Paige Chua | |||||||||||||
Birth Date: | 1981 6, df=y[1] | ||||||||||||
Birth Place: | Singapore | ||||||||||||
Nationality: | Singaporean | ||||||||||||
Alma Mater: | National University of Singapore (BA) | ||||||||||||
Years Active: | 2007–present | ||||||||||||
Awards: | Star Awards 2012 & Star Awards 2015 : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Star Awards 2017 – Star Awards 2019 : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Star Awards 2021-Star Awards 2023 : Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | ||||||||||||
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Paige Chua Qi Hui (born 25 June 1981) is a Singaporean actress and television host.
Chua was born in Singapore on 25 June 1981. She attended Mayflower Secondary School[2] and Serangoon Junior College[3] before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts.[4] She also represented Singapore in netball, as part of the National Youth Netball team between 1997 and 1999.[5] She retired from competitive netball due to an injury.
After retirement from netball, Chua took up basic modeling class and subsequently modelled for four years.
Chua made her acting debut in Just in Singapore, where she was cast as the half-sister of Fiona Xie. In the latter part of 2008, she had 2 more roles in La Femme and Crime Busters x 2.
In 2010 Chua earned her first nomination for “Best Supporting Actress” in Star Awards 2010 for her character in The Dream Catchers. She made a guest appearance in Unriddle 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 Chen Hanwei 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 Star Awards 2012.
In 2013, Chua starred in numerous dramas including It's A Wonderful Life, 96°C Café, 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 Okto 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. Her character as part of a chivalrous team in Against The Tide earned her a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" in Star Awards 2015.
Chua won her second Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste award at Star Awards 2015. 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 Mediacorp Channel 8 collaborated with Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs. She won her third Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in Star Awards 2017. Chua earned her first nomination for "Best Actress" for the housewife character she played in Mightiest Mother-in-Law, and won her fourth Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2018.
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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||||
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2008 | Just in Singapore | Lin Xiuzhen | [6] | |||||
La Femme | Qian Tingting | |||||||
Crime Busters x 2 | Yu Jie | |||||||
2009 | The Dream Catchers | Zhang Xiaowei | ||||||
Your Hand in Mine | Li Lifen | |||||||
2010 | Unriddle | Zhang Meilin | ||||||
The Score | Zhou Tianlan | |||||||
Secret Garden | Tracy | [7] | ||||||
2011 | Code of Honour | Tang Jiabao | ||||||
Be Happy | Bai Xiuming | |||||||
2012 | Poetic Justice | Liang Huiqin | Cameo | |||||
2013 | It's A Wonderful Life | Isabella | ||||||
96°C Café | Luo Xijie | Cameo | ||||||
The Enchanted | Chen Jingli | |||||||
The Recruit Diaries | Angie Chen Yanxi | [8] [9] | ||||||
The School Bell Rings | Miss Lee | |||||||
Sudden | Zhao Kexuan | Cameo | ||||||
2014 | Against The Tide | Zhang Jingxuan | [10] | |||||
2015 | Good Luck | Fang Enqi | ||||||
Let It Go | Emily Xie | Cameo | [11] | |||||
Love? | Rachel Yap | [12] | ||||||
Families On The Edge | Karen Yeo | [13] [14] | ||||||
Code of Law (Season 3) | Amy | Cameo | ||||||
Mind Game | Feng Xuezhi / Liang Huixin | [15] | ||||||
2016 | Beyond Words | Vivian | [16] | |||||
If Only I Could | Huo Xiwen | |||||||
The Gentlemen | Su Meidai | |||||||
Soul Reaper | Angela | [17] | ||||||
Hero | Ou Jinxuan | |||||||
2017 | Mightiest Mother-in-Law | Guan Shuhui | ||||||
When Duty Calls | Shen Yixuan | [18] | ||||||
My Friends From Afar | Yang Tianning | [19] | ||||||
2018 | VIC | Nicole Chong | Cameo | [20] | ||||
Love at Cavenagh Bridge | He Zishan / Hong Ying | [21] [22] | - | Blessing 2 | Zheng Juehui | [23] | ||
You Can Be An Angel 3 | Xia Yutian | [24] | ||||||
2019 | Voyage Of Love | Chen Hailin | [25] | |||||
Playground | Susannah Kok | [26] | ||||||
I See You | Cheryl | Cameo | [27] [28] | |||||
All Is Well | Lin Zhiling | [29] | ||||||
The Good Fight | Zhuang Shuya | [30] | ||||||
A World Of Difference | Wu Xinyi | [31] [32] | ||||||
2020 | Happy Prince | Zhang Yuwen | [33] | |||||
Super Dad | Ye Ling Zhi | [34] | ||||||
2021 | Soul Old Yet So Young | Wu Xinji | ||||||
The Heartland Hero | Bao Qingtian | |||||||
Watch Out ! Alexius | Sun Jieshan | |||||||
2022 | Healing Heroes (医生不是神) | Zhou Yishi | ||||||
When Duty Calls 2 (卫国先锋2) | Shen Yixuan | [35] | ||||||
2024 | Moments (时光倾城) | Gu Yuexin | [36] |
Year | English title | Mandarin title | Notes | |
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2012 | LOHAS | [37] | ||
The Activist Journey II | [38] | |||
2013 | RenovAID Season 4 | [39] | ||
2014 | Green Footprints | [40] | ||
2015 | Women Warriors | [41] | ||
Unusual School |
Year | English title | Mandarin title | Ref | |
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2013 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 13 | |||
2015 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 15 | |||
2016 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 | |||
2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | |||
2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | |||
2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | |||
2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | |||
2021 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 | 福满牛年Moo Moo乐 |
Year | Organisation | Category | Work | Result | Ref | |
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2009 | Star Awards | Best Newcomer | ||||
2010 | Star Awards | The Dream Catchers | ||||
2011 | Star Awards | |||||
2012 | Star Awards | |||||
2013 | Star Awards | |||||
2014 | Star Awards | |||||
BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Award | ||||||
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) | ||||||
2015 | Star Awards | |||||
Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award | ||||||
iWeekly Best Dressed Award | ||||||
Best Supporting Actress | Against The Tide | |||||
2016 | Star Awards | |||||
Best Supporting Actress | Good Luck | |||||
2017 | Star Awards | |||||
Best Supporting Actress | Hero | |||||
Bioskin Flawless Skin Award | ||||||
2018 | Star Awards | [42] | ||||
Mightiest Mother-in-Law | ||||||
2019 | ||||||
2021 | ||||||
2022 | [43] | |||||
2023 |