Fann Woon Fong (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Fàn Wénf?ng; born 27 January 1971), better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year. After gaining regional exposure and popularity in Asia through film and television productions, she became the first Singaporean actress to break into Hollywood, playing Chon Lin in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights. She was also the youngest actress to have earned an All-Time Favourite Award at the Star Awards. In late 2002, Fann became romantically attached to Malaysian actor Christopher Lee, with whom she has collaborated eight times. She married Lee on September 29, 2009. She is known to zealously safeguard her privacy.
I like to try something new, every time, for every project. I don't like to be in this very safe environment, I like to take risks. It's more interesting that way!
2
I would love to do more Hollywood movies, not because it's Hollywood, but because there are all these great producers and talented people out there to work with.
3
To me, success is when you are able to do what you are happy doing, and at the same time, can bring that happiness to other people.
4
I don't mind [what people may say]. I don't avoid it. I just tell myself I have to cope with it. As I go along, I build up an immune system. I do hope I have a mentor, but you still have to go through many things by yourself. The only person who can help you is yourself.
#
Fact
1
Signed on with Taiwan artiste management company Catwalk Agency in February 2013, which manages her in Singapore, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong.
2
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 43, a son Zed Lee on August 9, 2014. Child's father is her husband, Christopher Ming-Shun Lee.
In 2010, Fann was listed by CNNGo (a division of CNN) as one of Asia's greatest actors of all time alongside actors like Hong Kong's Tony Leung Chiu Wai, India's Amitabh Bachchan and Japan's Toshiro Mifune.
5
Best Actress at the inaugural West Hollywood International Film Festival Awards for her role as Emi Lim in Dance of the Dragon.
6
Jury member of the 6th Spirit of Fire International Film Festival, Russia.
7
April 2007: Signed on with Huayi Brothers Entertainment Conglomerate in Beijing, China, which will manage her projects and outdoor appearances in mainland China.
8
She made her first trip to Vietnam in June 2004 for a Friendship Melody Concert at Ho Chi Minh's Indoor Stadium. She performed a Chinese song, an English song and two Vietnamese songs together with Vietnamese pop singers Thu Minh and Duc Tuan. It was a wildly popular promotional trip with fans chasing her on the streets, at the airport and at the concert.
9
Received the Best International Actress Award at the Singapore Street Festival 2004 on 21 April 2004. She received it from Singapore minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
10
Winner of the Singapore Fashion Awards 2003 Celebrity Style Award. Nominated for the Yahoo! Singaporean of the Year Award 2003.
11
Fann performed her first major death-defying stunt in a public performance in Bugis Junction, Singapore, for a live charity program in aid of needy kidney patients in April 2003. She had to walk on a tightrope and perform stunts in mid- air together with two other male artistes. Though it rained, she finally completed the dangerous stunt successfully and raised the highest amount of donations in her tenure (SGD$700,000+). She was calm and collected throughout, but was so overcome with emotion that she broke down in tears after completing the stunt.
12
Fann was the first Singaporean artiste to have a charity auction website created in her name (www.fanncharity.com) in 2000. The proceeds of the auction of her memorabilia (such as posters, CD singles, clothes and collectible items) went to funds for the rebuilding of 43 schools in Taiwan hit by the September 21 1999 earthquakes.
13
Fann was the first Asian ambassador for the Italian fashion label, Emporio Armani.
14
Fann was the first Singaporean to be invited as a presenter to Taiwan's prestigious Golden Horse Awards in 2001.
15
Fann was also awarded Singapore's highest accolade for the local entertainment industry, the Special Achievement Award, in 2000.
16
Fann was nominated the Most Influential Media Personality with two others by a national Chinese newspaper in Singapore (www.zaobao.com) in 2000.
17
Fann was the first Singapore-based actress to be nominated for the Hongkong Film Awards in 2000.
18
Fann was the first Singaporean to stage a concert in the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2000.
19
Fann has recorded an English duet with the British boyband 911, titled 'Private Number', in 1999. This duet is available in her third Mandarin album, 'Missing You' (1999).
20
Fann has been approached by many regional Asian directors such as Hongkong's Wong Kar Wai and Wai Kar Fai, China's Xie Jin and Huang An, Taiwan's Zhou You, Lin Ruiyang and Yang Peipei, amongst others.
21
Fann was one of Singapore's initial pop exports to Taiwan and was so successful in the Taiwanese music industry in 1997 and 1998 that she was crowned Singapore's most exportable star.
22
Fann won Singapore's Best Actress award in 1995 for her performance in her third drama, Yuan jin jin sheng (1995).
23
Fann Wong's break in showbiz was through winning a Her World Singapore cover beauty contest in 1988.
$18 Million
