Florence Tan

{{short description|Malaysian actress and television host (born 1977)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|06|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Malaysia

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|television host}}

| years_active = 1997−present

| spouse = {{marriage|Jack Liu|2006}}

| children = 2

| agent = {{hlist|MediaCorp (1997–2006)|Lafeng Entertainment (2011–present)|FLY Entertainment (2017-present)}}

| awards = Star Search 1997: Female Champion

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| t = 陳秀麗

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Florence Tan Siew Lee (born 30 June 1977) is a Malaysian actress and host who is based in Singapore and Hong Kong. She was a full-time Mediacorp artist from 1997 to 2006, and she continues to take on filming projects. In 2006, she left Mediacorp to expand her career in China and other parts of Asia.

Career

Tan joined TCS (the predecessor of MediaCorp) after winning the gender category on Star Search in 1997. She made her debut in Immortal Love, acting alongside veterans like Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, and Xiang Yun. In 1998, she was cast in the wuxia drama series The Return of the Condor Heroes and went on to appear in several period drama series, including The Legendary Swordsman and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Her final series with Mediacorp was Zero to Hero, in 2005.

In 2006, after getting married, Tan decided to leave the Singapore television industry and subsequently proceeded to launch her career in China in 2011 after signing with Lafeng Entertainment. Her performance as a scheming concubine in the drama Mystery in the Palace (深宫諜影) received positive reviews.{{cite news|title=Florence Tan: 'I actually lived like a maid'|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1188927/1/.html|publisher=Channel NewsAsia|date=14 March 2012|access-date=25 September 2012|archive-date=1 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301010030/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/404|url-status=dead}}

Tan later returned to Singapore and made a cameo appearance in the 2012 Mediacorp anniversary series Joys of Life.{{cite news|title=Underrated in S'pore but hot in China|url=http://news.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120225-330171.html|publisher=AsiaOne|date=27 February 2012|access-date=25 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502065627/http://news.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120225-330171.html|archive-date=2 May 2014|url-status=dead}} She has since worked in film and television in China and other parts of Asia. In 2019, she co-starred in a WeMovie{{Clarify|date=October 2024|reason=The meaning of "WeMovie" should be explained.}} alongside the semi-finalists of the 2019 Star Search competition.{{cite news|title=Here Are the Other 6 Star Search 2019 Hopefuls Who Made It to the Finals|url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/here-are-other-6-star-search-2019-hopefuls-who-made-it-finals|publisher=Today (Singapore newspaper)|date=13 October 2019|access-date=10 January 2020}}

Personal life

Tan married Taiwanese businessman Jack Liu in 2006. The couple has twin daughters, who were born in 2008. As of 2023, Tan and her family are based in Hong Kong.{{cite web |title=Ex Mediacorp Actress Florence Tan and Her Twin Daughters Travelled to Greece to... Take Ballet Lessons |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/florence-tan-two-daughters-greece-ballet-lessons-817056 |website=8days |access-date=12 August 2023}}

Filmography

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\| 1997 \| Immortal Love\|\| Lu Wenyan / Qiu Wenfeng / Fang Jiawen \|
scope="row" rowspan ="2"\| 1998 \| The Return of the Condor Heroes\|\| Guo Fu \|
Living in Geylang 芽笼, 芽笼	Wang Bizhu \|
scope="row" rowspan ="2"\|1999 \| God of Fortune 财星高照\|\| Lishi Xianguan \|
Wok of Life 福满人间	Ma Daixiang / Magaret Ma (1960s) \|
scope="row" rowspan="3"\|2000 \| The Legendary Swordsman 笑傲江湖 \|\| Lan Fenghuang \|
On The Frontline 穿梭生死线	Ye Qing \|
Hainan Kopi Tales	Wu Lifeng \|
scope="row" rowspan ="2"\| 2001 \| My Genie 我爱精灵\|\| Fei Fei \|
The Invincible Squad 迷幻特警	Sun Jiawen/Diana \|
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| 2002 \| The Hotel \|\|Chen Yunli \|
Bukit Ho Swee 河水山	Liao Meiying \|
My Genie II 我爱精灵 II	Cheng Feifei / Pan Jinlian \|
scope="row" rowspan ="2"\| 2003 \| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber \|\| Xiao Zhao \|
A Child's Hope 孩有明天	Fan Danmei \|
scope="row" rowspan ="3"\|2005 \| The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin 秦王李世民 \|\| Zhangsun Long'er \|
The Dragon Heroes 赤子乘龙	Wang Mingzhu \|
Zero to Hero 阴差阳错	Dolly Leow \|
scope="row" rowspan ="3"\|2006 \| The Little Fairy 天外飞仙 \|\| Cuiniang \|
The Mischievous Princess 刁蛮公主	Wen Mei'er \|
Concubines of the Qing Emperor 大清后宫之还君明珠	Fucha Lanxuan \|
scope="row"\| 2008 \| The Last Princess 最后的格格\|\| Hua Yuerong \|
scope="row" rowspan ="2"\| 2012 \| Joys of Life 花样人间 \|\| Liu Jialing \|
Mystery in the Palace 深宫谍影	\|
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| 2013 \| Tian Tian Happy 天天有喜\|\| \|
Women of the Tang Dynasty 唐宫燕	Shangguan Wan'er \|
The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 天龙八部	Gan Baobao \|
scope="row" rowspan ="3"\| 2014 \| New Buddha 新济公活佛\|\| \|
Xian Xia Jian 仙侠剑	\|
Woman Tear 女人的眼泪	\|
scope="row"\| 2016 \| Tian Tian Happy II 天天有喜 II\|\| \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \|2018 \|A Step into the Past \| Zhao Ya \|
Mind Matters 心.情	Zhou Riqing \|
scope="row"\| 2020 \| Zhaoge (朝歌)\|\| \|

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"| 1997

| Immortal Love|| Lu Wenyan / Qiu Wenfeng / Fang Jiawen

scope="row" rowspan ="2"| 1998

| The Return of the Condor Heroes|| Guo Fu

Living in Geylang 芽笼, 芽笼

Wang Bizhu

scope="row" rowspan ="2"|1999

| God of Fortune 财星高照|| Lishi Xianguan

Wok of Life 福满人间

Ma Daixiang / Magaret Ma (1960s)

scope="row" rowspan="3"|2000

| The Legendary Swordsman 笑傲江湖 || Lan Fenghuang

On The Frontline 穿梭生死线

Ye Qing

Hainan Kopi Tales

Wu Lifeng

scope="row" rowspan ="2"| 2001

| My Genie 我爱精灵|| Fei Fei

The Invincible Squad 迷幻特警

Sun Jiawen/Diana

scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2002

| The Hotel ||Chen Yunli

Bukit Ho Swee 河水山

Liao Meiying

My Genie II 我爱精灵 II

Cheng Feifei / Pan Jinlian

scope="row" rowspan ="2"| 2003

| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber || Xiao Zhao

A Child's Hope 孩有明天

Fan Danmei

scope="row" rowspan ="3"|2005

| The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin 秦王李世民 || Zhangsun Long'er

The Dragon Heroes 赤子乘龙

Wang Mingzhu

Zero to Hero 阴差阳错

Dolly Leow

scope="row" rowspan ="3"|2006

| The Little Fairy 天外飞仙 || Cuiniang

The Mischievous Princess 刁蛮公主

Wen Mei'er

Concubines of the Qing Emperor 大清后宫之还君明珠

Fucha Lanxuan

scope="row"| 2008

| The Last Princess 最后的格格|| Hua Yuerong

scope="row" rowspan ="2"| 2012

| Joys of Life 花样人间 || Liu Jialing

Mystery in the Palace 深宫谍影

scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2013

| Tian Tian Happy 天天有喜||

Women of the Tang Dynasty 唐宫燕

Shangguan Wan'er

The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 天龙八部

Gan Baobao

scope="row" rowspan ="3"| 2014

| New Buddha 新济公活佛||

Xian Xia Jian 仙侠剑

Woman Tear 女人的眼泪

scope="row"| 2016

| Tian Tian Happy II 天天有喜 II||

scope="row" rowspan="2" |2018

|A Step into the Past

| Zhao Ya

Mind Matters 心.情

Zhou Riqing

scope="row"| 2020

| Zhaoge (朝歌)||

=Variety show hosting=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\|2001 \|Travel Hunt 奇趣搜搜搜 \|Host to Cambodia, Korea, China, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, London \|
scope="row"\|2001−2002 \|One Fun Day 惊喜一整天 \|Host to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou (China), and New Zealand \|
scope="row" rowspan="3"\|2002 \|Lunar New Year Eve Variety Special 骏马奔腾迎新春 \|Host \|
Shoppers Guide 周末大热卖 \|Host \|
One Fun Day II 惊喜一整天 II \|Host to Taiwan and Henan (China) \|
scope="row"\|2002−2003 \|Chinese New Year Celebrations 新加坡春节晚会 \|Host \|
scope="row" rowspan="3"\|2003 \|Lunar New Year Eve Special 三羊开泰迎丰年 \|Host \|
New Era in Food 饮食新时代 \|Host \|
Shoppers Guide II 周末大热卖 II \|Host \|
scope="row"\|2006 \|Insiders' Australia 动感澳游 \|Host to Australia \|
scope="row"\|2007 \|Star Search 才华横溢出新秀 \|Host \|

