Kimberly Chia

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Kimberly Chia
谢静仪
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Kimberly Chia
Born
Kimberly Chia Jing Yi

(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 26)
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materSingapore Institute of Management
OccupationActing, Singing, Hosting, Dancing & Modeling
AgentNoonTalk Media
Awards2005 : Miniature Miss Singapore Universe
2007 : TKS & Sons Teen Supermodel
2007 : TKS & Sons Fantasy Mask Competition
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese謝靜儀
Simplified Chinese谢静仪

Kimberly Chia (simplified Chinese: 谢静仪; traditional Chinese: 謝靜儀; pinyin: Xiè Jìngyí) is a Singaporean actress and managed under NoonTalk Media.[1]

Career[]

Child actress[]

Kimberly Chia started as a model at age 3. She was a print ad model for various companies, as well as a runway model in fashion shows. She picked up dancing, singing and acting afterwards, and participated in several MediaCorp dramas at the age of 9. Her first major role came with Fighting Spiders in 2009.[2] Chia then rose to fame after starring in drama On the Fringe 2011, and was subsequently given a role in Singaporean movie Timeless Love, directed by Lim Koong Hwee and Dasmond Koh.[citation needed]

Chia became the spokesperson for Norton 360 Multi-Device together with Xu Bin and Aloysius Pang in March 2013, and Osim's uSlender product in May 2013.[citation needed]

Hiatus[]

On December 2015, Chia announced that she would be going for acting course for 2 years and would not be participating in any drama for the next 2 years.

On January 1, 2016, Chia released her first single, Love Radio (爱情 Radio), where she made her singing debut.

Between 2016 and 2018, Chia was an air stewardess with Singapore Airlines.[3][4]

Return to acting[]

In 2018, she will be involved in 2 dramas respectively. First, she will be acting in a toggle drama series where she played lovers with Aloysius Pang called Love at Cavenagh Bridge and a Channel 8 drama called Say Cheese where she be playing lovers with Zong Zijie.

Chia will be involved as another supporting role in another Channel 8 Production drama called Heart To Heart.

Education[]

Kimberly Chia graduated from Compassvale Secondary School in 2011.[2] Whilst she had wanted to study at LASALLE College of the Arts upon graduating,[2] having received lower than expected grades for her GCE 'O' Levels, with the ELR2B2 score 2 points higher than expected,[5] Chia then studied at Singapore Institute of Management for a diploma in Management Studies.[6]

Filmography[]

Movie appearances
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 It's a Great, Great World Ah Luan
2012 Timeless Love Xiao Wei (小微)
Imperfect Chen Shanshan (陈珊珊) [6]
2013 Love... And Other Bad Habits Ann
TV appearances
Year Title Role Network/Channel Notes Ref
2007 Mandy and her Mighty Adventures [2]
2009 Fighting Spiders [2]
2010 Mrs P.I. Zhang Jiaxin (张家欣)
2011 Be Happy Hebe
C.L.I.F. Wang Shuyi (王树仪) Cameo
On the Fringe 2011 Lin Yaxuan (林雅瑄)
A Song to Remember Xiaocui (小翠)
2012 Show Hand Zhang Sihui (张思惠)
Don't Stop Believin' Deng Yilin (邓怡琳)
It Take Two Xueli (雪丽)
2014 World at Your Feet Ye Xiaofeng (叶晓枫)
Bot Hunters Host
Rules Of Tham [7]
2015 Tanglin Lauren Cameo
2018 Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) Jessie
Say Cheese (西瓜甜不甜) Ni Yuyan (倪语妍)
Heart To Heart (心点心) Yue Xiaofang (岳小芳)
2019 Follow Your Heart (设计爱情)
The Encounter (咖啡的偶遇) Jane Directorial Debut Project
2020 Victory Lap (水样少年) He Anan (何安安) MeWATCH [8]
2021 Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想)

Discography[]

Singles[]

Year Title Album Label Ref
2016 Love Radio (爱情 Radio) Non-album single

Accolades[]

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref
2005 Miniature Miss Singapore Universe N/A N/A Won
2007 TKS & Sons Teen Supermodel N/A N/A Won
TKS & Sons Fantasy Mask Competition N/A N/A Won
2012 Star Awards 2012 Favourite Female Character On The Fringe (as Ah Ya) Nominated
2013 Star Awards 2013 Favourite Female Character Don't Stop Believin' (as Deng Yilin) Nominated
2015 Star Awards 2015 Favourite Female Character World at Your Feet (as Ye Xiaofeng) Nominated
2015 Star Awards 2015 Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) World at Your Feet (as Ye Xiaofeng) Nominated
2019 Star Awards 2019 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Say Cheese (as Ni Yuyan) Top 20
2021 26th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Top 30

References[]

  1. ^ "谢静仪 星途路上再等慧眼". RedotNews.com. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Compassvale Secondary School Newsletter 2009 Term 3" (PDF). 2009. p. 2.
  3. ^ Tai, Melanis (2018-01-02). "Air stewardess stint helped Kimberly Chia's style take flight". The New Paper. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  4. ^ "Kimberly Chia's turbulent times as an SQ Girl". 8 Days. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  5. ^ "Change of Plans for Kimberly Chia". xinmsn. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Teen TV star Kimberly Chia makes big leap to movies". sg.entertainment.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  7. ^ "Making life better is first rule of Tan's". AsiaOne. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  8. ^ "剧中角色总是身世悲惨 宗子杰:导演说我一脸寒酸样". www.8world.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

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