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Template:Chinese name Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Julie Tan (born September 22, 1992) is a Malaysian born Singaporean actress and model. She was the female lead in That Girl in Pinafore.

Early life

Tan was born in Malaysia. She is a Singapore-based actress and completed her education in Singapore. She went to Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School and studied Drama in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. She is recently studying in New York Film Academy.

Career

In 2008, she debuted in acting and was starred in telemovie, The Promise as a girl with intellectual disability in 2009. She was also the first runner-up in The New Paper's New Face 2009.

In 2010, Tan was starred in a number of television episodes, including The Illusionist, No Limits and New Beginnings. She auditioned for Alpha Entertainment in 2011, and was given a chance to be part of K-pop girl group Skarf, which she turned down.[1] She worked together with Joanne Peh in television dramas A Tale of 2 Cities and A Song to Remember, as one of the female leads.

In 2013, she starred in movies Judgement Day and That Girl in Pinafore, in which she starred alongside Daren Tan. She became the host for A Date with K-pop Stars, which debuts on Channel U on February 21, 2014, where she travelled to South Korea[2] and spent time with idols including Dal Shabet, Hwang Kwanghee of ZE:A, Yewon and Baby J of Jewelry, Teen Top, Rainbow, A-Jax and former H.O.T. member Moon Hee-Joon.[3]

In 2013, Tan got her first individual lead role starring in 96°C Café pairing up with Desmond Tan. In the same year, she also starred in Gonna Make It (TV Series) , pairing up with Xu Bin. In 2015, Tan starred in The Dream Makers II as Jeanette Aw's sister and the main villain of the drama, pairing up with Zhang Zhenhuan. It was her breakthrough role and she won her first acting award starring as Dong Zihuai in the drama.

In May 2016, it was announced that Tan will take a 6-month break from acting in order to take a four-month acting course at New York Film Academy's school of acting.[4]

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Wonder Boy Linda
2014 Mystery Tony
2013 Judgement Day Xiaolu
That Girl in Pinafore May Sun Xiaomei

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Lead
第一主角
Fang Anya
方安雅
  • 1/2 of the Female Lead 两大女主角之一
2016 My First School
快乐第一班
Xu Leqing
徐乐晴
  • Pairs up with Aloysius Pang
  • 1/2 of the Female Lead 两大女主角之一
  • 8 Episode Sitcom
Peace & Prosperity
富贵平安
Huang Zihong
黄子鸿
2015 The Dream Makers II
志在四方II
Dong Zihuai
董子怀
  • Pairs up with Zhang Zhenhuan
  • Supporting Role 女配角
  • Main villain of the drama
The Journey: Our Homeland
信约:我们的家园
Yao Jiahui
姚嘉慧
  • Pairs up with Ian Fang
  • Supporting Role 女配角
Tiger Mum
虎妈来了
Chen Huixin
陈慧欣
  • Pairs up with Jeffrey Xu
  • Supporting Role 女配角
2014 Three Wishes
三个愿望
Zhao Xiaomin
赵晓敏
  • Pairs up with Jeffrey Xu
  • Supporting Role 女配角
In The Name of Love
最爱是你
Bai Xiaoshan
白小珊
  • Pairs up with Pierre Png
  • 2nd Female Lead 第二女主角
2013 Gonna Make It
小小传奇
Su Xiaoxiao
苏小小
  • Pairs up with Xu Bin
  • 1st Female Lead 第一女主角
96°C Café
96 °C 咖啡
Tang Yuchen
唐雨晨
It's a Wonderful Life
好运到
Hao Ping'an
郝平安
  • Pairs up with Elvin Ng
  • 2nd Female Lead 第二女主角
2012 Unriddle 2
最火搭档2
Fu Lelin
傅乐琳
  • Sibling with Romeo Tan
  • Cameo appearance 客串
2011 A Song to Remember
星洲之夜
Liu Jiumei
刘九妹
  • Pairs up with Qi Yuwu
  • 1/3 of the Female Lead 三大女主角之一
Let's Play Love
PK爱情
Isabelle
  • Pairs up with Jeffrey Xu
  • 2nd Female Lead 第二女主角
Secrets for Sale
拍。卖
Yumi
  • Cameo appearance 客串主演
A Tale of 2 Cities
乐在双城
Pan Lexuan
潘乐萱
2010 Secret Garden Abby
  • Pairs up with Lawrence Wong
  • Supporting Role 女配角
No Limits
泳闯琴关
Liu Xinyu
刘欣雨
  • Cameo appearance 客串
New Beginnings
红白囍事
Xiaofang
小芳
  • Cameo appearance 客串
The Illusionist Zhang Ting
张婷
  • Supporting Role 女配角

Telemovies

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Promise
向日葵的约定
Lee Shanshan
李姗姗

Accolades

Year Award Work Result
2013 Star Awards 2013, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
Star Awards 2013, Rocket Award It's a Wonderful Life Nominated
2014 Star Awards 2014, Favourite Onscreen Couple Gonna Make It! Nominated
Star Awards 2014, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Nominated
Star Awards 2014, BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Award N/A Nominated
Star Awards 2014, London ChocoRoll Happiness Award N/A Nominated
2015 Star Awards 2015, Best Supporting Actress Three Wishes Nominated
Star Awards 2015, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
Star Awards 2015, BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Award N/A Won
Star Awards 2015, London ChocoRoll Happiness Award N/A Nominated
2016 Star Awards 2016, Rocket Award N/A Won
Star Awards 2016, Best Supporting Actress The Dream Makers II Won
Star Awards 2016, Favourite Onscreen Couple The Dream Makers II Nominated
Star Awards 2016, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/A Won
Star Awards 2016, BioSkin Flawless Skin Award N/A Nominated
Asian Television Awards 2016, Best Supporting Actress The Dream Makers II Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Julie Tan turns down offer to be K-pop star". AsiaOne News. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Julie Tan uncovers Seoul's best-kept travel secrets with K-pop stars in new show". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Julie Tan rubs shoulders with K-pop stars". xinmsn. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ^ Goh, Joanna (4 May 2016). "Julie Tan to take 6 month-break from acting". Today. Retrieved 6 May 2016.