Vernetta Lopez
| Vernetta Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1973 Singapore |
| Occupation | Actress Radio presenter, Class 95FM |
| Website | |
| http://www.eternallyyours.com.sg | |
Vernetta Lopez is an actress and radio DJ in Singapore. Best remembered for her television role as Denise in MediaCorp's English local sitcom Under One Roof, Lopez is of Portuguese and Thai ancestry from her father as well as Peranakan from her mother.[1]
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[edit] Personal life
In 1997, Lopez married 987FM programme director, Mark Richmond. The couple divorced in 2001.
She later re-married British software engineer Wayne Gladwin, on July 25, 2009.[2]
[edit] Career
Lopez has many portfolios: Radio DJ, Actress, Wedding Planner, President of One Singapore, Professional Emcee.
[edit] Actress
Lopez's actual first television appearance was for a music television program called NiteRage, where from 5 hosts, it was streamlined to just 2; Vernetta Lopez and Bernard Lim. Starring in Singapore's first family sitcom shot Lopez to stardom in the 90s. Playing Denise, the comedy hit record breaking ratings and started Vernetta on her acting career professionally. Since then, she has starred in various productions and has taken on roles ranging from daughters to mothers and from doctors to mental patients. She has starred in other television sitcoms like, 'Can I Help You', 'First Touch', 'Shiver', 'Random Acts', 'Big Day Out', and Okto Channel's 'Zero Hero', playing Lady Magnificent alongside Timothy Nga.
She has also stomped the comedy floorboards in 'What the Butler Saw', starring Gerald Chew.
Lopez has also starred in RainTree Production's local English movie, 'The Leap Years', alongside Li Lin, Nadya Hutagalung, and Paula Malai Ali, as well as made a cameo appearance in local feature film 'City Sharks' in 2003.
[edit] Radio DJ
Lopez has been a familiar voice on the radio for the last 16 years, starting as a DJ on Heart 91.3, before moving on to Perfect 987FM and to her current gig as part of the morning trio with Glenn Ong and Mark Van Cuylenberg on the Morning Express on Class 95, a Singapore's English radio station. Having won several Favorite Radio DJ over several years, Lopez still laughs it up every morning from 6am to 10am on Class 95FM (95.0FM).
She describes herself as a Full-Time, Part-Timer, i.e. she is a Free Agent but has a regular radio show from Monday to Friday and also has project work for television or movies.
[edit] Trivia
In an interview in 2005, Lopez and her mother claimed that they were of African ancestry dating back to about 150,000 years. According to them, they had discovered this after taking a DNA test.
[edit] References
- ^ The Sunday Times Life!, 26 June 2005
- ^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/442933/1/.html No pre-wedding jitters for Vernetta Lopez
