Jaymee Ong (王淑美, born 21 September 1979 in Australia) is an Australian model and actress. She is currently the co-host of ''

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'' and the host of

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's '' eBuzz'' in Singapore.

Personal life

Ong was born and raised in Australia. In her late teens she began her modeling career. Ong married Australian electrical engineer Matthew Heath in 2009 after dating him for three years. They have a daughter Juliet born in 2010, and a son Harrison born in 2015.

Film career

In 1999, Ong was signed by

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to Media Asia in Hong Kong where she started a film career. She starred in her debut film ''

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''. The success of ''Gen-X Cops'' was followed by a lead role in '' Rave Fever'', an independent movie that established her as a serious actress. She went to Hollywood where she had a small part in ''

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'' in 2001, but then shifted her acting career to Los Angeles, where she was cast for several guest appearances in U.S. TV series ''

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'' and ''

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''. Based in Singapore since 2004, Ong has co-starred with Thai actor Gof Akara and Sharon Au in Channel 5 drama ''

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''. She is also a host for AXN, currently hosting and writing for '' eBuzz'', a weekly entertainment magazine programme where she interviews international celebrities. She also stars in Spa Seekers with her sister Lindsay on TLC. In 2007 she was chosen as the host for ''

'', a reality programme about

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that is produced by

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Other work

Ong became the spokesperson for Silkygirl in 2005 and she is ambassador of

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(i-Play edition), a multiple award-winning car. She is a

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Singapore Goodwill Ambassador, travelling to

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, Thailand to learn more about poverty, HIV/AIDS and

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issues. On her return, she participated in various World Vision events to help promote the charity. In December 2007, she was involved in a nationwide campaign for

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called "One Life Experience". She was the host of the global press conference for the Samsung Omnia SGH i-900 smart phone. and was the 2008 Formula 1

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Ambassador. Starring in Point of Entry Season 2 to 4 as DSP Kara Yeo, Home Team Liaison from Specialised Crime Division of CID in

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References

External links

* *https://web.archive.org/web/20090325023726/http://www.kosmicfilm.com.sg/jaymee.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Ong, Jaymee 1979 births Living people Australian female models Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Australian models of Chinese descent Australian actresses of Asian descent