Felicia Chin
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| Felicia Chin 陈靓瑄 |
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| Born | Felicia Chin Jing Xuan October 24, 1984  Singapore |
Felicia Chin Jing Xuan (simplified Chinese: 陈靓瑄; pinyin: Chen Jing Xuan), formerly known as Felicia Chin Foon Ling (simplified Chinese: 陈凤玲; pinyin: Chén Fèng Līng) before February 2, 2008, born October 24, 1984 is a television actress from Singapore.
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[edit] Early life
Felicia Chin studied in Tanjong Katong Girls' School and Victoria Junior College.[1]
Chin was also an avid softball player while in secondary school and junior college. At the age of 15, she made the national softball team. She was the team's youngest player. In 1999, Felicia Chin represented Singapore in the Women's Asian Softball Competition and in 2000, the Asian Youth Softball Competition.
She also won the 'A' Division softball gold medal with Victoria Junior College in 2002. From 1998 to 2001, she was part of the Combined Schools team, National Youth team and National teams. Eventually, she left the national team to concentrate on her studies. At 18, she stopped playing softball competitively.
Although she obtained fairly good grades in her 'A' levels, she decided to forgo a confirmed place in the National University of Singapore Arts Faculty in order to focus on her acting career.[2]
[edit] Career
Chin took part in the Singapore television talent hunt Star Search in 2003 and was crowned champion, thus beginning her acting career. She made her debut TV appearance in the SARS drama Always On My Mind with top actress Fann Wong.[3]
Felicia started out with mainly supporting roles until three years later she finally received her first local leading role in the idol drama Let It Shine [4].
Felicia is the brand ambassador for Vitagen, a health beverage. She is said to have been chosen ahead of other actresses due to her healthy image and her popularity among all age groups.[5] She also starred in many commercials such as Wisma Atria, Silky Girl and Whisper Ads. [6]
Felicia is seen as one of the fast rising female stars of her generation, with many tipping her as the next Queen of Caldecott Hill. Felicia also is one of the Mediacorp seven princesses with Fiona, Jesseca, Jeanette, Rui En, Joanne, and Dawn.
Felicia recently changed her Chinese name from Chen Feng Ling to Chen Jing Xuan (陈靓瑄) under the advice of a Taiwanese fortune teller.
[edit] Personal life
The tall, slim actress is a regular jogger at Bedok Reservoir, where she makes it a point to jog at least three times a week, covering 5 km to 8 km at a stretch. She also enjoys swimming, cycling, roller-blading and wakeboarding.
Felicia lost her father to cancer at the age of 17.
[edit] Achievements
- 2003
- Star Search 2003, Female Champion
- Star Search 2003, Best Acting Potential
- Star Search 2003, Miss Vibrant
- 2006
- Nominated Best Supporting Actress (Women of Times)
- Star Awards 2006, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
- 2007
- Star Awards 2007, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
- Star Awards 25th Anniversary Special, Screen Sweetheart of the 2000s era
[edit] Filmography
[edit] TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2008 | Love Blossom (心花朵朵开) (110 episode long running drama) |
Tao Hai Tong 桃海桐 |
| 2007 | The Golden Path (黄金路) | Lin Fei 林菲 |
| Honour and Passion(宝家卫国) | Ouyang Peipei 欧阳佩佩 | |
| Let It Shine (萤火虫的梦) | Guo Yaoyao 郭瑶瑶 | |
| 2006 | The Beginning (原点）(Malaysia Co-Production) | Shi Jianing 石嘉宁 |
| A Million Treasures (百万宝) | Lin Xiaobao 林小宝 | |
| Love at 0° C (爱情零度C) | Mai Xiaoling 麦小玲 | |
| Women of Times (至尊红颜） | Ou Xiangyun 欧湘芸 | |
| 2005 | Portrait of Home II (同心圆2) | Fu Baobei 傅宝贝 |
| Portrait of Home (同心圆) | Fu Baobei 傅宝贝 | |
| 2004 | The Champion (任我遨游) | Wang Tong 王彤 |
| A Child's Hope II (孩有明天2) | Kit | |
| Chronicles of Life (我爱我家真情实录) | Zhang Huili 张惠丽 | |
| 2003 | Always On My Mind (无炎的爱) | Michelle |
[edit] Variety shows
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2007 | Campus Yummy Hunt (美食大专攻) | Host |
| 2006 | On The Beat! (都是大发现!) | Host |
| 2004 | Glamour-Licious (请你吃好料) | Host |
| NKF Charity Show 2004 | Host | |
| Are You Game? | Host | |
| 2003 | True Hearts (公益献爱心) | Host |
| President’s Star Charity 2003 (总统星光慈善 2003) | Host |
[edit] References
- ^ Archives. Victoria Junior College - About VJC (2005). Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ Interviews, Big on Felicia Chin. MediaCorp Channel 8 (2003). Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
- ^ Felicia Chin Celeb Bio. MediaCorp Channel 8 (2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
- ^ Interviews, Felicia finds her pot of gold. MediaCorp Channel 8 (2003). Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
- ^ Vitagen News. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
- ^ Interviews, Felicia finds her pot of gold. MediaCorp Channel 8 (2003). Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
