Joey Swee (born 5 June 1977) is a Singaporean actress and television host. A former model, Swee entered showbiz as a Star Search semi-finalist contestant in 1997 and played her first leading role in the 1999 Channel 8 series My Teacher, My Friend.[3][4]
Joey Swee | |
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| Born | 5 June 1977 |
| Other names | Xu Qi |
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| Years active |
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| Spouse | Gani Bustan (m. 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Hair color | Brown[1] |
| Eye color | Brown[1] |
| Stage name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 徐綺 |
| Simplified Chinese | 徐绮 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xú Qǐ |
| Birth name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 徐琪 |
| Simplified Chinese | 徐琪[2] |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xú Qí |
She retired from acting in 2009 to become a full-time homemaker, and returned to screen in 2018 with the long-form drama series Reach for the Skies.[5][6]
Personal life
Besides English and Mandarin, Swee also speaks Hokkien.[1]
In 2000, Swee received warning from the traffic police for a speeding offence.[7]
Since 2005, Swee has been married to Indonesian-Chinese businessman Gani Bustan, the CEO of a coal and mining company who is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.[8][9] They have three sons - Kynaston, Jefferson and Algernon.[10][5]
Swee does aerial yoga and hiking.[5]
Filmography
Swee has appeared in the following programmes and films:[1][11][12]
Television series
- Tuition Fever (1997)
- Not The Facts (1997)
- The Test Of Time (1997)
- Office Affairs (1998)
- The Return of the Condor Heroes (1998)
- Stand by Me (1998)
- S.N.A.G (1999)
- My Teacher, My Friend (1999)
- My Teacher, My Buddy (2000)
- You Light Up My Life (2000)
- As You Like It (2000)
- Right Frequency II (2000)
- Health Matters (2001)
- The Reunion (2001)[13]
- The Hotel (2001)
- My Genie II (2002)
- First Touch (2002)
- No Problem (2002)
- The Unbeatables III (2002)
- The Vagrant (2002)
- Man at Forty (2003)
- My Love, My Home (2003)
- A Child's Hope (2003)
- Timeless Gift (2004)
- An Ode to Life (2004)
- Love Concierge (2005)
- Baby Blues (2005)
- Beyond the aXis of Truth II (2005)
- My Dear Kins (2006)
- Women of Times (2006)
- Taste of Love (2007)
- The Golden Path (2007)
- Live Again (2007)
- Dear, Dear Son-In-Law (2007)
- Perfect Cut (2008)
- Crime Busters x 2 (2008)
- Housewives' Holiday (2009)
- Reach for the Skies (2018)
- Strike Gold (2023)
Web series
- A Lonely Fish (2018)[13]
Film
- Autumn in March (2009)
Variety and reality show
- Weekend Delight (2001)
- City Beat (2001)
- City Network (2001)
- Beautiful People (2002)
- LNY Special (2002)
- Beautiful People II (2003)
- Shopper’s Guide Tiger (2003)
- King Of Variety (2004)
- Beautiful People 3 (2004)
- Lunar New Year Show (2004)
- Beautiful People 4 (2005)
- Be Somebody (2005)
- Lets Go Shopping (2008)
- Superman Juniors (2021)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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| 1996 | Model Of The World | — | — | Won | [1] |
| 1998 | Star Awards 1998 | Most Popular Newcomer | The Test Of Time | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Star Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actress | The Reunion | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Star Awards 2004 | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Nominated |