Jeanette Aw
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Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Template:Chinese name Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), also known by her Chinese stage name Ou Xuan, is a Singaporean television actress and contracted artiste under MediaCorp.
Biography
Background
Aw was born to a Peranakan father and a Chinese mother with ancestry from Fujian, China. She has an elder sister and an elder brother. She was educated in Raffles Girls' Primary School, Crescent Girls' School, National Junior College and the National University of Singapore.
2001-2002: Career beginnings
In 2001, Aw emerged champion (out of six contestants) in a talent search contest, "Route to Glamour", organised by the now defunct television network SPH MediaWorks. She was also awarded Best Performer and Best Newcomer in that same year she joined SPH MediaWorks. She was invited to co-star in a Taiwanese television drama later that year. She left SPH MediaWorks in early 2002 to continue her studies, and joined MediaCorp later that year. She starred as Fan Keke in Beautiful Connection, the highest rated television drama in Singapore in 2002. She also went to Taiwan again to film the idol drama Kiss of a Toast II. Aw won the Best Newcomer award in the Star Awards 2002.
2003-2005: Holland V and lead roles
In 2003, Aw starred in True Heroes as Chen Huimin, but her performance did not receive much attention. Later that year, she starred as Mo Jingjing, a girl with low IQ, in Holland V, the most watched television drama in Singapore in 2003. She gained popularity for playing Mo Jingjing and was nominated in the Star Awards 2003, but lost the award to her co-star Chen Liping. However, 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, Aw became less productive. In January, she starred as Fang Lixiang in My Lucky Charm alongside Huang Biren, who played her mother in the series. 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 an ensemble cast with members not only from Singapore, but also from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia. As Aw is also a dancer in real life, she acted in many dancing scenes in the drama.
Though Aw did not manage to garner a Best Actress nomination in the Star Awards 2005, she still managed to win her third Top 10 award.
2006-2007: Career difficulties
In 2006, with the uprising of new stars Jesseca Liu, Felicia Chin and other young MediaCorp actresses, Aw became less prominent amongst those in her generation. In mid June, Aw 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, Aw clinched her fourth Top 10 award. In January 2007, Aw 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 Aw lost her godmother, and many expected her to be nominated for Best Actress but she did not 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.
2008–2009: Breakthrough with The Little Nyonya
Aw spent four months filming in China for The 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 Dai Yang Tian for the 3rd time. She also earned a Best Actress nomination for the drama.
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's most recent drama Jump! was released last month. This 13-episode Channel U drama is Jeanette's first attempt in a laugh-out-loud comedy, making it a surprising and challenging attempt.
Aw is currently filming one of the year end blockbusters, Beyond. In this supernatural suspense drama, Aw will act alongside Li Nanxing for the third time.
Filmography
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》 |
1st-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 female 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》 |
1st female lead | Best Actress Nomination | 28 years in Chinese drama 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 《995》 |
1st female lead | . | |||
| Jump! 《跳浪》 |
1st female lead | Scheduled to air in May 2012, Monday-Friday 8pm, on Channel U. | ||||
| Beyond 《X元素》 |
1st female lead | Scheduled to air in Sep-Oct 2012, one of the 30th anniversary blockbusters. | ||||
| 2013 | Spice Up 《幸福料理》 |
1st female lead | Debuts in 2013 | |||
| The Dream Makers 《志在四方》 |
Female lead | Channel 8 50th anniversary mid-year blockbuster. Jeanette's first collaboration with Mediacorp veteran Zoe Tay and fellow Hype Records artiste Rui En. |
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
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- 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
Musical
2009:
- The Peranakan Ball 《娘惹之恋》
Awards and nominations
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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
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