Joey Swee (born 5 June 1977) is a Singaporean actress and television host. A former model, Swee entered showbiz as a ''

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'' semi-finalist contestant in 1997 and played her first leading role in the 1999 Channel 8 series ''My Teacher, My Friend''. She retired from acting in 2009 to become a full-time homemaker, and returned to screen in 2018 with the long-form drama series ''

Reach for the Skies ''Reach For The Skies'' (Chinese: 不平凡的平凡) is a 150-episode drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Bryan Wong, Kym Ng, Pan Lingling, Yao Wenlong, Joey Swee, Zhang Zhenhuan and He Yingying as the cast of this series ...

''.

Personal life

Besides English and Mandarin, Swee also speaks

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. In 2000, Swee received warning from the traffic police for a speeding offence. Since 2005, Swee has been married to Indonesian-Chinese businessman Gani Bustan, the CEO of a coal and mining company who is based in

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, Indonesia. They have three sons - Kynaston, Jefferson and Algernon. Swee does

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and

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Filmography

Swee has appeared in the following programmes and films:

Television series

*''Tuition Fever'' (1997) *''Not The Facts'' (1997) *''The Test Of Time'' (1997) *''Office Affairs '' (1998) *''

The Return of the Condor Heroes ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', also called ''The Giant Eagle and Its Companion'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the '' Condor Trilogy'' and was preceded by '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and foll ...

'' (1998) *'' Stand by Me'' (1998) *''S.N.A.G'' (1999) *''My Teacher, My Friend'' (1999) *''My Teacher, My Buddy'' (2000) *''You Light Up My Life'' (2000) *''

As You Like It ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has b ...

'' (2000) *''

Right Frequency II Right Frequency II is the sequel to the 1998 sitcom Right Frequency. The cast was expanded with Nick Shen Nick Shen (, born 26 August 1976) is a Singaporean actor and singer. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., d ...

'' (2000) *''Health Matters'' (2001) *'' The Reunion'' (2001) *'' The Hotel'' (2001) *''My Genie II'' (2002) *''

First Touch ''First Touch'' is a Singaporean English-language medical drama which aired in 2002 and 2003. The series is about a team of doctors, nurses and staff at a hospital obstetrics and gynaecology department. Cast *Edmund Chen as Dr. Charles Yong, chi ...

'' (2002) *''No Problem'' (2002) *''

The Unbeatables III ''The Unbeatables III'' () is a 30-episode Singaporean drama serial which was telecast in November 2002. Produced by Mediacorp, the drama is the third and last drama in The Unbeatables series, and was broadcast six years after The Unbeatables II ...

'' (2002) *'' The Vagrant'' (2002) *''

Man at Forty Man At Forty (Simplified Chinese: 跑吧!男人) was a Singaporean television drama series that revolved around a pair of brothers, one born with a silver spoon and the other having to live in poverty almost all his life, and how their lives were ...

'' (2003) *''My Love, My Home'' (2003) *''

A Child's Hope A Child's Hope (Simplified Chinese: 孩有明天) is a MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Chinese drama which stars Tay Ping Hui, Phyllis Quek and Huang Biren. It was aired in 2003 on weekday nights at 5:30pm and ran for 2 series. Scenes were filmed at the Si ...

'' (2003) *''

Timeless Gift Timeless Gift 遗情未了 is a 2004 Chinese television series which aired in Singapore. It was produced by Mediacorp TV Channel 8. The serial starred Christopher Lee, Huang Bi Ren, Michelle Chong, Patricia Mok, Zhang Xinxiang, Joey Swee, Rayson ...

'' (2004) *''

An Ode to Life An Ode To Life () is a 40-episode blockbuster Chinese drama aired in Singapore. It was telecast in August 2004. The show is set in the 1970s and goes through history all the way to the modern days of the 2000s. The drama achieved the highest viewe ...

'' (2004) *''Love Concierge'' (2005) *''

Baby Blues ''Baby Blues'' is an American comic strip created and produced by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott since January 7, 1990. Distributed by King Features Syndicate from 1995 until January 2022, and distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication as of Janu ...

'' (2005) *'' Beyond the aXis of Truth II'' (2005) *''My Dear Kins'' (2006) *''

Women of Times ''Women of Times'' ( Chinese: 至尊红颜) is a 30-episode Chinese drama telecast in Singapore in 2006. Cast *Fann Wong as Marissa Wang Xiyi 王曦怡 * Edmund Chen as Justin Jia Zengtu 贾增土 *Chen Hanwei as Ding Hanzhe 丁瀚哲 *Cheng Pei- ...

'' (2006) *'' Taste of Love'' (2007) *'' The Golden Path'' (2007) *'' Live Again'' (2007) *''

Dear, Dear Son-In-Law Dear, Dear Son-in-Law () is a Singaporean Chinese modern family drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 16 October 2007 and ended its run on 12 November 2007. It was screened at ...

'' (2007) *''

Perfect Cut Perfect Cut () is a Singaporean Chinese drama series which aired on MediaCorp Channel U. The second season debuted on 4 March 2009 in the weekday 10:00pm slot. It features former MediaCorp artistes such as Edmund Chen and Zheng Wanling in main ro ...

'' (2008) *''

Crime Busters x 2 ''Crime Busters x 2'' (simplified Chinese: 叮当神探) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime S ...

'' (2008) *'' Housewives' Holiday'' (2009) *''

'' (2018) *''

Strike Gold ''Strike Gold'' () is a 2023 Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Desmond Tan, He Ying Ying, Kiki Lim, Yvonne Lim, Yao Wenlong, Benjamin Tan, Edwin Goh, Hong Huifang, Ayden Sng, Jeffrey Xu and Jin Yinji. C ...

'' (2023)

Web series

*''A Lonely Fish'' (2018)

Film

* '' Autumn in March'' (2009)

Variety and reality show

*''Weekend Delight'' (2001) *''City Beat'' (2001) *''City Network'' (2001) *''Beautiful People'' (2002) *''LNY Special'' (2002) *''Beautiful People II'' (2003) *''Shopper’s Guide Tiger'' (2003) *''King Of Variety'' (2004) *''Beautiful People 3'' (2004) *''Lunar New Year Show'' (2004) *''Beautiful People 4'' (2005) *''Be Somebody'' (2005) *''Lets Go Shopping'' (2008) *''Superman Juniors'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swee, Joey 1977 births Living people Singaporean television actresses 20th-century Singaporean actresses 21st-century Singaporean actresses Singaporean female models Singaporean television presenters