Aileen Tan

This is about the Singaporean actress; for the Malaysian-descended British actress, see Elaine Tan.

Aileen Tan (born 18 October 1966) is a Singaporean veteran actress. She entered the entertainment industry through placing second in the first Star Search Competition in 1988.

Education

Aileen was educated at the now defunct Willow Secondary School.

Career

Aileen was often cast in leading roles in the first 15 years of her acting career, but has since been relegated to playing less glamourous, supporting roles in recent years that provides her with less exposure.

She is best known for her top-notch acting skills and was a multi-nominee in the Best Actress category in the annual Star Awards. She was nominated for the "Best Actress" award in Years 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003; she won the award once in 2001 for her role in Three Women and a Half, playing a manager in an advertising company who would make use of her good figure and charms to climb up the corporate ladder.

Aileen took a break from television in 2005. In 2006, she appeared in two high-profile Singapore dramas, Women of Times and Measure of Man, the latter drama clinching the runner-up position in 2006's television viewership ratings. However, Aileen was not nominated for either role at the Star Awards 2006.

Aileen also ventured into English dramas. In 2000, she played Mae in MediaCorp Channel 5's longest-running drama series, Growing Up. Later in 2009, she played Suzanne Kong, the wife of a tycoon in the 40-episode drama Red Thread. Her co-stars included Adrian Pang and Patrick Teoh.

In 2013, Aileen clinched the "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" award at the 18th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for her role in The Day It Rained On Our Parade which consisted only four episodes.^[1] She and Jeffrey Xu (who won "Best Supporting Actor") were the only two MediaCorp artistes to clinch ATA awards in 2013.

On 29 May 2015, it was revealed that Aileen will play the lead role in homegrown director Jack Neo's "SG50" blockbuster film, Long Long Time Ago alongside Mark Lee and Wang Lei.^[2]

Filmography

Drama Serials

• 1988
  • 窈窕淑女 My Fair Ladies
• 1989
  • 钻石人生 The Fortune Hunters
  • 早安！老师 Good Morning, Sir
  • 浮沉 Turn of the Tide
• 1990
  • 出人头地 The Finishing Line
  • 生命街车 Journey's End
• 1991
  • 烈血青春 The Darkest Hour
  • 黑凤凰 Black Phoenix
• 1992
  • Mini-Drama in Variety Tonight
  • 爱在女儿乡 Love Is in the Air
  • 迷离夜II 之《问我是谁》 Mystery II
• 1993
  • 人海孤鸿 Battle of Justice
• 1994
  • 情网 Bond of Love
  • 兰桂坊血案 The Blazing Trail
  • 一线生机 A Chance of Life
  • 法医故事 Dr Justice
• 1995
  • 爱在心处 Deep Within My Heart
  • 惊魂恋 The Ultimate Truth
  • 法医故事II Dr. Justice II
• 1996
  • 妙警点38 Ace Cops
  • 风雨柴船头 River of Love
  • 新阿郎 New Brave World
• 1997
  • 阿公肉骨茶 Grandpa's Bak Kut Teh
  • 101老婆 My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives
  • 狮城奇案录 之《第一个上绞台的女人》 Crimes & Tribulations : In the Face of Death
• 1998
  • 我家小豆豆 My Little Angels
  • 豪门奇骗 The Scam
  • 卫斯理传奇 The New Adventures of Wisely
• 1999
  • 乌龙档案 P.I. Blues
• 2000
  • 家事 My Home Affairs
  • 亚当周记 Adam's Company
  • Growing Up 成长岁月 (English Drama)
• 2001
  • Growing Up 成长岁月
  • 三个半女人 Three Women and a Half
  • 大酒店 The Hotel
• 2002
  • 九层糕 Beautiful Connection
• 2003
  • 一加一等于三 Romance De Amour
• 2004
  • 心网追凶 Crime Hunters
  • 一线之间 When The Time Comes
  • 喜临门 I Double Happiness I
  • 喜临门 II Double Happiness II
• 2006
  • 至尊红颜 Women of Times
  • 大男人, 小男人 Measure of Man

Feature film

• 2002
  • 天使心 Angel Heart
• 2003
  • 出轨 ( 电视电影)
• 2015
  • Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen
• 2016
  • Long Long Time Ago

Achievements

Personal life

Aileen's parents are of Hokkien descent and she married Hong Kong director Gerald in 2002. She had experienced an ectopic pregnancy in Year 2005, which eventually led to an abortion.

Her close friends in the entertainment industry include local award-winning actress Huang Biren, Pan Lingling as well as Hong Kong celebrity Jacqueline Law. It was reported that Law stayed at Aileen's house in Singapore to recuperate after becoming partially deaf after a diving accident in 1999, and to get away from the media glare in Hong Kong.^[3]

Trivia

On 10 March 2007, Aileen was voted as the most popular actress aged 40 and above by TV audience. She beat down hot favourites such as Xiang Yun who was a nominee in the poll.

References

External links

• Star Awards 2006 (Includes nominees of Star Awards 2006)
• Picture of Aileen Tan
• Aileen Tan's Fan Club
• Aileen Tan winning her Best Actress award at Star Awards 2001
• Aileen Tan at the Internet Movie Database