Priscelia Chan

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Priscelia Chan
Born (1978-11-06) 6 November 1978 (age 46)
Singapore
Other namesZeng Shimei
Education
Alma mater Temasek Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
Years active1999-present
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 曾詩梅
Simplified Chinese 曾诗梅
Hanyu Pinyin Zēng Shīméi

Priscelia Chan Shih Mei (born 6 November 1978) is a Singaporean television actress and host.

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Career

Chan was a tax auditor before taking part in Star Search Singapore 1999. Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, she was offered a contract by TCS (later MediaCorp). She was initially cast in supporting roles in several Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8, and made her debut as a lead actress in In Pursuit of Peace (2001) and Heartlanders III (2003). She acted in the mainland Chinese supernatural-fantasy television series The Legend and the Hero (2007). The series was aired on Channel 8 in 2009. She did not act in as many dramas in 2009 as she took several months off to finish her degree at SIM-RMIT.

Apart from acting, Chan has also performed songs for albums released by MediaCorp, with the latest being the MediaCorp 25th Anniversary Soundtrack Album. Chan also worked as a model for two television commercials for Fujifilm and Goldheart Jewellery in 2006 and 2007 respectively. [1]

Chan was nominated as one of the Top 20 Most Popular Female Artistes in the Star Awards in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010.

Chan's performance as a villain in the 2013 mega-blockbuster The Journey: A Voyage was much lauded by industry professionals and audience members alike. This led to her clinching the coveted Rocket Award at the annual Star Awards, which is awarded to the MediaCorp artiste who has made the most breakthrough in the preceding year.

In 2023, Chan made her film debut in Don't Go Home Tonight , directed by Kelvin Sng. [2]

Personal life

Chan attended Bedok View Primary School and St. Hilda's Secondary School and obtained a diploma in accounting and finance from Temasek Polytechnic. [3] She married fellow MediaCorp artiste Alan Tern, whom she first met while filming Springs of Life , on 6 October 2007. [4] Since marrying, they have portrayed each other's spouse in Priceless Wonder and A Song to Remember. [5]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2000Four Walls and a CeilingChen Aitian
The Legendary Swordsman Yilin
2001 Beyond The Axis of Truth Li Yiwen
The Hotel Huang Xiaomei
In Pursuit of Peace Ah-gui
2002 Bukit Ho Swee Su Yanfen
FantasyFang Xiaoman
Springs of Life
2003Love is BeautifulSong Ying
My Love My HomeSitu Haihan
A Toast of Love
Heartlanders IIILisa Gan
2004I Love My Home
Double Happiness Lin Meijiao, later Shirley
Double Happiness II
2005My Sassy NeighbourXuan
Heartlanders IVLisa Gan
Beyond The aXis of Truth II Chen Meishan
Portrait of Home II Li Xinmin
2006My Sassy Neighbour 2Xuan
A Million Treasures Bai Liangliang
2007My Sassy Neighbour 3Xuan
The Legend and the Hero Zixian
Dear, Dear Son-In-Law Jiang Yijuan [6]
The Golden Path Lu Simin
2008 Calefare
Where The Heart Is Feng Yuhan
Love Blossoms Ruan Erbo
Love Blossoms II
2009 Perfect Cut IIKym
The Legend and the Hero Zixian
The Pupil Theresa Wong
2010 Priceless Wonder Jenny Lin
New Beginnings Cleo
Precious Babes Lin Ailing
Unriddle Li Meiyue
The Family Court Susan
2011 Prosperity Tang Aiming
C.L.I.F. Lin Huiyi
A Song to Remember Auntie Sweet Potato
2012 The Day It Rained on Our Parade Liu Lili
Poetic Justice Tammy
201396°C CaféWang Xiufen
Love At Risk Peng Nana
The Journey: A Voyage Han Xiuxiang [7]
2014The Caregivers (MISSY 先生)Du Xiaofeng
In The Name of LoveLu Yuchan
Mata Mata 2Helen Wee
118 Tang Sijia
2016 The Queen Zhang Xiaofeng
Peace & Prosperity Ouyang Fengying
Soul Reaper勾魂使者Wang Ailing
118 II Tang Sijia
2017 Home Truly Ye Peixiang
Eat Already? 2 Sally
2019I See You (看见看不见的你)Sandi
2020 A Jungle Survivor 森林生存记Liu Xinya
Mister Flower 花花公子Cindy
2021Key Witness 关键证人Wang Meiru
The Take Down 肃战肃绝Madam Fong
The Peculiar Pawnbroker 人心鉴定师Adele Chan
2022Home Again 多年后的全家福Li Qiqi
I Want to be a Tow Kay 亲家冤家做头家Esther
In Safe HandsWang Meiqi
You Can Be an Angel 4 你也可以是天使4He Yilin
Your World in Mine Chen Linlin
Soul Doctor 灵医Sergeant C
Healing Heroes 医生不是神Yan Zhiqi
Soul Detective Sergeant C
2023 Shero Jiang Meizhen [8]
Till the End Youqing
2024Born to Shine (孺子可教也) [9]
2025 Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story (小娘惹之翡翠山)Ping Jie [10]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023 Don't Go Home Tonight [11]

Discography

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleMandarin titleRef
2013MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13群星贺岁金蛇献祥和
2017MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef
2000 Star Awards Best Newcomer —Nominated
2003 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
2004 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
2010 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
2011 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
2012 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
2013 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
2014 Star Awards Rocket Award —Won [7]
Best Supporting Actress The Journey: A Voyage Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)—Nominated
Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Journey: A Voyage Nominated
2015 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
2022 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated [12]
2023 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
MYPICK! Most Hated Villain Your World in Mine Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Priscelia Chan On Why She Has Never Liked Acting With Husband Alan Tern & Why She's Thankful For Her Mother-In-Law". 8days. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "被批长皱纹 曾诗梅不怒反而感谢对方 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Chasing a Starlight
  4. ↑ Huang Lijie (8 October 2007). "Alan Tern, Priscelia Chan tie the knot". The Straits Times .
  5. ↑ "Alan Tern's swansong is A Song to Remember". Channel NewsAsia. 22 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Wong, Avis (15 October 2007). "Houren shines as grumpy dad". The New Paper . p. 30.
  7. 1 2 "Star Awards 2014 Show 1 Winners! Predicted VS Unexpected..." InCinemas SG. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ↑ 陈, 秋如. "当保镖不只要身手敏捷 白薇秀另有发现！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ex-TV star Hong Guorui returns to screen, shares how driving Grab helps in his acting". AsiaOne. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Star-studded The Little Nyonya spin-off in the works with Tasha Low, Zoe Tay, Chantalle Ng, Shaun Chen and many more". Channel News Asia. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "孙立人开拍《今夜不回家》 曾诗梅首登大银幕与韩国演员合作". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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