Diana Ser Siew Yien (born 26 April 1972) is a Singaporean host,

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presenter and actress. She was a full-time

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artiste from 1990 to 2008. She left Mediacorp in 2008 and now runs a communications consulting and media training company.

Early life and career

Diana Ser's father is an ethnic Chinese of Teochew descent and her mother has English ancestry. Ser attended CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School,

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, the

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(NUS) and the

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(NTU) of Singapore. In 2005, she was awarded the Nanyang Alumni Award from NTU, where she received a Masters in Mass Communication. Ser co-hosted an episode of ''Glamour Mum and The Dude'' on

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with

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in 2008.

Personal life

On 27 June 2004, Ser married former Singaporean actor James Lye after a nine-year courtship. The couple have a son Jake and two daughters Christy and Jaymee.

Selected filmography

Ser has appeared in the following programmes:

Television series

*''Can I Help You?'' (1996) *''Three Rooms'' (1997) *''Crimes and Tribulations'' (1997) *''The Prime Years'' (1997) *''From The Medical Files II'' (1999)

Show host

*''Talk Shop'' *''Beach Games'' *''Get Real'' *''Talking Point'' *''Sunday Brunch'' (1994) *''

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'' (1995) (Mandarin version) *''Juedui Xingwen'' (1999) *''Glamour Mum and The Dude'' (2008) *''Touch Of Hope'' (2012; documentary) *'' Innocence Lost'' (2016; documentary) *''President's Star Charity'' (2020) *''President's Star Charity'' (2023)

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ser, Diana CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School alumni Singaporean people of British descent Victoria Junior College alumni National University of Singapore alumni Nanyang Technological University alumni Living people Singaporean people of Chinese descent 1972 births Singaporean television presenters Singaporean television actresses 20th-century Singaporean actresses Singaporean people of Teochew descent 21st-century Singaporean actresses Singaporean people of English descent 21st-century Singaporean businesspeople