Vivian Lai Yi-ling is a Taiwanese-born Singaporean actress & television host.
Vivian Lai | |||||||||||
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赖怡伶 | |||||||||||
Born | (1976-12-18) 18 December 1976 (age 45) Taiwan | ||||||||||
Nationality | Taiwanese | ||||||||||
Citizenship | Singaporean | ||||||||||
Occupation | Actress, television host | ||||||||||
Years active | 1987–Present | ||||||||||
Spouse | Alain Ong (m. 2001) | ||||||||||
Children | Vera Ong (daughter) Ariel Ong (daughter) | ||||||||||
Awards | Star Search 1999 : Overall Female Champion Star Awards 2015 : All-Time Favourite Artiste & Star Awards for YES 933 Best Speech | ||||||||||
Musical career Musical artist | |||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 賴怡伶 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 赖怡伶 | ||||||||||
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Born in Taiwan, Lai migrated to Singapore with her Taiwanese family when she was still a student. She joined Star Search Singapore 1999 and was the winner in the Singapore edition and the overall champion in the female contestants' category.[1]
Lai started out as an actress, making her debut in Knotty Liaisons, and won good reviews. She eventually diversified into hosting and has hosted various kinds of programmes ranging from food reviews to travelogues. In 2012, after numerous nominations, she won her first professional award, the Best Supporting Actress award, at the Star Awards 2012 for her role as a Chinese immigrant in Love Thy Neighbour.
At the Star Awards 2015, Lai received the All-Time Favourite Artiste after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 2001, 2003-2004, 2007-2014 respectively with Jeanette Aw.
Lai is also the brand ambassador for Pokka beverages, Kirei Kirei soap, Samsung electrical appliances and Osim massage.[2]
Lai is married to Alain Ong and the couple have two daughters, Vera and Ariel.[3] Alain Ong is the CEO of Pokka International and Deputy Group CEO of Pokka Corporation which Lai has been brand ambassador for multiple years from around 2008. This has thus attracted its fair share of controversy, amid allegations of conflict of interest which in 2012, she was paid S$1 million to continue endorsing the brand.[4]
In September 2018, her husband, Ong, was suspended from his posts by Pokka Corporation following an internal audit and would later take up a new appointment offered by Kimly, which he was a non-executive director of Kimly.[5] Lai's contract as an ambassador was terminated in the following month, despite claims by Mediacorp that her contract would remain unchanged.[6]
Year | Title | Role |
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2008 | Money No Enough 2 | Zhou Yanyan |
2009 | Where Got Ghost? |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref |
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2000 | Knotty Liaisons | Jiaxuan | Mediacorp Channel 8 | |
Adam's Company | Elaine 怡绫 | |||
Dare To Strike | ||||
2001 | Looking For Stars | Piggy 小猪 | ||
The Hotel | Lai Meiling | |||
Three Women and A Half | Xiaoping | |||
2002 | Bukit Ho Swee | Wang Qing | ||
Kopi-O II | Shuyun | |||
The Unbeatables III | Dong Mei Yao | |||
2003 | Holland V | Mo Rou Rou 莫柔柔 | ||
2004 | Double Happiness | Luo Jia Qian 罗家茜 | ||
Double Happiness II | Luo Jia Qian 罗家茜 | |||
2005 | Love at 0°C | Liu Si Qi 刘思琦 | ||
2006 | Time to Heal | |||
2007 | Live Again | Jenny 珍妮 | ||
Making Miracles | Xu Xiu Yuan 许秀妍 | |||
The Homecoming | Qian Yi 倩仪 | |||
2008 | Just in Singapore | Jin Yan 金艳 | ||
Love Blossoms II | Fan Fan | |||
2011 | Be Happy 生日快乐 | Mable | ||
Love Thy Neighbour 四个门牌一个梦 | Shan Shan 姗姗 | |||
2014 | World at Your Feet 球在你脚下 | Mo Lihua 茉莉花 | ||
2015 | Super Senior 长辈甜心 | Ivy Ji Shanzhong 纪姗钟 | ||
2016 | The Queen 复仇女王 | Zeng Jing 曾静 | [7] | |
2019 | My One In A Million 我的万里挑一 | Vivian Lai 赖怡伶 | ||
The Good Fight 致胜出击 | Rourou 柔柔 | |||
A World of Difference 都市狂想 | Rui En 蕊恩 | |||
2021 | Soul Old Yet So Young 心里住着老灵魂 | Cindy Yen 严施丽 | ||
The Heartland Hero 邻里帮 | Lexi |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2006 | Property Classified | |
2007 | On the Beat II | |
My Beautiful Life | ||
Star Awards Post-Show Party | ||
2008 | The NTUC Show | |
Lunar New Year Eve Celebration | ||
Dialect Delights | ||
Bioskin Dreams Come True II | ||
On the Beat III | ||
Amuse Me | ||
DIY My Home | ||
2009 | My House Husband's Journal | |
Amuse U | ||
2010 | You Are The Man | |
2011 | Sizzling Woks 3 | |
Ladies Nite | ||
Home Makeover 2 | ||
2012 | My Fair Ladies | |
Silver Carnival | ||
Simply Exquisite | ||
Dessert Time | ||
2013 | Say It! | |
Laughing Out Loud | ||
2014 | Eat and Be Merry | |
Black Rose 2 | ||
Style: Check-In 4 | Guest Host | |
Say It! 2 | ||
Style: Check-In 5 | ||
Ladies Nite 3 | ||
2015 | Hey Chef! | |
Hey Gorgeous 2015 | ||
The Successor | ||
2016 | Touch Screen Cuisine | |
What's In The Fridge? | ||
2017 | A Gift for Mum | |
2019 | The Destined One | Guest Matchmaker |
Year | English title | Mandarin title |
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2012 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12 | 新传媒群星金龙接财神 |
2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
2019 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 | 新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年 |
2020 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 | 裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了 |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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2000 | 7th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated |
2001 | 8th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
2003 | 9th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
2004 | 10th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
Best Supporting Actress | Double Happiness (as Luo Jiaqian) | Nominated | ||
2005 | 11th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Supporting Actress | Double Happiness II (as Luo Jiaqian) | Nominated |
2007 | 13th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
2009 | 15th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
2010 | 16th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
2011 | 17th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
2012 | 18th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
Best Supporting Actress | Love Thy Neighbour (as Shan Shan) |
Won | ||
2013 | 19th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
2014 | 20th Star Awards Ceremony | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won |
Best Variety Show Host | Finding U | Nominated | ||
2015 | 21st Star Awards Ceremony | All-Time Favourite Artiste | — | Received |
Star Awards for YES 933 Best Speech | — | Won | ||
Asian Skin Solutions Most Radiant Skin Award | — | Won |
Star Awards for Best Supporting Actress award | |
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Star Awards for All Time Favourite Artiste award | |
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Star Awards for YES 933 Best Speech award | |
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