Paige Chua Explained

Paige Chua
Birth Date:1981 6, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Singapore
Nationality:Singaporean
Alma Mater:National University of Singapore (BA)
Years Active:2007–present
Awards:Star Awards 2012 & Star Awards 2015 : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
Star Awards 2017Star Awards 2019 : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
Star Awards 2021-Star Awards 2023 : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
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Paige Chua Qi Hui (born 25 June 1981) is a Singaporean actress and television host.

Early life

Chua was born in Singapore on 25 June 1981. She attended Mayflower Secondary School[2] and Serangoon Junior College[3] before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts.[4] She also represented Singapore in netball, as part of the National Youth Netball team between 1997 and 1999.[5] She retired from competitive netball due to an injury.

Career

After retirement from netball, Chua took up basic modeling class and subsequently modelled for four years.

Chua made her acting debut in Just in Singapore, where she was cast as the half-sister of Fiona Xie. In the latter part of 2008, she had 2 more roles in La Femme and Crime Busters x 2.

In 2010 Chua earned her first nomination for “Best Supporting Actress” in Star Awards 2010 for her character in The Dream Catchers. She made a guest appearance in Unriddle as Zhang Meilin, a girl with a dubious identity. The Score was Chua's first role as a lead actress where she played Zhou Tian Lan - an office lady with a mysterious background. She also acted in a drama series Secret Garden.

In 2011, Chua appeared in the movie It's a Great, Great World as Mu Dan, a nightclub dancer. Chua also starred alongside Chen Hanwei as his wife, Bai Xiu Ming a jovial workaholic in the drama Be Happy. Chua also hosted a lifestyle information program, LOHAS and The Activist's Journey II, an info-ed program in 2012. She won her first Star Award, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste at Star Awards 2012.

In 2013, Chua starred in numerous dramas including It's A Wonderful Life, 96°C Café, The Enchanted and Sudden. She had her first comedy role in the sitcom, The Recruit Diaries where she played LT Angie Chen. Chua also had a role in Okto as an inexperienced elementary school teacher in The School Bell Rings and hosted season 4 of RenovAID.

In 2014, Chua won Bottomslim Sexiest leg award at Star Awards 20. Her character as part of a chivalrous team in Against The Tide earned her a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" in Star Awards 2015.

Chua won her second Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste award at Star Awards 2015. In 2016, Chua participated in Beyond Words a Malaysian production, and was one of the leading actresses for If Only I Could, The Gentlemen and Soul Reaper. Chua was also cast in the drama Hero. This character was seen as a breakthrough role and earned her a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" in Star Awards 2017. In 2017, Chua played a Navy Captain in When Duty Calls, an NS50 drama in which Mediacorp Channel 8 collaborated with Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs. She won her third Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in Star Awards 2017. Chua earned her first nomination for "Best Actress" for the housewife character she played in Mightiest Mother-in-Law, and won her fourth Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2018.

Chua starred in the drama Blessings 2, a time travel drama between 2018 and 1918 where she played the belle of Lavender Street. Chua acted as a Nurse Clinician in the third installment of You Can Be An Angel.

Filmography

Television series and film

Year Title Role Notes
2008Just in Singapore Lin Xiuzhen[6]
La Femme Qian Tingting
Crime Busters x 2 Yu Jie
2009The Dream Catchers Zhang Xiaowei
Your Hand in Mine Li Lifen
2010Unriddle Zhang Meilin
The Score Zhou Tianlan
Secret Garden Tracy[7]
2011Code of Honour Tang Jiabao
Be Happy Bai Xiuming
2012Poetic Justice Liang HuiqinCameo
2013It's A Wonderful Life Isabella
96°C Café Luo Xijie Cameo
The Enchanted Chen Jingli
The Recruit Diaries Angie Chen Yanxi [8] [9]
The School Bell Rings Miss Lee
Sudden Zhao Kexuan Cameo
2014Against The Tide Zhang Jingxuan [10]
2015Good Luck Fang Enqi
Let It Go Emily XieCameo[11]
Love? Rachel Yap[12]
Families On The Edge Karen Yeo[13] [14]
Code of Law (Season 3)AmyCameo
Mind Game Feng Xuezhi / Liang Huixin [15]
2016Beyond Words Vivian[16]
If Only I Could Huo Xiwen
The Gentlemen Su Meidai
Soul Reaper Angela [17]
Hero Ou Jinxuan
2017Mightiest Mother-in-Law Guan Shuhui
When Duty Calls Shen Yixuan [18]
My Friends From Afar Yang Tianning [19]
2018VIC Nicole ChongCameo[20]
Love at Cavenagh Bridge He Zishan / Hong Ying [21] [22] -Blessing 2 Zheng Juehui [23]
You Can Be An Angel 3 Xia Yutian[24]
2019Voyage Of Love Chen Hailin [25]
Playground Susannah Kok[26]
I See You CherylCameo[27] [28]
All Is Well Lin Zhiling [29]
The Good Fight Zhuang Shuya [30]
A World Of Difference Wu Xinyi [31] [32]
2020Happy Prince Zhang Yuwen [33]
Super Dad Ye Ling Zhi[34]
2021 Soul Old Yet So Young Wu Xinji
The Heartland Hero Bao Qingtian
Watch Out ! Alexius Sun Jieshan
2022 Healing Heroes (医生不是神) Zhou Yishi
When Duty Calls 2 (卫国先锋2)Shen Yixuan [35]
2024 Moments (时光倾城) Gu Yuexin[36]

