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Aileen Tan
Singaporean actress (born 1966) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aileen Tan Lay Ching (born 18 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress.
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Life and career
Tan studied at Willow Secondary School.[1] Tan worked in sales for more than a year before becoming an office administrator at an advertising agency. [1]
Tan participated in Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's inaugural Star Search in 1988 and was placed second behind Zoe Tay.[1] She also won the award for Most Photogenic.[1]
Tan also ventured into English dramas. In 2000, she played Mae in MediaCorp Channel 5's longest-running drama series, Growing Up. Later in 2009, she played Suzanne Kong, the wife of a tycoon in the 40-episode drama Red Thread. In 2013, Tan won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 18th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for her role in The Day It Rained on Our Parade which consisted of four episodes.[2] On 29 May 2015, it was announced that Tan will play the lead role in Jack Neo's film, Long Long Time Ago alongside Mark Lee and Wang Lei.[3]
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Personal life
Tan married Hong Kong film director Gerald Lee in 2002.[4] She experienced an ectopic pregnancy in 2006, which eventually led to an abortion.[5][1]
Filmography
Television series
Film
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Awards and nominations
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References
External links
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