Kym Ng
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Ng at the Star Awards 2011 ceremony.
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| Chinese name | 鍾琴 (traditional) | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 钟琴 (simplified) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Zhōng Qín (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Birth name | Ng Kwee Khim (黄桂琴) | ||||||||
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1 July 1974 Singapore |
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| Occupation | Host, Actress | ||||||||
| Label(s) | Mediacorp (1993–present) | ||||||||
| Years active | 1993–present | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Married Yang Guo in 2008 | ||||||||
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Ng Kwee Khim (born July 1, 1974), better known for her stage name Kym Ng (simplified Chinese: 钟琴; traditional Chinese: 鐘琴), is a Singaporean television host and actress with MediaCorp.
Ng was previously a flight stewardess with Singapore Airlines and began her show business career as a singer. Subsequently, she joined the MediaCorp's predecessor Television Corporation of Singapore in 1995 and switched to acting and hosting. She became known to audiences as host of the popular infotainment programme City Beat alongside Pan Lingling, Lina Ng, Sharon Au and Bryan Wong. In 2001, she left MediaCorp and joined SPH MediaWorks. But after four years, SPH MediaWorks merged with MediaCorp and Ng was transferred back to MediaCorp.
Although bilingual, Ng often is most often seen on Chinese language programmes on Channel 8 and Channel U and is known for her direct connection with the audience and her bubbly nature. She often hosts "food reviews" and variety shows. Since returning to MediaCorp, Ng has enjoyed success and has hosted more than 150 shows since starting her television career. She is also known as one of the Hosting Queens (综艺阿姐) of MediaCorp.
In 2005, Ng was approached by director Wee Li Lin to star in the latter's film, Gone Shopping. Her performance was stated by the Straits Times as "(Kym) Ng is a revelation here. Her role Clara, who could have been a self-indulgent bore of a character, is beguilingly shy, naively yearning and sweetly forlorn."
The film took two years to complete (June 2005 to July 2007). Ng was quoted on U-weekly magazine that she was mentally prepared that the film would not follow through. The principal shoot of the film commenced in December 2006 through to March 2007.
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