Zhu Xiufeng

Zhu Xiufeng (born Choo Siew Fong in 1943 or 1944) Zhu began her career in theatre at the age of 14 when she was in Secondary One and joined the drama group Yingxin Alumni Association in 1959. She joined the Singapore Amateur Players, one of the oldest local Chinese drama groups, in 1968, and became the first batch of professional actors to be signed to local leading theatre group Practice Theatre Ensemble (now The Theatre Practice) when she was in her forties in 1986. In 1992, she left Practice Theatre Ensemble as their resident actress. In February 1990, she became a full-time actress at Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC).

In 1995, Zhu won the inaugural Best Supporting Actress award at the 2nd Star Awards for her role as a demanding entrepreneur in Chronicle of Life.

Personal life Zhu has five other siblings and her parents are from Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia. Zhu grew up with her adoptive mother and only came to know her parentage in her twenties.

Zhu had a marriage which ended in 1975. She has a son and a daughter from the marriage.

Television series

Evening Breeze (1983) Little DD (1983) Journey's End (1990) Pretty Faces (1991) Secret Operation (1991) The Journey: Tumultuous Times (2014) Scrum! (2014) The Caregivers (2014) World at Your Feet (2014) Good Luck (2015) You Can Be an Angel Too (2015) Hand in Hand (2015) You Can Be an Angel 2 (2016) Three Little Wishes (2016) Hero (2016) The Truth Seekers (2016) The Dream Job (2016) The Lead (2017) Eat Already? 2 (2017) Life Less Ordinary (2017) My Friends from Afar (2017) Reach for the Skies (2018) You Can Be an Angel 3 (2018) Jalan Jalan (2018) Fifty & Fabulous (2018) Fried Rice Paradise (2019) Hello from the Other Side - Its Time (2019) The Heartland Hero (2021) Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting (2021) Key Witness (2021) Love At First Bite (2022) Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting II (2022) Your World in Mine (2022) You Can Be An Angel 4 (2022) Fix My Life (2023) Shero (2023) Till the End (2023) Hungry Souls: From Hell, With Love (TBA)

Film Head of the Household Autumn Moon (1991) Wounded Tracks (1994) Fatal Memory (1995; telemovie) Life On the Line (1996; telemovie) Love Cuts (2010) Old Cow vs Tender Grass (2010) Ghost on Air (2012) Wet Season (2019) The Visitor List (2022; short film) What is Love (2023; short film)

Children programme scriptwriting Coffee Boy The Story of Procreation (1987) Thunderstorm (1988)

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref1995 Star Awards 1995 Best Supporting Actress Chronicle of Life