Xiang Yun
Chen Cuichang (born 27 October 1961), better known by her stage name Xiang Yun, is a Singaporean actress & television host. [2] She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (Senior actress)[3] for being among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years.
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向云 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Chen Cuichang 27 October 1961[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Television host | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1980–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 daughter and 1 son | ||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Loretta Chen (sister-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Star Awards: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 向雲 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 向云 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Chen Cuichang | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳翠嫦 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈翠嫦 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 All That Glitters Is Not Gold 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 Liang Wern Fook and Jimmy Ye.[4][5][6]
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.[7] 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, Portrait of Home, The Little Nyonya and Kinship.
Despite competition from younger actresses, Chen's popularity remained high as she was voted the "Top 10 Most Popular Artistes" in the annual Star Awards from 2000 to 2010 and was awarded the coveted "All-Time Favourite Artiste Award".[8] She has also won the "Best Supporting Actress" award for a record 4 times, in years 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2009.
In 2011, she received the All-Time Favourite Artiste award after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 2000-2010 respectively.
Personal life
Chen is married to former MediaCorp actor Edmund Chen. They first met on the set of Patrol 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.[7][9] They have a son, Yixi and daughter, Yixin.[10][11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 1983 | All that Glitters is Not Gold 捷径 | |||
| Army Series 新兵小传 | Cousin 表妹 | |||
| Double Blessings 春风得意 | He Cui Fang 何翠芳 | [12] | ||
| 1984 | The Awakening 1 | Ah Mei | ||
| Blossoms in the Sun 阳光蜜糖 | Lin Liting 林丽婷 |
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| The Awakening 2 | Ah Mei | |||
| 1985 | The Unyielding Butterflies 铁蝴蝶 | Fu Xuejun 傅雪君 | ||
| Takeover 人在旅途 | Ye Qianyun 叶倩云 | |||
| The Coffee Shop 咖啡乌 | Hong Jinhua 洪金花 | |||
| 1986 | Men of Valour 盗日英雄传 | Princess Jian Guo 建国公主 | ||
| The Bond 天涯同命鸟 | Hong Jinfeng 洪金凤 | |||
| 1987 | Painted Faces 戏班 | Bai Mu Dan 白牡丹 | ||
| Bai Lan Xiang 白兰香 | ||||
| 1988 | Heiress 世纪情 | Zhao Wan'er 赵婉儿 | ||
| Airforce 空军 | Fang Zijun 方紫筠 | |||
| The Last Applause 舞榭歌台 | Lan Xin Yi 蓝心怡 | |||
