Amy Cheng
Amy J Cheng | |
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Born | 1970 (age 51–52) |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Occupation | Actress, Creative Director, ACT 3 Theatrics |
Spouse(s) | Rama Chandran (m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Amy J. Cheng (b. 1970) is a Singaporean actress and creative director of ACT 3 Theatrics. She is best known for her role as Karen Tay in the television series Growing Up and as Jacqueline Ling in the 2018 romantic comedy-drama Crazy Rich Asians.
Career[]
Stage[]
Cheng is a co-founder and creative director of Act 3 Theatrics.[1][2] She has performed in live theatre shows through Act 3 including Footsteps in the Night, 41 Hours, and Confessions of the Three Unmarried Women. She has had other stage roles in Singapore Repertory Theatre's Forbidden City and The Good Citizen and Escape Productions' The Deap Blue Sea and Esplanade's Letters from Home.[3] In 2006 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Life! Theatre Awards for her role as the Banana Tree Spirit in the mandarin musical 10 Brothers.
Television[]
From 1996 until 2001 Cheng was a regular cast member of the Singaporean television drama Growing Up (1996 - 2001) as Karen Tay, the wife of Andrew Seow's character, Gary Tay.[4] In 2001 she was nominated for Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards for her role in Growing Up. She played Dr. Winnie Leong in the television series First Touch (2002 - 2003) and also had roles in Like My Own, Happily Ever After (2007), Machine, Stay, and Anita's Complaint. Cheng has worked as a television presenter and host for My Perfect Child and The Good Life. She landed roles in the Chinese dramas She's the One, Destiny, and Making Miracles (2007). She had a guest role in the German television movie Perfect Harmony. She played the leading role in Zhao Wei Films' Stories About Love and starred alongside Fann Wong in Jack Neo's Just Follow Law (2007).[5] She had a small role as Felicia Chin's mother in the television movie Hong Bao + Kisses.
Film[]
In 2018 she appeared in the American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians as Jaqueline Ling.[6][7][8][9]
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref |
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2000 | Stories About Love | Chee Kong Cheah | |||
2003 | No Place Like Home - Colors | Beatrice | television movie | ||
2003 | Always On My Mind | Surin | 4 episodes | ||
2005 | House of Harmony | Mrs. Wah | television movie | ||
2006 | Police & Thief | Emily De Souza | Marco Serafini | 1 episode | |
2006 | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | Mrs. Mah | 3 episodes | ||
2009 | Polo Boys | Alan's mother | Ming Siu Goh | 1 episode | |
2010 | Silver Lining | Margaret Gan | 2 episodes | ||
With You | Kang Yafang 康雅芳 | Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲, Chong Liung Man 张龙敏 | 3 episodes | ||
2011 | The Man from Beijing | Qui Hong | Peter Keglevic | television movie | |
2015 | 2025 | Renee Tang | Ming Siu Goh | 16 episodes | |
2016 | Rojak | Ling | 1 episode | ||
2018 | 20 Days | 4 episodes |
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref |
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2007 | Just Follow Law | Nancy | Jack Neo | ||
2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Jacqueline Ling | Jon M. Chu | ||
2019 | Reposession | Linda | Ming Siu Goh | post-production |
Personal life[]
In 2005, Cheng married to Rama Chandran. They have 2 children Joshua and Jivan [10][11][12]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Why Crazy Rich Asians actress Amy Cheng doesn't mind being the bad guy". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "WORDS GO ROUND - Amy J Cheng". www.singaporewritersfestival.com.
- ^ "Amy J Cheng's tips on a happy, lasting marriage". Her World.
- ^ "Good girl gone bad: Why Amy Cheng doesn't mind playing the bad guy". Her World. Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "Singapore's glamour mum – Amy Cheng on having it all | Electrolux Newsroom Asia Pacific". newsroom.electrolux.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "Amy Cheng from Crazy Rich Asians World Premiere". E! Online.
- ^ "Get to Know the Entire Cast of "Crazy Rich Asians" and the Characters They Play". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "'Crazy Rich Asians' was a win for diversity in motherhood, too". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "How Amy Cheng Got Ready for the 'Crazy Rich Asians' Premiere in Los Angeles". Harper's Bazaar Singapore. Aug 8, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "Amy Cheng: The Singapore Celebrity Talks About Marriage And Kids". theAsianparent-Your Guide to Pregnancy, Baby & Raising Kids. Sep 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "Amy Cheng told her son about sex when he was 7". sg.entertainment.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ "Fatherhood at 52". AsiaOne.
- Living people
- 21st-century Singaporean actresses
- Art directors
- Singaporean film actresses
- Singaporean stage actresses
- Singaporean television actresses
- Singaporean people of Chinese descent
- Women graphic designers
- 1968 births
- Singaporean women television presenters