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Lucas Yeo (son) , website = https://www.facebook.com/pages/Janice-Koh Janice Koh (born December 10, 1973) is a

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an actress and a former

Education

Koh had her secondary school education at

Singapore Chinese Girls' School Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) is an independent girls' school in Bukit Timah, Singapore, located opposite Stevens MRT station. Founded in 1899, it is one of the oldest institutions in Singapore. It offers a six-year primary education in ...

. She later graduated from the Theatre Studies and Drama programme at

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and the

with an Honours degree in Theatre Studies. She also has a master's degree in Theatre with Distinction from

, London.

Career

On television, Koh is well known for her role as the ambitious lawyer Angela Ang on the

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legal drama '' The Pupil''. Her performance earned her an Asian Television Awards 2010 nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. Other projects include ''Fighting Spiders'' and ''Chase'' for Channel 5 and the award-winning Singapore Short Story Project. More recently, she played the quirky mom of Amos Lee in

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’s ''The Dairy of Amos Lee''. A familiar face in the theatre scene, Koh won the coveted Life! Theatre Award for Best Actress in 2003 for her performance as Catherine in

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's ''

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'' and received a Life! Theatre Award Best Actress nomination in 2008 for her role in Ovidia Yu’s acclaimed play ''Hitting (On) Women''. Recent work include Pangdemonium’s ''

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'',

Alfian Sa'at Alfian bin Sa'at (born 18 July 1977), best known as Alfian Sa'at, is a prolific Singaporean playwright, poet, and writer. He is known for penning a body of plays, poems, and prose that often tackle issues considered taboo in the island-state, ...

’s sold-out play ''Cooling Off Day'' by

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's critically acclaimed ''Fear of Writing'',《我爱阿爱》 by The Theatre Practice, ''Poop'' by The Finger Players, which was also nominated for the Life! Theatre Best Ensemble Award, ''The Crab Flower Club'' by Toy Factory, ''120'' and ''Diaspora'' by TheatreWorks. Internationally, Koh has toured with a number of productions to major venues and festivals in Europe and Asia, including ''The King Lear Project'' to the Kunsten Festival des Arts in Brussels and TheatreWorks' ''Diaspora'' at the

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. Koh made her international acting debut in the rom-com ''

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'', directed by

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, starring

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and

Henry Golding Henry Ewan Golding (born 5 February 1987) is a Malaysian-British actor and television host. Golding has been a presenter on BBC's ''The Travel Show'' since 2014. He is known for his film work, playing the role of Nick Young in ''Crazy Rich Asia ...

, and based on the critically-acclaimed novel of the same title by

Kevin Kwan Kevin Kwan (born ) is a Singapore-born American novelist and writer of satirical novels ''Crazy Rich Asians'', '' China Rich Girlfriend'', and '' Rich People Problems''. His latest book, ''Sex and Vanity'', was released in June 2020. In 2014, ...

. Filming was done on location in both Malaysia and Singapore, where much of the first of three books in the series is based. The film was released globally in 2018, by Warner Bros.

Politics

In 2012, Koh was selected to be one of nine new

(NMPs) in Singapore. She was nominated by the Arts community and was chosen from 47 eligible candidates. Koh is known for her support of the Singaporean arts scene, and her desire for transparency in regards to the MDA's censorship rulings.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards

*DBS Life! Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance as Catherine in David Auburn's ''Proof'' in 2003. * In 2008, Koh received a Life! Theatre Award Best Actress nomination for her role in Ovidia Yu’s acclaimed play ''Hitting (On) Women''. * Koh's performance in '' The Pupil (TV series)'' earned her an Asian Television Awards 2010 nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. *2021, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 26th

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, Teenage Textbook: The Series (Nominated) *2022, Ordre_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres_Chevalier_ribbon

Chevalier of the National Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (

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)

References

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Janice Koh

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