Florence Tan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan .

Florence Tan
Born	(1977-06-30) 30 June 1977 (age 47) Malaysia
Occupations	Actress television host
Years active	1997−present
Agents	MediaCorp (1997–2006) Lafeng Entertainment (2011–present) FLY Entertainment (2017-present)
Spouse	Jack Liu ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2
Awards	Star Search 1997: Female Champion
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳秀麗
Simplified Chinese	陈秀丽
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Xiùlì
Jyutping	Can4 Sau3 Lai6
Tâi-lô	Tân Siù-lê

Florence Tan Siew Lee (born 30 June 1977) is a Malaysian actress and host who is based in Singapore and Hong Kong. She was a full-time Mediacorp artist from 1997 to 2006, and she continues to take on filming projects. In 2006, she left Mediacorp to expand her career in China and other parts of Asia.

Career

Tan joined TCS (the predecessor of MediaCorp) after winning the gender category on Star Search in 1997. She made her debut in Immortal Love, acting alongside veterans like Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, and Xiang Yun. In 1998, she was cast in the wuxia drama series The Return of the Condor Heroes and went on to appear in several period drama series, including The Legendary Swordsman and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber . Her final series with Mediacorp was Zero to Hero , in 2005.

In 2006, after getting married, Tan decided to leave the Singapore television industry and subsequently proceeded to launch her career in China in 2011 after signing with Lafeng Entertainment. Her performance as a scheming concubine in the drama Mystery in the Palace (深宫諜影) received positive reviews. ^[1]

Tan later returned to Singapore and made a cameo appearance in the 2012 Mediacorp anniversary series Joys of Life . ^[2] She has since worked in film and television in China and other parts of Asia. In 2019, she co-starred in a WeMovie^{[ clarification needed ]} alongside the semi-finalists of the 2019 Star Search competition. ^[3]

Personal life

Tan married Taiwanese businessman Jack Liu in 2006. The couple has twin daughters, who were born in 2008. As of 2023, Tan and her family are based in Hong Kong. ^[4]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1997	Immortal Love	Lu Wenyan / Qiu Wenfeng / Fang Jiawen
1998	The Return of the Condor Heroes	Guo Fu
	Living in Geylang 芽笼, 芽笼	Wang Bizhu
1999	God of Fortune 财星高照	Lishi Xianguan
	Wok of Life 福满人间	Ma Daixiang / Magaret Ma (1960s)
2000	The Legendary Swordsman 笑傲江湖	Lan Fenghuang
	On The Frontline 穿梭生死线	Ye Qing
	Hainan Kopi Tales	Wu Lifeng
2001	My Genie 我爱精灵	Fei Fei
	The Invincible Squad 迷幻特警	Sun Jiawen/Diana
2002	The Hotel	Chen Yunli
	Bukit Ho Swee 河水山	Liao Meiying
	My Genie II 我爱精灵 II	Cheng Feifei / Pan Jinlian
2003	The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber	Xiao Zhao
	A Child's Hope 孩有明天	Fan Danmei
2005	The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin 秦王李世民	Zhangsun Long'er
	The Dragon Heroes 赤子乘龙	Wang Mingzhu
	Zero to Hero 阴差阳错	Dolly Leow
2006	The Little Fairy 天外飞仙	Cuiniang
	The Mischievous Princess 刁蛮公主	Wen Mei'er
	Concubines of the Qing Emperor 大清后宫之还君明珠	Fucha Lanxuan
2008	The Last Princess 最后的格格	Hua Yuerong
2012	Joys of Life 花样人间	Liu Jialing
	Mystery in the Palace 深宫谍影
2013	Tian Tian Happy 天天有喜
	Women of the Tang Dynasty 唐宫燕	Shangguan Wan'er
	The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 天龙八部	Gan Baobao
2014	New Buddha 新济公活佛
	Xian Xia Jian 仙侠剑
	Woman Tear 女人的眼泪
2016	Tian Tian Happy II 天天有喜 II
2018	A Step into the Past	Zhao Ya
	Mind Matters 心.情	Zhou Riqing
2020	Zhaoge (朝歌)

