Xiang Yun facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Xiang Yun
Xiang Yun in May 2017
Born	Chen Cuichang (1961-10-27) 27 October 1961 (age 63) Singapore
Occupation	Actress television host
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Edmund Chen ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	Chen Xi Chen Yixin
Parent(s)	Chew Koi (mother)
Relatives	Loretta Chen (sister-in-law)
Awards	Full list
Stage name
Traditional Chinese	向雲
Simplified Chinese	向云
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiàng Yún
Wade–Giles	Hsiang4 Yün2
Jyutping	Hoeng3 Wan4
Hokkien POJ	Hiòng-hûn
Tâi-lô	Hiòng-hûn
Birth name (Chen Cuichang)
Traditional Chinese	陳翠嫦
Simplified Chinese	陈翠嫦
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Cuìcháng
Wade–Giles	Ch'en1 Ts'ui4 Ch'ang2
Jyutping	Can4 Ceoi3 Soeng4
Hokkien POJ	Tân Chhùi-siông
Tâi-lô	Tân Tshuì-siông

Xiang Yun (born Chen Cuichang on 27 October 1961) is a Singaporean actress and television host. She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (senior actress) for being among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years.

Career

Chen is one of the first batch of graduates from SBC's drama training class. She began her career in children's drama in 1980 and proceeded to act in the drama series Double Blessings and All That Glitters Is Not Gold in 1983. It was her role as "Ah Mei", love interest of Huang Wenyong's character "Ah Shui", in the 1984 blockbuster drama series The Awakening that propelled her to fame, evidenced by the fact that she and Huang were named among the "Top 5 Favourite On-Screen Partners" and "Top 5 Most Memorable Drama Characters" of the last 25 years at the Star Awards 2007 anniversary special.

Chen made her theatrical debut as the female lead Li Qing in December Rains, written by veteran songwriter Liang Wern Fook and Jimmy Ye.

In 1997, Chen played Singaporean war heroine Elizabeth Choy in the war drama The Price of Peace. After the birth of her second child, she took a brief hiatus from acting. She returned to television in 2000 and has since been cast in major roles in many of MediaCorp's large-scale productions, such as Double Happiness, Portrait of Home, The Little Nyonya and Kinship.

Despite competition from younger actresses, Chen's popularity remained high as she was voted the "Top 10 Most Popular Artistes" in the annual Star Awards from 2000 to 2010 and was awarded the coveted "All-Time Favourite Artiste Award". She has also won the "Best Supporting Actress" award for a record 5 times, in years 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2023.

Personal life

Chen is married to former MediaCorp actor Edmund Chen. They first met on the set of Patrol and married after a whirlwind romance, which drew much media attention as unpublicised celebrity marriages were uncommon in the local entertainment industry at that time. They have a son, Chen Xi, and a daughter, Yixin, both who are also actors.

On 12 September 2023, Chen revealed that her mother died of kidney failure, aged 84.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Theatre

Awards and nominations