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21st-century Singaporean actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Constance Lau (born 8 April 1991) is a Singaporean actress and model. She is best known for her role as Celine Lim in the 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians.
Constance Lau | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Alma mater | Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model, radio personality |
Lau is from Singapore and is of Chinese ancestry.[1][2] Her father is a lawyer. Lau has stated that she was bullied in school and found support in her school's drama club, which she was encouraged by teachers to join.[3]
Lau began her career as a model.[4] She is signed with FLY Entertainment.[2] In 2008 she was a finalist in The New Paper New Face modeling competition and began working in commercial modeling shortly after, appearing in advertisements for Singtel and Marina Bay Sands. Lau was also in a music video for MICapella.[5] She studied theatre at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts while working as a radio presenter at a local station, hosting the programs Say It With Music and The Evening Lush.[6]
In 2015 Lau was featured in the television film Love is Love; Sunrise as the character Shelley.[5]
Lau portrayed Celine Lim, also known as Radio One Asia, in the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan.[7][8][9][3] She was the only Singaporean to be featured by Vanity Fair in The Must-See Looks from the Crazy Rich Asians Premiere and was featured in E!'s Best Dressed list.[5][10][11] She received media attention for being the only cast member from Crazy Rich Asians to wear a dress by Singaporean designers on the red carpet at the film's premier.[12][13]
In 2019, Lau played the role of Siu Lan in the drama series Last Madame.[14][15]
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