Michelle Chia

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Michelle Chia
Born (1975-09-19) 19 September 1975 (age 48)
Other namesXie Yunyi
Education
Occupations
  • Host
  • actress
  • businesswoman
  • model
Years active1980–present
Spouse
(m. 2009;div. 2011)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 謝韻儀
Simplified Chinese 谢韵仪
Hanyu Pinyin Xiè Yùnyí
Jyutping Ze6 Wan6 Ji4
Hokkien POJ Chiā Ūn-gî

Michelle Chia Yun Yi (born 19 September 1975) is a Singaporean television host, actress and businesswoman. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1980 to 2012 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.

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Early life and career

Chia was educated at Raffles Girls' Primary School and Bowen Secondary School.

Chia started her career as a child actress with SBC. [1] She later joined TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp) after finishing her school. In 2000 she switched to SPH MediaWorks but was transferred back to MediaCorp when it absorbed MediaWorks. [2] In May 2012, Chia left the entertainment industry due to the expiry of her contract with MediaCorp. She had declined to renew it, stating that she wanted to temporarily "take a break" from showbiz. [3]

Ventures

In a 2018 interview with 8 Days , Chia revealed that she made investments into businesses while she was acting full-time, and was a partner of Monsoon Hair Salon and owned an investment firm. [4] [5]

Personal life

In May 2009, Chia and Shaun Chen was married, after dating for six years. [6] On 28 April 2011, it was revealed that the couple was filing for divorce due to "personality differences". [7] The divorce proceedings were finalised in October 2011. [7]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1996Spirits on WheelYongqi
1998 Facing the Music Xia Ning
2001 Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine Imperial Consort Wang
2004Two of a Kind (双响炮)
Power of Love (甜蜜风暴)
Zero Guardian of level 1
2005 Yummy Yummy Yuko
Destiny Cen Fei
Lifeline
2008 Taste of Love Yu Lingzhi
Perfect Cut Kelly Lim
2009My A-Go-Go Princess (穿越阿哥哥)Liu Xiangmei
Perfect Cut IIKelly Lim
Polo BoysDiane Lee
2011 Let's Play Love Coco
2012 Double Bonus Isabella
Pillow Talk Liang Chuning
2016 The Queen Hong Yan
2018 Gifted Yao Liqian

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyAward categoryNominated workResultRef
1995 Star Awards 1995 Best Newcomer Strange Encounters 3Nominated
1999 Star Awards 1999 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2005 Star Awards 2005 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2006 Star Awards 2006 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2007 Star Awards 2007 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2009 Star Awards 2009 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2010 Star Awards 2010 Best Info-Ed Programme Show HostStars for a CauseNominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2011 Star Awards 2011 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2012 Star Awards 2012 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2022 Star Awards 2022 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20 [8]

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