Aileen Tan

This is about the Singaporean actress; for the Malaysian-descended British actress, see Elaine Tan.
Aileen Tan
Chinese name 陳麗貞 (traditional)
Chinese name 陈丽贞 (simplified)
Pinyin Chén Lìzhēn (Mandarin)
Born (1966-10-18) 18 October 1966
Singapore
Occupation Actress
Years active 1988–present

Aileen Tan (born 18 October 1966) is a Singaporean veteran actress. She entered the entertainment industry through placing second in the first Star Search Competition in 1988.

Education

Aileen was educated at the now defunct Willow Secondary School.

Career

Aileen was often cast in leading roles in the first 15 years of her acting career, but has since been relegated to playing less glamourous, supporting roles in recent years that provides her with less exposure.

She is best known for her top-notch acting skills and was a multi-nominee in the Best Actress category in the annual Star Awards. She was nominated for the "Best Actress" award in Years 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003; she won the award once in 2001 for her role in Three Women and a Half, playing a manager in an advertising company who would make use of her good figure and charms to climb up the corporate ladder.

Aileen took a break from television in 2005. In 2006, she appeared in two high-profile Singapore dramas, Women of Times and Measure of Man, the latter drama clinching the runner-up position in 2006's television viewership ratings. However, Aileen was not nominated for either role at the Star Awards 2006.

Aileen also ventured into English dramas. In 2000, she played Mae in MediaCorp Channel 5's longest-running drama series, Growing Up. Later in 2009, she played Suzanne Kong, the wife of a tycoon in the 40-episode drama Red Thread. Her co-stars included Adrian Pang and Patrick Teoh.

In 2013, Aileen clinched the "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" award at the 18th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for her role in The Day It Rained On Our Parade which consisted only four episodes.[1] She and Jeffrey Xu (who won "Best Supporting Actor") were the only two MediaCorp artistes to clinch ATA awards in 2013.

On 29 May 2015, it was revealed that Aileen will play the lead role in homegrown director Jack Neo's "SG50" blockbuster film, Long Long Time Ago alongside Mark Lee and Wang Lei.[2]

Filmography

Drama serials

TV Hosting

Feature film

Achievements

Year Accolade Representative Work Notes
1988 Star Search Singapore 1988 N/A Won runner-up
1988 Star Search Singapore 1988, Most Photogenic N/A Won
1994 Star Awards 1994, Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
1995 Star Awards 1995, Best Actress The Blazing Trail Nominated
1995 Star Awards 1995, Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
1996 Star Awards 1996, Best Actress Ace Cops Nominated
1996 Star Awards 1996, Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
1997 Star Awards 1997, Best Actress Agong Bak Kut Teh Nominated
1997 Star Awards 1997, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/AWon
1998 Star Awards 1998, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
2001 Star Awards 2001, Best Actress Three Women and a Half Won
2001 Star Awards 2001, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
2002 Asian Television Awards 2002, Best Actress Three Women and a Half Nominated
2002 Star Awards 2002, Best Actress Beautiful Connection Nominated
2002 Star Awards 2002, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/ANominated
2003 Star Awards 2003, Best Actress Romance De Amour Nominated
2003 Star Awards 2003, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
2010 Star Awards 2010, Best Supporting Actress Together Nominated
2012 Star Awards 2012, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
2013 Asian Television Awards 2013, Best Supporting Actress The Day It Rained on Our Parade Won
2014 Star Awards 2014, Best Supporting Actress C.L.I.F. 2 Nominated
2016 Star Awards 2016, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated

Personal life

Aileen's parents are of Hokkien descent and she married Hong Kong director Gerald in 2002. She had experienced an ectopic pregnancy in Year 2005, which eventually led to an abortion.

Her close friends in the entertainment industry include local award-winning actress Huang Biren, Pan Lingling as well as Hong Kong celebrity Jacqueline Law. It was reported that Law stayed at Aileen's house in Singapore to recuperate after becoming partially deaf after a diving accident in 1999, and to get away from the media glare in Hong Kong.[3]

Trivia

On 10 March 2007, Aileen was voted as the most popular actress aged 40 and above by TV audience. She beat down hot favourites such as Xiang Yun who was a nominee in the poll.

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