Priscelia Chan Shih Mei, also known as Zeng Shimei, is a

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an television actress and host.

Career

Chan was a tax auditor before taking part in Star Search Singapore 1999. Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, she was offered a contract by

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(later

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 ...

). She was initially cast in supporting roles in several Chinese-language television dramas produced by

MediaCorp Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that year. The ch ...

, and made her debut as a lead actress in ''

In Pursuit of Peace ''In Pursuit of Peace'' is a Singaporean television drama set in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II. The series was first run on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 9 March to 11 May 2001 on Friday nights. The series is based on the 1999 book ...

'' (2001) and ''

Heartlanders ''Heartlanders'' is an English language television drama telecast on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. Based on the encounters of two officers of the Singapore Police Force. The first season aired on 5 July 2002, and has since another three seasons have a ...

III'' (2003). She acted in the mainland Chinese supernatural-fantasy television series ''

The Legend and the Hero ''The Legend and the Hero'' is a 2007 Chinese television series adapted from the 16th-century novel ''Fengshen Yanyi'' (also known as ''Investiture of the Gods'' or ''Creation of the Gods'') written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. The first season s ...

'' (2007). The series was aired on Channel 8 in 2009. She did not act in as many dramas in 2009 as she took several months off to finish her degree at SIM-

RMIT RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public university, public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1887 by Francis Ormond, RMIT began as a night school offering cla ...

. Apart from acting, Chan has also performed songs for albums released by MediaCorp, with the latest being the MediaCorp 25th Anniversary Soundtrack Album. Chan also worked as a model for two television commercials for

Fujifilm , trading as Fujifilm, or simply Fuji, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the realms of photography, optics, office and medical electronics, biotechnology, and chemicals. The offerings from the ...

and Goldheart Jewellery in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Chan was nominated as one of the Top 20 Most Popular Female Artistes in the

Star Awards The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year. The ...

in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010. Chan's performance as a villain in the 2013 mega-blockbuster ''The Voyage: A Journey'' was much lauded by industry professionals and audience members alike. This led to her clinching the coveted ''Rocket Award'' at the annual

, which is awarded to the MediaCorp artiste who has made the most breakthrough in the preceding year.

Personal life

Chan attended Bedok View Primary School and St. Hilda's Secondary School and obtained a diploma in accounting and finance from

Temasek Polytechnic Temasek Polytechnic (TP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1990, it is the only polytechnic in Singapore offering a law programme. History ...

. She married fellow MediaCorp artiste

Alan Tern Alan Tern Yoke Cher (, born 31 March 1976) is a Singaporean actor. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2001 to 2011. Career Tern was a finalist in the 2001 Star Search Singapore, and he joined MediaCorp after the competition. He made hi ...

, whom she first met while filming ''

Springs of Life Springs of Life (春到人间) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which aired in 2002. It was produced following the success of ''Wok of Life''. Unusual for a locally produced period drama at that time, the theme song's introduction is in a rock and ro ...

'', on 6 October 2007. Since marrying, they have portrayed each other's spouse in '' Priceless Wonder'' and '' A Song to Remember.''

Filmography

) , , , - , ''Soul Reaper'' , , Wang Ailing () , , , - , '' 118 II'' , , Tang Sijia () , , , - , rowspan="2", 2017 , , ''

Home Truly ''Home Truly'' (Chinese: 回家) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8.The drama is a Lunar New Year drama for 2017.It stars Zhang Zhenhuan , Pierre Png and Somaline Ang as the casts of this series. Cast Su (Sh ...

'' , , Ye Peixiang () , , , - , ''

Eat Already? 2 ''Eat Already? 2'' () is a Singaporean Cantonese- and Hokkien-language drama series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Marcus Chin, Aileen Tan, Liu Lingling, Lee Bao'en, Chen Shucheng , Hong Huifa ...

'' , , Sally , , , - , rowspan="1", 2019 , , ''I See You'' () , , Sandi , , , - , rowspan="2", 2020 , , '' A Jungle Survivor ''森林生存记 , , Liu Xinya (刘心雅) , , , - , ''Mister Flower ''花花公子 , , Cindy , , , - , rowspan="3", 2021 , , ''Key Witness ''关键证人 , Wang Meiru (王媚茹) , , , - , ''The Take Down ''肃战肃绝 , Madam Fong , , , - , ''The Peculiar Pawnbroker ''人心鉴定师 , Adele Chan , , , - , rowspan="8" , 2022 , ''Home Again'' 多年后的全家福 , Li Qiqi (李琪琪) , , , - , ''I Want to be a Tow Kay'' 亲家冤家做头家 , , Esther , , , - , ''In Safe Hands'' , , Wang Meiqi (王美琪) , , , , - , ''You Can Be an Angel 4'' 你也可以是天使4 , , He Yilin (何依琳) , , , , - , '' Your World in Mine'' 你的世界我们懂 , , Chen Linlin (陈琳琳) , , , , , - , ''Soul Doctor'' 灵医 , , Sergeant C (警长丙) , , , , - , ''Healing Heroes'' 医生不是神 , , Yan Zhiqi (彦芷琪) , , , , - , ''Soul Detective'' 灵探 , , Sergeant C (警长丙) , , , , -

Compilation album

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Priscelia Chan
profile on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Priscelia Living people Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean women television presenters Singaporean television actresses Temasek Polytechnic alumni 1978 births