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Fann Wong (范文芳; pinyin: Fàn Wénf�ng)
(born January 27, 1971), birth name Fann Woon
Fong, is a Singapore|Singaporean Chinese actress,
singer and model. She was born in Singapore.  She
has starred in numerous films and television
series in Singapore, Hongkong, Taiwan and China. 
However, she is most known in the United States
for her role as Jackie Chan's sister in Shanghai
Knights.


==Acting Career==

Fann Woon Fong created her stage name Fann Wong by
combining her father's and mother's surnames (Fann
and Wong, respectively). Born to middle-class
parents in Singapore, Fann shared a hectic
childhood with three siblings (an elder sister and
a younger brother and sister).  At the tender age
of 16, she won a beauty contest organised by Her
World, a Singapore fashion magazine.  She started
a very successful modelling career in Singapore,
and sustained it by basing herself in Taiwan for
more modelling work.  One of her earliest
successes was a highly memorable Taiwan-shot Oil
of Ulan (now Olay) TVC, which was aired in Taiwan
and Singapore.

In 1994, while modelling in Taiwan, she was
discovered by a Singapore TV producer who cast her
in a Singapore drama series titled Dreams Come
True. Fann soon starred in two more Singapore TV
series, The Challenger and Chronicle of Life,
which brought her critical accolades and
popularity in Singapore.  

Her role in Chronicle of Life won her the Best
Actress Award and the Best Newcomer Award in
Singapore's 1995 Star Awards, an impressive feat
considering that she had only been in the
Singapore TV industry for only a year. In 1996,
her role in The Unbroken Cycle won her her first
regional nomination at the Asian Television
Awards.  She continued to star in an impressive
array of drama serials, including A Romance in
Shanghai (produced in Shanghai), Wild Orchids
(filmed in Sydney) and Brave New World (filmed in
Amsterdam and Belgium).

In late 1996, Fann released her first Mandarin pop
album Fanntasy in Singapore, which contained a
duet with Taiwanese singer Jeff Chang.  This
album, retitled I Live Alone and repackaged with
two additional songs for the Taiwanese market, won
4 IFPI platinum sales awards in Taiwan and was the
start of Fann's luminous regional success. 

In mid-1998, the simultaneous release of her
definitive hit gongfu drama Return of the Condor
Heroes, and her second album, Shopping, further
increased her exposure and popularity in Taiwan
and China.  She was so popular that when the famed
Hongkong director Derek Yee caught Fann in her
Shopping MTV on Channel V in Hongkong, he flew to
Singapore to cast her as the lead actress in the
Hongkong art movie The Truth About Jane and Sam. 
This gritty wild-child role won her a Best New
Performer nomination at the 19th Hongkong Film
Awards in 2000.

In 1999, Fann released her third album Missing
You, recorded Private Number with British boyband
911 and performed Moments of Magic, Singapore's
official millennium song.  These musical successes
resulted in her being the first Singapore artiste
to stage a solo paying concert ("My Story" - Fann
Wong In Concert) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
in 2000.  That same year, she released her fourth
Mandarin album, No Problem.



Over the next several years Fann began to focus on
acting for TV and film, with varied work such as a
feminist Hongkong film titled When I Fall in
Love...With Both, a romantic Singapore TV series
Looking for Stars, and an action-packed Taiwanese
period series titled Madam White Snake. During
this time she also began hosting travelogue shows,
including Travel Hunt: Japan and Fann Adventure
(filmed in South Africa and Malaysia).

In 2002, she scored a coup when she became the
first Singaporean actress to score a major role in
a Hollywood production, Shanghai Knights, directed
by David Dobkin.  When she appeared in her first
Hollywood role Chon Lin alongside international
stars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson in early 2003,
she received accolades in the Asian and Western
media, and was subsequently nominated under the
Best Fight Sequence category in the 2003 MTV Movie
Awards.  In 2004, she won the Singapore Street
Festival's Best International Artiste Award.

In 2004, Fann continued work on China gongfu
dramas such as Moon Fairy and My Fair Lady which
gradually consolidated her presence as the top
Singaporean actress in China.  Amidst this, she
still had time to shoot a Singapore serial on the
SARS virus, Always On My Mind, which won her a
Best Actress nomination in the 2004 Star Awards.

