Zeng Huifen


Zeng Huifen, also known as Jacqueline Chan, is a Singaporean actress. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 1996. She is best known for starring in numerous Singaporean dramas from the 1980s to the 1990s, most notably in Samsui Women.

Career

Zeng started her acting career in 1983 after completing SBC's 3rd artiste drama training course and debuted in Army Series. She later starred alongside her drama coursemate Wang Yuqing in the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's classic drama The Flying Fish.
Zeng continued to perform in several dramas such as the 1985 hit drama Takeover which gained her popularity in China. It was her role as the lead character Ah Gui in the 1986 blockbuster period drama Samsui Women which shot her to fame.
Zeng continued taking on more lead roles in various local television and telemovie productions. In 1995, she was nominated in the Star Awards Best Actress category for her role in the telemovie The Chance Of Life. In 1996, she became the first actress to ever be nominated for three different awards at the annual Star Awards. The three awards she was nominated for were: the Best Actress Award for Dr Justice II, Best Supporting Actress Award for The Teochew Family, and the Top 5 Most Popular Female Artiste Award. Zeng managed to bag the Best Supporting Actress award.
Zeng retired from showbiz in 1997.

Personal life

Zeng studied at Nan Chiau High School.
Zeng married Jimmy Lim, an oil rig engineer, in May 1991 and have 2 children. In 1997, Zeng relocated to Texas, United States with her family for her husband's work. She returned to Singapore with her family in 1998.
Since retiring Zeng has made several public appearances, such as Zoe Tay's wedding in 2001 and during Zeng's good friend Chen Liping's Slim 10 court case, showing up with Chen, in October 2003. She has also made several guest appearances at MediaCorp's anniversary events. Most recently, she was contacted by MediaCorp for the anniversary special feature Star Reunion in 2012 and she replied via e-mail that she was doing well.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1983Double Blessings 春风得意
1983Army Series 新兵小传
1983All That Glitters is Not Gold 捷径
1983The Flying FishAh Fen 阿芬
1984Spice of Life 四日谈 之《花圃的秘密》Bi Wen 碧纹
1984Blossoms in the Sun 阳光蜜糖Du Juan Juan 杜娟娟
1984Growing Up 吾家有子
1985Takeover 人在旅途Kang Li 康莉
1986Samsui WomenDai Ah Gui 戴阿桂
1986Crossroads 红绿灯 之《红灯》Luo Wan Xia 洛晚霞
1987Sunshine After Rain 雨过天晴Zhou Yu Fang 周瑜芳
1987Paint a Rainbow 调色板Mo Ji Ping 莫纪萍
1987I Do 君子好逑Zhong Shu Jun 钟淑君
1987Pickpockets 提防小手Guan Cun Hui 关存慧
1988Airforce
1988The Last Applause 舞榭歌台Lin Ya Wen 林雅雯
1988Mystery 迷离夜 之《谜》Lei Sha 雷莎
1988Ups and Downs 婚姻保险Guan Cui Wen 关萃雯
1989A Long Way Home 燃烧岁月Hu Yue Qing 胡月青
1989A Mother's Love 亲心唤我心He Jia Huan 何家欢
1990Imperial Intrigues 大内双宝Jiang Die Niang 江蝶娘
1990Happy World 多多富贵多多情Yang Bao Yi 杨宝仪
1991The Woman I Marry 家有恶妻Jia Ming Zhu 贾明珠
1992Fiery Passion 烈焰焚情Chen Jia Jing 陈家靖
1992Between Friends 山水喜相逢Shen Pian Pian 沈翩翩
1993Invincible Warriors 皇朝铁将金粉情Lan Kong Fei Xue 蓝空飞雪
1993The Wilful Siblings 斗气姐妹Yang Hong Ping 杨红萍 / Fang Ling Ling 方玲玲
1994Dark Obsession 疯蝶Yu Li Qing 余丽清Telemovie
1994A Chance of Life 生死一线Lin Ai Li 林爱莉Telemovie
Nominated for Best Actress at Star Awards 1995
1994Fiery Of Lover 烈火情人Ou Shu Xin 欧淑心
1994Dr Justice 法医故事 之《红颜裁决》Gao Yu Zhen 高玉珍
1995Secret Files 机密档案Zhong Yin 钟茵
1995The Teochew FamilyCai Chu Ning 蔡楚宁Won Best Supporting Actress at Star Awards 1996
1995Dr Justice II 法医故事II 之《雨夜安魂曲》Shen Xi Shuang 沈惜双Nominated for Best Actress at Star Awards 1996
1996Beyond Dawn 女子监狱Lin Mei Yan 林美燕
1996Triumph Over The Green 爱拼球会赢Tang An Qi 唐安琪
1996Three-In-One Love 爱情三合一Lao Yu Zhu 老玉珠
1996Mirror of Life 实况剧场 之《三水红头巾》Yu Xiu Jin 余秀金（金姐）