Jeanette Aw
| Jeanette Aw | |
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| Chinese name | 歐萱 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 欧萱 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Ōu Xuān (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Aw Huen (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (欧燕苹) |
| Ancestry | Fujian,China |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Born | June 28, 1979 Singapore |
| Occupation | Actress, host, singer, dancer |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, piano, zither, violin, guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Official Website | SimplyJeanette.com |
Jeanette Aw (Chinese: 欧萱; pinyin: Ōu Xuān; born June 28, 1979) is a television actress from Singapore.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] 1979–2000: Early life
Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (欧燕苹) to Chinese parents. Her father has Peranakan ancestry while mother is a Hokkien. Jeanette is the youngest of three children, she has an older sister and older brother. She attended Raffles Girls' Primary School, Crescent Girls' School, National Junior College and National University of Singapore.
[edit] 2001–2002: Career beginnings
Jeanette Aw was the champion (out of six contestants) of a talent search contest titled "Route To Glamour", organised by the now defunct television network, MediaWorks. She was also awarded the Best Performer and Best Newcomer in the same year in her first year in MediaWorks. Later that year, she was invited to co-star in a Taiwanese production. In 2002, Aw left MediaWorks due to her studies. In the same year, she joined MediaCorp TV. She starred as Fan Keke in the highest rated drama series of the year, Beautiful Connection. Later, she went on to Taiwan to film the idol series Kiss of a Toast II. Aw won the Best Newcomer award in Star Awards 2002.
[edit] 2003-2005: Holland V and lead roles
In 2003, Aw starred in True Heroes as Chen Huimin, but it did not leave much of an impression in viewers. Then she starred in the most watched drama of the year, Holland V. She played Mo Jingjing, the 2nd female lead of this long-running drama which consisted 115 episodes. The role of Jingjing was that of a simple girl with low intelligence. She gained popularity from that drama eventually leading to her first actress nomination in Star Awards 2003. However, she lost the award to her co-star from the same series, Chen Liping. Nevertheless, she won her very first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award.
After the mega success of Holland V, Aw was seen as a possible successor of the Ah Jie (Big sister) status. With her rising popularity, she also endorsed SK Jewellery. She starred in her first female lead role as Wen Qian in [[Spice Siblings alongside Tay Ping Hui and Cynthia Koh. Following that, she also starred in two more dramas - A Child's Hope II and The Champion. She was again nominated for Best Actress for her excellent performance in A Child's Hope II and also won the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at Star Awards 2004.
In 2005, after two years of non stop filming, Jeanette became less productive. In January, she starred in My Lucky Charm alongside her favourite actress of all-time, Huang Biren, who played her mother in the series. Aw played Fang Lixiang, a Taiji master with body odour. Aw only filmed one drama in 2005, The Rainbow Connection, where she played Ding Yingying, a talented dancer who has stage fright. This drama involved a grand cast with members from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore such as Michelle Yim and Wang Ren Fu. Jeanette being a dancer in real life, had many dancing scenes in the drama too.
Though Aw did not manage to garner a Best Actress nomination in Star Awards 2005, she still managed to win her third Top 10 award.
[edit] 2006-2007: Career difficulties
In 2006, with the uprising of new stars Jesseca Liu, Felicia Chin and other young MediaCorp actresses, Jeanette became less prominent amongst those in her generation. In mid June, Jeanette starred in the drama 'C.I.D.', where she played a forensic assistant Fang Jiayi who suffered from mental illness after discovering about her past. Though this was a very challenging role, but she did not manage to achieve a breakthrough for her performance in this series. Later that year, she filmed 'Through It All' as Cheng Xiaoxuan, a designer who works in a small hotel managed by her family. Aw played second-fiddle to Jesseca Liu in this drama and was not involved in many important scenes filmed in Malaysia.
In Star Awards 2006, Jeanette clinched her fourth Top 10 award. In January 2007, Jeanette filmed 'The Peak' in which she played Zhong Xiao Yang, a ship construction worker who ended up in a wheelchair in order to save her boyfriend. The drama was filmed when Jeanette lost her godmother, and many expected her to be nominated for Best Actress but she didn't manage to get back to the list once again. In July, she was involved in 'Switched!' starring opposite Fann Wong where she played Jiang Xinhui, a famous, willful and materialistic actress.
