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, parents = , spouse = Lionel Yeo , children = 2 , 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

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

Victoria Junior College Victoria Junior College (VJC) is a co-educational junior college in Singapore offering pre-university education to boarding and day-students. Founded in 1984, the school stands on Marine Vista, less than one kilometre from the affiliated Victor ...

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

David Auburn David Auburn (born November 30, 1969) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director. He is best known for his 2000 play ''Proof'', which won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He also wrote the scree ...

'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 ''

Swimming with Sharks ''Swimming with Sharks'' (also known as ''The Boss'' and ''Buddy Factor'') is a 1994 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by George Huang and starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley and Michelle Forbes. Plot Buddy Ackerman, ...

'',

Alfian Sa'at Alfian bin Sa'at (born 18 July 1977), better known as Alfian Sa'at, is a Singaporean playwright, poet, and writer. He is known for penning a body of English- and Malay-language plays, poems, and prose exploring race, sexuality, and politics, ...

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

W!LD RICE Wild Rice (stylized W!LD RICE), founded in 2000 by Ivan Heng, is a professional theatre company in Singapore. In 2019, the company established a permanent performance venue at Funan Mall. History The first show by Wild Rice was held at Jubile ...

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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 ''

Crazy Rich Asians ''Crazy Rich Asians'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lis ...

'', directed by Jon M. Chu, starring

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and

Henry Golding Henry Ewan Golding (born 5 February 1987) is a British actor of Malaysian origin. He has starred in the romantic comedies '' Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018) and ''Last Christmas'' (2019), the thriller '' A Simple Favor'' (2018), the action comedy '' ...

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

Kevin Kwan Kevin Kwan (born ) is a Singaporean-born American novelist and writer of satirical novels ''Crazy Rich Asians'', '' China Rich Girlfriend'', and '' Rich People Problems''. His latest book, '' Lies and Weddings'', was released in June 2024. In ...

. 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.

Personal life

Koh is married to Lionel Yeo and they have two sons. In later July 2022, Koh was diagnosed with tongue cancer and received treatment for it.

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

External links

Janice Koh

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koh, Janice Living people Singaporean politicians of Chinese descent Singaporean television personalities Singaporean television actresses Singaporean stage actresses Victoria Junior College alumni National University of Singapore alumni Singaporean Nominated Members of Parliament 21st-century Singaporean actresses Singaporean women in politics 1973 births Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres