Kimberly Chia
Birth date7 August 1995 (age 31)
Birth placeSingapore
EducationCompassvale Secondary School
Alma materSingapore Institute of Management
OccupationActress · host · model · singer
SpouseVincent Yeo (m. 2021)
Kimberly Chia
Hideno
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T謝靜儀
S谢静仪
PXiè Jìngyí

Kimberly Chia Jing Yi (born 7 August 1995) is a Singaporean actress.[2]

Early life and education

Chia graduated from Compassvale Secondary School in 2011.[3] Whilst she had wanted to study at LASALLE College of the Arts upon graduating,[3] having received lower than expected grades for her GCE 'O' Levels, with the ELR2B2 score 2 points higher than expected,[4] Chia then studied at Singapore Institute of Management for a diploma in Management Studies.[5]

Career

Chia started as a model at age three. She was a print ad model for various companies, as well as a runway model in fashion shows. She picked up dancing, singing and acting afterwards, and participated in several MediaCorp dramas at the age of nine. Her first major role came with Fighting Spiders in 2009.[3] Chia then rose to fame after starring in drama On the Fringe 2011, and was subsequently given a role in Singaporean movie Timeless Love, directed by Lim Koong Hwee and Dasmond Koh.[6]

Chia became the spokesperson for Norton 360 Multi-Device together with Xu Bin and Aloysius Pang in March 2013, and Osim's uSlender product in May 2013.[citation needed]

In December 2015, Chia announced that she would be attending acting course for two years and would not be participating in any drama for the next two years.

On 1 January 2016, Chia released her first single, Love Radio ( Radio), where she made her singing debut.

Between 2016 and 2018, Chia was a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines.[7][8]

In 2018, Chia returned to acting and acted in a Toggle drama series, Love at Cavenagh Bridge, where she acted as lovers with Aloysius Pang. She also acted in a Channel 8 drama called Say Cheese where she played lovers with Zong Zijie.[9]

Chia would be involved as another supporting role in another Channel 8 Production drama called Heart To Heart.

Personal life

Chia was married in 2021, to a businessman eight years older than her.[10][11] At the same time, she announced that she was expecting her first child.[10][11] On 4 May 2022, Chia announced that she had given birth to a boy.[12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011It's a Great, Great WorldAh Luan
2012Timeless LoveXiao Wei
ImperfectChen Shanshan[5]
2013Love...and Other Bad HabitsAnn

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007Mandy and her Mighty AdventuresAdeline[3]
2009Fighting SpidersYiling[3]
2010Mrs P.I.Zhang Jiaxin
2011Be HappyHebe
C.L.I.F.Wang ShuyiCameo
On the Fringe 2011Lin Yaxuan
A Song to RememberXiaocui
2012Show HandZhang Sihui
Don't Stop Believin'Deng Yilin
It Takes TwoXueli
2014World at Your FeetYe Xiaofeng
Bot HuntersHerselfHost
Rules Of ThamLee Tan[13]
2015TanglinLaurenCameo
2018Love At Cavenagh BridgeJessie
Say CheeseNi Yuyan[9]
Heart To HeartYue Xiaofang
2019Follow Your HeartJing Yi
The EncounterJaneA Directorial Debut Project
2020Victory LapHe Anan[14]
2021Live Your DreamsCoco Yang

Discography

Singles

YearTitleAlbumLabelRef
2016Love Radio ( Radio)Non-album singleNoonTalk Media

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef
2012Star AwardsFavourite Female CharacterOn The Fringe (as Ah Ya)
2013Star AwardsFavourite Female CharacterDon't Stop Believin' (as Deng Yilin)
2015Star AwardsFavourite Female CharacterWorld at Your Feet (as Ye Xiaofeng)
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama)
2019Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesSay Cheese (as Ni Yuyan)
2021Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes

References

  1. ^ "Kimberly Chia 谢静仪". NoonTalk Media. Archived 24 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ "谢静仪 星途路上再等慧眼". RedotNews.com. 28 May 2014. Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Compassvale Secondary School Newsletter 2009 Term 3". 2009. p. 2. Archived 29 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Change of Plans for Kimberly Chia". xinmsn. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Teen TV star Kimberly Chia makes big leap to movies" (in en-SG). sg.entertainment.yahoo.com. 22 August 2012. Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Find out who's involved in Dasmond Koh's first feature film Timeless Love!". InCinemas SG. Archived 22 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  7. ^ Tai, Melanis (2 January 2018). "Air stewardess stint helped Kimberly Chia's style take flight". The New Paper. Archived 27 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Kimberly Chia's turbulent times as an SQ Girl". 8 Days. Retrieved 28 June 2020.[dead link]
  9. ^ "The cast of 'Say Cheese' on modern dating habits – Toggle". Toggle. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Kimberly Chia, 26, Is Married To A 34-Year-Old Businessman & Has A Baby On The Way". 8 Days. Archived 27 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  11. ^ Lim, Yian Lu (25 October 2021). "Singaporean actress Kimberly Chia is married and pregnant". Yahoo Life SEA. Archived 25 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. ^ Hui, Kelly. "Actress Kimberly Chia gives birth to baby boy Kyzen". CNA Lifestyle. Archived 5 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Making life better is first rule of Tan's". AsiaOne. 12 February 2014. Archived 29 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  14. ^ "剧中角色总是身世悲惨 宗子杰：导演说我一脸寒酸样". www.8world.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.