{{short description|Singaporean actress (born 1970)}} {{about||the American artist|Amy Cheng (visual artist)}} {{family name hatnote|Cheng|lang=Chinese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Amy Cheng | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}} | birth_place = Singapore | alma_mater = | other_names = Zheng Huaru | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|creative director}} | years_active = | spouse = {{marriage|Rama Chandran|2005}} | children = 2 | module = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue | name1 = | t = 鄭 华 如 | s = 郑 华 如 | p = Zhèng Huaru }} }}
'''Amy J. Cheng''' (born 1970<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2014 |title=Risk averse actress is an avid saver |url=https://www.asiaone.com/women/risk-averse-actress-avid-saver |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref>) is a Singaporean actress and creative director of ACT 3 Theatrics. She is best known for her role as Karen Tay in the television series ''Growing Up'' and as Jacqueline Ling in the 2018 romantic comedy-drama ''Crazy Rich Asians''.
== Career == === Stage === Cheng is a co-founder and creative director of Act 3 Theatrics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/why-crazy-rich-asians-actress-amy-cheng-doesnt-mind-being-bad-guy|title=Why Crazy Rich Asians actress Amy Cheng doesn't mind being the bad guy|website=AsiaOne|date=5 September 2018 |access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110135235/http://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/why-crazy-rich-asians-actress-amy-cheng-doesnt-mind-being-bad-guy|archive-date=10 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/nacwgr/nacwgr/authors/authors-bio/Amy-J-Cheng.html|title=WORDS GO ROUND - Amy J Cheng|website=www.singaporewritersfestival.com}}</ref> She has performed in live theatre shows through Act 3 including ''Footsteps in the Night'', ''41 Hours'', and ''Confessions of the Three Unmarried Women''. She has had other stage roles in Singapore Repertory Theatre's ''Forbidden City'' and ''The Good Citizen'' and Escape Productions' ''The Deap Blue Sea'' and Esplanade's ''Letters from Home''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herworld.com/weddings/amy-j-chengs-tips-happy-lasting-marriage|title=Amy J Cheng's tips on a happy, lasting marriage|website=Her World|date=16 March 2015 }}</ref> In 2006 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Life! Theatre Awards for her role as the Banana Tree Spirit in the mandarin musical ''10 Brothers''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2 March 2006 |title=Amy Cheng, 36 |pages=5 |work=The Straits Times}}</ref>
In 2012, Cheng become Act 3 Theatrics' creative director.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=16 March 2015 |title=Amy J Cheng's tips on a happy, lasting marriage |url=https://www.herworld.com/life/weddings/amy-j-chengs-tips-happy-lasting-marriage/ |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=Her World Singapore |language=en}}</ref>
=== Television === From 1996 until 2001 Cheng was a regular cast member of the Singaporean television drama ''Growing Up (1996 - 2001)'' as Karen Tay, the wife of Andrew Seow's character, Gary Tay.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.herworld.com/features/women-now/amy-cheng-crazy-rich-asians-singapore-cast-acting-bad-guy|title=Good girl gone bad: Why Amy Cheng doesn't mind playing the bad guy|website=Her World|date=4 September 2018 |access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227133025/https://www.herworld.com/features/women-now/amy-cheng-crazy-rich-asians-singapore-cast-acting-bad-guy|archive-date=27 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001 she was nominated for Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards for her role in ''Growing Up''. She played Dr. Winnie Leong in the television series ''First Touch (2002 - 2003)''<ref name=":0" /> and also had roles in ''Like My Own'', ''Happily Ever After (2007)'', ''Machine'', ''Stay'', and ''Anita's Complaint''. Cheng has worked as a television presenter and host for ''My Perfect Child'' and ''The Good Life''. She landed roles in the Chinese dramas ''She's the One'', ''Destiny'', and ''Making Miracles (2007)''. She had a guest role in the German television movie ''Perfect Harmony''. She played the leading role in Zhao Wei Films' ''Stories About Love'' and starred alongside Gurmit Singh and Fann Wong in Jack Neo's movie named ''Just Follow Law'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.electrolux.com/apac/2011/11/29/glamour-mom-amy-cheng-on-having-it-all/|title=Singapore's glamour mum – Amy Cheng on having it all | Electrolux Newsroom Asia Pacific|website=newsroom.electrolux.com|access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110135323/https://newsroom.electrolux.com/apac/2011/11/29/glamour-mom-amy-cheng-on-having-it-all/|archive-date=10 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She had a small role as Felicia Chin's mother in the television movie ''Hong Bao + Kisses''.
