Fann Wong
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Fann Woon Fong better known by her stage name
Fann Wong, is a Singapore
an actress, singer and model.
At Singapore's Star Awards
1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia through film
and television
productions, she became the first Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights
. She was also the youngest actress to have earned an All-Time Favourite Award at the Star Awards. In late 2002, Fann became romantically attached to Malaysian actor Christopher Lee
, with whom she has collaborated eight times. She married the actor on September 29, 2009. She is known to zealously safeguard her privacy.
middle-class tailor
parents, Fann shared her childhood with three siblings - an older sister, as well as a younger brother and sister. She was educated at Temasek Secondary School
, where she took her GCE 'O' Level
examinations in 1987.
At the age of 16, she won a beauty contest organised by Her World
, a Singapore fashion magazine. She started a successful modelling career in Singapore, and spent the next two years modelling part-time while taking her GCE 'A' Level examinations at a private school. She afterward earned a diploma in fashion merchandising from LIFS.
Fann moved to Taiwan in 1993. One of her earliest successes was in an Oil of Ulan (now Oil of Olay) commercial aired in Taiwan and Singapore. The following year, a Singaporean television producer discovered her and cast her in Dreams Come True, a Singapore drama series. Fann soon starred in two more Singapore television series, The Challenger and Chronicle of Life.
After a year in the Singapore television industry, her role in Chronicle of Life won her Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards at Singapore's 1995 Star Awards
. In 1996, her role in The Unbroken Cycle
won her first regional nomination at the Asian Television Awards. She continued to star in a large array of drama serials, including A Romance in Shanghai
(produced in Shanghai), Wild Orchids (filmed in Sydney) and Brave New World (filmed in Amsterdam
and Belgium).
In late 1996, Fann released in Singapore her first Mandarin pop album Fanntasy
, which contained a duet(theme song of her TV drama 'Brave New World') with Taiwanese singer Jeff Chang
. The album was retitled I Live Alone
and repackaged with two additional songs for the Taiwanese market and won 4 IFPI
platinum sales awards in Taiwan, marking the start of Fann's regional success.
drama The Return of the Condor Heroes along with her second album, Shopping, further increased her exposure in Taiwan and China. When Hong Kong director Derek Yee
saw Fann's "Shopping" music video
on Hong Kong's Channel V
, he flew to Singapore to cast her as the lead actress in the Hong Kong art film The Truth About Jane and Sam
. The movie topped the Singapore box office for three weeks and her role as a gritty wild-child won her a Best New Performer nomination at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards
in 2000. In addition, her role as a self-centred stockbroker in Out to Win
attracted a million viewers in Singapore during its finale. It was during this period when Fann acquired many of her die-hard fans, led by the Fann-atic Fan Club (FFC).
In 1999, Fann released her third album Missing You, recorded Private Number with British boyband 911
, and performed Moments of Magic
, Singapore's official millennium song. These musical successes resulted in her being the first Singapore artiste to stage a solo paying concert ("My Story" - Fann Wong In Concert) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
in 2000. That same year, she released her fourth Mandarin album, No Problem.
During the next few years, Fann focused on her acting career. She played a two-timing television reporter in the omnibus Hong Kong film When I Fall in Love... With Both
, acted as a lovelorn insurance agent in the Singaporean romantic drama Looking For Stars
, as well as played the title character in the Taiwanese period drama Madam White Snake
. She also began hosting travelogue shows, including Travel Hunt: Japan and Fann Adventure, which was filmed in South Africa and Malaysia.
. When the film was released in early 2003, Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post stated:
The Hollywood Reporter
s David Hunter noted that Fann was "more than equal to playing the strong woman fighter who's also pretty darn cute", while John Keenan of the Omaha World-Herald
stated that "Fann's stunt work is actually more memorable than Jackie Chan
's here". In Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post
stated that she "seems set to displace Lucy Liu
as Hollywood's Asian babe du jour". She was subsequently nominated under the Best Fight category in MTV Movie Awards 2003
, and in 2004, won the Singapore Street Festival's Best International Artiste Award.
epidemic titled Always On My Mind, which won her a Best Actress nomination at the 2004 Star Awards. In mid-2004, Fann was cast in the lead role in the German-Singapore telemovie, House of Harmony
. In late 2004, Fann released her first publication, a semi-autobiographical comic book
Girl Illustrated. After a musical hiatus of five years, she released her first compilation, In Love With You
.
where she promoted House of Harmony and discussed possible collaborations with European industry professionals. House of Harmony
has since been telecast in Germany, Austria, France and Belgium to a combined prime-time viewership of over 80 million. That same year, Fann took on a lead role in a Taiwanese art-house romance film, Dragon Eye Congee
, which was nominated for five categories at the inaugural Asian Festival of First Films
.
