Joanne Peh is a Singaporean

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 actress.

Peh studied at Temasek Secondary School

Temasek Secondary School

Temasek Secondary School is an autonomous secondary school in Singapore and serves Secondary One through Five. It was founded in 1980 sharing a campus with Bedok South Secondary School at Upper Changi Road. In 1995, the school attained autonomy...

 where she was head prefect and subsequently went on to Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College

Victoria Junior College is a Pre-University co-educational institution in Singapore. It was established to replace the Pre-University classes of Victoria School in 1984. It stands on Marine Vista, about 5-minute walk to the East Coast Park. It in the East Region of Singapore...

 then to Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...

. She graduated with a Bachelor in Communication Studies (Second-upper class honours) in 2006.

She was talent-spotted after she won the title of Miss Elegant and Miss Personality in Miss Singapore Universe

Miss Singapore Universe

Miss Singapore Universe is an annual beauty contest held in Singapore and organised by Derrol Stepenny Promotions to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Between 2001 and 2007, the contest was telecast 'live' by the local television station Mediacorp's Channel 5...

 2002. Peh has since been involved in hosting and acting projects such as PSC Nite, Miss Singapore Universe Semi Finals 2003, The Lunar New Year Show 2004, I Love My Home and The Ties That Bind.

Peh landed the coveted and prestigious position as the new LUX girl, alongside Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 star Karen Mok

Karen Mok

Karen Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :...

. Her list of endorsements includes Fujifilm

Fujifilm

is a multinational photography and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.Fujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of color photographic film, digital cameras, photofinishing equipment, color paper, photofinishing chemicals, medical imaging...

, Citigems, Japanese beauty brand Fancl, True Yoga, Bonia, Vagary, Carlsberg. Currently, she has been appointed as ambassador of Jetstar and Laurier.

Peh describes herself as independent, determined, responsible and an avid reader. She lists her favourite books as Pride & Prejudice, Phantom of the Opera and Great Expectations.

In the 2004 Star Awards

Star Awards

The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances...

, Peh won the Most Popular Newcomer Award as well as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award. The following year, she won her second Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award, but failed to win the same award in 2006.

In the 2009 Star Awards, Peh beat hot favorites Jeanette Aw and Chen Liping to win her first ever Best Actress award for her role as the mentally unstable Huang Yuzhu in The Little Nyonya

The Little Nyonya

The Little Nyonya is a 34-episode drama serial which debuted on 25 November 2008 on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The storyline, which involves an extended Peranakan family in Singapore, is set in the 1930s and spans 70 years. The series was partly sponsored by the Media...

, on the day after her birthday. She also won her third Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award on the same night.She is placed along the likes of other young actresses such as Jesseca Liu

Jesseca Liu

Jesseca Liu Zhi Xuan is a Malaysian actress and model working in Singapore.-Early life:Jesseca Liu was born in Langkawi, Malaysia. She began modeling after graduating from Saito Academy in 2001. Languages often spoken by Liu are Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Bahasa Melayu. First known as Lao...

, Jeanette Aw

Jeanette Aw

-1979–2000: Early life and education:Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping to Chinese parents. Her father has Peranakan ancestry while mother is a Hokkien. Jeanette is the youngest of three children, she has an older sister and older brother...

, Fiona Xie

Fiona Xie

-Career:Xie was spotted by a talent scout at the age of fifteen while was studying in St. Hilda's Secondary School. She modeled for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore and Hong Kong before joining MediaCorp Studios as a full-time artiste in 2001....

, Rui En

Rui En

Rui En is a Chinese Singaporean singer-actress based in Singapore currently.Rui En was talent-spotted while appearing in SingTel's popular SingTel hi!Card commercial as the iconic "running girl" in 2001. She was offered a general management contract by Artiste Networks, a section of Hype Records...

, Felicia Chin

Felicia Chin

Felicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:...

 and Dawn Yeoh

Dawn Yeoh

Dawn Yeoh is a Singaporean MediaCorp actress, most notable for her debut role in The Shining Star.It was mentioned in Xin.sg that Dawn Yeoh's contract with MediaCorp had expired on Dec 2009, and she was no longer a MediaCorp artiste, hence her exclusion from the Top 20 Most Popular Female artistes...

, widely known as The 7 Princesses of Mediacorp.

