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Constance Lau

Constance Lau Jia Mei is a Singaporean actress and model. She is best known for her role as Celine Lim in the 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians.

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Constance Lau
刘佳鎂
Born (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991
Singapore
Alma materNanyang Academy of Fine Arts
OccupationsActress, model, radio personality

Constance Lau Jia Meia (born 8 April 1991) is a Singaporean actress and model. She is best known for her role as Celine Lim in the 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians.

Early life

Lau is from Singapore and is of Chinese ancestry.12 Her father is a lawyer. Lau has stated that she was bullied in school and found support in her school's drama club, which she was encouraged by teachers to join.3

Career

Lau began her career as a model.4 She is signed with FLY Entertainment.2 In 2008 she was a finalist in The New Paper New Face modeling competition and began working in commercial modeling shortly after, appearing in advertisements for Singtel and Marina Bay Sands. Lau was also in a music video for MICapella.5 She studied theatre at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts while working as a radio presenter at a local station, hosting the programs Say It With Music and The Evening Lush.6

In 2015 Lau was featured in the television film Love is Love; Sunrise as the character Shelley.5

Lau portrayed Celine Lim, also known as Radio One Asia, in the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan.7893 She was the only Singaporean to be featured by Vanity Fair in The Must-See Looks from the Crazy Rich Asians Premiere and was featured in E!'s Best Dressed list.51011 She received media attention for being the only cast member from Crazy Rich Asians to wear a dress by Singaporean designers on the red carpet at the film's premier.1213

In 2019, Lau played the role of Siu Lan in the drama series Last Madame.1415

Notes

Notes

  1. Chinese: 刘佳鎂; pinyin: Liú Jiāměi
References

References

  1. Ting, Jasmine Arielle (August 2018). "Get to Know the Entire Cast of "Crazy Rich Asians" and the Characters They Play". Teen Vogue.
  2. "Constance Lau - FLY Entertainment".
  3. Idris, Hidayah (27 August 2018). "Constance Lau Talks About Being A B**** In Crazy Rich Asians". CLEO Singapore.
  4. "Crazy Rich Asians actress Constance Lau 'set bar a little too high' with first red carpet event". AsiaOne. 4 September 2018.
  5. "Was Constance Lau The Best-Dressed Singaporean At The Crazy Rich Asians Premiere? Here's The Unusual Way She Pulled Off Her Look". TODAYonline.
  6. Rosli, Tatiana Mohamad (4 September 2018). "Constance Lau 'set bar a little too high' with first red carpet event". The New Paper.
  7. "'Crazy Rich Asians' premiere fashion: Asian designs shine on couture carpet". USA TODAY.
  8. "Actress Constance Lau". www.charleskeith.com.
  9. "'Crazy Rich Asians' — a movie and a movement". Ottawa Citizen. 17 August 2018.
  10. "Constance Lau from Best Dressed of the Week: Jessica Alba, Issa Rae and More!". E! Online.
  11. Magazine, Vanity Fair (8 August 2018). "The Must-See Looks from the Crazy Rich Asians Premiere". Vanities.
  12. "Crazy Rich Asians Red Carpet Look With Constance Lau, Lifestyle Videos". SPHRazor.
  13. "All You Need To Know About Constance Lau's Dress At The Crazy Rich Asians Premiere, Made By A Local Label". Female. 20 August 2018.
  14. Once a Crazy Rich Asian, Constance Lau now a 'prostitute'. AsiaOne. 3 October 2019.
  15. Sim, Alli (29 January 2022). "Last Madame's Constance Lau talks self-acceptance, beauty and self-care". Vogue Singapore. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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