In August 2005, she made her voiceover debut in Singapore's first 3D animation film, Zodiac, The Race Begins, which was released in early 2006. Furthermore, she also contributed her songs for the soundtracks of the movie.
In November 2006, Fann made her first promotional visit to Phnom Penh
, Cambodia
. She performed at the Tonle Sap
Water Festival Mega Concert and visited the Krousar Thmey blind school, where she donated cassette recorders and biscuits.
In early 2007, Fann signed a management contract with China's Huayi Brothers. Fann also became the first Singaporean artiste to release a self-illustrated 3G animation titled Fanntasy World. The release of her Singapore film, Just Follow Law
, in which she had to play an uncouth and scruffy man in a woman's body, was a major attraction at the Chinese New Year
box office and won her critical acclaim in the Singapore and Malaysian media.
In 2008, she was invited to be a judge at 6th "spirit of fire" international film festival which was held in Russia. Ah Long Pte Ltd reached #1 in both Singapore and Malaysia's box office during the Chinese new year. Later, the film Dance of Dragon that she paired with Korean hunk Jang Hyuk led her to win her 1st international best actress at West Hollywood International Film Festival.
In 2009, Fann starred with then-boyfriend Christopher Lee in The Wedding Game. The movie won the best feature film at the 1st international comedy film festival held in Thailand. In June, she finished her new Chinese movie "yi bu liu shen" (English title to be announced). In September, she filmed romantic movie lan se shi che ju starring with Alex Fong and Chang Chen in Hainan. Both of them will be on the sreen in late of 2010. She filmed another comedy film "Happy Go Lucky" which was shown during the Chinese New Year.
Fann and Lee have collaborated eight times in television productions, and have played lovers in six of these. The 2004 Star Awards
saw colleagues Chew Chor Meng
, Zoe Tay
, Huang Biren
and Mark Lee
attempting to out their romance, while Zoe Tay urged Lee to propose to Fann at the 2005 Star Awards
. After Fann and Lee publicly admitted to their relationship in mid-2005, they were seldom seen together. However, in December 2006, they walked together hand-in-hand down the blue carpet of the 2006 Star Awards ceremony. The gesture was noted by the Singapore media as a rare public acknowledgement of their relationship.
In September 2008, it was rumored she would be marrying Christopher Lee. They finally got married on May 16, 2009. They were together for 8 years. Fann's hobbies include illustrating comics, shopping, and eating.
Fann was also an annual recipient of a popularity award at the Singapore Star Awards
from 1995 to 2004 (titled 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'). This culminated in her being awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste Award at the 2005 Star Awards
.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Fann Wong, is a Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an actress, singer and model.
At Singapore's Star Awards
Star Awards
The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances...
1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia through film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
productions, she became the first Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights is a 2003 action-comedy film. It is the sequel to Shanghai Noon. It was directed by David Dobkin and written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.-Plot:...
. She was also the youngest actress to have earned an All-Time Favourite Award at the Star Awards. In late 2002, Fann became romantically attached to Malaysian actor Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee (Singaporean actor)
Christopher Lee , born Lee Meng Soon, is a Singapore-based Malaysian Chinese film and television actor, host and singer.-Early life:Lee studied up to form 5 in Sekolah Menangah Seri Kota, Air Leleh, Malacca, Malaysia...
, with whom she has collaborated eight times. She married the actor on September 29, 2009. She is known to zealously safeguard her privacy.
Early days: television career
Born in Singapore to HakkaHakka people
The Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....
middle-class tailor
Tailor
A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers,...
parents, Fann shared her childhood with three siblings - an older sister, as well as a younger brother and sister. She was educated at Temasek Secondary School
Temasek Secondary School
Temasek Secondary School is an autonomous secondary school in Singapore and serves Secondary One through Five. It was founded in 1980 sharing a campus with Bedok South Secondary School at Upper Changi Road. In 1995, the school attained autonomy...
