Fann Woon Fong (simplified Chinese: 范文芳; traditional Chinese:
范雯芳; pinyin: Fà n WénfÄ ng; born 27 January 1971), better known
by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and
model. She is referred to as MediaCorp's "Ah Jie" (senior actress)
together with Zoe Tay and Xiang Yun for being among the first locally
trained artistes.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the
first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in
the same year. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia
through film and television productions, she became the first
Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the
2003 film Shanghai Knights. She was also the youngest actress to have
earned an All-Time Favourite Artiste at the Star Awards after winning
the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 1995 to 2004
respectively with Xie Shaoguang. She married actor Christopher Lee on
29 September 2009.Born in Singapore to Hakka tailor parents, Fann
shared her childhood with three siblingsâ€"an older sister, as well as
a younger brother and a younger sister named Fan Wen Qing (former
child actress). She was educated at Temasek Secondary School, where
she took her GCE 'O' Level examinations in 1987.
范雯芳; pinyin: Fà n WénfÄ ng; born 27 January 1971), better known
by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and
model. She is referred to as MediaCorp's "Ah Jie" (senior actress)
together with Zoe Tay and Xiang Yun for being among the first locally
trained artistes.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the
first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in
the same year. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia
through film and television productions, she became the first
Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the
2003 film Shanghai Knights. She was also the youngest actress to have
earned an All-Time Favourite Artiste at the Star Awards after winning
the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 1995 to 2004
respectively with Xie Shaoguang. She married actor Christopher Lee on
29 September 2009.Born in Singapore to Hakka tailor parents, Fann
shared her childhood with three siblingsâ€"an older sister, as well as
a younger brother and a younger sister named Fan Wen Qing (former
child actress). She was educated at Temasek Secondary School, where
she took her GCE 'O' Level examinations in 1987.
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