Pan Lingling

Pan Lingling
Background information
Chinese name	潘玲玲
Pinyin	Pān Línglíng (Mandarin)
Birth name	Phua Leng Leng[1]
Born	(1970-06-25) 25 June 1970 Singapore
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Huang Shinan (Married in 1996–present)
Children	Kynaston and Beckham
Ancestry	Hokkien

Phua Leng Leng (born 25 June 1970), better known as Pan Lingling, is a Singaporean actress best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors.

Career

Pan entered the entertainment industry in 1988 after graduating from the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's 8th Drama Artiste Training Course.^[2] Her classmates in the training course include award-winning actress Huang Biren, Madeline Chu and Sean Say. She made her TV debut with the series, Mystery, Golden Quest, Ups and Downs. She also starred in Strange Encounters II in the same year.

Pan has acted in numerous television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. She also played a supporting role as a psychologist in Jackie Chan's Crime Story.^[2] After some twenty years in the entertainment industry, she won her first accolade at the Star Awards 2011, the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in Breakout.^[3]

Personal life

Pan is married to former MediaCorp actor Huang Shinan. They have two sons, Beckham (born 1999) and Kynaston (born 2002).^[4]

Pan was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in March 2013. She kept her illness from the media initially, revealing only that a cyst was removed from her breast. She approached the magazine 8 Days in May that year for an interview on her illness, but withdrew. Her cancer story was revealed only nearly a year later in the 1,222th issue of 8 Days in late March 2014. Pan is now cancer free.

Filmography

Television Dramas

• 1988
  • 迷离夜 Mystery
  • 金麒麟 The Golden Quest
  • 婚姻保险 Ups and Downs
  • 奇缘II Strange Encounters II
• 1989
  • 鼓舞青春 Magic of Dance
• 1990
  • 幻海奇遇 Wishing Well
  • 大吉传奇 The Village Hero
  • 暖流 Starting Over
• 1991
  • 喋海危情 Fatal Endearment
  • 家有恶妻 The Woman I Marry
  • 急转弯 Secret Operations
• 1992
  • 悲欢岁月 Woman of Substance
• 1993
  • 再战封神榜 Heavenly Beings
  • 迷离夜II Mystery II
  • 人海孤鸿 Battle of Justice
  • 妙鬼临门 Switch
• 1994
  • 鹤啸九天 Web of Deceit
  • 冷太阳 Scorned Angel
  • 情丝万缕 Silk & Romance
• 1995
  • 浪子的童话 Thorny Love
  • 爱在漫天烽火时 War Roses
  • B 计划 Project B
  • 天师钟馗梆雪 Heavenly Ghost Catcher
• 1996
  • 阿雪II Ah Xue II
  • 城市双雄 Of Cops and Men
  • 不速之客 Full House
• 1997
  • 骤雨骄阳 The Silver Lining
  • 不老传说 Immortal Love
• 1998
  • 神雕侠侣 The Return of the Condor Heroes
  • 金融风暴之陌生人 Ups and Downs
• 1999
  • OK先生 Mr. OK
• 2000
  • 真相 Angel's Dream
• 2001
  • 法医X档案 Beyond the Axis of Truth
  • 阿灿正传 Through Thick And Thin
  • 大酒店 The Hotel
  • 发财八百万 Lucky Numbers
• 2002
  • 心网追凶 The Crime Hunters
• 2003
  • 美丽家庭 Love Is Beautiful
• 2004
  • 我爱我家 I Love My Home
  • 野蛮亲家 My Mighty-in-Laws
  • 哎哟我的妈！ Oh Mother
• 2006
  • 百万宝 A Million Treasures
  • 刑警2人组 C.I.D. (Singaporean TV series)
• 2007
  • 奇迹 Making Miracles
  • 宝贝父女兵 Like Father, Like Daughter

Television hosting

• 1995
  • 城人杂志 City Beat
• 2000
  • 绝对星闻 Entertainment Beat
• 2001
  • 都市新干线 City Network
• 2002
  • 新世纪互动 Human Network
• 2003
  • 开心厨房 Joyful Kitchen
  • 黄金年华 Golden Age
• 2006
  • 美疗专家 The Beauty Expert
  • 黄金年华 Golden Age
• 2007
  • 美疗专家II Beauty Expert II
  • 黄金年华 Golden Age
• 2009
  • Driving Miss Foodie
  • 美食寻根2 Food Hometown II

Films

• 1993
  • 重案组 Crime Story

Accolades

References