Joey Swee (born 5 June 1977) is a Singaporean actress and television host. A former model, Swee entered showbiz as a ''

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'' semi-finalist contestant in 1997 and played her first leading role in the 1999 Channel 8 series ''My Teacher, My Friend''. She retired from acting in 2009 to become a full-time homemaker, and returned to screen in 2018 with the long-form drama series '' Reach for the Skies''.

Personal life

Besides English and Mandarin, Swee also speaks

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. In 2000, Swee received warning from the traffic police for a speeding offence. Since 2005, Swee has been married to Indonesian-Chinese businessman Gani Bustan, the CEO of a coal and mining company who is based in

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, Indonesia. They have three sons - Kynaston, Jefferson and Algernon. Swee does

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and

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Filmography

Swee has appeared in the following programmes and films:

Television series

*''Tuition Fever'' (1997) *''Not The Facts'' (1997) *''The Test Of Time'' (1997) *''Office Affairs '' (1998) *''

The Return of the Condor Heroes ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', also called ''The Giant Eagle and Its Companion'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the '' Condor Trilogy'' and was preceded by '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and foll ...

'' (1998) *'' Stand by Me'' (1998) *''S.N.A.G'' (1999) *''My Teacher, My Friend'' (1999) *''My Teacher, My Buddy'' (2000) *''You Light Up My Life'' (2000) *''

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'' (2000) *'' Right Frequency II'' (2000) *''Health Matters'' (2001) *'' The Reunion'' (2001) *'' The Hotel'' (2001) *''My Genie II'' (2002) *'' First Touch'' (2002) *''No Problem'' (2002) *'' The Unbeatables III'' (2002) *'' The Vagrant'' (2002) *'' Man at Forty'' (2003) *''My Love, My Home'' (2003) *''

A Child's Hope A Child's Hope () is a MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Chinese drama which stars Tay Ping Hui, Phyllis Quek and Huang Biren. It was aired in 2003 on weekday nights at 5:30pm and ran for 2 series. Scenes were filmed at the Singapore General Hospital and Na ...

'' (2003) *'' Timeless Gift'' (2004) *''

An Ode to Life An Ode To Life () is a 40-episode blockbuster Chinese drama aired in Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, ...

'' (2004) *''Love Concierge'' (2005) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Beyond the aXis of Truth II'' (2005) *''My Dear Kins'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Taste of Love'' (2007) *'' The Golden Path'' (2007) *'' Live Again'' (2007) *'' Dear, Dear Son-In-Law'' (2007) *''

Perfect Cut Perfect Cut () is a Singaporean Chinese drama series which aired on MediaCorp Channel U. The second season debuted on 4 March 2009 in the weekday 10:00pm slot. It features former MediaCorp artistes such as Edmund Chen and Zheng Wanling in main rol ...

'' (2008) *''

Crime Busters x 2 ''Crime Busters x 2'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 September 2008 and ended on 27 October 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes ...

'' (2008) *''

Housewives' Holiday Housewives' Holiday () is a Singaporean Chinese drama, which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Hong Huifang, Ann Kok, Xiang Yun, Brandon Wong, Yao Wenlong and Rayson Tan as the casts of the seri ...

'' (2009) *'' Reach for the Skies'' (2018) *'' Jungle Survivor '' (2020) *''

Strike Gold ''Strike Gold'' () is a 2023 Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel), Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Desmond Tan (actor), Desmond Tan, He Ying Ying, Yvonne Lim, Yao Wenlong, Benjamin Tan, Edwin Goh and Jin Yinj ...

'' (2023) *''

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'' (2024)

Web series

*''A Lonely Fish'' (2018)

Film

* '' Autumn in March'' (2009)

Variety and reality show

*''Weekend Delight'' (2001) *''City Beat'' (2001) *''City Network'' (2001) *''Beautiful People'' (2002) *''LNY Special'' (2002) *''Beautiful People II'' (2003) *''Shopper’s Guide Tiger'' (2003) *''King Of Variety'' (2004) *''Beautiful People 3'' (2004) *''Lunar New Year Show'' (2004) *''Beautiful People 4'' (2005) *''Be Somebody'' (2005) *''Lets Go Shopping'' (2008) *''Superman Juniors'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swee, Joey 1977 births Living people Singaporean television actresses 20th-century Singaporean actresses 21st-century Singaporean actresses Singaporean female models Singaporean television presenters