Xiang Yun (born Chen Cuichang on 27 October 1961) is a

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an actress and television host. She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (senior actress) for being among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years.

Career

Chen is one of the first batch of graduates from SBC's drama training class. She began her career in children's drama in 1980 and proceeded to act in the drama series ''Double Blessings'' and ''

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'' in 1983. It was her role as "Ah Mei", love interest of Huang Wenyong's character "Ah Shui", in the 1984 blockbuster drama series '' The Awakening'' that propelled her to fame, evidenced by the fact that she and Huang were named among the "Top 5 Favourite On-Screen Partners" and "Top 5 Most Memorable Drama Characters" of the last 25 years at the Star Awards 2007 anniversary special. Chen made her theatrical debut as the female lead Li Qing in '' December Rains'', written by veteran songwriter

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and

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. In 1997, Chen played Singaporean war heroine Elizabeth Choy in the war drama '' The Price of Peace''. After the birth of her second child, she took a brief hiatus from acting. She returned to television in 2000 and has since been cast in major roles in many of MediaCorp's large-scale productions, such as '' Double Happiness'', ''

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'', '' The Little Nyonya'' and ''

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''. Despite competition from younger actresses, Chen's popularity remained high as she was voted the "Top 10 Most Popular Artistes" in the annual

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from 2000 to 2010 and was awarded the coveted "All-Time Favourite Artiste Award". She has also won the "Best Supporting Actress" award for a record 5 times, in years 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2023.

Personal life

Chen is married to former

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actor Edmund Chen. They first met on the set of ''

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'' and married after a whirlwind romance, which drew much media attention as unpublicised celebrity marriages were uncommon in the local entertainment industry at that time. They have a son, Chen Xi, and a daughter, Yixin, both who are also actors. On 12 September 2023, Chen revealed that her mother died of kidney failure, aged 84.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Xiang Yun
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