Amy J. Cheng (born 1970) is a Singaporean actress and creative director of ACT 3 Theatrics. She is best known for her role as Karen Tay in the television series Growing Up and as Jacqueline Ling in the 2018 romantic comedy-drama Crazy Rich Asians.
Career Stage Cheng is a co-founder and creative director of Act 3 Theatrics. She has performed in live theatre shows through Act 3 including Footsteps in the Night, 41 Hours, and Confessions of the Three Unmarried Women. She has had other stage roles in Singapore Repertory Theatre's Forbidden City and The Good Citizen and Escape Productions' The Deap Blue Sea and Esplanade's Letters from Home. In 2006 she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Life! Theatre Awards for her role as the Banana Tree Spirit in the mandarin musical 10 Brothers.
In 2012, Cheng become Act 3 Theatrics' creative director.
Television From 1996 until 2001 Cheng was a regular cast member of the Singaporean television drama Growing Up (1996 - 2001) as Karen Tay, the wife of Andrew Seow's character, Gary Tay. In 2001 she was nominated for Best Actress at the Asian Television Awards for her role in Growing Up. She played Dr. Winnie Leong in the television series First Touch (2002 - 2003) and also had roles in Like My Own, Happily Ever After (2007), Machine, Stay, and Anita's Complaint. Cheng has worked as a television presenter and host for My Perfect Child and The Good Life. She landed roles in the Chinese dramas She's the One, Destiny, and Making Miracles (2007). She had a guest role in the German television movie Perfect Harmony. She played the leading role in Zhao Wei Films' Stories About Love and starred alongside Gurmit Singh and Fann Wong in Jack Neo's movie named Just Follow Law (2007). She had a small role as Felicia Chin's mother in the television movie Hong Bao + Kisses.
Film In 2018 she appeared in the American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians as Jaqueline Ling.
Personal life In 2000, Cheng met Rama Chandran in a children’s production, Foot Steps In The Night. They started a relationship in 2002 and married in 2005. They have 2 sons.
Filmography
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2006 10 Brothers
Television series Year Title Role Notes 1996–2001 Growing Up Karen Tay 1998-1999Triple NineInspector Emily Cheng 2000Stories About Love 2002–2003First Touch 2003 Always On My Mind Surin 4 episodes 2005 Destiny Shen Qianwen 2009 Polo Boys Alan's mother 1 episode 2010 Silver Lining Margaret Gan 2 episodes With You Kang Yafang 3 episodes 2015 2025 Renee Tang 16 episodes 2016 Rojak Ling 1 episode 2017 When Duty Calls Tina Cameo 2018 20 Days 4 episodes
Film Year Title Role Notes 2003No Place Like Home - ColorsBeatriceTelevision movie2005House of HarmonyMrs. WahTelevision movie 2007 Just Follow Law Nancy2011Qui HongTelevision movie 2018 Crazy Rich Asians Jacqueline Ling 2019 Reposession Linda
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