Michelle Saram

Michelle Alicia Saram (simplified Chinese: 郑雪儿; traditional Chinese: 鄭雪兒) (born 12 December 1974) is a Singaporean actress & singer.

Michelle Saram
Born (1974-12-12) December 12, 1974
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
EducationCHIJ Katong Convent
Alma materTemasek Junior College
Nanyang Technological University
Occupation(s)Singer, Actress
Years active2000 - present
SpouseAjai Lauw-Zecha (married 2010- present)
RelativesAdrian Lauw-Zeca (father-in-law)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭雪兒
Simplified Chinese郑雪儿

Education

Saram was educated at CHIJ Katong Convent, Temasek Junior College and Nanyang Technological University where she majored in Mass Communications. She was awarded the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award by her alma mater in 2006.[1]

Career

Saram joined the entertainment industry after co-starring in an ad for One2Free with Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok. She joined MediaCorp and won the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award twice. She has also starred in foreign drama series such Taiwanese series Meteor Garden and in several Hong Kong dramas.[2]

She is one of the few actresses who have played leading roles in Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong television serials.

Saram left the industry to concentrate on running her food and beverage business.[3]

16 years later, she collaborated with Louis Koo in Paradox.[4]

Shortly after, Saram left the industry again to concentrate on running her food and beverage business.[5]

She is set to appear in the upcoming film Back to the Past.[6]

Personal life

Saram's father was Indian, and her mother was Chinese.

She is married to Ajai Lauw-Zecha, a Chinese Indonesian socialite and the son of businessman Adrian Lauw-Zecha, founder of Aman Resorts and a scion of the Lauw-Sim-Zecha family, part of the Cabang Atas or Chinese gentry of colonial Indonesia.[7] After she married him, she decided to retire as an actress and to focus solely on her marriage life.

Filmography

Television
YearWorkRoleNotes Ref
2000 At the Threshold of an Era 創世紀 Fanny Chun Suk-fan 秦淑芬
2001 A Step into the Past 秦記 Princess Chiu Sin 趙倩
2002 Fantasy 星梦情真 Qianqian 芊芊
Meteor Garden II 流星花園II Ye Sha 叶莎
2003Baby Boom 我家四个宝Kristen
2004To Mum With Love 非一般妈妈
City of Sky 天空之城Xia Rui
2006 Love at 0°C 爱情零度C Anna 乔安娜
2018Flying Tiger 飛虎極戰Xue Er 雪兒

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref
1999Bullets Over Summer 爆裂刑警Yen
2017Paradox 貪狼Guest appearance [7]

Accolades
Star Awards – Hosting Awards
YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult
20017th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes—Top 10
20028th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes—Top 10

References
  1. "Nanyang Alumni Awards 2006 Recipients 南洋校友奖2006获奖者". www.ntu.edu.sg.
  2. "Michelle Saram - Education - Information - Educational Resources". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011.
  3. "They could have been contenders". Channel NewsAsia. 17 November 2008.
  4. "Louis Koo and Michelle Saram collaborate again after 16 years - 88news". 14 August 2017.
  5. "They could have been contenders". Channel NewsAsia. 17 November 2008.
  6. "《尋秦記》電影版預告曝光　古天樂林峯相隔廿年再對決". Sing Tao News. 16 March 2021
  7. "Singaporean actress Michelle Saram returns to acting in Paradox". The Straits Times. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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