Paige Chua
Singaporean actress (born 1981)
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Paige Chua (born Chua Chi Hui on 25 June 1981) is a Singaporean actress and television host.
- Actress
- model
- television host
Paige Chua | |
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Chua in 2014 | |
| Born | 25 June 1981[1] |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Awards | Full list |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 蔡琦慧 |
| Simplified Chinese | 蔡琦慧 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cài Qíhuì |
Early life
Chua was born in Singapore on 25 June 1981. She attended Mayflower Secondary School[2] and Serangoon Junior College[3] before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts.[4] She also represented Singapore in netball, as part of the National Youth Netball team between 1997 and 1999.[4][5] She retired from competitive netball due to an injury.[5]
Career
After retirement from netball, Chua took up basic modeling class and subsequently modelled for four years.[5]
Chua made her acting debut in Just in Singapore,[5] where she was cast as the half-sister of Fiona Xie. In the latter part of 2008, she had 2 more roles in La Femme and Crime Busters x 2.
In 2010 Chua earned her first nomination for “Best Supporting Actress” in Star Awards 2010 for her character in The Dream Catchers. She made a guest appearance in Unriddle as Zhang Meilin, a girl with a dubious identity. The Score was Chua's first role as a lead actress where she played Zhou Tian Lan - an office lady with a mysterious background. She also acted in a drama series Secret Garden.
In 2011, Chua appeared in the movie It's a Great, Great World as Mu Dan, a nightclub dancer. Chua also starred alongside Chen Hanwei as his wife, Bai Xiu Ming a jovial workaholic in the drama Be Happy. Chua also hosted a lifestyle information program, LOHAS and The Activist's Journey II, an info-ed program in 2012. She won her first Star Award, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste at Star Awards 2012.
In 2013, Chua starred in numerous dramas including It's A Wonderful Life, 96°C Café, The Enchanted and Sudden. She had her first comedy role in the sitcom, The Recruit Diaries where she played LT Angie Chen. Chua also had a role in Okto as an inexperienced elementary school teacher in The School Bell Rings and hosted season 4 of RenovAID.
In 2014, Chua won Bottomslim Sexiest leg award at Star Awards 20. Her character as part of a chivalrous team in Against The Tide earned her a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" in Star Awards 2015.
Chua won her second Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste award at Star Awards 2015. In 2016, Chua participated in Beyond Words a Malaysian production, and was one of the leading actresses for If Only I Could, The Gentlemen and Soul Reaper. Chua was also cast in the drama Hero. This character was seen as a breakthrough role and earned her a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" in Star Awards 2017. In 2017, Chua played a Navy Captain in When Duty Calls, an NS50 drama in which Mediacorp Channel 8 collaborated with Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs. She won her third Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in Star Awards 2017. Chua earned her first nomination for "Best Actress" for the housewife character she played in Mightiest Mother-in-Law, and won her fourth Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2018.
Chua starred in the drama Blessings 2, a time travel drama between 2018 and 1918 where she played the belle of Lavender Street. Chua acted as a Nurse Clinician in the third installment of You Can Be An Angel.
Filmography
Television series and film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Just in Singapore
(一房半厅，一水缸) |
Lin Xiuzhen | [6] | |
| La Femme
(绝对佳人) |
Qian Tingting | [6] | ||
| Crime Busters x 2
(叮当神探) |
Yu Jie | [6] | ||
| 2009 | The Dream Catchers
(未来不是梦) |
Zhang Xiaowei | [1] | |
| Your Hand in Mine
(想握你的手) |
Li Lifen | |||
| 2010 | Unriddle
(最火搭档) |
Zhang Meilin | ||
| The Score
(无花果) |
Zhou Tianlan | [6] | ||
| Secret Garden
(秘密花园) |
Tracy | [7] | ||
| 2011 | Code of Honour
(正义武馆) |
Tang Jiabao | ||
| Be Happy
(生日快乐) |
Bai Xiuming | |||
| 2012 | Poetic Justice
(微笑正义) |
Liang Huiqin | Cameo | |
| 2013 | It's A Wonderful Life
(好运到) |
Isabella | ||
| 96°C Café
(96 °C 咖啡) |
Luo Xijie | Cameo | ||
| The Enchanted
(浴女图) |
Chen Jingli | |||
| The Recruit Diaries
(阿兵新传) |
Angie Chen Yanxi | [8][9] | ||
| The School Bell Rings | Miss Lee | |||
| Sudden
(骤变) |
Zhao Kexuan | Cameo | ||
| 2014 | Against The Tide
(逆潮) |
Zhang Jingxuan | [10] | |
| 2015 | Good Luck
(百岁大吉) |
Fang Enqi | ||
| Let It Go
(分手快乐) |
Emily Xie | Cameo | [11] | |
| Love?
