By Drima Chakraborty, drimac@asiaone.com, Asiaone, 15 August 2023 at 06:07 pm
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Back in 1993, a 20-year-old Ann Kok (郭舒贤 Guō shū xián) emerged as a finalist on local talent show Star Search and landed a contract with the precursor to Mediacorp.
Fast forward 30 years, and she has starred in numerous lead roles and been nominated for Best Actress at Star Awards multiple times.
She returned from a three-year acting hiatus in 2022 and even won her 10th Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award earlier this year.
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Ann, who turned 50 this year, looked back at her journey in an Aug 8 interview with Shin Min Daily News, and named Wok of Life (1999) and The Guest People (1997) as her favourites among the shows she's been in.
She also discussed the difficulties she's faced in her career.
"Once, I didn't go home for three days and three nights," she said about filming a period drama in the now-defunct Tuas TV World, adding that it was a long and arduous drive to and fro.
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"I took the time to rest and nap on the bus. Of course, you could also sleep on the chairs on set, but they were quite dusty."
She also shared her experience filming the 1996 period drama Legend of the White Hair Brides, where she acted alongside Huang Biren and Lina Ng.
"It can be said that the drama was full of disasters," she recalled. "We went to Xinjiang, China, to shoot for three months, and in the last three weeks, I had a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius."
"It can be said that the drama was full of disasters," she recalled. "We went to Xinjiang, China, to shoot for three months, and in the last three weeks, I had a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius."
She also suffered a stunt accident on set while filming the drama, where the wires suspending her came loose and she fell. She hit her head against a rock and suffered a sprained right hand and had to be sent to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department.
Though she has won 10 popularity awards and will receive the trophy for All-Time Favourite Artiste next year, the Best Actress award is one that eludes Ann.
Nevertheless, she emphasised that she is "not acting to win awards".
She added: "I think every actor wants to win awards, but being shortlisted or winning is something that cannot be sought.
"The important thing is to act well in your own show and whatever happens, happens."
She added: "I think every actor wants to win awards, but being shortlisted or winning is something that cannot be sought.
"The important thing is to act well in your own show and whatever happens, happens."
She returned from a three-year acting hiatus in 2022 and even won her 10th Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award earlier this year.
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Ann Kok (郭舒贤 Guō shū xián) giving away 1,000 scoops of ice cream after Star Awards 2023 win, posted on Sunday, 16 April 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/04/ann-kok-guo-shu-xian-giving-away-1000.html
Ann Kok (郭舒贤 Guō shū xián) gives away ice cream to entice fans to vote for her at Star Awards, posted on Sunday, 09 April 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/04/ann-kok-guo-shu-xian-gives-away-ice.html
90s "it girl" Ann Kok (郭舒贤 Guō shū xián) returning with new TV drama after four years (Warning: Nudity!), posted on Saturday, 19 March 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/03/90s-it-girl-ann-kok-guo-shu-xian.html
Ann Kok (郭舒贤 Guō shū xián) - iconic 1996 Star Awards outfit, posted on Wednesday, 17 February 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/02/ann-kok-guo-shu-xian-iconic-1996-star.html
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three-year acting hiatus in 2022 - https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/first-i-was-quite-stressed-ann-kok-making-showbiz-comeback-drama-healing-heroes
10th Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award earlier this year. - https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/ann-kok-giving-away-1000-scoops-ice-cream-after-star-awards-2023-win
with Shin Min Daily News - https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230814-1423506
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Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/09/busan-international-film-festival-biff.html
Japanese Samba Carnival (links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/japanese-samba-carnival-links.html
Asakusa Samba Carnival (links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/asakusa-samba-carnival.html
Brazilian Samba Carnival - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/brazilian-samba-carnival-links.html
Scandinavian Samba Carnival (links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/scandinavian-samba-carnival-links.html
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Nursing stories - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/09/nursing-stories.html
Healthcare stories (links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/01/healthcare-stories-links.html
Movie (Links) - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/11/movie-links.html
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