Chen Liping (born Tan Lee Peng on 22 August 1965) is a Singaporean actress managed by Hype Records.

Chen Liping
Chen at the Star Awards 2017
Born
Tan Lee Peng

(1965-08-22) 22 August 1965 (age 59)[1]
NationalitySingaporean
EducationCrescent Girls' School
Occupations
Years active1985–present
Spouse
(m. 1998)
Children1
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陈莉萍
Traditional Chinese陳莉萍
Hanyu PinyinChén Lìpíng

Career

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Chen began her acting career in 1985 with the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation after completing the drama training course. She is best known for her role as "Miss Ai-Yo-Yo" (哎哟哟老师) in the Singapore Chinese drama series Good Morning, Sir! (早安老师), which earned her a "Most Unforgettable TV Character" Award in Star Awards 2003. Her character was also voted the most memorable character at MediaCorp Channel 8's 45th anniversary special in 2008 and the top 5 most memorable characters poll at the Star Awards 2007 anniversary special celebrating 25 years of Chinese language drama in Singapore.

In 2003, Chen won her first Best Actress Award for her role in Holland V. She won the Best Actress Award for the second time in Star Awards 2010 for her role as a thrifty housewife in Reunion Dinner.[2] In 2014, Chen won the Best Actress award once again for her role as Yao Zhu Kang Li, a successful career woman in the media industry facing marital issues in The Dream Makers.

In 2017, she completed the drama Mightiest Mother-in-Law, followed by the long-form drama Life Less Ordinary.

In 2018, she appeared in Say Cheese along with Joanne Peh. She appeared in dialect drama How Are You and in 2019, appeared in long-form drama, Old is Gold along with Rui En, Xu Bin and Bonnie Loo.

In March 2023, Chen portrayed her first English drama role in the second season of Titoudao, a televised drama adaptation of a stageplay with the same title.[3]

Personal life

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Chen attended Crescent Girls' School from 1978 to 1983. She married fellow actor Rayson Tan in 1998, and they have a son named Zavier (born 2002).[4][5]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 Takeover
The Young Heroes
The Coffeeshop
1986 Men of Valour
The Bond
1987 I Do
1988 Silk and Satin
Airforce
Teahouse in Chinatown
Song of Youth
1989 Good Morning, Sir!
Splash to Victory
1990 When Dawn Breaks
Sweet Dreams
The Winning Team
1991 Golden Shenton Way
The Legend of a Beauty
1992 Fiery Passion
Duel La Shanghai
Love is in the Air
1993 Hidden Truths
Web of Deceit
1994 Dreams Come True
Twin Bliss
1995 The Rangers
Heartbeat
It's My World
1996 A Teacher's Diary
Three in One Love
1997 My Wife, Your Wife, Their Wives
1998 Riding by the Storm
My Teacher, Aiyoyo!
1999 Darling-In-Law
2001 The Stratagem Le Zining
Beyond the Axis of Truth Jiang Meiqi
The Hotel Pang Yuyun (Dodo)
2002 No Problem Bao Jinlian
2003 Holland V Mo Wanwan
2004 The Ties That Bind Ma Yujia
A Child's Hope II Zhang Huilian
2005 Baby Blues Chen Qiaohua
Zero to Hero Zhong Lizhi
2007 Happily Ever After Wangmu Niangniang
The Golden Path Xiao-gu
2008 Just in Singapore Nancy
2009 Reunion Dinner Ah Ping
Your Hand In Mine Zhang Yuxiang
2010 Unriddle Lin Zhengyi
2012 Unriddle 2 Lin Zhengyi
Joys of Life Jin Yinjiao
2013 It's A Wonderful Life Fan Wenxiang
The Dream Makers Yao-Zhu Kangli
2014 Yes We Can! Liu Cailing
2015 A Blessed Life Ye Da
Good Luck Lin Xiaozhen
Life - Fear Not Lin Jiajia
2016 My First School Chen Xiujuan
Eat Already? Miss Chen Cameo
2017 Mightiest Mother-in-Law Liew Xiuzhu
Life Less Ordinary Chen Feng
2018 Say Cheese Hong Ziyi
2019 How Are You? Guo Meili
Dai Anna
Hello Miss Driver Li Yuzhu
Old Is Gold Elizabeth Pang
Old Is Gold: The Bliss Keeper Telemovie
2020 How Are You? 2 Dai Anna
Recipe of Life Qin Xihong
2023 Titoudao: Dawn Of New Stage Suan Jiah
The Sky is Still Blue Hong Aixi

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992 ABC English for Children (VOL 1) Teacher
1993 ABC English for Children : Telling Time (VOL 2) Teacher
1994 ABC English for Children : Let's Learn About (VOL 3) Teacher
1994–1997 Television Corporation of Singapore
1995 ABC English for Children : Let's Learn About (VOL 4) Teacher
1996 ABC English for Children : Let's Learn About (VOL 5) Teacher
1997 ABC English for Children : Let's Learn About (VOL 6) Teacher
2004 The Best Bet Richard's wife
2011 The Ultimate Winner Staff Sergeant

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref
1994 Star Awards Top 5 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
1995 Star Awards Best Actress Heartbeat(as Jiang Tong) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
1996 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
1997 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
1998 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
1999 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2000 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2001 Star Awards Best Actress Beyond the Axis of Truth
(as Jiang Meiqi)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2002 Star Awards Best Actress No Problem
(as Bao Jinliao)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2003 Star Awards Best Actress Holland V
(as Mo Wanwan)
Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2004 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress A Child's Hope II
(as Zhang Huilian)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2005 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2006 Star Awards All-Time Favourite Artiste Won
2009 Star Awards Best Actress Just in Singapore
(as Nancy)
Nominated
The Golden Path
(as Xiao Gu)
Nominated
2010 Star Awards Best Actress Reunion Dinner
(as Ping)
Won
2011 Star Awards Best Actress Unriddle
(as Lin Zhengyi)
Nominated
2014 Star Awards Best Actress The Dream Makers
(as Yao-Zhu Kangli)
Won
Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Nominated
Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Nominated
Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia) Nominated
2015 Star Awards Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Nominated
Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Nominated
Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia) Nominated
Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) Nominated
2017 Star Awards Best Speech Award Nominated
2018 Star Awards Best Actress Mightiest Mother-In-Law
(as Liew Xiuzhu)
Nominated
Best Theme Song Life Less Ordinary Nominated
2021 Star Awards Best Actress How Are You?
(as Dai Anna)
Nominated
2022 Star Awards Perfect Combo (with Kym Ng) HDB Tai Tai 4.0 Nominated [6]
2024 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress The Sky Is Still Blue
(as Hong Aixi)
Nominated [7]

References

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  1. ^ "50 is the new 30 for Chen Liping and Rayson Tan". TODAYonline.
  2. ^ "CHEN Hanwei & CHEN Liping win the Best Actor & Actress awards". Whats on Xiamen. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Titoudao returns for a second season, Chen Liping in her first English drama role". CNA. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Chen Liping's wedding gown 'phobia' returns to haunt her in new TV show". The New Paper. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Chen Li Ping, Rayson Tan take first 'wedding photos' 17 years after tying the knot". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Star Awards 2022: Chantalle Ng and Xu Bin nominated for Favourite CP, Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed". AsiaOne. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ Koh, Jiamun. "Nominees for Star Awards 2024, which will happen on April 21". TODAY. Mediacorp. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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