Michelle Chia Yun Yi is a Singaporean television host, actress and businesswoman. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1980 to 2012 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.
Early life and career Chia was educated at Raffles Girls' Primary School and Bowen Secondary School.
Chia started her career as a child actress with SBC. She later joined TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp) after finishing her school. In 2000 she switched to SPH MediaWorks but was transferred back to MediaCorp when it absorbed MediaWorks. In May 2012, Chia left the entertainment industry due to the expiry of her contract with MediaCorp. She had declined to renew it, stating that she wanted to temporarily "take a break" from showbiz.
Ventures In a 2018 interview with 8 Days, Chia revealed that she made investments into businesses while she was acting full-time, and was a partner of Monsoon Hair Salon and owned an investment firm.
Personal life In May 2009, Chia and Shaun Chen was married, after dating for six years. On 28 April 2011, it was revealed that the couple was filing for divorce due to "personality differences". The divorce proceedings were finalised in October 2011.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 1986Samsui WomenAh Gui (child)Episode 11996Spirits on WheelYongqi1998Facing the MusicXia Ning2001Legendary Fighter: Yang's HeroineImperial Consort Wang2004Two of a Kind () Power of Love () Zero Guardian of level 12005Yummy Yummy Yuko Destiny Cen FeiLifeline2008Taste of Love Yu LingzhiPerfect Cut Kelly Lim2009The A-Go-Go Princess () Liu Xiangmei Perfect Cut II Kelly LimPolo Boys Diane Lee2011Let's Play LoveCoco 2012Double Bonus IsabellaPillow Talk Liang Chuning 2016The Queen Hong Yan 2018Gifted Yao Liqian
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Award category Nominated work ResultRef 1995 Star Awards Best Newcomer Strange Encounters 3 1999Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2005 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2006 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2009 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2010 Star Awards Best Info-Ed Programme Show Host Stars for a Cause Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2011 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2012 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2022 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
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External links
Profile on xin.msn.com