[edit] 2008–2009: Breakthrough with The Little Nyonya
Aw spent four months filming in China for Shaolin Warriors. Then, she starred as Xiaorou in Rhythm of Life. Following that, she played Lin Keyi in The Defining Moment where she was praised for her good acting. Then came her big deserved opportunity: to star in MediaCorp's mega-blockbuster production, The Little Nyonya. Several actresses were auditioned for the role as the main lead actress. Aw got the role eventually. Despite criticism and speculation that she did not fit the role well initially, Aw proved her detractors wrong with her performance in both the role of a mother and daughter. The drama was such a huge success that it became the most watched drama in 15 years. Since then, Aw has gained much more fans and won several awards.
In the first half of 2009, Aw was busy with Endorsements and events, as well as musical The Peranakan Ball, where she paired with Dai Yang Tian for the 2nd time. Other casts included Ann Kok and Tan Diya. In the 2nd half of the year, Aw acted in Together with Yangtian for the 3rd time. She also earned a Best Actress nomination for the drama.
[edit] 2010–present: Recent work and projects
Aw just finished filming the Blockbuster drama Precious in China which consists 30 episodes. She plays the main lead role. She will once again be collaborating with Dai Yang Tian - the fifth time in three years. Precious is the remake of The Little Nyonya. But this time, Aw will be playing three roles instead of two roles. The three roles consist: mother Fang Xi Ruo and daughter Ling Qian Jin and Qian Jin's granddaughter. Filming of Precious ended in September 2011. She has also finished filming Rescue 995 as Shi Hao Ran. This role will be much different from her recent emotional roles. Shi Hao Ran is a good and righteous girl, and is very bubbly and cheerful always.
Aw recently announced that she will take on a non-MediaCorp production titled Jump! and filming will commence in November 2011. After filming for this show ends in January 2012, she will start on a new drama Absolutely Charming. She will play a beautiful, young fox spirit. After being caught flirting with the Jade emperor by the Heavenly queen, she was banished to Earth with a slap mark on her face, with very very ugly looks and a hoarse voice and manly mannerisms. In order to go back to Heaven and regain her beauty, she must make a man fall in love with her despite her hideous looks and hoarse voice and disgusting mannerisms.
There are rumors of a sequel to The Little Nyonya with Aw casted as the lead actress, though there is no confirmation of this speculation yet.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Star Awards | Other awards | Notes | |
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| 2001 | Touched 《情色男女》 |
1st lead | Mediaworks: Best Newcomer Best Performer |
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| 2002 | Cash is King 《胜券在握》 |
1st lead | ||||
| Kiss of a Toast 2 《吐司男之吻2》 |
1st Lead | Co-production with Taiwan | ||||
| Strange Encounter 《奇妙人生之愛情遞送》 |
1st lead | |||||
| Beautiful Connection 《九层糕》 |
3rd female lead | Best newcomer | ||||
| 2003 | True Heroes 《真心英雄》 |
2nd female lead | ||||
| Holland V 《荷兰村》 |
2nd female lead | Best Actress nomination | ||||
| 2004 | Spice Siblings 《辣兄辣妹》 |
1st female lead | ||||
| A Child’s Hope 2 《孩有明天2》 |
1st female lead | Best Actress nomination | ||||
| The Champion 《任我遨游》 |
1st female lead | Star Awards 25th Anniversary Show 2007: Best Classic Scenes Award (shared with Fiona Xie, Felicia Chin, Hsiao Qiao) |
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| 2005 | My Lucky Charm 《情来运转》 |
