Jae Liew

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Jae Liew
Jae liew during a video shoot.jpg
Liew in 2016
Born (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34)
Nationality Singaporean
Alma mater Murdoch University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • Youtuber
Years active2013−present
FamilyJevon Liew (brother)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 柳勝美
Simplified Chinese 柳胜美
Hanyu Pinyin Líu Shèngmei

Jae Liew (born 29 May 1990) is a Singaporean actress.

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Early life and education

Jae Liew was born on 29 May 1990 in Singapore. She has an older brother. [1]

She graduated from Murdoch University with a bachelor's degree of communications. [1]

Career

In 2013, Liew made her acting debut as the female lead in Michelle Chong's film 3 Peas in a Pod . [2] [3] Alongside ex-U-KISS member Alexander Lee and Fahrenheit member Calvin Chen she played Penny Yang, a university student. [4]

Following the film's release, she was cast in a supporting role as a queen bee cheerleader for the Mediacorp's Channel 8 drama Scrum! (冲锋) with Singaporean actress Felicia Chin and Taiwanese actor Chris Lee. [5]

In 2015, she was cast in supporting roles for Mediacorp's Channel 8 dramas, Tiger Mum and The Journey: Our Homeland . She was also one of the lead roles as Diana Tong [6] on Mediacorp's Channel 5's drama, Tanglin , Singapore's first long-form drama television series. [7]

Jae also appeared on the 2015 September cover of Singapore FHM magazine, [8] marking its final issue in SPH Media. [9]

In 2016, she took on the leading role in a Tamil telemovie, Muthar Kanave, [10] which would later win the Best Telemovie at Pradhana Vizha 2016. [11]

She made her first appearance on the cover of Singaporean magazine 8 Days in 2017, alongside cast member Nat Ho. [12]

In 2018, Liew was chosen as one of the faces of Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)'s second awareness campaign 'Cyber Tips 4 U' together with local comedian, Suhaimi Yusof. [13]

In 2020, Liew was cast in the second season of Derek, a spin-off from the police procedural television drama Code of Law, playing the roles of a pair of twins. [14] Liew was praised for her portrayal of the twins by fellow cast member Rebecca Lim and Sinema.SG reviewers. [14] [15]

In 2023, Liew moved to Japan to become an English teacher in a private school. [16]

Personal life

Liew moved to Japan in August 2023.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2013 3 Peas in a Pod Penny Yang [17]
2015Plead the Fleeting Moment to RemainCommissioned by Air Salon
2016Muthar KanaveCharlotte ChanShort film in Tamil [18]
2017TimepiecesMargaretCommissioned by Singapore Writer's Festival: Utter 2017
2019Sparks: Mini-Series Season 3: From Grounds UpLeanneCommissioned by DBS
2020Regardless Of: The AnthologyJaneCommissioned by MCI Singapore
2021PeyarCharlotte ChanCommissioned by Viddsee [19]
2023 Confinement (2023 film) Mrs Yan
2024 I Not Stupid 3 Sophia Chew [16]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2014Scrum! (冲锋)张柔柔Chinese-language [5]
2015 Tiger Mum Wang RouyaChinese-language
The Journey: Our Homeland Liu DaidiChinese-language
2015-2018 Tanglin Diana TongEnglish-language [20]
2016Project W (W计划)AngelChinese-language
2017Bingsu Kimchi BulgogiDiana TongTanglin spin-off
2018DarjunDiana BhaskarTanglin spin-off
2019 128 Circle Sherry Yang [21]
2020Derek 2Jessica Sun / Cecilia SunEnglish-language [14] [15]
2021ReunionMindy FernandezEnglish-language
After Dark: Eden ParkKateEnglish-language
2022 128 Circle (Season 2)Sherry Yang [22]
2023The Fantasy Adventures of Mumu (木木奇幻之旅)木妈
Crimewatch IO JazreelEp 4: Moneylender Robbery
128 Circle (Season 3)Sherry Yang

Variety shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2015The Dance Floor 2015GuestEpisode 9
Tanglin WebisodeHostEpisode 19: "Diana's encounters with the octopus and shredder at 'The Halt'"
2016Not the 5 ShowGuest hostSegment Name: "Jae Liew, Animal Waitress!"
Don't Forget to RememberContestantEpisode 1: "Celebrity Special"
The Drinks ListGuestEpisode 3: "Afternoon Delight"
Episode 5: "I Wanna Grow Old with You"
Episode 6: "Tutti Frutti"
Episode 7: "It's a Small World"
Episode 9: "Home"
Body and SoulGuestEpisode 1
My Squad Is Better than YoursGuest HostPrelude
Pradhana Vizha Award presenter
2017Cash StruckContestantEpisode 3 with Charlie Goh
Body and Soul (Season 5)GuestBruxism
National Science ChallengeGuestFinals
We Are Singaporeans

(Global Edition)

GuestEpisode 6
Episode 12
2018Meat and Greed S2Guest HostEpisode 6: Southeast Asian
National Science ChallengeGuestFinals
2019Stupid Man, Smart PhoneGuestEpisode 8: The Mighty Mt Ijen
National Science ChallengeGuestFinals

Music video appearances

YearSong titleArtistRef
2016"Reminiscence (Lavender's Blue &望春风)"The Teng Ensemble
2017"Snakes and Ladders" Nat Ho

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
202226th Asian Television Awards Best Supporting Actress128 Circle (season 2)Nominated

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