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Chen Huihui

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Chen Huihui
Born (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966 (age 58)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
  • businesswoman
Years active1986−present
Spouse
Unknown
(m. 2004)
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳慧慧
Simplified Chinese陈慧慧
Hanyu PinyinChén Huìhuì

Chen Huihui (born 1 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress, known for her supporting roles in various television series, including Tofu Street, Hainan Kopi Tales, The Guest People, The Wing of Desire, Moving On and Viva Le Famille, as well as for starring in the television series Perfect Women, Over the Horizons and A Toast of Love, a Viva Le Famillle spin-off. She won the Star Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Wing of Desire, and was nominated for the award five other times for her performances in Tofu Street, The Guest People, Stepping Out, Hainan Kopi Tales and Love Me, Love Me Not.[1][2][3]

Career

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Chen joined Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 after joining a performance class.[3]

In 2002, on her sixth nomination for the Best Supporting Actress at the Star Awards, Chen won the Best Supporting Actress award.[3]

In 2003, Chen was offered to renew her contract with Mediacorp but with a pay cut.[3] Rejecting the new contract terms, Chen left Mediacorp.[3] Chen later joined SPH MediaWorks's Channel U after being invited by Man Shu Sum.[3]

Personal life

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Chen married in September 2004.[4][5] Her son was born on 29 September 2005.[6]

In 2007, it was reported that Chen opened a beauty salon in a mall located near Ang Mo Kio MRT station.[7]

In an interview in January 2022, Chen shared that she has been holding a full-time job at a wellness training centre.[8]

Filmography

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Chen has appeared in the following programmes and films:[9][10][11][12]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1987 Moving On
1988 When Hearts Touch
Strange Encounters 2 [13]
1989 A Mother's Love Fang Ruiwen
Splash to Victory Susanna
1990 Wishing Well
1991 Working Class
1992 Fiery Passion
1993 Happy Foes Shi Qiuping
The Great Conspiracy Tang Xiu
Smouldering Heat
1994 Larceny Of Love
1995 Chronicle of Life
Over the Horizons Xu Li
The Teochew Family Li Baohua
Thorny Love Nurse TV Movie
When A Child Is Born
1996 My Destiny With You
Tofu Street Auntie Wonton
Triad Justice
1997 My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives Ma Shuxian
Playing To Win
The Guest People Wu Jinyan
1998 My Little Angels
1999 From The Courtroom
My Grandpa
Stepping Out
2000 The Voices Within
Four Walls and a Ceiling
Hainan Kopi Tales Chen Xuezhen
Knotty Liaison
Dare to Strike
2001 Love Me, Love Me Not Zhang Xuelian
The Hotel June Tay
The Stratagem Wang Lizhu
2002 The Wing of Desire
Viva Le Famille Huang Huifen
2003 A Child's Hope
A Toast of Love Huang Huifen
Health Matters
Venture Against Time
2004 Perfect Women
The Crime Hunters
The Seventh Month
2005 Yummy Yummy
2007 The Greatest Love of All Chen Xinglin
2008 Love Blossoms Nancy
Just in Singapore Ah Lian
2009 Daddy at Home Nancy
2009–2010 Your Hand in Mine
2010 Breakout Miss Wong
2011 Be Happy Bao Zhu
Devotion Hong Jinzhi
Ghetto Justice
2012 It Takes Two Zhang Xiuhua
2014 World at Your Feet Chen Qifang
2015 Crescendo Yang Yiwei's Mother
Life - Fear Not Xiu Yan
The Dream Makers Xu Meiqing
You Can Be an Angel Too
The Journey: Our Homeland Bai Jinnu
2016 The Truth Seekers Liang Meiyun
2017 While We Are Young Yu Feng
2021 Key Witness [8]
The Heartland Hero
Soul Doctor
2023 Silent Walls
My One and Only May
2024 Kill Sera Sera

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Destiny
2012 Dance Dance Dragon
2014 Iceman Mimi

Variety show host

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  • Food Train 2 (2004)[14]

Radio play

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  • Happiness 2530 (2006)[15]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
1996 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Tofu Street (as Auntie Wonton) Nominated
1998 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Guest People Nominated
1999 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Stepping Out Nominated
2000 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Hainan Kopi Tales (as Chen Xuezhen) Nominated
2001 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Love Me, Love Me Not (as Zhang Xuelian) Nominated
2002 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Wing of Desire (as Hu Xiujuan) Won [16]
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2024 Star Awards Most Hated Villain My One And Only (as May) Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "演技备受肯定 陈慧慧却因暧昧不起来NG频频 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "她至今戏瘾不止 新加坡艺人陈慧慧获"最佳女配角"奖后为何淡出荧幕?Why did "Best Supporting Actress" Chen Huihui leave the SG showbiz?". Lianhe Zaobao. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Chen Huihui says her pay cut after winning at Star Awards 2002 contributed to her leaving Mediacorp". AsiaOne. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Perfect Woman ties the knot". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 3. The Straits Times. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Love blooms among the blooms". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 3. The Straits Times. 13 September 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "昨天中午 陈慧慧剖腹产下一子". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 40. 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao). 30 September 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "陈慧慧现经营美容院". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 14. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 1 August 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b "以前不擅长哭戏 陈慧慧:经谢韶光指点后开窍 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Chen Hui Hui". mewatch. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ^ "陈慧慧". mewatch. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ^ "陈天祥; 翁沁慧; 黄文永; 陈慧慧; 沈炜竣; 金银姬". mewatch. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Chen Huihui 陈慧慧". mewatch. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. ^ "加利谷山旧电视台拆除 众艺人情难舍 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  14. ^ "FOOD TRAIN 2". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 35. Streats. 24 February 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Join Hui Hui in her new radio show". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 28. The New Paper. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  16. ^ "WE ARE THE WINNERS:". No. Page 2. The Straits Times. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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