Seraph Sun

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Seraph Sun
Minutes Before Walk of Fame at The Star Awards 2017 - Seraph Sun.jpg
Sun at the Star Awards 2017
Born
Seraphine Sng Sin Pei

(1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 34)
Nationality Singaporean
Alma mater National University of Singapore
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television host
  • model
Years active2013−2017
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 孫欣佩
Simplified Chinese 孙欣佩
Hanyu Pinyin Sūn Xīnpèi
Website www.seraph-sun.com

Seraphine Sng Sin Pei (born 30 December 1988), also known as Seraph Sun, is a Singaporean former actress. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2013 to 2017. She won the "Ms Popularity" title in S.N.A.P. in 2012, and starred in dramas such as Peace & Prosperity and films such as Miss J Contemplates Her Choice. Sun left Mediacorp in October 2017 and shortly after married her Japanese husband.

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Early life

Sun graduated with Honours in Sociology from National University of Singapore. She had been acting in numerous school plays, and started part-time modelling with Upfront Models during her university days. She is effectively trilingual and studied in Osaka, Japan.

Career

Sun was talent-spotted in Marina Square during the filming of S.N.A.P. in 2012, and in 2013, was offered a MediaCorp contract. She made her acting debut in the web drama portion of 96°C Café with a small role, and became a guest host on Style: Check-in 3. With her Japanese language skills, she was soon given the opportunity to participate in the gameshow Find The Wasabi, a special collaboration with Japan TBS Station. [1]

In 2014, Sun made her film debut in Miss J Contemplates Her Choice, starring as the younger version of Kit Chan's role. [2] [3] She also filmed 118 & made an cameo appearance in a toggle original series, Mystic Whisper that landed her nomination for Best Newcomer in Star Awards 2015.

In 2015, she filmed Life Is Beautiful and had a breakthrough where she scored a major role in Hand In Hand , along with other veteran actors like Bryan Wong and Jesseca Liu. She was one of the Sheng Siong hosts of outdoor cooking after actress Tracy Lee left the entertainment industry. [4]

In 2016, she involved in a long running drama series, Peace & Prosperity where she lands her nomination for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in Star Awards 2017. In 2017, she had filmed Dream Coder and will be relocated to Tokyo after her marriage on 14 October 2017. She left the entertainment industry in October 2017, but has since relocated back to Singapore. She is currently a digital content editor at a media startup.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Dream Coder
梦想程式
Feng Ruiqing
冯瑞晴
Mediacorp Channel 8
2016 Fine Tune Eunice

Mediacorp Channel 5

The Dream Job
绝世好工
Actress
女演员
Mediacorp Channel 8
Peace & Prosperity
富贵平安
Xu Cuihua
许翠华
Mediacorp Channel 8
2015 Hand In Hand
手牵手
Hong Meiting
洪美婷
Mediacorp Channel 8
Life Is Beautiful
初一的心愿
Zhang Junxiu
张俊秀
Mediacorp Channel 8
Love On Air
音为爱
Sun Xinpei
孙欣佩
  • Cameo
  • Testube Series
2014 118 Ella Lee Mediacorp Channel 8
Mystic Whispers
Melissa
  • Cameo

Variety show appearances

YearTitleNotes
2013Find The Wasabi
2014Property SOS
小房子,大投资
Body SOS 3
小毛病, 大问题3
Guest
Shoot It S2
哪里出问题?2 之食在有问题
ePuff S2
娱乐泡芙
2015 Mars Vs. Venus
金星火星大不同
The Joy Truck 3
快乐速递
2016 Mars Vs Venus 2
金星火星大不同2
Episode 23
Closet Secrets
衣橱密语

TV hosting

YearTitleNotes
2013Star Collectibles
戏剧信息
  • Host
Style Check-In 2

潮人攻略2

  • Guest host
2014Style Check-In 3

潮人攻略3

  • Guest host
2015 - 2017The Sheng Siong Show

缤纷万千在升菘

  • Segment host
2016Science Behind the Scream
游乐园里看科学
  • Host

Accolades

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult
2012 S.N.A.P. Ms PopularityWon
2015 21st Star Awards Ceremony Best Newcomer Nominated
2017 23rd Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Peace & Prosperity
(as Xu Cuihua)
Nominated

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References

  1. "Spicing it up".
  2. Seah, May (8 July 2015). "Seraph Sun contemplates her choice". Today. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. Lee, Jocelyn (17 June 2015). "Local rookie Seraph Sun". AsiaOne. The New Paper. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. "Seraph Sun: Aloysius will suddenly sing some old songs in high pitch on set! 孙欣佩: 冯伟衷无缘无故会在片场装男高音,唱老土歌!". www.elle.sg. Archived from the original on 2017-03-16.