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Joanne Peh

Joanne Peh
Peh at the 2011 Star Awards
Born (1983-04-25) 25 April 1983 (age 41)[1]
Other namesBai Wei Xiu
Education
Alma materNanyang Technological University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
Years active2002–present
Spouse
(m. 2014)
Children2
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Formerly ofSeven Princesses of Mediacorp
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese白薇秀
Simplified Chinese白薇秀
Hanyu PinyinBái Wēixiù
Wade–GilesBai2 Wei1 xiu4
JyutpingBaak6 Mei4 Sau3
Hokkien POJPe̍h Bî-siù
Websitejoannepeh.com

Joanne Peh Wei Siew[2] (born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and television host. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu.

Life and career

After winning the title of Miss Elegant and Miss Personality in Miss Singapore Universe 2002, Peh was signed on as an artiste with MediaCorp. Despite having to juggle work and her university studies at the same time, she won both the Most Popular Newcomer award and the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2004, an annual Singaporean award ceremony for TV personalities.

Peh was educated in Temasek Secondary School where she was the head prefect, and also in Victoria Junior College.[3] After graduating with a mass communications degree from Nanyang Technological University, she continued her acting career with the station as a full-time actress.[4]

She earned positive reviews from audiences with her performances in drama serials such as Like Father, Like Daughter, The Golden Path, The Little Nyonya and A Tale of 2 Cities. Her compelling portrayal of Yuzhu, the ill-fated girl with a heart of gold in The Little Nyonya, received rave reviews, as well as a Best Actress award at the Star Awards 2009.[citation needed]

Peh's foray into movies started in 2004, when she acted in Jack Neo's movie The Best Bet. In 2011, she proved her versatility in Raintree Pictures' highly successful festive blockbuster It's A Great Great World.[citation needed]

Effectively bilingual and well known for her eloquence and intelligence, Peh is also a host of variety shows and specials, including President's Star Charity 2005 and The Activist Journey, which won her the Best Info-ed Programme Host Award at Star Awards 2011, edging out veterans like Mark Lee and Bryan Wong for the award.

She won her second Best Actress award at the Star Awards 2012 for her performance as a spoiled girl trying to find love in A Tale of 2 Cities. This is a feat only matched by fellow MediaCorp actress Rui En.

Having beat out veteran actresses like Zoe Tay and Fann Wong, Peh was besieged by reporters after the show, asking how she felt about her win. Peh later revealed in an interview that she broke down and cried after everyone had left.[5]

Peh scored a rare double nomination at the Star Awards 2015 for her roles as Zhang Hui Niang in The Journey: Tumultuous Times and Assistant Superintendent of Police Leow Xin Yi in C.L.I.F. 3, for which she won the Best Supporting Actress.

A highly sought-after celebrity for commercial endorsements, Peh has lent her face to numerous immensely successful campaigns, including Lux and Jetstar. [citation needed]

Personal life

Peh was in a high-profile relationship with radio deejay and celebrity Bobby Tonelli for four years, after they met on the set of The Little Nyonya. The couple regularly appeared together on television shows and commercials before their split.[6]

In April 2013, Peh began dating Chinese actor Qi Yuwu.[7] They were married in a private ceremony on 9 September 2014 at the Mövenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa. On 28 January 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.[8] On 7 August 2015, she gave birth to a baby girl.[9] On 21 April 2017, she gave birth to her second child, a boy.[10]

Peh has an official fan club called "Jollity Club" which has been running since 2005.

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Beautiful Connection He Wei
2004 The Ties That Bind (家财万贯) Jun Jie
To Mum With Love (非一般妈妈) Yu Huan
I Love My Home (我爱我家)
The Crime Hunters
2005 Destiny Yao Siqi
A Life of Hope Fei Fei
2006 Yours Always (让爱自邮)
2007 The Golden Path Kaiqi
Like Father, Like Daughter Dai Chunchun
The Greatest Love of All Luo Wenxin
Happily Ever After Wang Tianqin
Making Miracles Li Xiaoman
2008 The Little Nyonya Huang Yuzhu [11]
Beach.Ball.Babes Liu Xuan / Rainie Liu Feng
The Truth Chen Shuxian
2009 Your Hand in Mine Wu Youqing
Liu Jinlian
2011 A Song to Remember Yu Hong
C.L.I.F. Liao Xinyi
A Tale of 2 Cities Pan Leyao
2012 Code of Law Sabrina Wong Season 1
Pillow Talk Zhang Qiuxue
2013 The Journey: A Voyage Zhang Huiniang
Love at Risk Xin Sisi
C.L.I.F. 2 Liao Xinyi
2014 Code of Law Sabrina Wong Season 2
The Journey: Tumultuous Times Zhang Huiniang
C.L.I.F. 3 Liao Xinyi [12]
2015 Code of Law Sabrina Wong Season 3
Mind Game Zhao Anni
2017 Dream Coder Zhong Yayun
2018 Heart To Heart (心点心) Liang Nala
Say Cheese Pan Zejia
2019 Last Madame Fung Lan [13]
2021 Mind Jumper (触心罪探) Qiu Kaile
2023 Shero Zhang Yinchen
Last Madame: Sisters of the Night Narration
2025 The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill [zh] (小娘惹之翡翠山) Huang Yuzhu Special Appearance

