Cynthia Koh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cynthia Koh (simplified Chinese: 许美珍; pinyin: Xǔ Měizhēn; born in 21 March 1974) is a Singaporean Chinese actress, appearing in MediaCorp drama serials.[1][2]

Contents

[edit] Early life and education

Born in 1974, Koh has one younger sister. Her father works in the Singapore Civil Defence Force while her mother is a housewife.[2] Koh received her education at Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School.[3]

[edit] Awards and Nominations

[edit] Star Awards

  • Best Actress Nomination in Star Awards 1996 For "Tofu Street"
  • Top 10 Most Popular Female Stars in 1997
  • Best Actress for 1999 for "Stepping Out" (Hot Favourite for the Year with Ivy Lee and both were nominated for the same drama)
  • Best Actress Nomination for "Portrait of Home I" (Hot Favourite with Huang Biren but Cynthia lost the award to the former)
  • Nomination for My Favourite Actress award, Star Awards 25th Anniversary Show
  • Nomination for Screen Sweetheart award, Star Awards 25th Anniversary Show

[edit] Asian Television Awards

  • Asian Awards Nomination for Stepping Out in 1999

[edit] Others

  • Year 1999 联合早报 风云人物 - 电视：许美珍 Cynthia Koh (Organised by Lian He Zao Bao)

[edit] Acting career

While still enrolled in Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's (now MediaCorp) 10th Drama Artiste Course, Koh started acting at the TV station at the age of 18 in May 1992.[1][2][4][5] Having acted in almost 40 dramas to date[6], Koh made her debut on stage in the critically acclaimed Men At Forty-Eight in 1997. Later, she won the Best Actress Award in Star Awards 1999 with her breakthrough performance in Stepping Out, in which she played a long-suffering woman fighting against her fate.[7][8] This role earned her a nomination in the same category at the Asian Television Awards.

Cynthia was also part of the cast in three of MediaCorp TV Channel 8's long running dramas. The 3 long running dramas include: Holland V (Year 2003, 125 episodes), Portrait of Home (Year 2005, 100 episodes), Kinship (Year 2007, 86 episodes). Cynthia's role as Fu Bao Zhu (傅宝珠), a greedy and bossy woman in Portrait of Home granted her another Best Actress nomination in the Star Awards 2005.

This year, Cynthia has filmed a Malaysian and Singaporean co-production drama tentatively named "You Ni Zhong Shen Mei Li" (有你终身美丽) With Wayne Chua and Alan Tern. The English name of this drama have not been decided. It would be broadcast on Malaysia's NTV7 channel on August this year and broadcast next year on MediaCorp TV Channel 8.

[edit] Drama series

1992

- 爱情乒乓球 The Dating Game
- 戏剧人生Terms Of Endearment
- 爱在女儿乡 Love Is In The Air

1993
- 未了缘 Endless Love
- 斗气姐妹 The Wilful Siblings
- 年年有鱼 Happy Reunion

1994
- 生命擂台 Those Were The Days
- 勇者无惧 The Challenger
- 爱情定金 Love Dowry
- 七月幽情 Romance In The Seventh Month

1995
- 追心一族 Dream Hunters
- 展翅高飞 Over The Horizons

1996
- 豆腐街 Tofu Street
- 大伯公传奇 Legend Of Da Bo Gong
- 妙师爷三斗毒太监 Royal Battle Of Wit
- 第三类剧场II Tales Of The Third Kind II

1997
- 老板放轻松 Give Me A Break
- 狮城奇案之蝶印Crimes And Tribulations - Trailing The Bridegroom
- 铁血男儿 Sword and Honour

1998
- 珍珠街坊 Around People's Park
- 石叻坡传说 Myths & Legends Of Singapore
- 甜甜的季节 Season Of Love

1999
- 出路 Stepping Out

2000
- 琼园咖啡香 Hainan Kopi Tales
- Growing Up VI 成长岁月VI
- @Moulmein High 上课一派 I
- 星锁 Looking For Stars

2001
- 阿灿正传 Through Thick and Thin
- @Moulmein High II 上课一派 II
- 大酒店 The Hotel

2002
- 天使的诱惑 The Wing of Desire
- @Moulmein High III 上课一派 III

2003
- 荷兰村 Holland V

2004
- 辣兄辣妹 Spice Siblings
- 家财万贯 The Ties that Bind

2005
- 同心圆I Portrait of Home I
- 同心圆II Portrait of Home II

2006
- 法庭俏佳人 Family Matters
- 欢乐满屋 House Of Joy

2007
- 手足I Kinship I
- 手足II Kinship II

2008
- 有你终身美丽

[edit] Other television appearances

Besides acting, Cynthia would host or make guest appearances in some variety shows once in a while. She has also made television appearances on the annual Star Awards ceremony and also numerous charity shows.

She recently made an appearance on television at the "Thye Hwa Kwan Charity Show 2008" on 03 May 2008.

[edit] Singing Career

Cynthia has also experimented on her other talents, such as singing. She has been actively involved in the singing of the theme and sub-theme songs in the dramas she had participated in. Cynthia's songs can be found in the Mediacorp Release Album which is entitled in Chinese "Yang Guang Xi Lie" (阳光系列) or in English, translated as Morning Express.

Every one to two years, Mediacorp would release a "Yang Guang Xi Lie" (Morning Express) album. To date, there are a total of seven albums worthy of collection.

Most of the "Yang Guang Xi Lie" (Morning Express) albums can be found in Toa Payoh CD Rama at 3 for $10 or at Cash Converters.

To know more about her singing career or listen to her songs, please visit her fanclub at http://cynthia-koh.webs.com

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b "Cynthia Koh (in Chinese)", BaiDuPedia. Retrieved on 2007-07-03. 
  2. ^ a b c Suzanne Sng. "I'm just 30% Miss Right", The Straits Times, 12 September 1999, p. SP20. 
  3. ^ Hong Xinyi. "Star track", The Sunday Times, 11 July 2004. 
  4. ^ Guan Libing. "Enjoy it while it lasts", The Straits Times, 31 October 1993, p. SP9. 
  5. ^ Rachel Lim. "Mandarin high", The Sunday Times, 16 July 2006. 
  6. ^ Cynthia Koh. Fly Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
  7. ^ "Stepping Out sweeps 5 awards", The Straits Times, 20 December 1999, p. 4. 
  8. ^ Tee Hun Ching. "I was in shock", The Straits Times, 23 December 1999, p. L3. 

[edit] Further reading

[edit] External links

 This Singaporean biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
 This Chinese biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Languages