Variety show hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2001	Travel Hunt 奇趣搜搜搜	Host to Cambodia, Korea, China, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, London
2001−2002	One Fun Day 惊喜一整天	Host to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou (China), and New Zealand
2002	Lunar New Year Eve Variety Special 骏马奔腾迎新春	Host
	Shoppers Guide 周末大热卖	Host
	One Fun Day II 惊喜一整天 II	Host to Taiwan and Henan (China)
2002−2003	Chinese New Year Celebrations 新加坡春节晚会	Host
2003	Lunar New Year Eve Special 三羊开泰迎丰年	Host
	New Era in Food 饮食新时代	Host
	Shoppers Guide II 周末大热卖 II	Host
2006	Insiders' Australia 动感澳游	Host to Australia
2007	Star Search 才华横溢出新秀	Host

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2015	Jigong Zhi Ren Huang Ding (济公之人皇鼎)	Niu Damei

Discography

Compilation albums (Singapore)

Year	Album title	Type
1999	Wok of Life soundtrack CD 福满人间原声碟	CD
2001	Celebrate the establishment of Mediacorp Music Wonderful MTV 庆贺新传媒音乐成立 精彩MTV	VCD
2003	Mediacorp Stars Celebrating the Year of the Goat VCD 新传媒群星贺岁庆羊年	VCD
	Mediacorp Stars Celebrating New Year's Eve CD 新传媒群星贺岁庆丰年	CD
2004	Flowers Blooming and Wealth and Welcoming the New Year New Year's Eve Album – Mediacorp Artist 花开富贵迎新春 岁贺专辑 – 新传媒艺人	VCD
2005	Mediacorp Artist – Happy New Year Greetings New Year's Eve Album 新传媒艺人 – 迎春接福喜临门 岁贺专辑	VCD
	Mediacorp Chinese New Year Album 新传媒迎春接福喜临门	CD

Compilation albums (Taiwan)

Year	Album title	Type
2006	The Little Fairy Original Soundtrack 天外飛仙電視原聲帶	VCD
	The Little Fairy Original Soundtrack 天外飛仙電視原聲帶	CD

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result
1997	Star Search 1997	Miss Photogenic 最上镜女新秀	—	Won
	Star Search 1997	Female Star Search Champion 女新秀冠军	—	Won
1998	5th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Newcomer 最佳新人	Immortal Love – Lu Wenyan/Qiu Wenfeng/Fang Jiawen	Nominated
1999	6th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	Wok of Life – Ma Daixiang/Magaret Ma (1960s)	Nominated
2000	7th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	The Legendary Swordsman – Lan Fenghuang	Nominated
	7th Star Awards Ceremony	Malaysia's Favourite Female Artiste 马来西亚最受欢迎女艺人	The Legendary Swordsman – Lan Fenghuang	Nominated
	7th Star Awards Ceremony	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人	—	Top 15
2001	8th Star Awards Ceremony (Before Main Ceremony)	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人	—	Top 24
	8th Star Awards Ceremony	Malaysia's Favourite Female Artiste 马来西亚最受欢迎女艺人	The Invincible Squad – Sun Jiawen/Diana	Nominated
	8th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	The Invincible Squad – Sun Jiawen/Diana	Nominated
2002	9th Star Awards Ceremony	Malaysia's Favourite Female Artiste 马来西亚最受欢迎女艺人	Bukit Ho Swee – Liao Meiying	Nominated
2003	10th Star Awards Ceremony	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人	—	Top 14
2004	Mediacorp Studios	Standard lover 标准情人	—	Won
	Mediacorp Studios	Mediacorp's third sister 新传媒三姐	—	Won
	Singapore Zaobao newspaper	Asia Top 50 Most Popular Artiste 亚洲人气偶像50强	—	Nominated
	11st Star Awards Ceremony (Before Main Ceremony)	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人	—	Top 24
2005	FHM Singapore	Men help FHM's Top 100 Most Sexy Woman List in the World 男人帮FHM全球百大性感美女榜	—	Won at No.1 in Top 100
	Mediacorp Studios	Best lover 最佳情人	—	Won
2007	Star Awards 25th Drama Anniversary	Top Five Favourite Dramas	Wok of Life 1999 – Ma Daixiang/Magaret Ma (1960s)	Won

References

1. "Florence Tan: 'I actually lived like a maid'". Channel NewsAsia. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
2. "Underrated in S'pore but hot in China". AsiaOne. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
3. "Here Are the Other 6 Star Search 2019 Hopefuls Who Made It to the Finals". Today (Singapore newspaper). 13 October 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
4. "Ex Mediacorp Actress Florence Tan and Her Twin Daughters Travelled to Greece to... Take Ballet Lessons". 8days. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

External links

• Florence Tan at IMDb