Steph Song
Encyclopedia
Steph Song is a Malaysian-born actress raised in Canada and Australia. She was voted Sexiest Woman in the world by Asian readers of FHM magazine. Song has received six Leo Award nominations and one Gemini Award nomination for her TV and Film work in Canada and the US.
in her early career, and was the female lead in the second season of Heartlanders, as well as the first season of Achar, which won bronze medal at the New York Television Awards and has since been sold to 10 countries. Another show that Steph was in titled " Singapore Short Story Project" won best Drama Series at the Asian Television Awards in 2004.
In 2004, Song joined SPH MediaWorks
, and was supporting lead in "Perceptions" and female lead in the very last Channel i-produced drama Six Weeks which won Best Drama Series at the Asian Television Awards 2005. When MediaWorks merged with MediaCorp later that year, Song did not move over to MediaCorp choosing instead to move to North America, where she found success, nominated 6 times in the last five years for her work as female lead actress on features Dim Sum Funeral
, The Thaw, Paradox, the CBC
's miniseries
Dragon Boys
, War, and two Douglas Coupland
written projects: Everything's Gone Green and, more recently, the 2008 TV series jPod
.
Song is currently represented by Echelon Talent Management Inc.
She portrayed the character of Roulette
on The CW's Smallville
.
Career
Song acted mostly on a freelance basis in SingaporeSingapore
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...
in her early career, and was the female lead in the second season of Heartlanders, as well as the first season of Achar, which won bronze medal at the New York Television Awards and has since been sold to 10 countries. Another show that Steph was in titled " Singapore Short Story Project" won best Drama Series at the Asian Television Awards in 2004.
In 2004, Song joined SPH MediaWorks
SPH MediaWorks
SPH MediaWorks Ltd was an ephemeral free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore. In 6 May 2001, SPH MediaWorks brought 2 alternative free-to-air terrestrial television channels to the audience in Singapore, operating SPH MediaWorks Channel U and SPH MediaWorks Channel i.A...
, and was supporting lead in "Perceptions" and female lead in the very last Channel i-produced drama Six Weeks which won Best Drama Series at the Asian Television Awards 2005. When MediaWorks merged with MediaCorp later that year, Song did not move over to MediaCorp choosing instead to move to North America, where she found success, nominated 6 times in the last five years for her work as female lead actress on features Dim Sum Funeral
Dim Sum Funeral
Dim Sum Funeral is a 2008 comedy/drama film. It was directed by Anna Chi and stars Kelly Hu, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Steph Song and Talia Shire.- Plot :After their mother dies, four Chinese-American siblings return to their Seattle home...
, The Thaw, Paradox, the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
's miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
Dragon Boys
Dragon Boys
Dragon Boys is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation miniseries starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph Song, Darryl Quon, Christina Ma, Jean Yoon, Simon Wong and Chang Tseng...
, War, and two Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularized terms such as McJob and...
written projects: Everything's Gone Green and, more recently, the 2008 TV series jPod
JPod (TV series)
jPod is a comedic television series based on Douglas Coupland’s novel of the same name. It premiered on CBC Television on January 8, 2008. Starting with the fifth episode, the show began airing Fridays at 9:00....
.
Song is currently represented by Echelon Talent Management Inc.
She portrayed the character of Roulette
Roulette (DC Comics)
Roulette is a supervillainess in the DC Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Roulette's grandmother was a Golden Age villain of the same name, who ran a conventional casino and fought Mister Terrific . The current Roulette believes Terry Sloane to be her grandfather, but it is indicated...
on The CW's Smallville
Smallville
Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...
.
Honours
- Voted "Number 1 Sexiest in the World" by FHMFHMFHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
in Asia 2006. - Leo Award nomination in 2009 for "Dim Sum Funeral" - Best performance by a leading actress in a feature film.
- Leo Award nomination in 2008 for jPod (TV series)JPod (TV series)jPod is a comedic television series based on Douglas Coupland’s novel of the same name. It premiered on CBC Television on January 8, 2008. Starting with the fifth episode, the show began airing Fridays at 9:00....
- Best performance by a supporting actress in a dramatic series. - Leo Award nomination in 2007 for Dragon BoysDragon BoysDragon Boys is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation miniseries starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph Song, Darryl Quon, Christina Ma, Jean Yoon, Simon Wong and Chang Tseng...
- Best performance by a leading actress in a dramatic series. - Gemini AwardGemini AwardThe Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
nomination in 2007 for Dragon BoysDragon BoysDragon Boys is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation miniseries starring Eric Tsang, Byron Mann, Lawrence Chou, Tzi Ma, Lauren Lee Smith, Steph Song, Darryl Quon, Christina Ma, Jean Yoon, Simon Wong and Chang Tseng...
- Best performance by a leading actress in a dramatic series. - Leo Award nomination in 2006 for Everything's Gone Green (film)Everything's Gone Green (film)Everything's Gone Green is a 2006 Canadian comedy film directed by Paul Fox and written by Douglas Coupland. It was produced by Radke Films and True West Films...
- Best performance by a leading actress in a feature film.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Stained | Chloe | |
| 2009 | Paradox Paradox (film) Paradox is a science-fiction television film starring Kevin Sorbo, Steph Song and Christopher Judge, directed by Brenton Spencer, and based on a comic book by Christos Gage.-Plot:... |
Lenore | |
| 2009 | Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
Victoria Sinclair/Roulette Roulette (DC Comics) Roulette is a supervillainess in the DC Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Roulette's grandmother was a Golden Age villain of the same name, who ran a conventional casino and fought Mister Terrific . The current Roulette believes Terry Sloane to be her grandfather, but it is indicated... |
|
| 2009 | The Thaw (film) The Thaw (film) The Thaw is a 2009 science fiction horror/thriller film directed by Mark A. Lewis starring Val Kilmer and Martha MacIsaac.-Plot:The film begins with the recording of a documentary as Doctor David Kruipen, a research scientist in the Canadian Arctic... |
Ling Chen | |
| 2009 | The Listener (TV series) The Listener (TV series) The Listener is a Canadian science fiction drama set in Toronto about a young paramedic named Toby Logan with the ability to listen to people's minds. The series premiered on Fox International Channels beginning with the Arabic-speaking area of northern Africa and south-western Asia on March 1, 2009... |
Kim | |
| 2009 | Dim Sum Funeral Dim Sum Funeral Dim Sum Funeral is a 2008 comedy/drama film. It was directed by Anna Chi and stars Kelly Hu, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Steph Song and Talia Shire.- Plot :After their mother dies, four Chinese-American siblings return to their Seattle home... |
Meimei | |
| 2008 | Everything's Gone Green (film) Everything's Gone Green (film) Everything's Gone Green is a 2006 Canadian comedy film directed by Paul Fox and written by Douglas Coupland. It was produced by Radke Films and True West Films... |
Ming | |
| 2008 | jPod (TV series) JPod (TV series) jPod is a comedic television series based on Douglas Coupland’s novel of the same name. It premiered on CBC Television on January 8, 2008. Starting with the fifth episode, the show began airing Fridays at 9:00.... |
Brianna 'Bree' Jyang |
External links
- Steph Song's official web site
- 2009 Interview on Toro MagazineToro (magazine)TOROmagazine.com is an English language, web-only multimedia publication, billing itself as "the go-to destination for the discerning male." TORO uses state-of-the-art technology to examine contemporary society, with a humorous outlook on the best and worst of modern culture...