Paige Chua Qi Hui (; born 25 June 1981) is a

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an actress.

Early life

Chua was born in Singapore on 25 June 1981. She attended

Mayflower Secondary School Mayflower Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore founded in 1981. History Mayflower Secondary School began in 1981 with Wan Hussein as the pioneering principal. On 15 July 1983, the school was ...

and

Serangoon Junior College Serangoon Junior College (SRJC) () was a junior college in Singapore, offering a 2-year course for pre-university students leading up to GCE 'A' Level examinations. Founded in March 1988, it was the fourteenth junior college to be established i ...

before graduating from the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

with a Bachelor of Arts. She also represented Singapore in netball, as part of the National Youth Netball team between 1997 and 1999. She was discovered at a basic modeling class, which started her four-year career as a model.

Career

Chua made her acting debut in ''

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'', where she was cast as the half-sister of

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. In the latter part of 2008, she had 2 more roles in '' La Femme'' and ''

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''. In 2010 Chua earned her first nomination for “Best Supporting Actress” in

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for her character in ''

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''. She made a guest appearance in ''

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'' as Zhang Meilin, a girl with a dubious identity. '' The Score'' was Chua's first role as a lead actress where she played Zhou Tian Lan - an office lady with a mysterious background. She also acted in a drama series ''Secret Garden''. In 2011, Chua appeared in the movie '' It's a Great, Great World'' as Mu Dan, a nightclub dancer. Chua also starred alongside

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as his wife, Bai Xiu Ming a jovial workaholic in the drama '' Be Happy''. Chua also hosted a lifestyle information program, ''LOHAS'' and ''The Activist's Journey II'', an info-ed program in 2012. She won her first Star Award, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste at

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. In 2013, Chua starred in numerous dramas including ''It's A Wonderful Life'', ''

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'', ''The Enchanted'' and ''Sudden''. She had her first comedy role in the sitcom, ''The Recruit Diaries'' where she played LT Angie Chen. Chua also had a role in

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as an inexperienced elementary school teacher in The School Bell Rings and hosted season 4 of ''RenovAID''. In 2014, Chua won Bottomslim Sexiest leg award at

Star Awards 20 Star Awards 20 (also SA20, Chinese: 红星大奖 20) was a double television award ceremony which was held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channels 8 and U. ...

. Her character as part of a chivalrous team in ''Against The Tide'' earned her a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" in

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 broadca ...

. Chua won her second Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste award at

. In 2016, Chua participated in ''Beyond Words'' a Malaysian production, and was one of the leading actresses for ''If Only I Could'', ''The Gentlemen'' and Soul Reaper. Chua was also cast in the drama ''Hero''. This character was seen as a breakthrough role and earned her a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" in Star Awards 2017. In 2017, Chua played a Navy Captain in ''When Duty Calls'', an NS50 drama in which

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collaborated with

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and the

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. She won her third Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in Star Awards 2017. In 2018, Chua earned her first nomination for "Best Actress" in

Star Awards 2018 Star Awards 2018 (also SA2018SG, Chinese: 红星大奖2018) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. The Post Party and Ceremony Awards was broadcast live on 22 April 2018. A total of 15 awards were handed out during the cerem ...

, for the housewife character she played in ''

Mightiest Mother-in-Law ''Mightiest Mother-in-Law'' (Chinese: 最强岳母) is a 24 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Chen Liping, Thomas ...

''. She won her fourth Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in

. Chua starred in the drama ''Blessings 2'', a time travel drama between 2018 and 1918 where she played the belle of Lavender Street. Chua acted as a Nurse Clinician in the third installment of ''You Can Be An Angel''.

Filmography

Television series and film

Hosting

Discography

Compilation albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Paige Chua
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chua, Paige Living people Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean film actresses Singaporean television actresses 21st-century Singaporean actresses National University of Singapore alumni 1981 births Singaporean women television presenters