Felicia Chin
Felicia Chin Foong Ling (simplified Chinese: 陈凤玲; traditional Chinese: 陳鳳玲; pinyin: chén fèng líng; born 24 October 1984), who was also once known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jing Xuan (Chinese: 陈靓瑄) from 2008 to 2013 is a Malaysian born Singaporean actress was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. In 2013, she decided to use her given Chinese name instead for her acting career.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Filmography
- 3.1 Film
- 4 Discography
- 5 Awards and nominations
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Career
In 2003, Chin participated in MediaCorp Channel 8's Star Search Singapore television programme and emerged as overall female champion of the contest. She took on her Chinese stage name Chen Jing Xuan, after being advised to do so. Chin worked at MediaCorp as an actress, making her debut role in the 2003 television drama Always on My Mind. In 2006, she had her first time being the first female lead in The Beginning, a Singapore-Malaysia co-production. Chin is one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes of MediaCorp.
In Star Awards 2006, Chin was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. In Star Awards 2009 & Star Awards 2015 , Chin was nominated for Best Actress.
Chin cites top actress Huang Biren as someone whom she looks up to in the industry.
In May 2010, Chin announced that she would be switching to part-time acting to study for a BBA degree in the National University of Singapore Business School. In 2012, Chin told the Singaporean magazine 8 Days that she would be in Shanghai for one year as part of the NUS Overseas Colleges programme.
In 2013, Chin announced that she would be returning to full-time acting without completing her studies. She decided to drop her stage name as well and use her given name instead.
Chin has gotten 10 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 2006-2010, 2015–2019 and 2022 respectively.
Personal life
Chin was born in Pahang, Malaysia and moved to Singapore and educated at Tanjong Katong Girls' School and Victoria Junior College (VJC), where she was schoolmates with fellow artiste Lee Teng. As an avid softball player, she joined Singapore's national softball team in 2000, becoming the youngest member ever to join the team. She left the team three years later. She also won the National Inter-School A Division Softball Girls championship *le with VJC in 2002.
In 2001, her father died due to cancer, thus wishing for a complete family in the future in a 2004 interview.
Filmography
Film
Note: Unless otherwise specified, all television appearances are in Chinese.
Discography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Felicia Chin at IMDb
- Personal blog