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|2001

|Travel Hunt
奇趣搜搜搜

|Host
to Cambodia, Korea, China, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, London

scope="row"|2001−2002

|One Fun Day
惊喜一整天

|Host
to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou (China), and New Zealand

scope="row" rowspan="3"|2002

|Lunar New Year Eve Variety Special
骏马奔腾迎新春

|Host

Shoppers Guide
周末大热卖

|Host

One Fun Day II
惊喜一整天 II

|Host
to Taiwan and Henan (China)

scope="row"|2002−2003

|Chinese New Year Celebrations
新加坡春节晚会

|Host

scope="row" rowspan="3"|2003

|Lunar New Year Eve Special
三羊开泰迎丰年

|Host

New Era in Food
饮食新时代

|Host

Shoppers Guide II
周末大热卖 II

|Host

scope="row"|2006

|Insiders' Australia
动感澳游

|Host
to Australia

scope="row"|2007

|Star Search
才华横溢出新秀

|Host

=Film=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\|2015 \| Jigong Zhi Ren Huang Ding (济公之人皇鼎) \| Niu Damei \|

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"|2015

| Jigong Zhi Ren Huang Ding (济公之人皇鼎)

| Niu Damei

Discography

=Compilation albums (Singapore)=

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!Year

!Album title

!Type

1999

|Wok of Life soundtrack CD
福满人间原声碟

|CD

2001

| Celebrate the establishment of Mediacorp Music Wonderful MTV
庆贺新传媒音乐成立 精彩MTV

| VCD

rowspan="2" |2003

| Mediacorp Stars Celebrating the Year of the Goat VCD
新传媒群星贺岁庆羊年

| VCD

Mediacorp Stars Celebrating New Year's Eve CD
新传媒群星贺岁庆丰年

| CD

2004

| Flowers Blooming and Wealth and Welcoming the New Year New Year's Eve Album – Mediacorp Artist
花开富贵迎新春 岁贺专辑 – 新传媒艺人

| VCD

rowspan="2" |2005

| Mediacorp Artist – Happy New Year Greetings New Year's Eve Album
新传媒艺人 – 迎春接福喜临门 岁贺专辑

| VCD

Mediacorp Chinese New Year Album
新传媒迎春接福喜临门

| CD

=Compilation albums (Taiwan)=

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!Year

!Album title

!Type

rowspan="2" |2006

| The Little Fairy Original Soundtrack
天外飛仙電視原聲帶

| VCD

The Little Fairy Original Soundtrack
天外飛仙電視原聲帶

| CD

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result
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rowspan="2"\|1997	Star Search 1997	Miss Photogenic 最上镜女新秀	{{N/A}}	{{won}}
Star Search 1997	Female Star Search Champion 女新秀冠军	{{N/A}}	{{won}}
1998	5th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Newcomer 最佳新人	Immortal Love – Lu Wenyan/Qiu Wenfeng/Fang Jiawen	{{nom}}
1999 \| 6th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	Wok of Life – Ma Daixiang/Magaret Ma (1960s)	{{nom}}
rowspan="3"\|2000	7th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	The Legendary Swordsman – Lan Fenghuang	{{nom}}
7th Star Awards Ceremony	Malaysia's Favourite Female Artiste 马来西亚最受欢迎女艺人	The Legendary Swordsman – Lan Fenghuang	{{nom}}
7th Star Awards Ceremony	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人	{{N/A}}	{{nom\|Top 15}}
rowspan="3"\|2001	8th Star Awards Ceremony (Before Main Ceremony)	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人	{{N/A}}	{{nom\|Top 24}}
8th Star Awards Ceremony	Malaysia's Favourite Female Artiste 马来西亚最受欢迎女艺人	The Invincible Squad – Sun Jiawen/Diana	{{nom}}
8th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	The Invincible Squad – Sun Jiawen/Diana	{{nom}}
2002	9th Star Awards Ceremony	Malaysia's Favourite Female Artiste 马来西亚最受欢迎女艺人	Bukit Ho Swee – Liao Meiying	{{nom}}
2003	10th Star Awards Ceremony	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人	{{N/A}}	{{nom\|Top 14}}
rowspan="4"\|2004	Mediacorp Studios	Standard lover 标准情人	{{N/A}}	{{Won}}
Mediacorp Studios	Mediacorp's third sister 新传媒三姐	{{N/A}}	{{Won}}
Singapore Zaobao newspaper	Asia Top 50 Most Popular Artiste 亚洲人气偶像50强	{{N/A}}	{{nom}}
11st Star Awards Ceremony (Before Main Ceremony)	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人	{{N/A}}	{{nom\|Top 24}}
rowspan="2"\|2005	FHM Singapore	Men help FHM's Top 100 Most Sexy Woman List in the World 男人帮FHM全球百大性感美女榜	{{N/A}}	{{Won\|Won at No.1 in Top 100}}
Mediacorp Studios	Best lover 最佳情人	{{N/A}}	{{Won}}
2007	Star Awards 25th Drama Anniversary	Top Five Favourite Dramas	Wok of Life 1999 – Ma Daixiang/Magaret Ma (1960s)	{{Won}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|1162467}}

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Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent

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