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Paige Chua (蔡琦慧; Cài Qíhuì) is a Singaporean actress and television host.
Early life[]
Chua studied at Mayflower Secondary School, Serangoon Junior College and graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts. Chua represented Singapore in netball and was part of the National Youth Netball team (1997 – 1999). She was discovered at a basic modeling class, which started her four-year career as a model.
Career[]
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 (2016 TV series). 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 the Ministry of Defence Singapore and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore). She won her third Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in Star Awards 2017. Chua played a domineering housewife in the drama Mightiest Mother-in-Law. In 2018, Chua earned her first nomination for "Best Actress" in Star Awards 2018, for the housewife character she played in Mightiest Mother-in-Law. She won her fourth Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in Star Awards 2018. Chua starred in the drama Blessings 2, a time travel drama between 2018 and 1918 where she played the belle of Lavendar Street. Chua acted as a Nurse Clinician in the third installment of You Can Be An Angel.
Chua's awards include 5 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in 2012, 2015, 2017-2019 respectively.
Filmography[]
Television series and film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Happy Prince (快乐王子) |
Zhang Yuwen |
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| 2019 | A Whole World Difference (都市狂想) |
Wu Xinyi |
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| The Good Fight (致胜出击) |
Zhuang Shuya |
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| All Is Well (你那边怎样,我这边OK) |
Lin Zhiling |
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| I See You (看见看不见的你) |
Cheryl |
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| Playground (游乐场) |
Guo Hanna |
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| Voyage Of Love (爱。起航) |
Chen Hailin |
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| 2018 | You Can Be An Angel 3 (你也可以是天使 3) |
Xia Yutian |
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| Blessing 2 (祖先保佑 2) |
Zheng Juehui |
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| Love at Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) |
He Zishan |
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| Hong Ying | |||
| VIC (维多利亚的模力) |
Nicole Chong |
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| 2017 | My Friends From Afar (知星人) |
Yang Tianning |
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| When Duty Calls (卫国先锋) |
Shen Yixuan |
| |
| Mightiest Mother-in-Law (最强岳母) |
Guan Shuhui |
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| 2016 | Hero (大英雄) |
Ou Jinxuan |
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| Soul Reaper (勾魂使者) |
Angela |
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| The Gentlemen (来自水星的男人) |
Su Meidai |
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| If Only I Could (十年...你还好吗?) |
Huo Xiwen |
| |
| Beyond Words (爱要怎么说) |
Vivian |
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| 2015 | Mind Game (心迷) |
Feng Xuezhi |
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| Liang Huixin | |||
| Code of Law 3 | Amy |
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| Families On The Edge (一家都不能少) |
Karen Yeo |
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| Love? (限量爱情) |
Rachel Yap |
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| Let It Go (分手快乐) |
Emily Xie |
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| Good Luck (百岁大吉) |
Fang Enqi |
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| 2014 | Against The Tide (逆潮) |
Zhang Jingxuan |
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| 2013 | Sudden (骤变) |
Zhao Kexuan |
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| The School Bell Rings | Miss Lee |
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| The Recruit Diaries (阿兵新传) |
Angie Chen Yanxi |
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| The Enchanted (浴女图) |
Chen Jingli |
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| 96°C Café (96°C 咖啡) |
Luo Xijie |
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| It's A Wonderful Life (好运到) |
Isabella |
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| 2012 | Poetic Justice (微笑正义) |
Liang Huiqin |
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| 2011 | Be Happy (生日快乐) |
Bai Xiuming |
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| Code of Honour (正义武馆) |
Tang Jiabao |
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| 2010 | Secret Garden (秘密花园) |
Tracy |
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| The Score (无花果) |
Zhou Tianlan |
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| Unriddle (最火搭档) |
Zhang Meilin |
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| 2009 | Your Hand in Mine (想握你的手) |
Li Lifen |
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| The Dream Catchers (未来不是梦) |
Zhang Xiaowei |
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| 2008 | Crime Busters x 2 (叮当神探) |
Yu Jie |
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| La Femme (绝对佳人) |
Qian Tingting |
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| Just in Singapore (一房半厅一水缸) |
Lin Xiuzhen |
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Hosting[]
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | LOHAS | |
| The Activist Journey II | ||
| 2013 | RenovAID Season 4 | |
| 2014 | Green Footprints | |
| 2015 | Women Warriors | |
| Unusual School | ||
Compilation album[]
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 | 群星贺岁金蛇献祥和 |
| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
