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Kate Pang

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Kate Pang
龐蕾馨
Pang in April 2017
Born
Pang Xin-yi

(1983-03-11) 11 March 1983 (age 41)
Other namesPang Leixin
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television host
  • businesswoman
Years active2008–present
Spouse
(m. 2013)
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese龐蕾馨
Simplified Chinese庞蕾馨
Hanyu PinyinPáng Léixīn
Birth name
Traditional Chinese龐心怡
Simplified Chinese庞心怡
Hanyu PinyinPáng Xīnyí

Kate Pang (born 11 March 1983) is a Taiwanese actress, television host and businesswoman based in Singapore. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste till 31 October 2017 but continues to film on an ad hoc basis.

Career

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Pang was a model in Taiwan before going into acting. She impressed during her audition and was given a contract with Mediacorp. Since giving birth to her son in 2014, she has put her career on hold.[1]

Pang is also brand ambassador of Dyson Vacuum Machine (2015), Maxi-Cash: Le Gold (2016) and Maggi Oat Mee (2017).

Pang left Mediacorp on 31 October 2017 with her husband, Andie Chen, but still continues to act and host.[2]

Ventures

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Pang and Chen set up a social media company in 2016 by the name of Kandie Network to share their experiences of bringing up a family.[3] The website's name was changed to Kandie Media in 2017. Kandie Media currently includes Facebook, Instagram and YouTube via the name Kandie Family.[4]

In May 2021, Pang and host Marcus Chin opened a Sichuan restaurant named Tian Tian You Yu at 111 Somerset, and later a second outlet located along East Coast Road area.[5][6]

Personal life

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Born Pang Xin-yi (庞心怡), she legally changed her name to Kate Pang Lei-xin (庞蕾馨).

Pang's parents divorced when she was two and was raised by her grandmother.[7] She subsequently moved to Taipei to study and stayed with her cousin.[7]

Pang is married to actor Andie Chen, her co-star from Joys of Life and Break Free. They dated secretly after first meeting on the set of Joy of Life and married in November 2013.[8] Their son Aden was born in 2014.[1] They were expecting their second child in early 2015 but Pang suffered a miscarriage in April.[9] The couple also have a daughter, Avery, who was born in 2016.[10]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Original Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城 Lin Le
Devotion 阿娣 Xu Siwen
On the Fringe 边缘父子 Zhong Ling
The Oath 行医 Huang Siyun
2012 Double Bonus 双星报喜 Tian Xin
Joys of Life 花样人间 Sun Lianjing
Break Free 曙光 Ni Qingqing
2013 Love At Risk 爱情风险 Liao Meihao
Start-Up! 创! Doobie
2014 Entangled 日落洞 Pauline
2018 118 Reunion 要要发大团圆 Deng Baoli
My Agent Is A Hero 流浪经纪 Jean
Fifty & Fabulous 五零高手 Zhuang Peiru
Love At Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定 Amy Xiaoya
2019 My Agent Is A Hero 2 流浪经纪2 Jean
I'm Madam 女友变身记 Sgt Ong

Film

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Year Title Original Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 When Ghost Meets Zombie 女鬼爱上尸 Joe

Variety show hosting

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2012 My Fair Ladies (小女人大世界)
2013 Star Awards 2013 Red Carpet Show (2013红星大奖星光大道)
Star Awards 2013 Post-Awards Show (2013红星大奖庆功宴)
2015 Face off (这样是怎样)
Hey Gorgeous 2015 (校园美魔王2015)
Star Awards 2015 Red Carpet Show (2015红星大奖星光大道)
2016 Mars Vs Venus S2 (金星火星大不同2)
2017 Star Awards 2017 Red Carpet Show (2017红星大奖星光大道)
Little Maestros (小当家)
2018 By My Side (谢谢你不离不弃)

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result Ref
2012 Star Awards Best Newcomer A Tale Of 2 Cities (as Lin Le) Won [11]
Best Supporting Actress On The Fringe 2 (as Shan Shan) Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2013 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Joys of Life (as Sun Lianjing) Nominated
Favourite Host Nominated
2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
Star Awards for Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia) Nominated
2015 Star Awards BottomSlim Sexiest Legs Awards Nominated
Tokyo Bust Express Sexy Babe Award Nominated
2016 Star Awards Best Programme Host Face Off! Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kate Pang makes TV comeback, though drama serials are on the backburner for now". Channel NewsAsia. 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ Chan, Boon (1 November 2017). "Celebrity couple Andie Chen and Kate Pang leave Mediacorp". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ Seah, May (15 January 2016). "Celebrity couple Kate Pang and Andie Chen: The next parenting gurus?". today. Singapore. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ Kandie Family
  5. ^ "Marcus Chin, Kate Pang's New Eatery Had Less Than 5 Orders On Day 1 Of Phase 2 HA". 8days. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Marcus Chin's Giving Away Holiday Packages Worth S$6.5K To Two Fans Who Vote For Him To Win Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste Star Award". 8days. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ^ a b Lim, Ainslyn. "Kate Pang Found Husband Andie Chen "Very Unlikable" Cos He Told Her To "Go Back [To Taiwan]" When They First Met". 8days. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  8. ^ "Andie Chen and Kate Pang are married — and pregnant". Today Online. 25 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Kate Pang suffers miscarriage". Channel NewsAsia. 30 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Andie Chen, Kate Pang welcome baby daughter". Channel NewsAsia. 16 June 2016.
  11. ^ "One-second kiss at Star Awards sparks outcry". sg.entertainment.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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