=== Film === In 2018 she appeared in the American romantic comedy-drama film ''Crazy Rich Asians'' as Jaqueline Ling.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/25172/crazy-rich-asians-world-premiere/863243|title=Amy Cheng from Crazy Rich Asians World Premiere|website=E! Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/crazy-rich-asians-cast-characters|title=Get to Know the Entire Cast of "Crazy Rich Asians" and the Characters They Play|website=Teen Vogue|date=August 2018 |access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209133259/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/crazy-rich-asians-cast-characters|archive-date=9 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/moms-crazy-rich-asians-discuss-diversity-motherhood-n903756|title='Crazy Rich Asians' was a win for diversity in motherhood, too|website=NBC News|date=27 August 2018 |access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013074831/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/moms-crazy-rich-asians-discuss-diversity-motherhood-n903756|archive-date=13 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.sg/beauty/amy-cheng-crazy-rich-asians-los-angeles-steve-kassajikian/|title=How Amy Cheng Got Ready for the 'Crazy Rich Asians' Premiere in Los Angeles|date=8 August 2018|website=Harper's Bazaar Singapore|access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220130102/https://www.harpersbazaar.com.sg/beauty/amy-cheng-crazy-rich-asians-los-angeles-steve-kassajikian/|archive-date=20 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Personal life == In 2000, Cheng met Rama Chandran in a children’s production, ''Foot Steps In The Night''.<ref name=":0" /> They started a relationship in 2002 and married in 2005.<ref name=":0" /> They have 2 sons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sg.theasianparent.com/amy_cheng_on_marriage_and_motherhood|title=Amy Cheng: The Singapore Celebrity Talks About Marriage And Kids|date=22 September 2009|website=theAsianparent-Your Guide to Pregnancy, Baby & Raising Kids|access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512204946/http://sg.theasianparent.com/amy_cheng_on_marriage_and_motherhood/|archive-date=12 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/amy-cheng-told-her-son-sex-7-101033773.html|title=Amy Cheng told her son about sex when he was 7|website=sg.entertainment.yahoo.com|date=23 September 2011 |access-date=11 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125043846/http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/amy-cheng-told-her-son-sex-7-101033773.html|archive-date=25 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiaone.com/news/diva/fatherhood-52|title=Fatherhood at 52|website=AsiaOne|date=19 June 2014 }}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Theatre === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | 2006 | ''10 Brothers'' | | |<ref name=":3" /> |}
=== Television series=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"| 1996–2001 | ''Growing Up'' | Karen Tay | |<ref name=":1" /> |- ! scope="row"| 1998-1999 |''Triple Nine'' ||Inspector Emily Cheng | | |- ! scope="row"| 2000 |''Stories About Love'' | | | |- ! scope="row"| 2002–2003 |''First Touch'' | | |<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row"| 2003 | ''Always On My Mind'' | Surin | 4 episodes | |- ! scope="row"| 2005 | ''Destiny'' | Shen Qianwen | | |- ! scope="row"| 2009 | ''Polo Boys'' | Alan's mother | 1 episode | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Silver Lining'' | Margaret Gan | 2 episodes | |- | ''With You'' | Kang Yafang | 3 episodes | |- ! scope="row"| 2015 | ''2025'' | Renee Tang | 16 episodes | |- ! scope="row"| 2016 | ''Rojak'' | Ling | 1 episode | |- ! scope="row"| 2017 | ''When Duty Calls'' | Tina | Cameo | |- ! scope="row"| 2018 | ''20 Days'' | | 4 episodes | |}
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"|2003 |''No Place Like Home - Colors'' |Beatrice |Television movie | |- ! scope="row"|2005 |''House of Harmony'' |Mrs. Wah |Television movie | |- ! scope="row"| 2007 | ''Just Follow Law'' | Nancy | | |- ! scope="row"|2011 |''{{ill|The Man from Beijing (film)|de|3=Der Chinese (2011)|lt=The Man from Beijing}}'' |Qui Hong |Television movie | |- ! scope="row"| 2018 | ''Crazy Rich Asians'' | Jacqueline Ling | |<ref name=":2" /> |- ! scope="row"| 2019 | ''Reposession'' | Linda | | |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|0155534}}
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