(限量爱情) |
Rachel Yap | [12] | ||
| Families On The Edge
(一家都不能少) |
Karen Yeo | [13][14] | ||
| Code of Law (Season 3) | Amy | Cameo | ||
| Mind Game
(心迷) |
Feng Xuezhi / Liang Huixin | [15] | ||
| 2016 | Beyond Words
(爱要怎么说) |
Vivian | [16] | |
| If Only I Could
(十年...你还好吗？) |
Huo Xiwen | |||
| The Gentlemen
(来自水星的男人) |
Su Meidai | |||
| Soul Reaper (勾魂使者) | Angela | [17] | ||
| Hero
(大英雄) |
Ou Jinxuan | |||
| 2017 | Mightiest Mother-in-Law
(最强岳母) |
Guan Shuhui | [4] | |
| When Duty Calls
(卫国先锋) |
Shen Yixuan | [18] | ||
| My Friends From Afar
(知星人) |
Yang Tianning | [19] | ||
| 2018 | VIC
(维多利亚的模力) |
Nicole Chong | Cameo | [20] |
| Love at Cavenagh Bridge
(加文纳桥的约定) |
He Zishan / Hong Ying | [21][22] | ||
| Blessing 2
(祖先保佑2) |
Zheng Juehui | [23] | ||
| You Can Be An Angel 3
(你也可以是天使3) |
Xia Yutian | [24] | ||
| 2019 | Voyage Of Love
(爱。起航) |
Chen Hailin | [25] | |
| Playground (游乐场) | Susannah Kok | [26] | ||
| I See You
(看见看不见的你) |
Cheryl | Cameo | [27][28] | |
| All Is Well
(你那边怎样，我这边OK) |
Lin Zhiling | [29] | ||
| The Good Fight
(致胜出击) |
Zhuang Shuya | [30] | ||
| A World Of Difference
(都市狂想) |
Wu Xinyi | [31][32] | ||
| 2020 | Happy Prince (快乐王子) | Zhang Yuwen | [33] | |
| Super Dad
(男神不败) |
Ye Ling Zhi | [34] | ||
| 2021 | Soul Old Yet So Young
(心里住着老灵魂) |
Wu Xinji | [5] | |
| The Heartland Hero
(邻里帮) |
Bao Qingtian | |||
| Watch Out ! Alexius (小心啊！谢宇航) | Sun Jieshan | |||
| 2022 | Healing Heroes
(医生不是神) |
Zhou Yishi | ||
| When Duty Calls 2
(卫国先锋2) |
Shen Yixuan | [35] | ||
| 2024 | Moments
(时光倾城) |
Gu Yuexin | [36] | |
| Furever Yours
(宠他，还是爱我?) |
Zhong Jianan | |||
| 2025 | Perfectly Imperfect
(活出好命来) |
Hua Niang Niang
(Hua Ruyi) |
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| Under The Net
(力挽狂蓝) |
Lin Jiaqi | |||
| 2026 | Kid U Not
(孩是老的辣) |
Mei Zhen | ||
| (难言之隐) |
Hosting
Discography
Compilation albums
| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 | 群星贺岁金蛇献祥和 | |
| 2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | 新传媒群星金羊添吉祥 | |
| 2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | 新传媒群星金猴添喜庆 | |
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 | |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 | |
| 2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 | |
| 2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 | |
| 2021 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 | 福满牛年Moo Moo乐 |
