Joey Swee Explained

Joey Swee
Birth Date:	1977 6, df=y
Birth Place:	Singapore
Children:	3
Other Names:	Xu Qi
Module:	Child: yes Height: ^[1] Haircolor: Brown Eyecolor: Brown
Module2:	Child: yes Hide: no Headercolor: lightblue Name1: Stage name T: 徐綺 S: 徐绮 P: Xú Qǐ Also Known As: Birth name T2: 徐琪 S2: 徐琪^[2] P2: Xú Qí

Joey Swee (born 5 June 1977) is a Singaporean actress and television host. A former model, Swee entered showbiz as a Star Search semi-finalist contestant in 1997 and played her first leading role in the 1999 Channel 8 series My Teacher, My Friend.^{[3] [4]}

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.^[5]

Personal life

Besides English and Mandarin, Swee also speaks Hokkien.^[1]

In 2000, Swee received warning from the traffic police for a speeding offence.^[6]

Since 2005, Swee has been married to Indonesian-Chinese businessman Gani Bustan, the CEO of a coal and mining company who is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.^{[7] [8]} They have three sons - Kynaston, Jefferson and Algernon.^{[9] [10]}

Swee does aerial yoga and hiking.^[10]

Filmography

Swee has appeared in the following programmes and films:^{[1] [11] [12]}

Television series

• Tuition Fever (1997)
• Not The Facts (1997)
• The Test Of Time (1997)
• Office Affairs (1998)
• The Return of the Condor Heroes (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 (2000)
• Right Frequency II (2000)
• Health Matters (2001)
• The Reunion (2001)^[13]
• The Hotel (2001)
• My Genie II (2002)
• First Touch (2002)
• No Problem (2002)
• The Unbeatables III (2002)
• The Vagrant (2002)
• Man at Forty (2003)
• My Love, My Home (2003)
• A Child's Hope (2003)
• Timeless Gift (2004)
• An Ode to Life (2004)
• Love Concierge (2005)
• Baby Blues (2005)
• Beyond the aXis of Truth II (2005)
• My Dear Kins (2006)
• Women of Times (2006)
• Taste of Love (2007)
• The Golden Path (2007)
• Live Again (2007)
• Dear, Dear Son-In-Law (2007)
• Perfect Cut (2008)
• Crime Busters x 2 (2008)
• Housewives' Holiday (2009)
• Reach for the Skies (2018)
• Strike Gold (2023)

Web series

• A Lonely Fish (2018)^[13]

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

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1996	Model Of The World
1998			The Test Of Time
2002			The Reunion
2004

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joey Swee 徐绮 - Celebrity Bios on xinmsn Entertainment. 10 September 2023 . 22 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022044034/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/bios/Joey-Swee.aspx . 22 October 2012 .
2. News: 徐绮生日愿望: 当节目主持 . 10 September 2023 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . 28 . 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao) . 5 June 1998.
3. Web site: Joey Swee & Peter Yu Reunite 22 Years After Starring Opposite Each Other In My Teacher, My Friend . 8days . 10 September 2023 . en.
4. News: 才华新秀很快投入剧集拍摄 . 10 September 2023 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . 34 . 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao) . 21 April 1997.
5. Web site: 徐绮开心"逃家"演大懒虫 早报 . www.zaobao.com.sg . 10 September 2023 . zh-Hans.
6. News: 交警警告： 仅此一次 下不为例 . 10 September 2023 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . Page 6 . 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao) . 19 December 2000.
7. Web site: Joey Swee On Her Showbiz Comeback: "I Miss The Feeling Of Being Famous" . 8days . 10 September 2023 . en.
8. Web site: Joey Swee returns to acting to "escape" from sons . 8days . 10 September 2023 . en.
9. Web site: 和宏荣别后22年饭聚 徐绮呼叫昔日"学生" . 8world Entertainment Lifestyle . 10 September 2023 . zh-SG . 9 October 2023.
10. Web site: Fit & Fab Ex-Mediacorp Star Joey Swee, 44, Asks Where Her "Skinny Body" Went After Seeing This Throwback Pic . TODAY . 10 September 2023 . en.
11. Web site: Joey Swee . mewatch . 10 September 2023 . en.
12. Web site: 徐绮 . mewatch . 10 September 2023 . en.
13. Web site: 为儿子上中一暂停拍戏 徐绮想复出演坏女人 早报 . www.zaobao.com.sg . 10 September 2023 . zh-Hans.