Xiang Yun

Xiang Yun
Chinese name 向雲 (traditional)
Chinese name 向云 (simplified)
Pinyin Xiàng Yún
Wade-Giles: Hsiang4 Yün2 (Mandarin)
Birth name Chen Cuichang
(Chinese: 陈翠嫦; pinyin: Chén Cuìcháng; Wade–Giles: Ch'en1 Ts'ui4 Ch'ang2)
Origin Singapore
Born (1961-10-27) 27 October 1961
Occupation Actress
Years active 1980s-present
Spouse(s) Edmund Chen (1989-present)
Children (1 son, 1 daughter)
Ancestry Chinese
Not to be confused with Dai Xiangyu. This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Cuichang (born 27 October 1961), better known by her Chinese stage name Xiang Yun, is a Singaporean actress and contracted artiste under MediaCorp.[1] She is popularly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (elder sister) as she was among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the industry for over 30 years.

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.

In 1997, she 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.[2] 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".[3] She has also won the "Best Supporting Actress" award for a record 4 times, in years 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2009.

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.[2][4] They have a son, Yixi and daughter, Yixin.[5][6]

In the late 1990s, local media starting reporting on the Queen Bee Adultery Scandal, which related to Chen's marriage being on the rocks and on the verge of breaking down, largely due to the presence of a third party. The third party was rumoured to be fellow local actress Cynthia Koh. Yet, the couple managed to keep the marriage going and re-exchanged marriage vows in a renewed promise of commitment to each other.[7]

Filmography

2004

Accolades

Year Organisation Award Nominated Work Title Result
1995 Star Awards Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
1997 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Nominated
1998 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Around People's Park Won
1998 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Nominated
1999 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Nominated
2000 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress My Home Affairs Won
2000 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2001 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Challenge Won
2001 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2002 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2003 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Holland V Nominated
2003 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2004 Star Awards Best Actress Double Happiness Nominated
2004 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2005 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2006 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Love at 0°C Nominated
2006 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2007 Star Awards Evergreen Veteran N/A Won
2007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2009 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Little Nyonya Won
2009 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2010 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Baby Bonus Nominated
2010 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
2011 Star Awards All-Time Favourite Artiste N/A Won
2011 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Unriddle Nominated
2013 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Pillow Talk Nominated
2014 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Beyond Nominated
2014 Asian Television Awards Best Supporting Actress The Caregivers Nominated
2015 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Caregivers Nominated
2015 Asian Television Awards Best Supporting Actress You Can Be An Angel Too Nominated
2016 Star Awards Best Evergreen Veteran Super Senior Nominated
2016 Star Awards Favourite Female Character Super Senior Nominated

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 "向云离开新视". 14 March 2000. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
  3. ↑ "Actress Bio". Xin MS Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  4. ↑ "Celebrity Couples Who Met On Set". xin.msn.com. 16 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Children of Edmund Chen and Xiang Yun
  6. ↑ "Celeb couple's son makes acting debut". AsiaOne. 27 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "MediaCorp Queen Bee ADULTRY SCANDAL Exposed!". Live Journal. 8 February 2006.

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