, where she took her GCE 'O' Level
GCE 'O' Level
The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Examination is an annual examination conducted in Singapore...
examinations in 1987.
At the age of 16, she won a beauty contest organised by Her World
Her World
Her World is a monthly English-language magazine published in Singapore targeted at the female professionals reading market. It is also the first English-language women magazine to be published in Malaysia and Singapore. The magazine was published since July 1960...
, a Singapore fashion magazine. She started a successful modelling career in Singapore, and spent the next two years modelling part-time while taking her GCE 'A' Level examinations at a private school. She afterward earned a diploma in fashion merchandising from LIFS.
Fann moved to Taiwan in 1993. One of her earliest successes was in an Oil of Ulan (now Oil of Olay) commercial aired in Taiwan and Singapore. The following year, a Singaporean television producer discovered her and cast her in Dreams Come True, a Singapore drama series. Fann soon starred in two more Singapore television series, The Challenger and Chronicle of Life.
After a year in the Singapore television industry, her role in Chronicle of Life won her Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards at Singapore's 1995 Star Awards
Star Awards
The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances...
. In 1996, her role in The Unbroken Cycle
The Unbroken Cycle
The Unbroken Cycle is a TV drama series produced by MediaCorp , starring Singapore actors Fann Wong and Thomas Ong...
won her first regional nomination at the Asian Television Awards. She continued to star in a large array of drama serials, including A Romance in Shanghai
A Romance in Shanghai
A Romance in Shanghai is a modern television serial jointly produced by MediaCorp and a China television production company...
(produced in Shanghai), Wild Orchids (filmed in Sydney) and Brave New World (filmed in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
and Belgium).
In late 1996, Fann released in Singapore her first Mandarin pop album Fanntasy
Fanntasy
Fanntasy is the first album by Fann Wong , released on 6 October 1996.-Track listing:#无欲无求#别让情两难#心事#每个梦#假戏真作#星光#到底要不要爱情#爱曾经来过#吹散为你留下的梦#别让情两难...
, which contained a duet(theme song of her TV drama 'Brave New World') with Taiwanese singer Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang is a Taiwanese male singer, who performs sentimental Mandarin pop ballads.Chang was born in Yunlin, Taiwan. He started off his showbiz career by winning a singing competition while in college...
. The album was retitled I Live Alone
I Live Alone
I Live Alone is Fann Wong's Fanntasy album repackaged with two additional songs for the Taiwanese music market. It was released on 12 September 1997.-Track listing:#一個人生活#別讓情兩難#心事#假戲真作#化妝#被愛的權利#每個夢#星光#愛曾經來過#吹散為你留下的夢...
and repackaged with two additional songs for the Taiwanese market and won 4 IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
platinum sales awards in Taiwan, marking the start of Fann's regional success.
Late 1990s: rise of regional popularity
In mid-1998, the release of Fann's hit wuxiaWuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
drama The Return of the Condor Heroes along with her second album, Shopping, further increased her exposure in Taiwan and China. When Hong Kong director Derek Yee
Derek Yee
Derek Yee Tung-sing , born in 1957, is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity...
saw Fann's "Shopping" music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
on Hong Kong's Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
, he flew to Singapore to cast her as the lead actress in the Hong Kong art film The Truth About Jane and Sam
The Truth About Jane and Sam
The Truth About Jane and Sam is a 1999 Hong Kong film co-produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and Singapore's Raintree Pictures...
. The movie topped the Singapore box office for three weeks and her role as a gritty wild-child won her a Best New Performer nomination at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
The Hong Kong Film Awards , founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in mainland China and Taiwan. Award ceremonies are held annually, typically in April. The Awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing,...
in 2000. In addition, her role as a self-centred stockbroker in Out to Win
Out to Win
Out to Win is a television serial set in modern-day Singapore. Produced by MediaCorp TV Channel 8, it starred Fann Wong in drama about a self-centred SIMEX trader who gradually alienates her friends and family by doing whatever it takes to rise up the corporate ladder...
attracted a million viewers in Singapore during its finale. It was during this period when Fann acquired many of her die-hard fans, led by the Fann-atic Fan Club (FFC).
In 1999, Fann released her third album Missing You, recorded Private Number with British boyband 911
911 (band)
911 is a British boyband that consists of Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable Spike Dawbarn and for a short period Lee Womack who left the band to study at Huddersfield University. The band were formed in 1995 and released their debut single in May 1996...
