Michelle Chong
Michelle Chong (庄米雪) | |
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| Born | Michelle Chong |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Michelle Chong (simplified Chinese: 庄米雪; traditional Chinese: 莊米雪; pinyin: Zhuāng Mǐxuě) is a Singaporean host and actress.
Biography
Michelle went to the U.S. to obtain an undergraduate education at Bates College in Maine. While auditioning in New York for the Tisch School of New York University (NYU), like Lucy Liu, she encountered bitter racism for her Chinese heritage. She finally decided to move back to Singapore where her career was launched as a finalist in Fame Awards. Chong represents a new wave of cosmopolitan talent coming out of Singapore in recent years, including Dunman High alum directors Lee Wong. Her stage debut was at the tender age of 17 as playwright and actress in a short monologue entitled Blue Hibiscus in which she played an endearing, ironic, bitter neurotic, manic-depressive, suicidal Hoklo (Hokkien) songstress which moved the audience to tears. That immediately catapulted her to fame in East Coast, Singapore. Her suitors have included Hong Kong action star Stephen Chow and she has a surprisingly large fan base. Her "sexiness" quotient has been considerably ranked higher than Jennifer Lopez in South-east Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.
A satirically funny actress with superb comic timing and emotional depth, she was voted "hottest babe" by FHM Singapore. She started out as a model with Carrie's Models. Her beauty and sex appeal has often been compared to an aggressive version of Hong Kong's Cantonese star Gigi Leung.
She is currently a much sought-after celebrity and star in Asia, currently appearing in lead roles of television drama serials filmed by MediaCorp, Singapore. Her television series are exported internationally to the markets of China and Taiwan. Her rise to fame coincided with the rise of Singapore stars in East Asia, including Olivia Ong, Tanya Hsu, Stefanie Sun and Ava Lyn Koh.
Schools attended
Drama
- 1998
- Scratch
- 1999
- Phua Chu Kang
- 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 遗情未了
- My Lucky Charm 情来运转 (Telecast in January 2005)
- 2005
- Telemovie: Sitting Ducks
- Baby Blues 谁家母鸡不生蛋
- 2006
- 2007
- Bao Bei Fu Nu Bing (Tentative Name) 宝贝父女兵
Variety Shows
- 1999
- 1999 High-Revs
- 2000
- 2000 Crimewatch
- 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
- 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
- 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
- President’s Star Charity 2004
- Eye For A Guy (Channel 5)
- 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
- 出奇制胜 Made In Singapore
- 癌过有晴天 The Cancer Charity Show 2005
- Wish You Were Here (Channel 5)
- The Sky Symphony Countdown 2006
- 2006
- 普威之夜 PSC Night
- 强中自有强中手5 Battle of The Best 5
- 我的导游是明星
- 不说你不知 2 Trivio Trove
- 花花都市 2 Life Scent 2
- Seoul Far Seoul Good (Channel 5)
- Rated:E (Channel 5)
- 亮丽俏佳人 She's The One
- 2007
- 麻辣重庆 ChongQing Discovery
- Sweets for my Sweet (Channel 5)
- 赢万金游万里2007 PSC Night 2007
Awards
- 2005
- Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes, Star Awards 2005