Xuan Ong
Xuan Ong | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ong Yi Xuan 5 March 1996 |
| Other names |
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| Alma mater | LASALLE College of the Arts |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
| Agent | Faces Talent Management |
| Stage name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 翁璇 |
| Simplified Chinese | 翁璇 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wēng Xuán |
| Birth name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 翁旖璇 |
| Simplified Chinese | 翁旖璇 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wēng Yǐxuán |
Xuan Ong (born Ong Yi Xuan on 5 March 1996)[1] is a Singaporean actress.
Early life and career
[edit]Ong started out as a theatre student at the age of 13, and graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with first class honours in Acting when she was 22 in 2018.[2][3] She has since appeared in multiple shorts and stage productions, and has also been cast in MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's drama series.[4]
In 2021, Ong starred as Lee Mui Ee, the lead role in the coming-of-age drama Teenage Textbook: The Series, which was based on the popular Singaporean novel of the same name. This was her debut television series.[5][6][7]
In 2023, Ong played a prominent role in Seven Days, also her debut feature film appearance. It was the first local film to be chosen to open the Singapore Chinese Film Festival.[8][9] The same year, she played a spirit medium in the second season of the drama series Titoudao, a character based on a real-life person.[10]
Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]- Teenage Textbook: The Series (2021)[11]
- Soul Detective (2022)[10]
- Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II (2022)
- Titoudao: Dawn of a New Stage (2023)[10]
- Cash on Delivery (2023)
- Stranger In The Dark (2023)
Web series
[edit]Film
[edit]- A Waking (2019; short)[13]
- If They Can't Be Loved (2021; short)
- Trade Secrets (2021; short)
- Yi Tian (2021; short)
- Seven Days (2023)
Theatre
[edit]- The Insiders (2018)[14]
- The Cat in the Hat (2018)[15]
- Birth Days (2018)[16]
- Stupid Cupid (2019)
- Now She Lives (2019)[12]
- Catalysts (2019)[12]
- The Adventures of Abhijeet (2019)[12]
- The Hawker (2019)[17][18]
- Fika and Fishy (2020)
- The Singapore Trilogy (2021)[19]
- A Dream Under The Southernbough- Existence (2021)
- I Have Something to Say (2022)[20]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oniros Film Awards | Best Actress | If They Can't Be Loved | Nominated | [21] |
| Best Monologue | Won | ||||
| Honorable Mention (actress) | Won | ||||
| Red Movie Awards | Best Actress | Won | [22] | ||
| 2024 | Star Awards 2024 | Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars | — | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Xuan Ong". Instagram profile. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "艺人谈另类妈妈 陈欣淇21岁时被妈妈"赶"出家门 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Kids Theatre Singapore | Young Learners Festival at Kidsstop". SCS. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Xuan Ong". Instagram. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Mui Ee, Sissy and Tom are back: Teenage Textbook TV series to premiere in March". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "'Teenage Textbook' to get TV-reboot in March". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Seah, Nida (2 March 2021). "Adrian Tan's The Teenage Textbook gets a reboot with new TV series". SG Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "'Not a simple teenage girl': Ayden Sng plays female ghost in new movie but it's not about acting effeminate". AsiaOne. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "离开新传媒后 雅慧首部电影5月上映 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Xuan Ong". mewatch. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Ong Yi Xuan". mewatch. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Now She Lives". Arts Republic | Arts Events Singapore. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "A Waking, Kingdom, A Dance for Ren Hang, and the Implausibilities of Intimacy". Asian Film Archive. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "The Insiders". Peatix. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "戴高帽子的猫 - The Cat in the Hat (Mandarin)". www.srt.com.sg. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ ":tw10 :singapore". theatreworks.org.sg. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "The Hawker". ROTOTORO. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "'Eavesdrop' and experience the immersive display of 'The Hawker'". The Fandom Menace. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Nurjuwita, Dewi. "Robert Yeo's landmark trilogy is streaming online till August 31". Time Out Singapore. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "March On 2022". Esplanade. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Oniros Film Awards - FINALISTS & WINNERS - NOVEMBER 2022" (PDF). Oniros Film Awards. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Red Movie Awards Autumn Edition 2022". Red Movie Awards. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
External links
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