Aileen Tan Lay Ching was born on 18 October 1966 and is a Singaporean actress.
10 Facts About Aileen Tan
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Aileen Tan participated in Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's inaugural Star Search in 1988 and was placed second behind Zoe Tay.
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Aileen Tan was often cast in leading roles in the first 15 years of her acting career, but has since played supporting roles in recent years.
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Aileen Tan has been nominated multiple times in the Best Actress category at the annual Star Awards.
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Aileen Tan was nominated for the award in 1995,1996,1997,2001,2002, and 2003; she won the award once in 2001 for her role in Three Women and a Half, playing a manager in an advertising company who would make use of her looks and charms to climb up the corporate ladder.
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In 2013, Aileen Tan won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 18th Asian Television Awards for her role in The Day It Rained on Our Parade which consisted of four episodes.
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At Star Awards 2017, Aileen Tan received the Best Supporting Actress award for the drama Hero.
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Aileen Tan has won 2 Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in 1994 and 1997.
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Aileen Tan married Hong Kong film director Gerald Lee in 2002.
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Aileen Tan experienced an ectopic pregnancy in 2006, which eventually led to an abortion.