Chen Huihui

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Chen Huihui
Born (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966 (age 58)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
  • businesswoman
Years active1986−present
Spouse
Unknown
(m. 2004)
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 陳慧慧
Simplified Chinese 陈慧慧
Hanyu Pinyin Chén Huìhuì

Chen Huihui (born 1 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress, known for her supporting roles in various television series, including Tofu Street , Hainan Kopi Tales , The Guest People , The Wing of Desire , Moving On and Viva Le Famille , as well as for starring in the television series Perfect Women , Over the Horizons and A Toast of Love , a Viva Le Famillle spin-off. She won the Star Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Wing of Desire, and was nominated for the award five other times for her performances in Tofu Street, The Guest People, Stepping Out , Hainan Kopi Tales and Love Me, Love Me Not . [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Chen joined Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 after joining a performance class. [3]

In 2002, on her sixth nomination for the Best Supporting Actress at the Star Awards, Chen won the Best Supporting Actress award. [3]

In 2003, Chen was offered to renew her contract with Mediacorp but with a pay cut. [3] Rejecting the new contract terms, Chen left Mediacorp. [3] Chen later joined SPH MediaWorks's Channel U after being invited by Man Shu Sum. [3]

Personal life

Chen married in September 2004. [4] [5] Her son was born on 29 September 2005. [6]

In 2007, it was reported that Chen opened a beauty salon in a mall located near Ang Mo Kio MRT station. [7]

In an interview in January 2022, Chen shared that she has been holding a full-time job at a wellness training centre. [8]

Filmography

Chen has appeared in the following programmes and films: [9] [10] [11] [12]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1987Moving On
1988 When Hearts Touch
Strange Encounters 2 [13]
1989A Mother's LoveFang Ruiwen
Splash to Victory Susanna
1990Wishing Well
1991Working Class
1992Fiery Passion
1993Happy FoesShi Qiuping
The Great ConspiracyTang Xiu
Smouldering Heat
1994Larceny Of Love
1995Chronicle of Life
Over the HorizonsXu Li
The Teochew Family Li Baohua
Thorny LoveNurseTV Movie
When A Child Is Born
1996My Destiny With You
Tofu Street Auntie Wonton
Triad Justice
1997My Wife, Your Wife, Their WivesMa Shuxian
Playing To Win
The Guest People Wu Jinyan
1998My Little Angels
1999From The Courtroom
My Grandpa
Stepping Out
2000The Voices Within
Four Walls and a Ceiling
Hainan Kopi Tales Chen Xuezhen
Knotty Liaison
Dare to Strike
2001 Love Me, Love Me Not Zhang Xuelian
The Hotel June Tay
The StratagemWang Lizhu
2002The Wing of Desire
Viva Le Famille Huang Huifen
2003 A Child's Hope
A Toast of Love Huang Huifen
Health Matters
Venture Against Time
2004Perfect Women
The Crime Hunters
The Seventh Month
2005 Yummy Yummy
2007 The Greatest Love of All Chen Xinglin
2008 Love Blossoms Nancy
Just in Singapore Ah Lian
2009 Daddy at Home Nancy
2009–2010 Your Hand in Mine
2010 Breakout Miss Wong
2011 Be Happy Bao Zhu
Devotion Hong Jinzhi
Ghetto Justice
2012 It Takes Two Zhang Xiuhua
2014 World at Your Feet Chen Qifang
2015 Crescendo Yang Yiwei's Mother
Life - Fear Not Xiu Yan
The Dream Makers Xu Meiqing
You Can Be an Angel Too
The Journey: Our Homeland Bai Jinnu
2016 The Truth Seekers Liang Meiyun
2017 While We Are Young Yu Feng
2021Key Witness [8]
The Heartland Hero
Soul Doctor
2023 Silent Walls
My One and Only May
2024 Kill Sera Sera

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2003Destiny
2012 Dance Dance Dragon
2014 Iceman Mimi

Variety show host

Radio play

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
1996 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Tofu Street (as Auntie Wonton)Nominated
1998 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Guest People Nominated
1999 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Stepping Out Nominated
2000 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Hainan Kopi Tales (as Chen Xuezhen)Nominated
2001 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Love Me, Love Me Not (as Zhang Xuelian)Nominated
2002 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Wing of Desire(as Hu Xiujuan)Won [16]
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2024 Star Awards Most Hated Villain My One And Only (as May)Nominated

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