Amy Cheng

Amy J. Cheng (b. 1968) is a Singaporean actress, television presenter, and arts director. She is best known for her role as Karen Tay in the television series Growing Up and as Jacqueline Ling in the 2018 romantic comedy-drama Crazy Rich Asians.

Amy Cheng
Born1968
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
OccupationActress, television presenter, art director
Spouse(s)Rama Chandran (m. 2005)
Children2

Career

Stage

Cheng is a co-founder and creative director of Act 3 Theatrics.[1][2] She has performed in live theatre shows through Act 3 including Footsteps in the Night, 41 Hours, and Confessions of the Three Unmarried Women. She has had other stage roles in Singapore Repertory Theatre's Forbidden City and The Good Citizen and Escape Productions' The Deap Blue Sea and Esplanade's Letters from Home.[3] In 2006 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Life! Theatre Awards for her role as the Banana Tree Spirit in the mandarin musical 10 Brothers.

Television

From 1996 until 2001 Cheng was a regular cast member of the Singaporean television drama Growing Up as Karen Tay, the wife of Andrew Seow's character, Gary Tay.[4] In 2001 she was nominated for Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards for her role in Growing Up. She played Dr. Winnie Leong in the television series First Touch and also had roles in Like My Own, Happily Ever After, Machine, Stay, and Anita's Complaint. Cheng has worked as a television presenter and host for My Perfect Child and The Good Life. She landed roles in the Chinese dramas She's the One, Destiny, and Making Miracles. She had a guest role in the German television movie Perfect Harmony. She played the leading role in Zhao Wei Films' Stories About Love and starred alongside Fann Wong in Jack Neo's Just Follow Law.[5] She had a small role as Felicia Chin's mother in the television movie Hong Bao + Kisses.

Film

In 2018 she appeared in the American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians as Jaqueline Ling.[6][7][8][9]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref
2000 Stories About Love Chee Kong Cheah
2003 No Place Like Home - Colors Beatrice television movie
2003 Always On My Mind Surin 4 episodes
2005 House of Harmony Mrs. Wah television movie
2006 Police & Thief Emily De Souza Marco Serafini 1 episode
2006 Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd Mrs. Mah 3 episodes
2009 Polo Boys Alan's mother Ming Siu Goh 1 episode
2010 Silver Lining Margaret Gan 2 episodes
2011 The Man from Beijing Qui Hong Peter Keglevic television movie
2015 2025 Renee Tang Ming Siu Goh 16 episodes
2016 Rojak Ling 1 episode
2018 20 Days 4 episodes

Film
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref
2007 Just Follow Law Nancy Jack Neo
2018 Crazy Rich Asians Jacqueline Ling Jon M. Chu
2019 Reposession Linda Ming Siu Goh post-production

Personal life

In 2005, Cheng married to Rama Chandran. They have one child, Jivan Wei. Cheng also has a son, Joshua, from a previous marriage.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Why Crazy Rich Asians actress Amy Cheng doesn't mind being the bad guy". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. "WORDS GO ROUND - Amy J Cheng". www.singaporewritersfestival.com.
  3. "Amy J Cheng's tips on a happy, lasting marriage". Her World.
  4. "Good girl gone bad: Why Amy Cheng doesn't mind playing the bad guy". Her World. Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  5. "Singapore's glamour mum – Amy Cheng on having it all | Electrolux Newsroom Asia Pacific". newsroom.electrolux.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  6. "Amy Cheng from Crazy Rich Asians World Premiere". E! Online.
  7. "Get to Know the Entire Cast of "Crazy Rich Asians" and the Characters They Play". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  8. "'Crazy Rich Asians' was a win for diversity in motherhood, too". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  9. "How Amy Cheng Got Ready for the 'Crazy Rich Asians' Premiere in Los Angeles". Harper's Bazaar Singapore. Aug 8, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  10. "Amy Cheng: The Singapore Celebrity Talks About Marriage And Kids". theAsianparent-Your Guide to Pregnancy, Baby & Raising Kids. Sep 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  11. "Amy Cheng told her son about sex when he was 7". sg.entertainment.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  12. "Fatherhood at 52". AsiaOne.
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