Fiona Xie
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| Fiona Xie 谢宛谕 |
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| Birth name | Fiona Xie Wan Yu |
| Born | January 24, 1982 (age 25) Singapore |
| Notable roles | Genie 0385985 in My Genie Lu Kaixin in The Champion |
Fiona Xie Wan Yu (Simplified Chinese: 谢宛谕; pinyin: Xiè Wǎnyù; born January 24, 1982) is a Singaporean television actress.
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[edit] Career
Xie was spotted by a talent scout at the age of fifteen, and modelled for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore and Hong Kong before joining MediaCorp Studios as a full-time artiste in 2001.
Xie made her acting debut when she was cast as a nurse in the local hit drama series, Growing Up. Her convincing acting landed her one of her most recognisable roles in the sitcom, My Genie. In 2001, she won "Best Newcomer Award" at Mediacorp's Star Awards after just over a year in show business.
Of late, Xie has become known for her talents as a bilingual variety show hostess, in particular of the long-running series, City Beat. She has since hosted other variety shows, such as the photography-based "Say Cheez" for Channel 8, and introducing celebrities' favourite hawker foods in "Coffee Talk and Hawker Woks" for Channel 5. Recently she and actor Ben Yeo also hosted the travel show "Weekend Escapade".
In 2004, Xie made the news when she had to run with Jeanette Aw, Xiao Qiao and Felicia Chin, in bikinis, along the crowded Orchard Road for the drama series "The Champion". She later admitted in an interview that she wore another bikini underneath.
In 2005, Fiona Xie was voted "FHM Singapore's Sexiest Woman of the Year", even though she has never been photographed by FHM. However she has objected to being referred to as a sex-symbol. In an interview with 8 Days (magazine), the actress said, "I'm not a symbol for sex...I am not at all psyched to have hormone-charged males put me up on their locker room doors..." She has also said that her on-screen bubbly and saccharine sweet persona, typical for young ethnic Chinese women in the media, is different from her more reserved, slightly husky-voiced true self.
Besides her work as host and actress, Xie has also endorsed numerous products because of her popularity with the mainstream population. These range from Marigold juices to Osim massage products.
In 2006, Fiona attempted her first villain role as a spoilt diamond heiress in the drama series An Enchanted Life, starring alongside Yvonne Lim and Pierre Png.
[edit] Achievements
- 2001
- Star Awards '01, Best Newcomer
- Star Awards '01, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
- 2005
- FHM Singapore's 100 Sexiest Women, 1st position
- 2006
- Star Awards '06, Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2001 | One Leg Kicking (一脚踢) | Gwen |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2007 | Happily Ever After (凡间新仙人) | Lu Yue/Chang Er |
| 2006 | An Enchanted Life (钻石情缘) | Zhang Meiya 张美雅 |
| Insiders' Australia (动感澳游) | Host | |
| Weekend Escapade (周末万岁) | Host | |
| Coffee Talk and Hawker Woks 3 | Host | |
| Coffee Talk and Hawker Woks 2 | Host | |
| Maggi & Me | Maggi | |
| 2005 | Love Concierge (爱的掌门人) | Jiang Ruxin 蒋如心 |
| Pretty Woman (想·得·美） | Host | |
| Say Cheez (好摄2人组) | Host | |
| Coffee Talk and Hawker Woks | Co-host | |
| 2004 | The Champion (任我遨游) | Lu Kaixin 陆凯欣 |
| Room In My Heart (真心蜜语） | Happy 开心 | |
| 2003 | City Beat (城人杂志) | Co-host |
| 2002 | My Genie 2 (我爱精灵2) | Genie 0385985 |
| City Beat (城人杂志) | Co-host | |
| 2001 | The Hotel (大酒店) | TBA |
| My Genie (我爱精灵) | Genie 0385985 | |
| PSC Night (普威之夜) | Co-host | |
| City Beat (城人杂志) | Co-host | |
| 2000 | A War Diary (战争日记) | TBA |
| Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | TBA | |
| Growing Up (成长岁月) | TBA |
