Xuan Ong

Xuan Ong (born Ong Yi Xuan on 5 March 1996)[1] is a Singaporean actress.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ong.
Xuan Ong
Born
Ong Yi Xuan

(1996-03-05) 5 March 1996
Other names
  • Yi Xuan Ong
  • Weng Xuan
  • Weng Yixuan
Alma materLASALLE College of the Arts
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2018–present
AgentAHundred Ants Productions
Stage name
Traditional Chinese翁璇
Simplified Chinese翁璇
Hanyu PinyinWēng Xuán
Birth name
Traditional Chinese翁旖璇
Simplified Chinese翁旖璇
Hanyu PinyinWēng Yǐxuán

Early life and career

Ong started out as a theatre student at the age of 13, and graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with first class honours in Acting when she was 22 in 2018.[2][3] She has since appeared in multiple shorts and stage productions, and has also been cast in MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's drama series.[4]

In 2021, Ong starred as Lee Mui Ee, the lead role in the coming-of-age drama Teenage Textbook: The Series, which was based on the popular Singaporean novel of the same name. This was her debut television series. [5][6][7]

In 2023, Ong played a prominent role in Seven Days, also her debut feature film appearance. It was the first local film to be chosen to open the Singapore Chinese Film Festival.[8][9] The same year, she played a spirit medium in the second season of the drama series Titoudao, a character based on a real-life person.[10]

Filmography

Television series

Web series
  • One Take (2019; web series)[12]
  • #CoffeeShots (2020)[11]
  • Adulting (2021)

Film
  • A Waking (2019; short)[13]
  • If They Can't Be Loved (2021; short)
  • Trade Secrets (2021; short)
  • Yi Tian (2021; short)
  • Seven Days (2023)

Theatre
  • The Insiders (2018)[14]
  • The Cat in the Hat (2018)[15]
  • Birth Days (2018)[16]
  • Stupid Cupid (2019)
  • Now She Lives (2019)[12]
  • Catalysts (2019)[12]
  • The Adventures of Abhijeet (2019)[12]
  • The Hawker (2019)[17][18]
  • Fika and Fishy (2020)
  • The Singapore Trilogy (2021)[19]
  • A Dream Under The Southernbough- Existence (2021)
  • I Have Something to Say (2022)[20]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2022Oniros Film AwardsBest ActressIf They Can't Be LovedNominated[21]
Best MonologueWon
Honorable Mention (actress)Won
Red Movie AwardsBest ActressWon[22]

References
  1. "Xuan Ong". Instagram profile. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. "艺人谈另类妈妈 陈欣淇21岁时被妈妈"赶"出家门 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. "Kids Theatre Singapore | Young Learners Festival at Kidsstop". SCS. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. "Xuan Ong". Instagram. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. "Mui Ee, Sissy and Tom are back: Teenage Textbook TV series to premiere in March". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. "'Teenage Textbook' to get TV-reboot in March". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. Seah, Nida (2 March 2021). "Adrian Tan's The Teenage Textbook gets a reboot with new TV series". SG Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. "'Not a simple teenage girl': Ayden Sng plays female ghost in new movie but it's not about acting effeminate". AsiaOne. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. "离开新传媒后 雅慧首部电影5月上映 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  10. "Xuan Ong". mewatch. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  11. "Ong Yi Xuan". mewatch. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. "Now She Lives". Arts Republic | Arts Events Singapore. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  13. "A Waking, Kingdom, A Dance for Ren Hang, and the Implausibilities of Intimacy". Asian Film Archive. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  14. "The Insiders". Peatix. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  15. "戴高帽子的猫 - The Cat in the Hat (Mandarin)". www.srt.com.sg. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  16. ":tw10 :singapore". theatreworks.org.sg. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  17. "The Hawker". ROTOTORO. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  18. "'Eavesdrop' and experience the immersive display of 'The Hawker'". The Fandom Menace. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  19. Nurjuwita, Dewi. "Robert Yeo's landmark trilogy is streaming online till August 31". Time Out Singapore. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  20. "March On 2022". Esplanade. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  21. "Oniros Film Awards - FINALISTS & WINNERS - NOVEMBER 2022" (PDF). Oniros Film Awards. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  22. "Red Movie Awards Autumn Edition 2022". Red Movie Awards. Retrieved 20 May 2023.


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