, and performed Moments of Magic
Moments of Magic
Moments of Magic is Singapore's official millennium song.Performed by a pop trio comprising Singapore's Fann Wong, Tanya Chua and Elsa Lin, the catchy song was released on an AVCD format in Singapore....
, Singapore's official millennium song. These musical successes resulted in her being the first Singapore artiste to stage a solo paying concert ("My Story" - Fann Wong In Concert) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
in 2000. That same year, she released her fourth Mandarin album, No Problem.
During the next few years, Fann focused on her acting career. She played a two-timing television reporter in the omnibus Hong Kong film When I Fall in Love... With Both
When I Fall in Love... with Both
When I Fall in Love... with Both is a 2000 Hong Kong anthology film consisting of three separate stories. Directed by Samson Chiu, the film stars Hong Kong actresses Michelle Reis and Theresa Lee together with Singaporean actress Fann Wong....
, acted as a lovelorn insurance agent in the Singaporean romantic drama Looking For Stars
Looking For Stars
Looking For Stars is a MediaCorp-produced drama serial that starred celebrity couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee. It tells the story of two star-crossed lovers who have to live with each other's quirks, idiosyncrasies and foibles after a one-night stand in Tokyo.The serial won a huge following...
, as well as played the title character in the Taiwanese period drama Madam White Snake
Madam White Snake (TV series)
Madam White Snake is a gongfu TV drama series jointly produced by MediaCorp and Taiwanese producer Yang Peipei's Workshop....
. She also began hosting travelogue shows, including Travel Hunt: Japan and Fann Adventure, which was filmed in South Africa and Malaysia.
2003: Hollywood
In 2002, Fann became the first Singaporean actress to play a major role in a Hollywood production as Chon Lin in Shanghai KnightsShanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights is a 2003 action-comedy film. It is the sequel to Shanghai Noon. It was directed by David Dobkin and written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.-Plot:...
. When the film was released in early 2003, Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post stated:
Fann is an enchanting new film presence. Clearly modelled after Zhang ZiyiZhang ZiyiZhang Ziyi is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is coined by the media as one of the Four Young Dan actresses in the Film Industry in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun...
of Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 wuxia film. An American-Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, the film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, and Chang Chen...
, she combines a dancer's grace with a fighter's speed, and looks great standing still or whirling.
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
s David Hunter noted that Fann was "more than equal to playing the strong woman fighter who's also pretty darn cute", while John Keenan of the Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald
The Omaha World-Herald, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is the primary daily newspaper of Nebraska, as well as portions of southwest Iowa. For decades it circulated daily throughout Nebraska, and in parts of Kansas, South Dakota, Missouri, Colorado and Wyoming. In 2008, distribution was reduced to the...
stated that "Fann's stunt work is actually more memorable than Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
's here". In Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
stated that she "seems set to displace Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu
Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress and film producer. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal , and has also appeared in several Hollywood films including Charlie's Angels, Chicago, Kill Bill, and Kung Fu Panda.-Early...
as Hollywood's Asian babe du jour". She was subsequently nominated under the Best Fight category in MTV Movie Awards 2003
MTV Movie Awards 2003
The 2003 MTV Movie Awards was held on May 31, 2003 in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Seann William Scott and Justin Timberlake and featured performances by t.A.T.u., 50 Cent, and Pink...
, and in 2004, won the Singapore Street Festival's Best International Artiste Award.
2004
In 2004, Fann continued acting in China period dramas such as Moon Fairy and My Fair Lady. She also starred in a Singapore serial on the SARSSevere acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus . Between November 2002 and July 2003 an outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong nearly became a pandemic, with 8,422 cases and 916 deaths worldwide according to the WHO...
epidemic titled Always On My Mind, which won her a Best Actress nomination at the 2004 Star Awards. In mid-2004, Fann was cast in the lead role in the German-Singapore telemovie, House of Harmony
House of Harmony
House of Harmony is a S$7 million German-Singaporean telemovie. Jointly produced by 4 parties - Germany's FFP Media and ZDF Pictures, together with Singapore's Oak 3 Films and Media Development Authority , the telemovie was shot in three languages - English, German, and Mandarin.It is based on...