| Mystery 迷离夜 之《琴》 | Zhao Yongqin 赵咏琴 | |||
| Strange Encounters 2 奇缘2 之《客途秋恨》 | Piaohong 飘红 | |||
| 1989 | Patrol 铁警雄风 | Zhou Huijuan 周惠娟 | ||
| Return of the Prince 丝路谜城 | Jin Lv Yi 金缕衣 | |||
| 1990 | Enchanted Eyes 天眼 | Na Lan Rong Yu 纳兰容玉 | ||
| Liu Mu Chan 柳慕婵 | ||||
| Wishing Well 幻海奇遇 之《错体夫妻》 | Li Li Ming 李丽明 | |||
| 1992 | The Male Syndrome 妙男正传 | Chuan Qi Xing Zi 川崎杏子 | ||
| Woman of Substance 悲欢岁月 | Chen Qiu Yan 陈秋雁 | |||
| 1993 | The Wilful Siblings 斗气姐妹 | Betty 杨贝蒂 | ||
| Endless Love 未了缘 | Liu Hui Lian 刘慧莲 | |||
| Liu Xiao Han 刘晓涵 | ||||
| Angel of Vengeance 暴雨狂花 | Cai Yihua 蔡亦华 | |||
| 1994 | Scorned Angel 冷太阳 | Ma Miaoqing 马苗青 |
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| Against All Odds 共闯荆途 | Zhang Yongmei 张咏梅 | |||
| 1995 | The Golden Pillow 金枕头 | Sai Guixiang 赛桂香 | ||
| King of Hades 阎罗传奇 | Nian Nu 念奴 | |||
| When A Child is Born 有儿万事足 | Wang Lichang 王丽嫦 |
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| The Last Rhythm 曲终魂断 | Liang Ya Song (Ya Zi) 梁雅颂（雅子） | |||
| 1996 | Mirror of Life 实况剧场 之《三水红头巾》 | Pan Yueyin 潘月银 | ||
| Give Me a Break 老板放轻松 | Wang Wenfang 王文芳 | |||
| Tales of the Third Kind II 第三类剧场2 之《杀夫之谜》 | Wang Cuiyun 王翠云 | |||
| Diary of a Teacher 老师日记 | Kong Ai Si 孔爱思 | |||
| 1997 | The Price of Peace | Elizabeth Choy | ||
| Immortal Love 不老传说 | Chen Shulan 陈淑兰 | |||
| 1998 | Living in Geylang 芽笼芽笼 | Zhu Xiuli 朱秀丽 | ||
| Myths and Legends of Singapore 石叻坡传说 之《求子树》 | Li Yu Zhen 李玉珍 | |||
| Singapore Short Stories 小说剧场 之《天算》 | Lu Shanshan 陆姗姗 | |||
| Around People's Park 珍珠街坊 | A-Hua 阿花 | |||
| The Royal Monk 2 真命小和尚之十二铜人 | Leng Xiaofeng 冷小凤 | |||
| 1999 | Hero of the Times 新方世玉 | Wu Hua Niang 伍花娘 | ||
| My Teacher, My Friend 小岛醒了 | Aunt Pig Liver 猪肝嫂 | |||
| Wok of Life 福满人间 | Margaret Ma Dai Xiang | |||
| 2000 | My Home Affairs 家事 | A-Yan 阿燕 | ||
| Looking for Stars 星锁 | Yuan Shu Wei 袁树伟 | |||
| 2001 | The Hotel 大酒店 | Diana | Special appearance | |
| The Challenge 谁与争锋 | Wang Li Guang 王丽光 | |||
| 2002 | Fantasy 星梦情真 | Yao Hui Ru 姚惠茹 | ||
| Kopi-O II 浓浓咖啡乌 | Hong Jin Hua 洪金花 | |||
| Bukit Ho Swee 河水山 | Liao Mei Jiao 廖美娇 | |||
| Health Matters 一切由慎开始 | Cai Jin Zhen 蔡锦珍 | |||
| I Not Stupid 小孩不笨 | Wen Shi Ya 温诗雅 | TV adaptation of the eponymous movie | [13] | |
| 2003 | Always on My Mind 无炎的爱 | Wang Wei 王薇 | ||
| Holland V | Su Yue Ping 苏月萍 | |||
| 2004 | The Crime Hunters 心网追凶 | Le Qi 乐颀 | ||
| Double Happiness | Luo Jia Xi 罗家喜 | |||
| Double Happiness 2 喜临门 II | ||||
| 2005 | Portrait of Home | Zhang Xiuhua 张绣花 | ||
| Portrait of Home II | ||||
| 2006 | Yours Always 让爱自邮 | Li Huifen 李惠芬 | ||
| Love at 0°C | Liao Qunfang 廖群芳 | |||
| I Not Stupid Too | Xu Xiumei 许秀梅 | TV adaptation of the eponymous movie | [14] | |
| 2007 | Let It Shine | Guo Yaoyao's mother 郭瑶瑶母亲 | ||
| Kinship 手足 | Lin Meiqi 林美琪 | |||
| Kinship 2 手足 II | ||||
| 2008 | The Defining Moment 沸腾冰点 | Tang Lilian 唐丽莲 | ||
| The Little Nyonya | Wang Tianlan 王天兰 | |||
| Yamamoto Yueniang (older version) 山本月娘 | ||||
