Xiang Yun

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Xiang Yun (Simplified Chinese: 向云; pinyin: Xiàng Yún; born 27 October 1961) is a versatile and talented actress from Singapore. Her real name is Chen Cuichang (陈翠嫦). She is one of the most experienced actresses in the TV Station, with 27 years of acting in the Singapore entertainment industry. She was also deemed the TV station's first "Ah jie" (eldest sister) before Zoe Tay came into the picture.

In 1989, she married Mediacorp actor, Edmund Chen. She gave birth to a daughter and a son in the year 1991 and 2000 respectively. In 1995, there were rumours, which were later confirmed, that her husband had a mistress who was also an actress in the TV station. The actress was not named, but the two remained together as a married couple despite this. In 2002, they retook their marriage vows to reaffirm their love and renewed stability within their marriage. She is now still popular despite her age and often cast in major roles in many of Mediacorp's large-scale productions.

She was voted the Top 10 Most Popular Artistes in the annual Star Awards from year 2000-2006, and won the Best Supporting Actress in year 1998, 2000 and 2001.

She is one of the few actresses to make it to the silver screen, with prominent roles in Jack Neo movies I Not Stupid (as a mother who is very demanding of her child), Homerun (as a pregnant mother) and I Not Stupid Too (as the same mother in I Not Stupid who cannot communicate with her two children).