programmes aired by MediaCorp. She is known for her roles in the comedy-satire shows The Noose and Black Rose.

Michelle Chong
Born (1977-04-22) 22 April 1977
Singapore
OccupationActress, television host, film director, film producer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese莊米雪
Simplified Chinese庄米雪

Biography

Chong studied in CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School, Dunman High School and Victoria Junior College where she took drama as a subject. Her drama teacher recommended her to Bates College, a top liberal arts college in Maine, USA where she studied theatre for a year. She also subsequently studied in the National University of Singapore. She was voted by FHM readers as one of the world's top 30 sexiest women in 2002 and 2003.

Chong won the Elle Actress of the Year Award (2008) and the Asian Television Awards' (ATV) Best Comedy Performance (Highly Commended) Award (2008) for her portrayal of Beh Li Choo, a butcher in the popular Peranakan dramedy, Sayang Sayang. Chong is also famous for portraying a celebrity maid, Leticia Bongnino.

In 2011, Chong took seven months of sabbatical leave to set up her own film company, Huat Films, and produced her first film as director, screenwriter and actress:[1] Already Famous starred her, Taiwanese singer Alien Huang as well as other local celebrities who were cameo appearances in the film.

In 2012, Chong started artiste management agency Left Profile, which will manage her, Pornsak and Lee Teng.[1]

Already Famous was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[2]

Filmography

Awards

YearAwardRepresentative WorkResult
2004Star AwardsBest Variety Show HostAll in NETS NETS有钱坤Nominated
2005Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesN/AWon
2006Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesN/ANominated
2007Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesN/ANominated
2008Asian Television AwardsBest Comedy Actor/ActressSayang SayangNominated
(Highly Commended)
2009Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesN/ANominated
2010Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesN/ANominated
Asian Television AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceThe Noose 3Nominated
(Highly Commended)
2011Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesN/AWon
Best Variety Show HostBlack Rose 爆料黑玫瑰Nominated
Favourite Female Character"Xie Yu Yu" (from Black Rose)Nominated
2012Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesN/ANominated
2012Asian Television AwardsBest Comedy Actor/ ActressThe NooseWon
2017Canada International Film FestivalBest DirectorLulu The MovieWon

References

  1. "Michelle Chong: Actress. Filmmaker. Artiste Manager?". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. "71 Countries Vie for 2012 Foreign Language Film Oscar®". 8 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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