Michelle Chong

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1977-04-22 (47 years old)

Place of Birth Singapore

Also Known As 庄米雪

Michelle Chong

Biography

Chong studied in CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School, Dunman High School and Victoria Junior College where she took drama as a subject. Her drama teacher recommended her to Bates College, a top liberal arts college in Maine, USA where she studied theatre for a year. She also subsequently studied in the National University of Singapore. She was voted by FHM readers as one of the world's top 30 sexiest women in 2002 and 2003. Chong won the Elle Actress of the Year Award (2008) and the Asian Television Awards' (ATV) Best Comedy Performance (Highly Commended) Award (2008) for her portrayal of Beh Li Choo, a butcher in the popular Peranakan dramedy, Sayang Sayang. Chong is also famous for portraying a celebrity maid, Leticia Bongnino. In 2011, Chong took seven months of sabbatical leave to set up her own film company, Huat Films, and produced her first film as director, screenwriter and actress: Already Famous starred her, Taiwanese singer Alien Huang as well as other local celebrities who were cameo appearances in the film. In 2012, Chong started artiste management agency Left Profile, which will manage her, Pornsak and Lee Teng. Already Famous was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Known For

Actor

2016
Lulu the Movie

as Lulu/Sonia

2015
2011
Already Famous

as Ah Kiao

2010
Mrs P.I.

as Dai Xiu Mei

2007
The Noose

as Adrianna Wow

2006
A Million Treasures

as Li Shu Xian

1999
Eating Air

as Posche

Writer

2016
Lulu the Movie

as Writer

2013
3 Peas in a Pod

as Writer

2011
Already Famous

as Writer

Director

2016
Lulu the Movie

as Director

2013
3 Peas in a Pod

as Director

2011
Already Famous

as Director

Producer

2016
Lulu the Movie

as Producer

2013
3 Peas in a Pod

as Producer