. In late 2004, Fann released her first publication, a semi-autobiographical comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
Girl Illustrated. After a musical hiatus of five years, she released her first compilation, In Love With You
In Love With You
In Love With You is Fann Wong 's compilation album featuring four new tracks, released after a five-year break from music. It is available in Singapore only.-Track listing:#漸走漸遠#愛上了你#天下有心人#Always On My Mind#逛街...
.
2005 to present
In April 2005, Fann was invited to the Cannes MIPTV Media MarketMIPTV Media Market
-MIPTV:MIPTV is an event which takes place annually in Cannes, using the facilities and infrastructure which the town has developed over the years to host other important events such as the Cannes Film Festival amongst other events....
where she promoted House of Harmony and discussed possible collaborations with European industry professionals. House of Harmony
House of Harmony
House of Harmony is a S$7 million German-Singaporean telemovie. Jointly produced by 4 parties - Germany's FFP Media and ZDF Pictures, together with Singapore's Oak 3 Films and Media Development Authority , the telemovie was shot in three languages - English, German, and Mandarin.It is based on...
has since been telecast in Germany, Austria, France and Belgium to a combined prime-time viewership of over 80 million. That same year, Fann took on a lead role in a Taiwanese art-house romance film, Dragon Eye Congee
Dragon Eye Congee
Dragon Eye Congee: A Dream of Love is a 2005 romance film set in the 1960s. Produced by the respected veteran of Taiwan film Lee Hsing and directed by award-winning young director Allen Chang, this romance film stars Singapore's Fann Wong, Hong Kong's Shaun Tam and Taiwan's Ivy Yin...
, which was nominated for five categories at the inaugural Asian Festival of First Films
Asian Festival of First Films
The Asian Festival of First Films is an annual festival that celebrates first-time film- and documentary-makers and provides a platform for budding film talent....
.
In August 2005, she made her voiceover debut in Singapore's first 3D animation film, Zodiac, The Race Begins, which was released in early 2006. Furthermore, she also contributed her songs for the soundtracks of the movie.
In November 2006, Fann made her first promotional visit to Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
. She performed at the Tonle Sap
Tonlé Sap
The Tonlé Sap is a combined lake and river system of major importance to Cambodia.The Tonlé Sap is the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and is an ecological hot spot that was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997....
Water Festival Mega Concert and visited the Krousar Thmey blind school, where she donated cassette recorders and biscuits.
In early 2007, Fann signed a management contract with China's Huayi Brothers. Fann also became the first Singaporean artiste to release a self-illustrated 3G animation titled Fanntasy World. The release of her Singapore film, Just Follow Law
Just Follow Law
Just Follow Law is a 2007 Singaporean comedy film directed by Jack Neo, and starring Gurmit Singh of Phua Chu Kang fame, Fann Wong, Moses Lim, Samuel Chong, Lina Ng and Steven Woon. The title is a pun on the Singlish phrase "just follow lor", which means to comply with orders without questioning why...
, in which she had to play an uncouth and scruffy man in a woman's body, was a major attraction at the Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
box office and won her critical acclaim in the Singapore and Malaysian media.
In 2008, she was invited to be a judge at 6th "spirit of fire" international film festival which was held in Russia. Ah Long Pte Ltd reached #1 in both Singapore and Malaysia's box office during the Chinese new year. Later, the film Dance of Dragon that she paired with Korean hunk Jang Hyuk led her to win her 1st international best actress at West Hollywood International Film Festival.
In 2009, Fann starred with then-boyfriend Christopher Lee in The Wedding Game. The movie won the best feature film at the 1st international comedy film festival held in Thailand. In June, she finished her new Chinese movie "yi bu liu shen" (English title to be announced). In September, she filmed romantic movie lan se shi che ju starring with Alex Fong and Chang Chen in Hainan. Both of them will be on the sreen in late of 2010. She filmed another comedy film "Happy Go Lucky" which was shown during the Chinese New Year.
Personal life
Fann has been romantically involved with Malaysian actor Christopher Lee since late 2002, although the pair only admitted their relationship in mid-2005. She has had only one prior romance — an 11-year relationship with businessman Anthony Chan.Fann and Lee have collaborated eight times in television productions, and have played lovers in six of these. The 2004 Star Awards
Star Awards
The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances...
saw colleagues Chew Chor Meng
Chew Chor Meng
Chew Chor Meng is a Singaporean television actor.-Career:Chew started his career in MediaCorp Studios after winning Star Search in 1990, a bi-annual nationwide talent search. Since then, he has never failed to make it to the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in Star Awards, an award ceremony for...
, Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay Hui Gek is a Singaporean actress in MediaCorp and previously a model. She is known as the Queen of Caldecott Hill, but her popularity has dipped significantly in recent years. She was previously also known as the Thousand-Faced Lady....
, Huang Biren
Huang Biren
Huang Biren is a television actress in Singapore. She has left the local TV station, MediaCorp TV since 30 June 2008.-Career:Huang joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1988 after completing its Professional Drama Performers' Training course...
and Mark Lee
Mark Lee (comedian)
Mark Lee Kok Huang is a Singaporean Chinese comedian, actor and film director. He works in MediaCorp and J Team Productions with Jack Neo. He is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's MediaCorp TV Channel 5 television sitcom Police & Thief as Lee Tok Kong, Phua Chu Kang...
attempting to out their romance, while Zoe Tay urged Lee to propose to Fann at the 2005 Star Awards
Star Awards
The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances...
. After Fann and Lee publicly admitted to their relationship in mid-2005, they were seldom seen together. However, in December 2006, they walked together hand-in-hand down the blue carpet of the 2006 Star Awards ceremony. The gesture was noted by the Singapore media as a rare public acknowledgement of their relationship.
In September 2008, it was rumored she would be marrying Christopher Lee. They finally got married on May 16, 2009. They were together for 8 years. Fann's hobbies include illustrating comics, shopping, and eating.
Awards
| Year | Recognition |
|---|---|
| 1988 |
|
| 1995 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Award (Chronicle of Life) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Newcomer Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 1996 |
The Unbroken Cycle The Unbroken Cycle is a TV drama series produced by MediaCorp , starring Singapore actors Fann Wong and Thomas Ong... ) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (The Unbroken Cycle) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 1997 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (The Matchmaker's Match) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 1998 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Most Popular MediaCorp Artiste in Taiwan Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (The Return of the Condor Heroes) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 1999 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (Out to Win Out to Win Out to Win is a television serial set in modern-day Singapore. Produced by MediaCorp TV Channel 8, it starred Fann Wong in drama about a self-centred SIMEX trader who gradually alienates her friends and family by doing whatever it takes to rise up the corporate ladder... ) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 2000 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Special Achievement Award Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Most Popular MediaCorp Artiste in Malaysia Award Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (The Legendary Swordsman The Legendary Swordsman The Legendary Swordsman is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on TCS-8 in Singapore in 2000.-Plot:... ) Hong Kong Film Awards The Hong Kong Film Awards , founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in mainland China and Taiwan. Award ceremonies are held annually, typically in April. The Awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing,... , Best New Performer Nomination (The Truth About Jane and Sam The Truth About Jane and Sam The Truth About Jane and Sam is a 1999 Hong Kong film co-produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and Singapore's Raintree Pictures... ) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 2001 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (Heroes in Black) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 2002 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 2003 |
MTV Movie Awards The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV . It also contains movie parodies that used official movie footage with hosts and other celebrities and music performances. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general... , Best Fight Nomination (Shanghai Knights Shanghai Knights Shanghai Knights is a 2003 action-comedy film. It is the sequel to Shanghai Noon. It was directed by David Dobkin and written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.-Plot:... ) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 2004 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (Always On My Mind) Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste |
| 2005 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , All-Time Favourite Artiste Award Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (Beautiful Illusions Beautiful Illusions Beautiful Illusions is a 20-episode mystery thriller set in contemporary Singapore. Produced by MediaCorp in 2004 and aired in 2005, it stars Fann Wong in two diverse roles - a quiet and nondescript cartoon illustrator with a quirky sense of style , and a stylish, vampy air stewardess who lives... ) |
| 2006 |
Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (Women of Times Women of Times Women of Times is a 30-episode Chinese drama telecast in Singapore in 2006.-Main cast:*Fann Wong as Marissa Wang Xiyi*Edmund Chen as Justin Jia Zengtu*Chen Hanwei as Ding Hanzhe*Cheng Pei-pei as Mrs... ) |
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Star Awards The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances... , Best Actress Nomination (The Defining Moment) |
Fann was also an annual recipient of a popularity award at the Singapore Star Awards
Star Awards
The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances...
from 1995 to 2004 (titled 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'). This culminated in her being awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste Award at the 2005 Star Awards
Star Awards
The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances...
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