Michelle Chong | |||||||
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| Born | 22 April 1977 Singapore | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress, television host, film director, film producer | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 莊米雪 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 庄米雪 | ||||||
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Michelle Chong (simplified Chinese: 庄米雪; traditional Chinese: 莊米雪; pinyin: Zhuāng Mǐxuě, born 22 April 1977) is a Singaporean film, TV and digital content producer and director, writer and actress. She left the National Broadcaster Mediacorp in 2011 to set up her own media agency Left Profile and production house Huat Films.[1] She has produced, written and directed 3 commercial movies [1] , the first of which, “Already Famous“, was chosen as Singapore’s entry for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards in 2013.[2] Chong is known for her versatility and comedy in satire shows such as The Noose and more recently for her online personas Ah Lian,[3] Venus Seow[4] and Emily 爱美丽 etc from The Michelle Chong Channel on Youtube.[1]
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:[5] 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.[5]
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.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2005 | Sitting Ducks | |||
| 2011 | Already Famous | Writer, director and actress | ||
| 2013 | 3 Peas in a Pod (他她他) | Writer, producer, director and actress | ||
| 2015 | Our Sister Mambo | |||
| 2016 | Lulu The Movie | Lulu | Writer, director and actress |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | TV Network/TV Station | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Scratch | |||
| 1999 | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | |||
| Triple Nine | ||||
| Under One Roof | ||||
| **Growing Up | ||||
| 2000 | Sensitive New Age Guy (新好男人) | |||
| It's My Life | ||||
| School Days (七彩学堂) | ||||
| 2001 | School Days 2 (七彩学堂 2) | |||
| Robbie and the Book of Tales | ||||
| Paradise | ||||
| 2003 | Crunch Time (转捩点) | |||
| Frontline (家在前线) | ||||
| Together Whenever (天伦) | ||||
| 2004 | Timeless Gift | |||
| My Lucky Charm | ||||
| 2005 | Baby Blues | |||
| 2006 | A Million Treasures | |||
| 2007 | Like Father, Like Daughter | |||
| The Noose - Season 1 | ||||
| 2008 | Our Rice House | |||
| Sayang Sayang | Beh Li Choo | |||
| Calefare | Guest starring | |||
| Crime Busters x 2 | ||||
| The Noose - Season 2 | ||||
| 2010 | The Noose - Season 3 | |||
| Mrs P.I. | ||||
| Black Rose | ||||
| 2011 | The Noose - Season 4 | |||
| The Noose - Season 5 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Representative Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Star Awards | Best Variety Show Host | All in NETS NETS有钱坤 | Nominated |
| 2005 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Won |
| 2006 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Nominated |
| 2007 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Nominated |
| 2008 | Asian Television Awards | Best Comedy Actor/Actress | Sayang Sayang | Nominated (Highly Commended) |
| 2009 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Nominated |
| 2010 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Nominated |
| Asian Television Awards | Best Comedy Performance | The Noose 3 | Nominated (Highly Commended) | |
| 2011 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Won |
| Best Variety Show Host | Black Rose 爆料黑玫瑰 | Nominated | ||
| Favourite Female Character | "Xie Yu Yu" (from Black Rose) | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | N/A | Nominated |
| 2012 | Asian Television Awards | Best Comedy Actor/ Actress | The Noose | Won |
| 2017 | Canada International Film Festival | Best Director | Lulu The Movie | Won |
References
- ^ a b "Lunch With Sumiko: Michelle Chong is a one-woman showstopper". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Michelle Chong's Film "Already Famous" Is Singapore's Entry Into The Oscars". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Homegirl Michelle Chong appears as Ah Lian in the new 'Orange is the New Black' trailer". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Prudential shoots virtual ad with fitness crazy Michelle Chong". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Michelle Chong: Actress. Filmmaker. Artiste Manager?". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "71 Countries Vie for 2012 Foreign Language Film Oscar®". 8 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
External links
- Michelle Chong at IMDb
- Profile on xinmsn