In mid-2004, Fann snagged her second
English-language lead role in the German-Singapore
telemovie, House of Harmony, opposite German-based
English actor Philippe Brenninkmeyer and Hongkong
actress Maggie Q.  She also took on a lead role in
a Taiwanese romance film, Longan Porridge, to be
released late 2005.



Fann is also well-known for her talent in
illustrating comics.  In December 2004, she
published a comic book, Girl Illustrated,
featuring articles, illustrations and exclusive
photos of her on the Prague set of Shanghai
Knights.

In April 2005, Fann was invited to the Cannes
MIPTV Media Market where she promoted House of
Harmony and discussed possible collaborations with
European industry professionals. She was also the
only Singapore star at the 8th Shanghai
International Film Festival, and was at Christian
Dior's Fall Couture event at Paris in July 2005.

In June 2005, Fann released her first Mandarin
compilation album.  Titled Ai Shang Le Ni
(English: In Love With You), it was Fann's first
album release after a hiatus of 5 years. 

==Fan base==

Fann is considered a well-respected industry
professional in her home country Singapore, where
she is billed the top Singaporean actress.  She
has a sizeable fan base in her home country, as
well as in Taiwan, China, and most of Southeast
Asia, including Vietnam, where she performed at a
concert in 2004.

Shanghai Knights exposed Fann to a global
audience.  The upcoming House of Harmony, which
will be telecast on European and US TV networks,
will be Fann's next shot at pitching herself to an
international viewership.



==Films==
*2005 : Longan Porridge (龙眼粥)
*2003 : Shanghai Knights
*2000 : When I Fall in Love...With Both
(月亮的秘密)
*1999 : The Truth About Jane and Sam (真心�)

==Telemovies==
* 2005 : House of Harmony
* 1997 : The Accidental Hero (�氓英雄)
* 1997 : The Matchmaker's Match (四点金)
* 1995 : Somewhere in Time (�世情缘)
* 1995 : Fatal Memory (血案迷情)

==Dramas==

* 2006 : Lian Lian Hong Chen (��红尘)
(filming)
* 2006 : Cai Xin Miao Shou (猜心妙手)
* 2006 : Fu Lu Shou San Xing Bao Xi
(�禄寿三星报喜)
* 2005 : Beautiful Illusions (镜中人)
* 2004 : My Fair Lady (我爱钟无艳 /
�常皇�生擒钟无艳)
* 2003 : Always on My Mind (无炎的爱)
* 2003 : Moon Fairy (奔月)
* 2002 : Brotherhood (有情有义 / 兄弟�仇)
* 2001 : The Hotel (大酒店)
* 2001 : Madam White Snake (�蛇与白蛇 /
白蛇新传)
* 2001 : Heroes In Black (我�也)
* 2000 : Looking For Stars (星�)
* 2000 : The Legendary Swordsman (笑傲江湖)
* 1999 : Out to Win (步步为赢)
* 1998 : Myths & Legends of Singapore: Lady of the
Hill (石��传说之红山林姑娘)
* 1998 : Return of the Condor Heroes (神雕侠侣
/ 范文芳的神雕侠侣)
* 1996 : Brave New World (新阿郎 /
一路风尘)
* 1996 : Wild Orchids (���光兰)
* 1996 : A Romance in Shanghai (新上海�期)
* 1996 : The Unbroken Cycle (解连环)
* 1995 : The Golden Pillow (金枕头)
* 1995 : Sparks of Life (生命�花)
* 1995 : Morning Express (阳光列车)
* 1995 : Chronicle of Life (缘尽今生)
* 1994 : The Challenger (勇者无惧)
* 1994 : Dreams Come True (美梦�真)

==Travelogues and autobiographical documentaries==
* 2002 : Fann Adventure: Malaysia and South Africa
(�范之想)
* 2001 : Travel Hunt: Japan (奇趣���)
* 2001 : At Home With... Fann Wong (Channel
NewsAsia)
* 1998 : Fann Wong's Music Love Story
(范文芳的音�爱情故事) (Taiwan TVBS-G)

==Albums==
* 2005 : Ai Shang Le Ni Compilation
(爱上了你新歌+精选)
* 2000 : No Problem (没有问题) 
* 1999 : Missing You (想你)
* 1998 : Shopping (逛街)
* 1997 : I Live Alone (一个人生活)
* 1996 : Fanntasy

