Kimberly Chia Jing Yi (born 7 August 1995) is a

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an actress.

Early life and education

Chia graduated from Compassvale Secondary School in 2011. Whilst she had wanted to study at LASALLE College of the Arts upon graduating, having received lower than expected grades for her GCE 'O' Levels, with the ELR2B2 score 2 points higher than expected, Chia then studied at

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for a diploma in Management Studies.

Career

Chia started as a model at age three. She was a print ad model for various companies, as well as a runway model in fashion shows. She picked up dancing, singing and acting afterwards, and participated in several

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dramas at the age of nine. Her first major role came with '' Fighting Spiders'' in 2009. Chia then rose to fame after starring in drama ''

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'', and was subsequently given a role in Singaporean movie '' Timeless Love'', directed by Lim Koong Hwee and

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. Chia became the spokesperson for

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Multi-Device together with

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and

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in March 2013, and Osim's uSlender product in May 2013. In December 2015, Chia announced that she would be attending acting course for two years and would not be participating in any drama for the next two years. On 1 January 2016, Chia released her first single, ''Love Radio'' ( Radio), where she made her singing debut. Between 2016 and 2018, Chia was a flight attendant with

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. In 2018, Chia returned to acting and acted in a

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drama series, ''Love at Cavenagh Bridge'', where she acted as lovers with

. She also acted in a Channel 8 drama called ''

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'' where she played lovers with

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. Chia would be involved as another supporting role in another Channel 8 Production drama called ''Heart To Heart''.

Personal life

Chia was married in 2021, to a businessman eight years older than her. At the same time, she announced that she was expecting her first child. On 4 May 2022, Chia announced that she had given birth to a boy.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Kimberly Chia
profile on NoonTalk Media {{DEFAULTSORT:Chia, Kimberly 1995 births Living people Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean television actresses Singaporean female models 21st-century Singaporean women singers Singaporean Mandopop singers 21st-century Singaporean actresses Singaporean film actresses