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| Jacelyn Tay |
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| Jacelyn Tay |
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| Jacelyn Tay |
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| Jacelyn Tay |
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| Jacelyn Tay |
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| Jacelyn Tay |
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| Jacelyn Tay |
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| Jacelyn Tay |
In 1995, while in her freshman year at the
National University of Singapore Arts Faculty, she entered the 4th bi-annual Star Search Competition organised by
MediaCorp (Chinese: 新传媒; pinyin: Xīn Chuánméi). She won the female category of the competitions and the top prize of an acting contract.
She soon discovered that she enjoyed acting and decided to quit her studies. The first few years with MediaCorp were tough for her because despite the fact that she was given lead roles in several drama serials, she was very much snubbed by the audiences.
Tay finally got her big break when she replaced
Phyllis Quek for the role of
He Xiangu in the TV series
Legends of the Eight Immortals in 1998. Her popularity soared and as a result for her acting in this series, she received her first
Star Award in the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste category.
She has acted in various roles ranging from a girl-next-door, to a member of a hotel staff to a psychiatrist. Tay's screen performances in period dramas were so well-received that she won the coveted award of Taiwan's Most Popular MediaCorp Female Artiste in Star Awards 1999.
Another of Tay's many talents is singing. She recorded a few songs for drama serials in which she was starring, including "
Love Me, Love Me Not", which was a radio chart-stopper on Singapore's popular 93.3FM. It was also used as an intermediate song in another of her dramas, "Da jiu dian" (English title:
The Hotel). Tay also has a compilation album for MediaCorp Music along with the rest of the MediaCorp artists.
When it seemed that her success had no bounds, a twist of fate took away almost all that she had worked for. She was forced to declare
bankruptcy after owing $300,000 to stockbroking firm. This event tarnished her image and made many sponsors shy away from her. Instead of letting this get the better of her, she worked hard to put her finances back in order.
She went on to produce a magazine show, write 2 books and hosted a health and beauty show entitled A New You in 2005.
As of 2006, she became the founder & current chief executive of
The Health Club , a medical spa that holds the vision of restoring the body’s natural ability to heal itself and bringing health to greater heights.
Jacelyn is also majoring in a course in Nutrition.