Hosting

YearEnglish titleMandarin titleNotes
2012 LOHAS [37]
The Activist Journey II [38]
2013 RenovAID Season 4 [39]
2014Green Footprints[40]
2015 Women Warriors[41]
Unusual School

Discography

Compilation albums

Year English title Mandarin title Ref
2013 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13
2015 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15
2016 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16
2017MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17
2018 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18
2019 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19
2020 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20
2021 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 福满牛年Moo Moo乐

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Category Work Result Ref
2009Star AwardsBest Newcomer
2010 Star AwardsThe Dream Catchers
2011Star Awards
2012 Star Awards
2013Star Awards
2014Star Awards
BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Award
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia)
2015 Star Awards
Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award
iWeekly Best Dressed Award
Best Supporting ActressAgainst The Tide
2016Star Awards
Best Supporting ActressGood Luck
2017Star Awards
Best Supporting ActressHero
Bioskin Flawless Skin Award
2018Star Awards[42]
Mightiest Mother-in-Law
2019
2021
2022 [43]
2023

External links

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: 7 February 2019 . From National Netballer to Actress and Television Host: An Interview with Paige Chua . 8 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Who is "goddess" Paige Chua? 10 facts to know about the beloved Singaporean actress . 2023-09-26 . Her World Singapore . en-US.
  6. Web site: Paige Chua Doesn't Want Kids, And Here's Why . 8 July 2020.
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  15. Web site: Ooi. Crystal. 隆重启播《心迷》. 2020-07-07. Almond Magazine. zh-CN.
  16. Web site: Paige Chua's language of love . 8 July 2020.
  17. Web site: 黄少伟. 文 /. 2017-02-13. 竹内结子"断发"打黑. 2020-07-07. 早报. zh-Hans.
  18. Web site: 蔡琦慧拍打戏遍体鳞伤 陈罗密欧惨变"烤鸡". 2020-07-01. www.8world.com.
  19. Web site: What upset Carrie Wong after Song Joong Ki's wedding? . 8 July 2020.
  20. Web site: Leong. Audrey. 2018-05-18. Former Miss Universe Singapore contestants reunite for web series. 2020-07-01. The New Paper. en.
  21. Web site: Love At Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定. 2020-07-01. Content Distribution.
  22. Web site: Love At Cavenagh Bridge加文纳桥的约定 剧集. 2020-07-07. meWATCH.
  23. Web site: 祖先保佑2 第1-5集. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703080300/https://iweekly.toggle.sg/zh/i-weekly/i-synopsis/2-1-5-10767468. dead. 3 July 2020. 2020-07-01. iWeekly.
  24. Web site: 李妙音. 文 /. 2018-06-14. 蔡琦慧"预告"转行当护士?. 2020-07-01. 早报. zh-Hans.
  25. Web site: 玲子. 文 /. 2019-02-28. 从瑞恩回归看女星角力战. 2020-07-01. 早报. zh-Hans.
  26. Web site: 话影人/游乐场:网剧崛起新景象. 2020-07-01. www.sinchew.com.my.
  27. Web site: 网剧杀青不舍离开 陈泽耀:想骗公司我回不了. 2020-07-01. www.8world.com.
  28. Web site: 唐婕. 文 /. 2019-03-24. 膝盖未痊愈如何拍打戏?陈天文:靠"上半身". 2020-07-01. 早报. zh-Hans.
  29. Web site: 你那边怎样,我这边OK(新加坡线)(第20集):李昊为佳欣挡枪(大结局). 2020-07-01. www.8world.com.
  30. Web site: 致胜出击(第1集):正斌欲重振道馆. 2020-07-01. www.8world.com.
  31. Web site: A World Of Difference 都市狂想 Show Info. 2020-07-01. meWATCH.
  32. Web site: 与新传媒合作 Viu新增本地剧. 2020-07-01. www.8world.com.
  33. Web site: 快乐王子(第1集):子乐、雨汶的约定. 2020-07-01. www.8world.com.
  34. Web site: 王沺裁用《男神不败》告别 蔡琦慧:很荣幸参与. 2020-07-01. www.8world.com.
  35. Web site: 蔡琦慧拍打戏遍体鳞伤 陈罗密欧惨变"烤鸡". 2020-07-01. www.8world.com.
  36. Web site: “五姐”陈毓芸 时隔18年复出演电视剧 早报 . www.zaobao.com.sg . 21 September 2023 . zh-Hans.
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