Mei Xin (born Chen Mei Xin on 26 November 1986) is a Singaporean actress, singer and host.
Career In 2006, Chen participated in a beauty pageant and emerged as the champion. Shortly after, she signed to Popstar Media, a local agency, and made appearances in commercials and magazines and played small roles in television series. In 2007, she released her debut single "A Moment" (瞬间) and played a supporting role in the Mediacorp drama series Dear, Dear Son-In-Law in the same year.
Chen made her career breakthrough in 2009 where she starred as the female lead in the Chinese series Guangdong Gentleman, produced and directed by Zhao Benshan, who is one of China's most preeminent actor and director. Zhao had spotted Chen in a fundraising event hosted by CCTV in 2008 and decided to cast Chen in his production. In February 2010, Chen became Zhao's 49th and only foreign protégé. The same year, Chen had a prominent role in the drama series The Illusionist and thereafter began her long-running collaboration with Wawa Pictures, where she appeared in their numerous productions, including Crescendo (2015), The Queen (2016), After The Stars (2019), CTRL (2021), Genie in a Cup (2022) and Oppa, Saranghae! (2023).
Chen has also starred in Jack Neo's film The Diam Diam Era (2020) and its sequel The Diam Diam Era Two (2021). She was once managed by Neo's J Team Productions.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 2007Dear, Dear Son-In-Law Jiang Yi Lin 2009Guangdong Gentleman 2010The Illusionist Ming Zhang 2014A War Veteran Blessings Ou Yangxuan 2015Crescendo Liang Meiqi Let It Go 2016Fire Up Story The Queen Zhou Yutong Cameo C.L.I.F. 4 Tsai Ye Chi 2017Home Truly Hong Jingeun Eat Already? 3 Cameo When Duty Calls Yao Yixin My Friends from Afar Liang Simin 2018Babies On Board Zheng Meifang Fifty & Fabulous Young Mary Blessings 2 Ou Yangxuan 2019My One in a Million Jiang Zhirong After The Stars Wen Wen Cameo 2020Terror Within Fang Mingjie 2021CTRL Joanna Mind Jumper Xu Leiying My Mini-me and Me Ye Xinjing 2022Genie in a Cup Catherine 2023Silent Walls Jin Kai Ting Oppa, Saranghae! Song Jieling 2024Born to Shine
Film Year Title Role Notes 2010Being Human Mrs Li 2017Single City Qiqi Telemovie 2018Wake Up! Short film 2019The Droner Xiao Han TV Movie 2020The Diam Diam Era Su Ting 2021The Diam Diam Era Two
Variety show host Year Title Notes 2006On The Beat Season 2
Discography Studio albums YearAlbum titleRemark(s) 2010 Ai Zhe Ni (爱着你) 10 songs
Singles YearSong titleRemark(s) 2007 "A Moment" (瞬间) 2007 "Loving You" (因为爱着你)
Awards and nominations Organisation Year Category Nominated work Result Asian Television Awards2021Best Actress in a Supporting RoleMind Jumper New York Festivals TV & Film Awards2022Best Performance by an ActressMy Mini-me and Me Star Awards2018 Best Supporting Actress When Duty Calls 2021 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2024 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2025Best Supporting ActressBorn to Shine Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
References
External links
Mei Xin's channel on YouTube