==Soundtracks==
* 2001 : Madam White Snake (�蛇与白蛇)
* 2000 : The Legendary Swordsman (笑傲江湖)
* 1999 : The Truth About Jane and Sam (真心�)
* 1998 : Return of the Condor Heroes
(神雕侠侣)
* 1995 : The Golden Pillow (金枕头)

==Other media==
* 2005 : Lunar New Year Compilation
(迎春接�喜临门)
* 2004 : Lunar New Year Compilation
(花开富贵迎新春)
* 2002 : Love, No Boundaries (爱无国界)
* 2000 to 2002 : Morning Express IV to VI
(阳光系列 IV 到 VI)
* 2000 : My Story Concert Single (featuring
月亮的秘密)
* 2000 : Moments of Magic (Millennium Song) AVCD
* 1999 : Private Number single (Fann Wong
featuring 911)
* 1999 : Missing You (想你) Karaoke
VCD
* 1997 : I Live Alone Karaoke VCD (exclusive to
Taiwan) (一个人生活�拉 VCD)
* 1996 : GEMS (晶粹)
* 1995 : TCS's All Stars Compilation
(新视红星歌影集)

==Books==
* 2004 : Girl, Illustrated (比芳说)
(self-illustrated comic book)
* 2000 : In +he Mood (Hongkong pictorial)

==Prominent awards/nominations==
* 2004: Singapore Street Festival: Best
International Artiste Award
* 2003: Singapore Fashion Week: Celebrity Style
Award
* 2003: MTV Movie Awards: Best Fight Nomination
(Shanghai Knights)
* 2000: Singapore Star Awards: Special Achievement
Award
* 2000: Singapore Star Awards: Most Popular
MediaCorp Artiste in Malaysia
* 2000: Hongkong Film Awards: Best New Performer
Nomination (The Truth About Jane and Sam)
* 1998: Singapore Star Awards: Most Popular
MediaCorp Artiste in Taiwan
* 1996: Asian Television Awards: Best Actress
Nomination (The Unbroken Cycle)
* 1996: Singapore Hit Awards: Media Recommendation
Award (Local Singer)
* 1995: Singapore Star Awards: Best Actress
(Chronicle of Life)
* 1995: Singapore Star Awards: Best Newcomer
* 1995-2004: Singapore Star Awards: Top 10 Most
Popular Artistes

==Endorsements==
* 2005 : Ginvera White Tea Spa Hair Care Range
* 2005 : New Moon Bird's Nest
* 2004 : Xando Slimming Tablets and Coffee (-2005)
* 2004 : Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund's
Elephant-Protecting campaign in Singapore
* 2004 : Ambassador for Nanjing (China)'s tourism
campaign in Asia
* 2004 : Ambassador for Singapore's tourism
campaign in China
* 2003 : New Moon Abalone (-2005)
* 2003 : Ambassador for Queensland (Australia)'s
tourism campaign in Singapore
* 2003 : Fujitsu Lifebook notebook computers
* 2002 : Bella Skin Care (-current)
* 2002 : Aurias (diamonds)
* 2001 : Emporio Armani (-2005)
* 2001 : Ambassador for Singapore's Speak Mandarin
Well Campaign (-2002)
* 2001 : Ambassador for Singapore's Respect
Intellectual Property Campaign (-2002)
* 2000 : Avon skincare
* 1999 : Inforian Taiwan (internet services)
* 1998 : Daily-C Taiwan (orange juice) (-1999)
* 1998 : Pantene (shampoo)
* 1998 : De Beers (diamonds)
* 1997 : McDonalds
* 1996 : Jolly Shandy (beverage)
* 1995 : Baby-G (timepiece)
* 1994 : Sanyo (air-conditioners)
* 1994 : Epismile (toothpaste)
* 1993 : Ginvera (shampoo)
* 1992 : Oil of Ulan (now Olay) (face care
product)

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0939056|name=Fann Wong
*http://www.fannaticfannclub.com/ Fannatic Fann
Club - Official Fan Club
*http://www.fanwenfang.net/ Fann Matters

==See also==
*MediaCorp - Singapore's national broadcasting
station.  Fann is the top artiste of its artiste
management division.
*Cinema of Hong Kong
*Cinema of Singapore

==Contact Fann Wong's management==

Media Corporation of Singapore (c/o Fann Wong's
manager), Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Andrew Road,
Singapore 299939.