Fann Wong
Singaporean actress and singer
Fann Woon Fong (born 27 January 1971), known professionally as Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer, businesswoman and model. She has been referred to as one of MediaCorp's Ah Jie for being one of the most successful actresses from Singapore.
At the local Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to snag three prominent awards in the same year: Best Actress, Best Newcomer and Top 5 Most Popular Female Artiste. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia through film and television productions, she became the first Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights. She married actor Christopher Lee on 29 September 2009.
In a career spanning over three decades, Fann's accolades include the Star Awards for Best Actress, Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste, Huading Awards as well as nominations for Hong Kong Film Awards and MTV Movie Awards.
Early life
Born in Singapore to Hakka tailor parents, Fann Chin Khew and Wong Siew Toy, Fann Wong would later derive her English stage name from her parents' surnames. Fann has three siblings — an older sister, as well as a younger brother and a younger sister named Fan Wen Qing (former child actress). She was educated at Temasek Secondary School, where she took her GCE 'O' Level examinations in 1987.
Fann was a child actor while in primary school and featured in several SBC children's programmes.
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