Steph Song
Steph Song | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 宋琇萱 |
| Simplified Chinese | 宋琇萱 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sòng Xiù Xuān |
| Jyutping | Sung3 Sau3 Hyun1 |
| Hokkien POJ | Sòng Siù-soan |
| Tâi-lô | Sòng Siù-suan |
Steph Song (Chinese: 宋琇萱) is a Malaysian actress of Chinese heritage, raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada[3] and Australia. She was voted sexiest woman in the world by Asian readers of FHM magazine. Song has received five Leo Award nominations and one Gemini Award nomination for her TV and film work in Canada and the United States.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Song acted mostly on a freelance basis in Singapore in her early career, and was the female lead in the second season of Heartlanders, as well as the first season of Achar!, which won Bronze Medal at the New York Television Awards and has since been sold to 10 countries. Another show that Steph was in, titled Singapore Short Story Project, won best Drama Series at the Asian Television Awards in 2004.
In 2004, Song joined SPH MediaWorks, and was supporting lead in "Perceptions" and female lead in the very last Channel i-produced drama Six Weeks which won Best Drama Series at the Asian Television Awards 2005. When MediaWorks merged with MediaCorp later that year, Song did not move over to MediaCorp choosing instead to move to North America, where she found success, nominated 6 times in the last five years for her work as female lead actress on features Dim Sum Funeral, The Thaw, Paradox, the CBC's miniseries Dragon Boys, War, and two Douglas Coupland written projects: Everything's Gone Green[4][5] and, more recently, the 2008 TV series jPod.[6]
Song is currently represented by Echelon Talent Management Inc.[7]
She portrayed the character of Roulette on The CW's Smallville.
Honours
[edit]- Voted "Number 1 Sexiest in the World" by FHM in Asia 2006.[2][8]
- Leo Award nomination in 2009 for "Dim Sum Funeral" - Best performance by a leading actress in a feature film.
- Leo Award nomination in 2008 for jPod - Best performance by a supporting actress in a dramatic series.
- Leo Award nomination in 2007 for Dragon Boys - Best performance by a leading actress in a dramatic series.
- Gemini Award nomination in 2007 for Dragon Boys - Best performance by a leading actress in a dramatic series.
- Leo Award nomination in 2006 for Everything's Gone Green - Best performance by a leading actress in a feature film.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Guru Wayne | Production Assistant | Credited as Stephanie Song |
| 2003 | The Long Lunch | Gracie | |
| 2004 | Rice Rhapsody | Jennifer | Original title: Hainan ji fan Also known as: Hainan Chicken Rice |
| 2006 | Everything's Gone Green | Ming Yu | |
| 2007 | War | Diane Lone | |
| 2008 | Dim Sum Funeral | Meimei | |
| Waiting in Beijing | Judy | Credited as Li Ching Song | |
| 2009 | The Thaw | Ling Chen | |
| 2010 | Paradox | Lenore | |
| Stained | Chloe | ||
| 2012 | Maximum Conviction | Samantha | |
| 2017 | Outsiders | Renee | |
| 2018 | Affection | Laina | Short film |
| 2021 | Mixtape | Ellen's mother | |
Television
[edit]| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Loretta | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Heartlanders | Rachel Kang | |
| 2002-2003 | First Touch | Michelle | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Singapore Short Story Project | Mini-series | |
| 2004 | Love Poetry | Jane | TV movie |
| 2004-2005 | Achar! | Stephanie Chang / Stephanie Chang-Chabria | 11 episodes |
| 2006 | Godiva's | Jane | |
| 2007 | Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness | Kim | TV movie |
| Dragon Boys | Chavy Pahn | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | jPod | Brianna "Bree" Jyang | 13 episodes |
| 2009 | The Listener | Kim | Season 1 episode 6: "Foggy Notion" |
| Smallville | Victoria Sinclair / Roulette | Season 9, episode 5: "Roulette" | |
| 2011 | Endgame | Jia Jyang | Episode 7: "Gorillas in our Midst" |
| Befriend and Betray | Corporal Justine Yuen | TV movie | |
| 2015-2018 | Blood and Water | Detective Josephine Bradley | 24 episodes Producer - 8 episodes |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Olivia | Season 1, episode 7: "Not All Men" |
| 2020 | Supergirl | VR Supergirl | Season 5, episode 16: "Alex in Wonderland" |
| 2021 | Family Law | Marlee Liu-Hartford | Season 1, episode 3: "Addicted to Love" |
| 2022 | A Million Little Things | Dr. Jacobs | Season 4, episode 15: "Fingers Crossed" |
Video games
[edit]| Video games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Sleeping Dogs | Sandra | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Steph Song — Northern Stars". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ a b "AsiaFinest Steph Song Bio and Photo Gallery". Archived from the original on 22 March 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Dragon Boys Cast". Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Everything's Gone Green". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
- ^ Silverman, Jason (20 April 2007). "Douglas Coupland: New Film, Chewed Art and Net TV". Wired. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
- ^ "CBC Television — jPod". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
- ^ "Steph Song on Breakdown Express". Retrieved 9 February 2008.
- ^ "Dragon Boys — Cast — Steph Song". Retrieved 7 April 2007.
External links
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