2nd female lead | ||||
| The Rainbow Connection 《舞出彩虹》 |
1st female lead | |||||
| 2006 | C.I.D. 《刑警2人组》 |
2nd female lead | ||||
| Through It All 《海的儿子》 |
2nd female lead | |||||
| 2007 | The Peak 《最高点》 |
2nd female lead | ||||
| Switched! 《幸运星》 |
2nd female lead | |||||
| Dear Dear Son In Law 《女婿当家》 |
1st female lead | |||||
| 2008 | The Shaolin Warriors 《少林僧兵》 |
2nd female lead | Co-production with China | |||
| Rhythm of Life 《变奏曲》 |
1st female lead | Asian Television Awards 2008: Best Drama Performance by an Actress nomination Channel 8 Countdown Party 2008: Top 8 Most Likeable Female Lead Characters (陈小柔) |
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| The Defining Moment 《沸腾冰点》 |
2nd female lead | Channel 8 Countdown Party 2008: Top 8 Most Likeable Female Lead Characters (林可怡) |
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| The Little Nyonya 《小娘惹》 |
1st female lead | Best Actress nomination | Channel 8 Countdown Party 2008: Top 8 Most Likeable Female Lead Characters (黄菊香 Huang Juxiang) Top 8 Most Likeable Female Lead Characters (山本月娘 Yamamoto Yueniang) |
45th anniversary mega blockbuster |
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| 2009 | Together 《当我们同在一起》 |
1st femaloe lead | Best Actress nomination | 46th anniversary mega blockbuster |
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| 2010 | New Beginnings 《红白喜事》 |
1st female lead | ||||
| Breakout 《破天网》 |
2nd female lead | Best Actress Nomination | 47th anniversary mega blockbuster | |||
| 2011 | Destiny in Her Hands 《断掌的女人》 |
1st female lead | Singaporean-Malaysian co-production, Ntv7 blockbuster drama, debuts in Malaysia on 9 June 2011, Mondays–Thursdays 10 pm | |||
| Precious 《千金》 |
1st female lead | Singaporean-Chinese co-production, blockbuster drama. Filming completed, showing in late 2011. | ||||
| 2012 | Rescue 995 《九九五》 |
1st female lead | Scheduled to air in 3 February 2012,Monday-Friday 9pm,on Channel 8. | |||
| Jump! 《跳浪》 |
1st female lead | Scheduled to air in May 2012,Monday-Friday 8pm,on Channel U. | ||||
| Absolutely Charming 《我爱狐狸精》 |
1st female lead | Scheduled to air in May 2012,Monday-Friday 9 pm,on Channel 8. |
[edit] Guest star
2011:
- Stars For A Cause 3 – 明星志工队 3
2010:
- Stars For A Cause 2 – 明星志工队 2
- Entertainment on 5
- One Moment of Glory
- Evolution
2 009
- Good Morning Singapore
- Princess & the Prince《当公主遇上王子》
2007
- The Princesses And The Dude
2004:
- Stars of all trades
- Wish You were Here
2000:
- Route to glamour
[edit] Musical
2009:
- The Peranakan Ball 《娘惹之恋》
[edit] Awards and nominations
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[edit] Magazine covers
- CLEO
- ICON
- Live Well
- Nu You TIME
- Oriental Cuisine
- Style Weddings
- My Wedding
- Simply Her
- I-Weekly
- 8 Days
- U-Weekly
- Citta Bella
- Her World
- Nu You
- 姐妹 – Sisters
- 风采 – Feminine
- 美味风采
[edit] Endorsements/commercials
2001 to 2002:
- OTO
- Singtel
- Sony Batteries
- Asia1.com
- Glamour Shot Promotional Ad
2003:
- Pokka Vegetable Juice
- Intenz Skin Care
2004:
- Intenz Skin Care
- SK Jewellery
2005:
- SK Jewellery
- StarHub I – Mode
2006:
- SK Jewellery
- StarHub I – Mode
2009:
- OSIM uSqueez Warm
- SAKURA Restaurant (TVC Campaign)
- IZU by True Colours
- Kim Robhinson (Sponsorship)
- NETS
- New Moon
2010:
- Avenza Reduzē
- New Moon
2011:
- OWL International
- New Moon
- Avenza Reduze
[edit] External links
- The Official Jeanette Aw Fan Club
- Jeanette Aw 欧萱
- Jeanette Aw HONG KONG FansClub
- Jeanette Aw's Facebook
- Jeanette Aw's Twitter
- Jeanette Aw's Weibo
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