Felicia Chin | |
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Chinese name | 陈凤玲 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Chén Fènglíng (Mandarin) |
Birth name | Felicia Chin Fong Ling |
Born | Singapore |
Occupation | Actress, Host, Model, Singer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Partner(s) | Jeffrey Xu |
Ancestry | Hakka |
Felicia Chin Foon Ling, who was also once known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jing Xuan is a Singaporean actress and contracted artiste under MediaCorp.
Chin was educated at Tanjong Katong Girls' School and Victoria Junior College (VJC), where she was schoolmates with fellow artiste Lee Teng. As an avid softball player, she joined Singapore's national softball team in 2000, becoming the youngest member ever to join the team. She left the team three years later. She also won the National Inter-School A Division Softball Girls championship title with VJC in 2002.
In 2003, Chin participated in MediaCorp Channel 8's Star Search Singapore television programme and emerged as overall female champion of the contest. Chin worked at MediaCorp as an actress, making her debut role in the 2003 television drama Always on My Mind. In 2006, she had her first time being the first female lead in The Beginning, a Singapore-Malaysia co-production. Chin is one of the "MediaCorp Seven Princesses" and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes of MediaCorp.
In May 2010, Chin announced that she would be switching to part-time acting to study for a BBA degree in the National University of Singapore Business School.
Chin cites top actress Huang Biren as someone whom she looks up to in the industry.
In 2012, Chin told the Singaporean magazine 8 Days that she would be in Shanghai for one year as part of the NUS Overseas Colleges programme.
She announced on 9 June 2013, on her social network platform, that she would revert to her birth name when she made a comeback in 2013. With her return to acting, Chin quit her studies at National University of Singapore Business School