Beatrice Chia (born 16 May 1974 in Singapore) is a Singaporean actress and theatre director.
She has directed over 40 productions and was awarded the Young Artist Award, Singapore's highest award for young arts practitioners. As an actress, she has featured in
Triple Nine and had the lead role in the 2017 medical drama BRA.
Beatrice was the first woman to be appointed as Creative Director of the
National Day Parade 2011.
Education
Beatrice had her Secondary school education at
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Raffles Girls' School (RGS) is an independent girls' secondary school located in Braddell, Singapore. Established in 1879, it is one of the oldest schools in Singapore. RGS, together with its affiliated school Raffles Institution, offers a six- ...
. In 1984, the year the
Gifted Education Program was first implemented, Beatrice was selected to be part of the first cohort of students who were recognised to be intellectually gifted. She completed the program in 1990. She went on to
Charterhouse
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* Charterhouse (monastery), of the Carthusian religious order
Charterhouse may also refer to:
Places
* The Charterhouse, Coventry, a former monastery
* Charterhouse School, an English public school in Surrey
London ...
, a boarding school in the United Kingdom, before auditioning successfully for the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...
.
Career
A well-known face on television from 1998 to 2001, Beatrice was best known for her role in
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...
Channel 5 police drama
Triple Nine.
A familiar figure in the theatre scene, Beatrice won the Life! Theatre Award for Best Actress for her role in Dead Certain, playing a paraplegic obsessed with taking revenge on the man who caused her paralysis.
In 2001, Beatrice started directing. Her directorial debut was Shopping and F***ing, which opened to critical acclaim and she was awarded the Life! Theatre Award for Best Director for it. In 2003, Beatrice's production of
Martin Sherman
Martin Gerald Sherman (born December 22, 1938) is an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 60 countries. He rose to fame in 1979 with the production of his play '' Bent'', which e ...
’s famous play Bent, about the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany, won the Life! Theatre Award for Best Production. Her other theatre productions include Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Cabaret the Musical, and more recently, ArmyDaze by
Michael Chiang
Michael Chiang (born 27 October 1955 in Muar, Malaysia) is a prolific playwright and screenwriter in Singapore. He is known as "Singapore's most famous and successful playwright".
From 1990 to 2009, Chiang was the editorial director of Mediacorp ...
and Tropicana the Musical.
In 2011, Beatrice became the first female creative director to helm the National Day Parade. During the Parade, the Funpack Song using Lady Gaga's Bad Romance became a subject of controversy, causing it to be dropped.
In 2015, Beatrice was appointed the Creative Director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the
South-East Asian Games 2015.
In 2016, Beatrice was appointed for the second time, the Creative Director of the National Day Parade. The Parade was held at the National Stadium. She also served as the Creative Director of the inaugural Civic District Outdoor Festival.
In 2017, Beatrice returned to acting after a hiatus of 15 years. She played the lead role of Dr Alexis Chua, in Mediacorp Channel 5's BRA,
a 13-part series about breast cancer.
Personal life
Beatrice is married to former radio DJ Mark Richmond. They were married in 2006 and have a son named Sol, born in 2007. Beatrice also uses the name Beatrice Chia-Richmond in her works.
Filmography
Film
Television
National Events
Awards
* 2001 DBS Life! Theatre Award for Best Director for Shopping and F***ing, produced by Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble.
* 2003 ST Life! Award for Production of the Year for Bent, produced by Toy Factory Productions.
* 2004 ST Life! Award for Best Actress for her role in Dead Certain, produced by Escape Productions.
* 2006 awarded the Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council.
* 2015 Great Women of our Time by Singapore Women's Weekly
References
External links
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Singaporean actresses
1974 births
Living people
Singaporean theatre directors
Singaporean women theatre directors
Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama