Tiffany Leong, a Mediacorp actress died at age 30 on Monday (28th December 2015) after a two-year battle with a rare hereditary disorder. As part of her treatment, her liver was removed. The actress recently suffered a relapse and was admitted to hospital on Christmas Eve. Here are 10 facts about the late actress Tiffany Leong that you probably didn’t know of, and something to remember her with.
She is a Malaysian
She was born in Kualar Lumpur and enjoyed many successes as a Malaysian host at television channel, Astro before joining Mediacorp.
She also used to be a model and beauty queen
With her good looks, it is no wonder that she was a runner up in the Malaysian beauty queen pageant before joining the acting industry in 2006.
She has two Chinese names
When she first came into the scene, she used a on-screen Chinese name, 绰琦 (Zhuo Qi) but switched back to her original Chinese name, 梁丽芳 (Li Fang) soon after.
She was well-loved in the industry
After her passing, many veteran actors and colleagues stepped out to pay their tributes to her. Among those, many commented that she was hard-working, humble and friendly. She was also nominated into Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes at the 2011 Star Awards.
She was a great friend
In a Facebook post by fellow actress Sora Ma, Sora disclosed that before she joined the industry, Tiffany gave her a few phone calls to encourage her and told her to never stop chasing her dreams.
She studied film productions
The actress studied film productions before joining the industry in 2006. She had a bright future ahead of her.
She was well-mannered
In a comment by local veteran actress Xiang Yun, she commented that the actress was very well-mannered and was and nice to work with. Every time she came on set, she would go up to her and call her ‘Mum’.
She acted in countless Mediacorp television series
Tiffany acted in many popular Mediacorp dramas such as Code of Honour (正义武馆), Turning point (转捩点) and Mind Game (心迷)
She believes in the paranormal
In an interview with InCinemas, Tiffany disclosed that she has a “special ability” to communicate with the Supernatural World since young. She was even possessed when filming the television series, Code of Honour ( 正义武馆) and had to be sent to a hospital. Since then, her family forbids her to take on projects with Supernatural themes.
Her secret to beauty
The former beauty queen’s secret to beauty is drinking lots of water, soup and occasional tonics like Bird’s Nest.
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