Pam Oei

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Pamela Oei
Born (1972-01-26) 26 January 1972 (age 51)
OccupationActress
Spouse Ken Kwek
Children1
Musical career
Years active1996–present

Pamela Oei (born 26 January 1972) is a Singaporean theatre actress. [1]

Contents

Background

Oei is part of the cabaret trio Dim Sum Dollies. [2] She is also a certified Allen Carr therapist. [3]

Film roles

Oei played the part of Peggy in the 1998 comedy romance Peggy Su! which was about a 19-year-old Chinese woman living in Liverpool, England in the early 1960s. [4] [5]

Personal life

Oei is married to the Singaporean writer-director and filmmaker Ken Kwek, and the couple has one son. [6] [7] [8]

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