| 2009 | Housewives' Holiday | Zhong Aiqin 钟爱琴 | ||
| Baby Bonus | Huang Meiling 黄美玲 | |||
| 2010 | Priceless Wonder | Su Bizhu 苏碧珠 | ||
| Unriddle | Yang Qiujun 杨秋君 | |||
| The Score | Xu Anna 许安那 | |||
| 2011 | A Tale of 2 Cities | Wang Cuilan 王翠烂 | ||
| 2012 | Unriddle 2 | Yang Qiujun 杨秋君 | ||
| Pillow Talk | Mao Yunling 毛云玲 | |||
| Yours Fatefully | Liu Xiuying 刘秀英 | |||
| Beyond | Zhang Cuiyan 张翠燕 | |||
| 2013 | Start-Up! 创！ | Fang Wenxin 方雯馨 | ||
| Love at Risk | Shi Sanmei 十三妹 | |||
| 2014 | Served H.O.T 烧。卖 | Li Yueniang 李月娘 | Cameo | |
| The Caregivers | Molly | |||
| 2015 | You Can Be an Angel Too | Wang Ruo'en 王若恩 | ||
| Super Senior | Yu Fang 于芳 | |||
| Sealed with a Kiss | Cheng Xinshan 程欣善 | |||
| 2016 | House of Fortune | Chen Xiulian 陈秀莲 | ||
| Peace & Prosperity | Shen Ping'an 沈平安 | |||
| My First School 快乐第一班 | Lin Yixin 林怡心 | |||
| You Can Be an Angel 2 | Wang Ruo'en 王若恩 | |||
| Hero 大英雄 | Quan Min'er 权敏儿 | |||
| 2017 | Life Less Ordinary | Wu Xiaoqiao 吴小巧 | ||
| The Lead | Chen Xiangrong 陈湘蓉 | |||
| Eat Already? 2 | Meiling 美玲 | |||
| 2018 | Love at Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定 | Li Huiyi 黎慧仪 | ||
| Divided 分裂 | Li-Zhu Huimin 李朱慧敏 | |||
| Dream Walkers 梦行者 | Fang Hua 方华 | |||
| Heart To Heart 心点心 | Yang Fengzhu 杨凤珠 | |||
| 2019 | How Are You? | Zhang Jingyu 张晶玉 | ||
| Voyage of Love 爱起航 | Hong Yuxia 洪玉霞 | |||
| Dear Neighbours 我的左邻右里 | Bella Tan Meizhen 谭美贞 | |||
| My One in a Million 我的万里挑一 | Xu Cuifeng 徐翠凤 | |||
| The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 | Chen Laotai 陈老太 | China's adaptation of the 2008 original series | [15] | |
| A World of Difference 都市狂想 | Xu Xiangqun 许湘群 | |||
| 2020 | Happy Prince 快乐王子 | Bai Biqiu 白碧秋 | ||
| A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记 | Ada | |||
| 2021 | Mind Jumper 触心罪探 | Esther Fang 方云涵 | ||
| Soul Old Yet So Young 心里住着老灵魂 | Tang Meiyao 唐美遥 | |||
| Watch Out! Alexius 小心啊！谢宇航 | Liz | |||
| Key Witness 关键证人 | Mary | |||
| The Heartland Hero 邻里帮 | A-Hua 阿花 | |||
| 2022 | You Can Be an Angel 4 你也可以是天使4 | Wang Ruo'en 王若恩 | ||
| Your World in Mine 你的世界我们懂 | Wang Jinhui 王金慧 | |||
| Healing Heroes 医生不是神 | Lei Cailuan 梁彩銮 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 1996 | December Rains | Li Qing | [6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2002 | I Not Stupid | Wen Shi Ya 温诗雅 | ||
| 2006 | I Not Stupid Too | Karen Yeo | [16] | |
| 2019 | The Play Book 爱本 | Passer-by 路人 | [17][18] | |
| 2020 | Precious Is the Night | Old Madam |
Awards and nominations
| Asian Television Awards – Acting Awards | ||||
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| Year | Award | Representative Work | Result | Ref |
| 2014 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Caregivers (as Molly) | Nominated | |
| 2015 | You Can Be an Angel Too (as Wang Ruo'en) | Nominated | ||
References
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External links
- Xiang Yun profile on The Celebrity Agency