Xuan Ong Explained

Xuan Ong
Birth Name:Ong Yi Xuan
Birth Date:1996 3, df=y
Alma Mater:LASALLE College of the Arts
Agent:Faces Talent Management
Years Active:2018–present
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T:翁璇
S:翁璇
P:Wēng Xuán
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P2:Wēng Yǐxuán

Xuan Ong (born Ong Yi Xuan on 5 March 1996)[1] is a Singaporean actress.

Early life and career

Ong started out as a theatre student at the age of 13, and graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with first class honours in Acting when she was 22 in 2018.[2] [3] She has since appeared in multiple shorts and stage productions, and has also been cast in MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's drama series.[4]

In 2021, Ong starred as Lee Mui Ee, the lead role in the coming-of-age drama Teenage Textbook: The Series, which was based on the popular Singaporean novel of the same name. This was her debut television series.[5] [6] [7]

In 2023, Ong played a prominent role in Seven Days, also her debut feature film appearance. It was the first local film to be chosen to open the Singapore Chinese Film Festival.[8] [9] The same year, she played a spirit medium in the second season of the drama series Titoudao, a character based on a real-life person.

Filmography

Television series

Web series

  1. CoffeeShots (2020)[11]

Film

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2022 Oniros Film AwardsBest Actress If They Can't Be Loved [21]
Best Monologue
Honorable Mention (actress)
Red Movie AwardsBest Actress [22]
2024Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xuan Ong . Instagram profile . 11 May 2023.
  2. Web site: 艺人谈另类妈妈 陈欣淇21岁时被妈妈"赶"出家门 早报 . www.zaobao.com.sg . 13 May 2023 . zh-Hans.
  3. Web site: Kids Theatre Singapore Young Learners Festival at Kidsstop . SCS . 13 May 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: Xuan Ong . Instagram . 11 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Mui Ee, Sissy and Tom are back: Teenage Textbook TV series to premiere in March . CNA Lifestyle . 11 May 2023 . en.
  6. Web site: ‘Teenage Textbook’ to get TV-reboot in March . sg.style.yahoo.com . 11 May 2023 . en-SG.
  7. Web site: Seah . Nida . Adrian Tan’s The Teenage Textbook gets a reboot with new TV series . SG Magazine . 11 May 2023 . 2 March 2021.
  8. Web site: 'Not a simple teenage girl': Ayden Sng plays female ghost in new movie but it's not about acting effeminate . AsiaOne . 11 May 2023 . en . 11 May 2023.
  9. Web site: 离开新传媒后 雅慧首部电影5月上映 早报 . www.zaobao.com.sg . 11 May 2023 . zh-Hans.
  10. Web site: Xuan Ong . mewatch . 11 May 2023 . en.
  11. Web site: Ong Yi Xuan . mewatch . 11 May 2023 . en.
  12. Web site: A Waking, Kingdom, A Dance for Ren Hang, and the Implausibilities of Intimacy . Asian Film Archive . 11 May 2023 . 20 September 2019.
  13. Web site: The Insiders . Peatix . 13 May 2023 . en.
  14. Web site: 戴高帽子的猫 - The Cat in the Hat (Mandarin) . www.srt.com.sg . 11 May 2023.
  15. Web site: :tw10 :singapore . theatreworks.org.sg . 11 May 2023.
  16. Web site: Now She Lives . Arts Republic Arts Events Singapore . 11 May 2023.
  17. Web site: The Hawker . ROTOTORO . 11 May 2023.
  18. Web site: ‘Eavesdrop’ and experience the immersive display of ‘The Hawker’. . The Fandom Menace . 11 May 2023 . en . 6 November 2019.
  19. Web site: Nurjuwita . Dewi . Robert Yeo's landmark trilogy is streaming online till August 31 . Time Out Singapore . 11 May 2023.
  20. Web site: March On 2022 . Esplanade . 11 May 2023.
  21. Web site: Oniros Film Awards - FINALISTS & WINNERS - NOVEMBER 2022 . Oniros Film Awards . 11 May 2023.
  22. Web site: Red Movie Awards Autumn Edition 2022 . Red Movie Awards . 20 May 2023.