| Irene Ang | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1968 9, df=y | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Singapore | ||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Hong Ailing | ||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1989–present | ||||||||||||
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Irene Ang (born 1 September 1968) is a Singaporean actress, comedian, host and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Rosie Phua on the Singaporean sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, as well as on the Malaysian sequel sitcom Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd and the series' film adaptation Phua Chu Kang The Movie. She is also the founder and the CEO of Fly Entertainment, and additionally owns a maid agency, as well as a number of F&B and other entertainment-related companies.[1] [2]
Ang entered the local entertainment industry through serving as a stunt double in swimming in a Channel 8 drama series.[3]
In 1991, Ang represented Singapore in the 1991 SEA Games for fencing and won a silver medal.[3]
In 2022, Ang launched the web application TADAA! Casting which serves as a local and regional casting platform for entertainers.[4]
In 2023, Ang was named as one of the recipients of the Public Service Medal (PBM), for her work as a committee member of the SkillsFuture programme with the South West Community Development Council.[5]
Ang has appeared in and/or produced the following programmes and films:[6] [7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stories About Love | Cameo | ||
| A Body Puzzle | Raymond's Mother | Cameo | ||
| Coming Home | Cameo | |||
| 2001 | A Sharp Pencil | Cameo | ||
| 2010 | Phua Chu Kang The Movie | Rosie Phua Chin Huay | ||
| 2011 | Perfect Rivals | Mei Mei | Producer | |
| Already Famous | Herself | |||
| 2012 | Greedy Ghost | |||
| Ah Boys to Men | Mary Chow | |||
| 2013 | Ah Boys to Men 2 | |||
| Love ... and Other Bad Habits | Mrs Cheng Cheng | |||
| 2014 | Bullets Over Petaling Street | Jun Po | ||
| Filial Party | Felicia Chin (Yoona's Mother) | |||
| 2015 | Mary Chow | |||
| Time is Money | ||||
| 2016 | My Love Sinema | Producer | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Splash to Victory | Ke Shasha | ||
| 1990 | Navy | |||
| 1991 | Pretty Faces | |||
| 1997 | Growing Up | |||
| 1997–2007 | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | Rosie Phua Chin Huay | ||
| 2003 | Lobang King | Mabel | ||
| 2008 | Cosmo & George | Glorious Leader | ||
| 2009–2010 | Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd | Rosie Phua Chin Huay | ||
| 2013 | Who Is Max? | Producer | ||
| 2014–2015 | Spouse for House | Tan Soo Leng (Kitty) | ||
| 2015 | Lion Mums | |||
| 2016 | The Hush | |||
| 2018 | VIC | Victoria Lek / Vicky Zhan | ||
| In my Backyard | ||||
| 2019 | I'm Madam | Ivy | ||
| 2020 | In Your Living Room | |||
| Happy-Go-Lucky | ||||
| 2021 | Kin | Song Danling | ||
| 2024 | To Be Loved | Yao Huiqing |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SG Kakis | |||
| 2020 | Tiles War | |||
| 2022 | I'm Actor Ah De | |||
| Downstairs Season 3 | Animation - Voice |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Fencing | |||||
| 1993 | ||||||
| 2002 | Best Comedy Performance by an Actress | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | ||||
| 2014 | Best Comedy Performance by an Actress | Spouse For House | ||||
| 2024 | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes |