Pan Lingling

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Pan Lingling
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Pan at the Star Awards 2011
Born
Phua Leng Leng

(1970-06-25) 25 June 1970 (age 54)
NationalitySingaporean
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
Years active1988–present
Spouse
(m. 1996)
Children2
AwardsStar Awards 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2018 & 2019  : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
Star Awards 2011:
Best Supporting Actress
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 潘玲玲
Simplified Chinese 潘玲玲
Hanyu Pinyin Pān Línglíng

Pan Lingling (born Phua Leng Leng on 25 June 1970) is a Singaporean actress and host.

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Career

Pan entered the entertainment industry in 1988 after graduating from the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's 8th Drama Artiste Training Course. [1] Her classmates in the training course include award-winning actress Huang Biren, Madeline Chu and Sean Say. She made her TV debut with the series, Mystery, Golden Quest, Ups and Downs. She also starred in Strange Encounters II in the same year.[ citation needed ]

Pan has acted in numerous television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. She also played a supporting role as a psychologist in Jackie Chan's Crime Story . [1] After some twenty years in the entertainment industry, she won her first accolade at the Star Awards 2011, the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Breakout . [2]

Pan has won six Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in 1994, 1997-1998, 2000, 2018-2019 respectively.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Pan married actor Huang Shinan in 1997. [3] They have two sons, Beckham Wee (born 1999) and Kynaston Wee (born 2002). [4]

Pan was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in March 2013. [5] She kept her illness from the media initially, revealing only that a cyst was removed from her breast. She approached the magazine 8 Days in May that year for an interview on her illness, but withdrew. Her cancer story was revealed only nearly a year later in the 1,222nd issue of 8 Days in late March 2014.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1988Mystery (迷离夜)
The Golden Quest (金麒麟)
Ups and Downs (婚姻保险)
Strange Encounters II (奇缘II)
1989Magic of Dance (鼓舞青春)
1990Wishing Well (幻海奇遇)
The Village Hero (大吉传奇)
Starting Over (暖流)
1991Fatal Endearment (喋海危情)
The Woman I Marry (家有恶妻)
Secret Operations (急转弯)
1992Woman of Substance (悲欢岁月)
1993Heavenly Beings (再战封神榜)
Mystery II (迷离夜II)
Battle of Justice (人海孤鸿) [6]
Switch (妙鬼临门)
1994Web of Deceit (鹤啸九天)
Scorned Angel (冷太阳)
Silk & Romance (情丝万缕)
1995Thorny Love (浪子的童话)
War Roses (爱在漫天烽火时)
Project B (B 计划)
Heavenly Ghost Catcher (天师钟馗梆雪)
1996Ah Xue II (阿雪II)
Of Cops and Men (城市双雄)
Full House (不速之客)
1997 The Silver Lining
Immortal Love (不老传说)
1998 The Return of the Condor Heroes
Ups and Downs (金融风暴之陌生人)
1999Mr. OK (OK先生)
2000Angel's Dream (真相)
2001 Beyond the Axis of Truth
Through Thick And Thin (阿灿正传)
The Hotel
Lucky Numbers (发财八百万)
2002 The Crime Hunters
2003Love Is Beautiful (美丽家庭)
2004I Love My Home (我爱我家)
My Mighty-in-Laws
Oh Mother (哎哟我的妈!)
2006 A Million Treasures Zhizhi [7]
C.I.D. He Meiyun
2007 Making Miracles Cuiping
Like Father, Like Daughter Babara
2008 The Beautiful Scent Winner
Beach.Ball.BabesWang Yi‘en
Crime Busters x 2 Wang Yumei
The Little Nyonya Huang Xiufeng
2009 Your Hand in Mine Dolly Lin


2010 Happy Family Madam Noguchi
No Limits Fu Liling
Breakout Cai Siling
2011 Secrets for Sale Zhou Jiamei
On the Fringe 2011 Yao Huahua
A Song to Remember Hua-gu
2012 Joys of Life Cai Shuxian
The Day It Rained on Our Parade Lucy
Poetic Justice Fiona
It Takes Two Zhang Ling
2013 96°C Cafe Ma Xiuling
2014Mata Mata 2Ah Ying
118 Liu Meimei [8]
2016 The Truth Seekers June He Xiulian
The Dream Job Lin Meilan
Eat Already? Nurse
Hero Xiao Jiahui
2017 118 II Liu Meimei
2018118 Reunion (118 大团圆)
Reach For The Skies Zhong Ling
2019Hello Miss Driver (下一站,遇见)Wang Wanyi
C.L.I.F. 5 Lin Meizhen
2020Happy Prince (快乐王子)Li Anqi
Super Dad (男神不败)Li Aisi
Mister Flower (花花公子)Sun Meizhen
2021Key Witness (关键证人)Hua Ge
The Heartland Hero Liu Wangfen
The Peculiar Pawnbroker (人心鉴定师)Ni Muluan
2022The Unbreakable Bond (寄生)Lin Xiuhuan [9]
When Duty Calls 2 (卫国先锋2)Huang Yufen
Soul Doctor (灵医)Xie Ruoya
2023 Cash on Delivery Luo Lifen
The Sky is Still Blue Joanne
All That Glitters Pan Xiaomei

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1993 Crime Story Psychiatrist

Variety show hosting

YearTitleNotesRef.
2020Silver Carnival (银色嘉年华)

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin title
2015MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15新传媒群星金羊添吉祥
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef
1994Star Awards Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
1995Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
1997 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
1998 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2000 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2001 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2002 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2003 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2004 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2005 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2006 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2009 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2010 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2011 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Breakout (as Cai Sili)Won
Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting RoleWon
2012 Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role A Song to Remember (as Hua-Gu)Won
Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2013 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia)Nominated
2015 Star Awards Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia)Nominated
2016 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2017 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Hero (as Xiao Jiahui)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2018 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2019 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won [10]
2021 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2022 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated [11]
2023 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2024 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated

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