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 The Best Bet Hui Min
2011 It's a Great, Great World Mei Juan
2015 1965 Zhou Jun

Show host

Year Title Notes Ref.
2002 PSC Nite'02 (普威之夜)
City Beat (城人杂志)
2003 Lunar New Year Special (三羊开泰迎丰年)
2004 Lunar New Year Special (灵猴献宝贺新春)
2005 High on Life
President's Star Charity 2005
2006 Vesak Day Special (明灯相映真善美)
2008 Jolly Good Time (佳节年华)
2009 The Princess & The Prince (当公主遇上王子)
Fashion Asia – Bangkok (亚洲时尚风 – 曼谷)
2010 The Activist Journey (仁心侠旅) [14]
2012 Sasuke Singapore [14]
Kawaii Style Celebrate 2013 (哈日时尚风) [14]
2013 President's Star Charity 2013 [14]
2014 President's Star Charity 2014 [15]
2016 Unique Towns (这个乡镇好独特)
2023 A Conversation with Minister 2023 (空中访民情 2023)

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref
2004 Star Awards 2004 Best Newcomer To Mum With Love Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2005 Star Awards 2005 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2006 Star Awards 2006 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2007 Star Awards 2007 Best Actress Like Father, Like Daughter (as Dai Chunchun) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated
2009 Star Awards 2009 Best Actress The Little Nyonya (as Huang Yuzhu) Won [11]
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2010 Star Awards 2010 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
Female Media Darling Won
2011 Star Awards 2011 Best Actress Your Hand In Mine (as Wu Youqing) Nominated
Best Info-ed Programme Host The Activist's Journey Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) C.L.I.F. (as Liao Xinyi) Nominated
2012 Star Awards 2012 Best Actress A Tale of 2 Cities (as Pan Leyao) Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role A Song To Remember (as Yu Hong) Nominated
2013 Star Awards 2013 Best Actress Pillow Talk (as Zhang Qiuxue) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2014 Star Awards 2014 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
Favourite Female Character The Journey: A Voyage (as Zheng Huiniang) Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia) Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) Nominated
2015 Star Awards 2015 Best Actress C.L.I.F. 3 (as Liao Xinyi) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
Best Supporting Actress The Journey: Tumultuous Times (as Zheng Huiniang) Won
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) C.L.I.F. 3 (as Liao Xinyi) Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia) Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Nominated
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) Nominated
Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Journey: Tumultuous Times (as Zheng Huiniang) Nominated
2016 Star Awards 2016 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
2017 Star Awards 2017 All-Time Favourite Artiste Won
2019 Star Awards 2019 Best Actress Say Cheese (as Pan Zejia) Nominated
2020 Asian Television Awards Best Leading Female Performance - Digital Last Madame (as Fung Lang) Won [16]
Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated
2021 Asian Television Awards Best Leading Female Performance - Digital Mind Jumper (as Qiu Kaile) Won
Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated [17]
2022 Star Awards 2022 Best Actress Mind Jumper (as Khoo Kaile) Nominated
Favourite Female Show Stealer Nominated [18]
2024 Star Awards 2024 Best Actress Shero (as Zhang Yinchen) Nominated [19]

References

  1. ^ "Joanne Peh celebrates 37th birthday at home with hubby Qi Yuwu and kids". The Straits Times. 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "@VJC" (PDF).
  4. ^ "People – Let's Talk – Peh-back Time!" (PDF). Hey!. NTU. May–June 2012. p. 6.
  5. ^ Lee, Joshua (20 October 2019). "Joanne Peh cried, and not in a good way, after winning 2nd Best Actress Award in 2009". Mothership. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Joanne Peh and Bobby Tonelli split up". Yahoo SG. 11 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Joanne Peh finds love with Qi Yuwu". Yahoo SG. 8 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Joanne Peh, Qi Yuwu expecting SG50 baby". Channel NewsAsia. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  9. ^ "It's a girl! Joanne Peh, Qi Yuwu welcome baby Qi". Channelnewsasia.com.
  10. ^ "Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu welcome baby boy". M.todayonline.com. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Joanne Peh on her Best Actress win for The Little Nyonya: 'I think I deserved to win that award'". AsiaOne. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  12. ^ Seah, May (11 April 2014). "My awkward moment: Sora Ma". Today. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Last Madame: Joanne Peh talks about that steamy M18 scene". CNA Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d "Joanne Peh: 'You have to get everything right'". TODAYonline. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  15. ^ "President's Star Charity 2014 raises S$6.32 million". TODAYonline. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  16. ^ Sng, Suzanne (17 January 2021). "Joanne Peh, Lina Ng win acting prizes for drama series Last Madame at Asian Television Awards". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  17. ^ "2021 Nominees". Asian Television Awards. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Star Awards 2024: All That Glitters up for the most awards, Andie Chen has double nominations". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 26 February 2024.