Most recently, Peh represented MediaCorp TV as one of the torchbearers in the passing of the Olympic flame at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore.

Peh also runs a very popular personal blog at http://joannepeh.com/.

TV serials

• 2002
  • Beautiful Connection
    Beautiful Connection
    Beautiful Connection is a Singaporean Chinese drama serial. It was telecast in 2002. The show earned many nominations for the Star Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best TV Drama, Best Theme Song, Best Director and many more....
    
     九层糕
• 2003
  • Nokia MMS Moments Mini-Drama - Romance
• 2004
  • Crime Hunters 心网追凶
  • I Love My Home 我爱我家
  • To Mum With Love 非一般妈妈
  • The Ties That Bind 家财万贯
• 2005
  • A Life of Hope
  • Destiny 梦在手里

• 2006
  • Yours Always 让爱自邮
• 2007
  • Making Miracles
    Making Miracles
    Making Miracles is a Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 6 March 2007...
    
     奇迹
  • Happily Ever After
    Happily Ever After (TV series)
    Happily Ever After is a 20-episode Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8...
    
     凡间新仙人
  • After Hours (English drama)
  • The Greatest Love of All
    The Greatest Love of All (TV series)
    The Greatest Love of All is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 29 May 2007, and ended on 25 June 2007. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night, 9pm.This drama...
    
     爱·特别的你
  • Like Father, Like Daughter
    Like Father, Like Daughter
    Like Father, Like Daughter is a Singaporean Chinese drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 21 August 2007 and ended its run on 17 September 2007...
    
     宝贝父女兵
  • Path of Gold 黄金路
• 2008
  • The Truth 迷图
  • Beach.Ball.Babes
    Beach.Ball.Babes
    Beach.Ball.Babes is a Singaporean Chinese idol drama mainly showcasing the main leads playing beach volleyball. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 7 July 2008 and ended on 1 August 2008...
    
     球爱大战
  • The Little Nyonya
    The Little Nyonya
    The Little Nyonya is a 34-episode drama serial which debuted on 25 November 2008 on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The storyline, which involves an extended Peranakan family in Singapore, is set in the 1930s and spans 70 years. The series was partly sponsored by the Media...
    
     小娘惹
• 2009-2010
  • Your Hand in Mine
    Your Hand In Mine
    Your Hand In Mine was a long-running drama that was produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was the longest local drama that had been produced by Mediacorp to date, with 180 episodes...
    
     (180-episode long running drama) 想握你的手
  • Carlsberg Telemovie
• 2010
  • An Activist Journey 仁心侠旅 An 8-episode travel-documentary that takes you around Asia and offers perspectives on the spirit of humanity.
• 2011
  • A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城
  • C.L.I.F.
    C.L.I.F.
    C.L.I.F. is a 20-episode police blockbuster drama produced by MediaCorp Singapore in 2011, in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. It is aired from 31 May - 27 Jun 2011 on free-to-air Channel 8, Singapore. The drama stars Tay Ping Hui, Qi Yu Wu, Elvin Ng, Joanne Peh, Chris Tong, Tracy...
    
     警徽天职

Filmography

• 2002
  • 普威之夜 PSC Nite'02
  • 城人杂誌 City Beat
• 2003
  • 三羊开泰迎丰年 Lunar New Year Special 2003
• 2004
  • 灵猴献宝贺新春 Lunar New Year Special 2004
  • 突然发财 The Best Bet (Local Movie directed by Jack Neo)
• 2005
  • High on Life
• 2011
  • 大世界 It's A Great Great World

Awards and achievements

• 2002
  • Miss Singapore Universe 2002 Finalist
  • Miss Personality Award & Miss Elegant Award
• 2004
  • Most Popular Newcomer, Star Awards ’04
  • Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste, Star Awards 04
• 2005
  • Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste, Star Awards 05
• 2007
  • Best Actress Nomination (Like Father, Like Daughter)
• 2009
  • Best Actress Award (The Little Nyonya)
  • Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste, Star Awards 09
• 2010
  • Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste, Star Awards 10
  • Female Media Darling, Star Awards 10
• 2011
  • Best Actress Nomination (Your Hand In Mine)
  • Best Info-ed Programme Host (The Activist's Journey)
  • Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste, Star Awards 11

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