Joanne Peh

Joanne Peh
Joanne Peh at the Star Awards 2011
Background information
Chinese name	白薇秀
Pinyin	Bái Wēixìu (Mandarin)
Born	(1983-04-25) 25 April 1983 Singapore
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Qi Yuwu (Married in 2014 -Present)
Children	baby Qi (born in 2015)
Ancestry	Chinese
Website	joannepeh.com

Joanne Peh (born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and contracted artiste under Mediacorp. She is one of the seven princess in Mediacorp with Rui En, Jeanette Aw, Felicia Chin, Fiona Xie, Jesseca Liu & Dawn Yeoh.

Biography

After winning the title of Miss Elegant and Miss Personality in Miss Singapore Universe 2002, Joanne was signed on as an artiste with MediaCorp. Despite having to juggle both 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.

Joanne was educated in Temasek Secondary School where she was head prefect and Victoria Junior College. After her graduation with a mass communications degree from the School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, Joanne continued her acting career with the station as a full-time actress.^[1] She impressed audiences with her natural acting 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, earned her rave reviews, as well as a Best Actress award nod at Star Awards 2009.

Joanne's foray into movies started as early as 2004, when she acted in Jack Neo's movie The Best Bet. In 2011, she proved her versatility and potential as a movie actress in Raintree Pictures' highly successful festive blockbuster, It's A Great Great World.

Effectively bilingual and well known for her eloquence and intelligence, Joanne is also a competent host for 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 at the Star Awards 2012 for her performance as a spoilt girl trying to find love in A Tale Of 2 Cities. This is a feat only matched by fellow MediaCorp actress Rui En. Joanne scored a rare double nomination in the Star Awards 2015 for her roles as Zhang Hui Niang in The Journey: Tumultuous Times and Police Inspector Leow Xin Yi in C.L.I.F. 3, in which she won the Best Supporting Actress.

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

Personal life

Peh had a highly public relationship with Bobby Tonelli for four years, after meeting on the set of The Little Nyonya. The couple regularly appeared on television shows and commercials with one another before their split.^[2]

In April 2013, Peh began dating co-star Qi Yuwu.^[3] They were married in a private ceremony on 9 September 2014 at The Mövenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa.^[4] On 28 January 2015, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.^[5] On 7 August 2015, she gave birth to a baby girl.^[6]

TV serials

Movies

Hosting

Discography

• 2004
  • 2004 新传媒花开富贵迎新春

Peh performed at the 2012 countdown party at ViVoCity on 31 December 2011, lip-syncing to an original Chinese song. The performance had mixed reception online, with criticism focused on her lip-syncing and vocal ability.

Accolades

Joanne was nominated for Best Actress in 2009 , 2011 , 2012 & 2015. She won the Best Actress in 2009 & 2012. She have already received her 10 award and will receive All Time Fav Next Year.

References

External links

• Joanne Peh at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile on Toggle