MediaCorp TV

BIODATA


Race		Chinese
Height		1.68m
Weight		50kg
Birthday		Apr 22
Hair		Dark Brown
Eyes		Dark Brown
LanguagesSpoken		English, Mandarin
Talents		Acting, Hosting, Play Writing, Theatre Directing, Ballet, Basketball, Table-Tennis, Swimming

PROFILE

Besides being known as a quirky and quick-witted host, this young actress has a wide range of screen and stage roles under her belt. Her hosting credits include the popular <Happy Rules>, where her many personas and accents won over the hearts of Singapore heartlanders ( the filipina nurse, the peranakan ah-ma, the Japanese office-girl, the nerdy foodie and the hip-hop dancer etc), the travel game show <Bon Voyage>, where Michelle takes two contestants to a different country each time and they compete against time to complete a number of tasks, and the successful and yuppy <Open Sesame>, where Michelle brings the audience into three beautiful HDB home every episode. 

Michelle's natural and lively hosting style and witty quips play a big part in creating the successful ratings of each variety program she hosts, a list which includes <Miss Singapore Universe 2004 Finals>, <All In NETS>, <New City Beat>, <Carlsberg World of Friends>, <Countdown 2005>, <Life Scent>, <Fortune Festival at Giant> and <Be A Giant Star>. 

Michelle was also involved in Channel 8 drama <Baby Blues>, where she plays a career-minded woman who has to juggle the arrival of a new baby with her fast-rising career. 

Contrary to popular belief, largely due to her convincing portrayal of an English-educated girl in the Mandarin sitcom, <School Days>, Michelle actually took Chinese as a first language when she was a SAP student in Dunman High School. After which, she went to Victoria Junior College to pursue her interests in Drama by taking it as one of her A-level subjects. Her drama teacher, renowned theatre director Rey Buono, thought she was good enough to make it as a performer and so recommended her to Bates College, US where she studied Theatre. 

She returned to Singapore a year later and enrolled in the National University of Singapore to further her intellectual interests in Theatre Studies. For the next two years, Michelle concentrated on being a thespian by acting in critically-acclaimed theatre productions. Michelle also managed to snag the coveted role of Lana in <The Theory of Everything> where she got to perform in Los Angeles for a full month's run and earned for herself a good review in the LA Times. She remains one of the few Singapore actors who are part of the prestigious Actor's Equity in the US. 

Michelle first became familiar to young audiences in the region when she was picked amongst thousands who auditioned to be Singapore's representative in MTV Asia's <It's My Life> where her life was chronicled and broadcast weekly all over Asia for a year. 

Michelle's foray into film was marked by her too-convincing portrayal of Porsche in the local movie Eating Air in which The Straits Times described her as "a high-class comic act all by herself". Audiences might still remember her for her hilarious Malaysian accent in the movie.

Michelle has been voted by FHM readers as one of the world's top 30 sexiest women consecutively in 2002/2003. Michelle took her first official step into babedom when she played a bikini princess with aplomb in Singapore's first beach drama Paradise and was voted by the Straits Times readers as their favourite babe.

Not contented with just being in front of the camera, Michelle also nabbed a merit award in the 24 hr playwriting competition organised by Theatreworks in 2000. The effectively bilingual actress sees writing as a form of self-expression, thinks it highly therapeutic and sporadically contributes articles, including food reviews, to local newspapers.

Possessing the rare combination of beauty, talent, intellect and youthful energy, Michelle looks set to go far. The humble yet sharp-witted actress however attributes her popularity to her theatre training and blessings from Guan Yin Ma, and says she looks forward to adding to her repertoire a myriad of challenging roles in MediaCorp.

FUN FACTS:
Besides voted "hottest babe" by FHM Singapore, her beauty and sex appeal has often been compared to an aggressive version of Hong Kong's Cantonese star Gigi Leung.


TV SERIAL TV HOSTING MOVIE ALBUM THEATRE ACHIEVEMENTS


TV SERIAL

2008		Our Rice House 我们的饭店
2007		Like Father, Like Daughter 宝贝父女兵
2006		A Million Treasures百万宝
2005		Telemovie: Sitting Ducks
		Baby Blues 谁家母鸡不生蛋
2004		Timeless Gift 遗情未了
		My Lucky Charm 情来运转
2003		Crunch Time 转捩点
		Frontline 家在前线
		Together Whenever 天伦
2001		School Days 2 七彩学堂 2
		Robbie and the Book of Tales
		Paradise
2000		Sensitive New Age Guy 新好男人
		It’s My Life
		School Days 七彩学堂
1999		Phua Chu Kang
		Triple Nine
		Under One Roof
		Growing Up
1998		Scratch
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TV HOSTING

2007		Chingay Parade of Dreams妆艺大游行之奇思梦想
		Sweets for My Sweet
		Cash Plus Holidays 赢万金游万里 2007
		Adonis Beauty Chatter Box Adonis 美丽论谈
		Welcome to Taiwan 铁定台湾
		PSC Nite 2007 普威之夜
		Let’s Party with Food V 食福满人间 V
		The Noose
2006		Fortune Festival at Giant 2 爱上Giant过肥年 2
		Lunar New Year Show
		Seoul Far Seoul Good
		Trivia Trove 2 不说你不知 2
		Life Scent 2 花花都市 2
		On The Beat 都是大发现
		Rated: E
		PSC Night 普威之夜
		Battle of the Best 5 强中自有强中手5
		She’s The One 亮丽俏佳人
2005		Fortune Festival at Giant 爱上Giant过肥年
		Lunar New Year Show
		Life Scent 花花都市
		Be A Giant Star Giant 点星光
		Star Choice 街头美食星
		National Day Parade 新加坡国庆庆典
		Asian Television Awards 亚洲电视大奖
		Countdown 2006
		Made In Singapore 出奇制胜
2004		Miss Singapore Universe 2004 Finals 新加坡环球小姐选美大决赛 2004
		All In NETS NETS有钱坤
		New City Beat 品味动感辣辣辣
		Carlsberg World of Friends 好友满天下
		Countdown 2005
2003		Bon Voyage 一路风光
		Oooh! 元气大搜查
		XXXtraordinary 少见多怪
		Mission Possible 地球无界限
2002		Happy Rules 开心就好
		Mars Vs Venus 男人女人 Oh Yeah
		Open Sesame 芝麻开门客人来
2000		Crimewatch
1999		High-Revs
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MOVIE

2000		Eating Air 吃风
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ALBUM

2007		MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 群星贺岁金猪庆丰年
2006		MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 新传媒年度贺岁专辑
2005		MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 新传媒迎春接福喜临门
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THEATRE

2001		Oleanna
		The Theory of Everything
2000		A Midsummer Night’s Dream 仲夏夜之梦
		Travelling Light
		Is This Our Stop?
1999		Love is Not Puttu Mayam
		Joy Luck Club
		PIE
		Ah Kong’s Birthday Party
1996		The Blue Hibiscus
1995		The Bald Soprano
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ACHIEVEMENTS

2005		Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes, Star Awards 2005 红星大奖2005 十大最受欢迎女艺人
1999		Merit Award in Theatreworks’ 24hr Playwriting Competition
1998		Fame Awards

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