Jae Liew (born 29 May 1990) is a Singaporean actress.

Jae Liew
Liew in 2016
Born (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 34)
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materMurdoch University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • Youtuber
Years active2013−present
FamilyJevon Liew (brother)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese柳勝美
Simplified Chinese柳胜美
Hanyu PinyinLíu Shèngmei

Early life and education

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Jae Liew was born on 29 May 1990 in Singapore. She has an older brother.[1]

She graduated from Murdoch University with a bachelor's degree of communications.[1]

Career

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In 2013, Liew made her acting debut as the female lead in Michelle Chong's film 3 Peas in a Pod.[2][3] Alongside ex-U-KISS member Alexander Lee and Fahrenheit member Calvin Chen she played Penny Yang, a university student.[4]

Following the film's release, she was cast in a supporting role as a queen bee cheerleader for the Mediacorp's Channel 8 drama Scrum! (冲锋) with Singaporean actress Felicia Chin and Taiwanese actor Chris Lee.[5]

In 2015, she was cast in supporting roles for Mediacorp's Channel 8 dramas, Tiger Mum and The Journey: Our Homeland. She was also one of the lead roles as Diana Tong[6] on Mediacorp's Channel 5's drama, Tanglin, Singapore's first long-form drama television series.[7]

Jae also appeared on the 2015 September cover of Singapore FHM magazine,[8] marking its final issue in SPH Media.[9]

In 2016, she took on the leading role in a Tamil telemovie, Muthar Kanave,[10] which would later win the Best Telemovie at Pradhana Vizha 2016.[11]

She made her first appearance on the cover of Singaporean magazine 8 Days in 2017, alongside cast member Nat Ho.[12]

In 2018, Liew was chosen as one of the faces of Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)'s second awareness campaign 'Cyber Tips 4 U' together with local comedian, Suhaimi Yusof.[13]

In 2020, Liew was cast in the second season of Derek, a spin-off from the police procedural television drama Code of Law, playing the roles of a pair of twins.[14] Liew was praised for her portrayal of the twins by fellow cast member Rebecca Lim and Sinema.SG reviewers.[14][15]

In 2023, Liew moved to Japan to become an English teacher in a private school.[16]

Personal life

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Liew moved to Japan in August 2023.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2013 3 Peas in a Pod Penny Yang [17]
2015 Plead the Fleeting Moment to Remain Commissioned by Air Salon
2016 Muthar Kanave Charlotte Chan Short film in Tamil [18]
2017 Timepieces Margaret Commissioned by Singapore Writer's Festival: Utter 2017
2019 Sparks: Mini-Series Season 3: From Grounds Up Leanne Commissioned by DBS
2020 Regardless Of: The Anthology Jane Commissioned by MCI Singapore
2021 Peyar Charlotte Chan Commissioned by Viddsee [19]
2023 Confinement (2023 film) Mrs Yan
2024 I Not Stupid 3 Sophia Chew [16]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014 Scrum! (冲锋) 张柔柔 Chinese-language [5]
2015 Tiger Mum Wang Rouya Chinese-language
The Journey: Our Homeland Liu Daidi Chinese-language
2015-2018 Tanglin Diana Tong English-language [20]
2016 Project W (W计划) Angel Chinese-language
2017 Bingsu Kimchi Bulgogi Diana Tong Tanglin spin-off
2018 Darjun Diana Bhaskar Tanglin spin-off
2019 128 Circle Sherry Yang [21]
2020 Derek 2 Jessica Sun / Cecilia Sun English-language [14][15]
2021 Reunion Mindy Fernandez English-language
After Dark: Eden Park Kate English-language
2022 128 Circle (Season 2) Sherry Yang [22]
2023 The Fantasy Adventures of Mumu (木木奇幻之旅) 木妈
Crimewatch IO Jazreel Ep 4: Moneylender Robbery
128 Circle (Season 3) Sherry Yang

Variety shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2015 The Dance Floor 2015 Guest Episode 9
Tanglin Webisode Host Episode 19: "Diana's encounters with the octopus and shredder at 'The Halt'"
2016 Not the 5 Show Guest host Segment Name: "Jae Liew, Animal Waitress!"
Don't Forget to Remember Contestant Episode 1: "Celebrity Special"
The Drinks List Guest Episode 3: "Afternoon Delight"
Episode 5: "I Wanna Grow Old with You"
Episode 6: "Tutti Frutti"
Episode 7: "It's a Small World"
Episode 9: "Home"
Body and Soul Guest Episode 1
My Squad Is Better than Yours Guest Host Prelude
Pradhana Vizha Award presenter
2017 Cash Struck Contestant Episode 3 with Charlie Goh
Body and Soul (Season 5) Guest Bruxism
National Science Challenge Guest Finals
We Are Singaporeans

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Guest Episode 6
Episode 12
2018 Meat and Greed S2 Guest Host Episode 6: Southeast Asian
National Science Challenge Guest Finals
2019 Stupid Man, Smart Phone Guest Episode 8: The Mighty Mt Ijen
National Science Challenge Guest Finals

Music video appearances

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Year Song title Artist Ref
2016 "Reminiscence (Lavender's Blue &望春风)" The Teng Ensemble
2017 "Snakes and Ladders" Nat Ho

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2022 26th Asian Television Awards Best Supporting Actress 128 Circle (season 2) Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Chan, Chrytal. "Surprise Lead for Singapore Movie 3 Peas in a Pod". The Straits Times (via Herworldplus). Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Newbie Jae Liew Chosen for Upcoming Local Movie". Media Development Authority Singapore (IMDA Singapore). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Surprise lead for Singapore movie 3 Peas In A Pod". Her World Singapore. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "3 Peas in a Pod". www.fmoviemag.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "MeRadio – Jae Liew and Carrie Wong: Who Gushed over David Beckham?". MeRadio. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Tanglin: The show you never knew people loved is coming to an end". Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ Yip Wai Yee (9 June 2015). "New Channel 5 Series Tanglin Has 199 Episodes". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  8. ^ "FHM Cover Girl: Playboy Centrefolds Were an 'Eye-opener'". AsiaOne Women. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Singapore FHM Ends Its Run". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Vasantham's Valentine's Day Telemovie: A Bold Attempt That Could Have Been More". theguru.sg. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Pradhana Vizha 2016: Results (and more) !!!". theguru.sg. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Nat Ho And Jae Liew Can Help You Save Money In Ways You Didn't Know Existed". 8 Days. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  13. ^ "More playing it safe online, but bad habits need to be curbed". TODAY. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Rebecca Lim Might Have Quit Showbiz If Not For The Pupil". TODAY. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  15. ^ a b "SEE WHAT SEE?!: DEREK 2". Sinema.SG. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  16. ^ a b Chan, Ilsa. "Tanglin Actress Jae Liew, 33, Is Now An English Teacher In Japan, Had To Take 10 - 15% Pay Cut To Live In Her Dream Country". 8days. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  17. ^ "8 things you need to know about '3 Peas in a Pod'". xinmsn. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Stay In This Valentine's Day For "Muthar Kanave"". DANAMIC. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  19. ^ Peyar, 14 July 2021, retrieved 13 March 2022
  20. ^ "Taking root in Tanglin". TODAY. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  21. ^ Tan, Tammi (2 October 2019). "Dwayne Johnson Blocked From Gym By A Wild Hawk Vs Snake Wrestling Match". 8 Days. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  22. ^ "If 128 Circle's Duan Weiming Were A Safe-Distancing Ambassador, He'd Argue With 'MBS Badge Lady': "How Difficult Is It To Wear A Mask?"". 8 Days. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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