Xiang Yun

Chen Cuichang better known by her stage name Xiang Yun is a Singaporean actress television host She is commonly referred to as MediaCorps first Ah Jie Senior actress for being among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years Chen is one of the first batch of graduates from SBCs drama training class She began her career in childrens drama in 1980 and proceeded to act in the drama series Double Blessings and All That Glitters Is Not Gold in 1983 It was her role as Ah Mei love interest of Huang Wenyongs character Ah Shui in the 1984 blockbuster drama series The Awakening that propelled her to fame evidenced by the fact that she and Huang were named among the Top 5 Favourite OnScreen Partners and Top 5 Most Memorable Drama Characters of the last 25 years at the Star Awards 2007 anniversary special In 1997 she played Singaporean war heroine Elizabeth Choy in the war drama The Price of Peace After the birth of her second child she took a brief hiatus from acting4 She returned to television in 2000 and has since been cast in major roles in many of MediaCorps largescale productions such as Double Happiness Portrait of Home The Little Nyonya and Kinship Despite competition from younger actresses Chens popularity remained high as she was voted the Top 10 Most Popular Artistes in the annual Star Awards from 2000 to 2010 and was awarded the coveted AllTime Favourite Artiste Award5 She has also won the Best Supporting Actress award for a record 4 times in years 1998 2000 2001 and 2009 In 2011 she received the AllTime Favourite Artiste award after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 20002010 respectively