Jernelle Oh Yu Shi (born 3 July 1994) is a Singaporean actress and host who made her debut through the ''

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'' where she was one of the 12 finalists in the talent search competition.

Early life and career

Oh attended Ngee Ann Polytechnic where she majored in Chinese media and communication. Oh then went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in linguistics and multilingual studies from

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. She had worked as a TV extra and English-Chinese tutor before joining ''

''. A finalist in ''Star Search 2019'', Oh has been cast in vastly different roles. She played a Vietnamese national in ''

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'' (2021) and a Thai woman in long-form drama ''

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'' (2021). In 2023, she played a food delivery worker with

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in ''

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'', where the character was based on a real-life person. In 2021, Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency created the girl group "4567", where Oh was part of the group with Gini Chang,

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and

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. In mid-August 2023, Oh started her guest-hosting gig on the news radio station Capital 95.8FM.

Filmography

Oh has appeared in the following programmes and films:

Television series

Web series

Variety and reality show

Radio hosting

* Capital 95.8FM - 城市007 (2023; every Thursday 12pm-2pm)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oh, Jernelle Women DJs 1998 births Living people Singaporean television actresses Nanyang Technological University alumni 21st-century Singaporean actresses Singaporean television presenters Singaporean radio presenters Singaporean women radio presenters Singaporean DJs Ngee Ann Polytechnic alumni