Joanne Peh Wei Siew (; born 25 April 1983) is a
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
an actress and host managed under
The Celebrity Agency. She was named as one of the
Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor
Qi Yuwu
Qi Yuwu (; born 28 November 1976) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under Beijing Enlight Media Group.
Early life and career
Qi studied at Guangzhou Physical Education In ...
.
Life and career
After winning the title of Miss Elegant and Miss Personality in
Miss Singapore Universe 2002, Peh was signed on as an artiste with MediaCorp. Despite having to juggle work and her university studies at the same time, she won both the Most Popular Newcomer award and the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2004, an annual Singaporean award ceremony for TV personalities.
Peh was educated in
Temasek Secondary School
Temasek Secondary School (TMS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Bedok South, Singapore. Founded in 1980, it offers secondary education leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or Singapore-Cambridge GCE No ...
where she was the head prefect, and also in
Victoria Junior College. After graduating with a mass communications degree from
Nanyang Technological University, she continued her acting career with the station as a full-time actress.
She earned positive reviews from audiences with her performances in drama serials such as ''Like Father, Like Daughter'', ''The Golden Path'', ''The Little Nyonya'' and ''
A Tale of 2 Cities''. Her compelling portrayal of Yuzhu, the ill-fated girl with a heart of gold in ''The Little Nyonya'', received rave reviews, as well as a Best Actress award nod at the Star Awards 2009.
Peh's foray into movies started in 2004, when she acted in Jack Neo's movie ''The Best Bet''. In 2011, she proved her versatility in Raintree Pictures' highly successful festive blockbuster ''It's A Great Great World''.
Effectively bilingual and well known for her eloquence and intelligence, Peh is also a host of variety shows and specials, including ''President's Star Charity 2005'' and ''The Activist Journey'', which won her the Best Info-ed Programme Host Award at
Star Awards 2011
Star Awards 2011 ( Chinese: 红星大奖 2011) was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual ''Star Awards'' organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel ...
, edging out veterans like
Mark Lee and
Bryan Wong
Bryan Wong Lok Kiang (, born on 30 January 1971) is a Singaporean television host and actor.
Career
Wong began his career as a child actor in 1981 and featured in several popular children's programmes on SBC. He began performing modelling ...
for the award.
She won her second Best Actress at the
Star Awards 2012 for her performance as a spoiled girl trying to find love in ''A Tale of 2 Cities''. This is a feat only matched by fellow MediaCorp actress
Rui En
Loh Rui En (born 29 January 1981), better known by her stage name Rui En (瑞恩), is a Singaporean actress and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was under contract of MediaCorp and managed under Hype Records. ...
.
Having beat out veteran actresses like Zoe Tay and Fann Wong, Peh was besieged by reporters after the show, asking how she felt about her win. Peh later revealed in an interview that she broke down and cried after everyone had left.
Peh scored a rare double nomination in the
Star Awards 2015
Star Awards 2015 (also SA2015, Chinese: 红星大奖2015) is a double television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channel Mediacorp Channel 8. SA2015 is broa ...
for her roles as Zhang Hui Niang in ''
The Journey: Tumultuous Times'' and Assistant Superintendent of Police Leow Xin Yi in ''
C.L.I.F. 3
''C.L.I.F. 3'' (''Courage, Loyalty, Integrity, Fairness'', or 警徽天职3) was a police procedural series produced by MediaCorp Singapore in 2014 in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. It was broadcast from 9 April to 13 May 2014 on ...
'', for which she won the Best Supporting Actress.
A highly sought-after celebrity for commercial endorsements, Peh has lent her face to numerous immensely successful campaigns, including Lux and Jetstar.
Peh received the
All-Time Favourite Artiste Award at the
Star Awards 2017 after winning the
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 2005 to 2006 and 2008 to 2016.
Personal life
Peh was in a high-profile relationship with radio deejay and celebrity
Bobby Tonelli
Robert Tonelli Jr., known as Bobby Tonelli is an American actor and television host who has appeared in several Hollywood films including '' Cages'', ''Running Red'', ''No Tomorrow'', and ''The Darwin Conspiracy'', as well as numerous Singapore t ...
for four years, after they met on the set of ''
The Little Nyonya
''The Little Nyonya'' ( zh, c= ) is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Dai Xiangyu, Lin Meijiao, Pan Lingling, Cynthia Koh, Pierre Png, Joanne Peh, Desmond Sim, Eelyn K ...
''. The couple regularly appeared together on television shows and commercials before their split.
In April 2013, Peh began dating Chinese actor
Qi Yuwu
Qi Yuwu (; born 28 November 1976) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under Beijing Enlight Media Group.
Early life and career
Qi studied at Guangzhou Physical Education In ...
. They were married in a private ceremony on 9 September 2014 at the Mövenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa. On 28 January 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. On 7 August 2015, she gave birth to a baby girl. On 21 April 2017, she gave birth to her second child, a boy.
Peh has an official fan club called "Jollity Club" which has been running since 2005.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show host
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Joanne Peh's Profileon Toggle
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1983 births
Living people
Nanyang Technological University alumni
Singaporean people of Hokkien descent
Singaporean television actresses
Singaporean film actresses
Singaporean television personalities
21st-century Singaporean actresses
Victoria Junior College alumni