Quan Yi Fong
Quan in September 2017
Born (1974-03-01) 1 March 1974 (age 50)
Taiwan
NationalitySingaporean
Other names
  • Quan Yifeng
  • Yifong Chuan
Occupations
  • Host
  • actress
Years active1991–present
Spouse
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(m. 1998; div. 2009)​
ChildrenEleanor Lee
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese權怡鳳
Simplified Chinese权怡凤
Hanyu PinyinQuán Yí Fèng
Wade–GilesCh'üan I Fêng
Tongyong PinyinCyuan Yi Fong
JyutpingKyun4 Ji4 Fung6
Hokkien POJKhoân Î-hōng
Tâi-lôKhuân Î-hōng

Quan Yi Fong (born 1 March 1974) is a Taiwan-born Singaporean host and actress, who has since taken up Singaporean citizenship and given up her Taiwanese citizenship.

Career

Quan joined the SBC in 1992. In 1996, she was fired by TCS over a fight at a bowling alley and for driving without a valid license.[citation needed]

Quan joined SPH MediaWorks in 2000. When SPH MediaWorks merged with MediaCorp, she was transferred to MediaCorp, marking her return to the company after almost 9 years.

In Asian Television Award 2008, she obtained the Best Entertainment Presenter. In Star Awards 2005 & Star Awards 2014, she won Best Variety Show Host. She won Best Info-ed Programme Show Host at the Star Awards 2015. She won Best Programme Host from 2017 to 2019. She was nominated a total of 12 times for Best Programme Host.

In Star Awards 2017, Quan received the All-Time Favourite Artiste award after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 2005-2010, 2013-2016 respectively with Elvin Ng & Joanne Peh.

Personal life

Quan married former MediaCorp actor Peter Yu in 1998 after meeting while filming the television series Happy Travel Agency.[1] They have a daughter, Eleanor Lee, born on 12 October 1999. Quan and Yu divorced on 3 January 2009 and share custody of their daughter.[2][3] Quan shared she has forgiven her ex-husband and they no longer have any animosity between them.[4]

Controversy

In 1996, Quan was fined S$1,000 after a fight with a bowling alley assistant.[5]

In 2010, Quan was accused of abusing a taxi driver. It was alleged that she was angry that the taxi driver did not help with loading her luggage onto the taxi and throwing her forward while stopping sharply at a junction. She supposedly alighted, kicked the car door and then kicked the taxi driver in the groin. She subsequently locked herself in the taxi and messed the taxi up.[6] She had hired Subhas Anandan to represent her after the incident.[7] She was charged with two counts of mischief and one count of using criminal force.[5]

On 29 December 2011, Quan Yi Feng was sentenced to 15 months' probation in court. Quan was charged with damaging a taxi meter, pulling out the receipt printer of a cab and spilling water on the receipt printer. Two other charges—of kicking the right passenger door of the taxi, and pushing and attempting to kick the 53-year-old taxi driver—were also taken into consideration.

She had to attend psychological therapy and counselling sessions as part of her probation.[8]

In July 2013, Quan had a brush with the law once again when she knocked down a pedestrian at a crossing. Quan pleaded guilty to one count of inconsiderate driving under the Road Traffic Act and was fined S$800 and banned from driving for three months.[9]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996 Comedy Night 1996 搞笑行动 1996
Don't Worry Be Happy 敢敢做个开心人 Season 1
1998 Office Affairs 哈比旅行社
2001 Happy Family 元氏一家人
Wonderful Life – Fantasy 奇妙人生之幻想
2002 Back to Basics 重进森林
Ad-War 完美把戏
2003 OK No Problem! OK没问题
Tastefully Yours 味之道
2004 Zero
2005 Oh Mother 哎哟我的妈
2010 The Illusionist 魔幻视界

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1994 Love Dowry (爱情定金) Min Television film
1995 Love Knows No Bounds (甜甜屋) Xiu Hui Television film
Pointed Triangle (杀之恋) Shijia Television film
1997 12 Storeys Lily
The Scoop (迷情专访) Joey Television film
2005 Power of Love (甜蜜风暴) Television film
2009 The Wedding Game
2010 In The Name of Love Carlsberg Telemovie series episode 1
2016 Young & Fabulous Liu Meifeng
2019 The Playbook (爱本) Short film
2024 Fat Hope

Variety show hosting

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Nominated work Result Ref
2005 Star Awards Best Variety Show Host Love Bites Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2006 Star Awards Best Variety Show Host What's Art Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2007 Star Awards Best Variety Show Host King of Thrift Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2008 Asian Television Awards Best Entertainment Presenter Buzzing Cashier Won
Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2009 Star Awards Best Variety Show Host Life Transformers Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2010 Star Awards Best Variety Show Host Buzzing Cashier 2 Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2011 Star Awards Favourite Female Character Nominated
Favourite Onscreen Partner (Variety) — Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2013 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2014 Star Awards Best Variety Show Host Finding U Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2015 Star Awards Best Variety Show Host Black Rose 2 Nominated
Best Info-Ed Programme Host Where To Stay Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2016 Star Awards Best Programme Host Celeb's Curated Collections Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2017 Asian Television Awards Best Programme Host Markets in Asia Nominated
Star Awards Best Programme Host Markets in Asia Won
All-Time Favourite Artiste — Received
2018 Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Entertainment Presenter/Host Unique Lodging Won
Star Awards Best Programme Host Unique Lodging Won
2019 Star Awards Best Programme Host Fixer 2 Won
2021 Star Awards Best Programme Host Hear U Out Won
Star Awards Best Programme Host Yi Fong & Eleanor's Kitchen Nominated
2022 Star Awards Best Programme Host Hear U Out S2 Won [10]
Perfect Combo (with Guo Liang) — Nominated [11]
2023 Star Awards Best Programme Host Hear U Out S3 Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Top Celeb Divorces: Hollywood vs Local". xin.msn.com. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Humans are more terrifying than cockroaches: Quan Yi Feng". Channel News Asia. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 17 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Quan Yifeng's daughter is the new face of Apple in China". my Paper. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ "No regrets not having a father: Eleanor Lee has almost no memories of Peter Yu". AsiaOne. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Television host Quan Yi Fong charged with mischief". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Quan Yi Feng accused of abusing cabbie". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Quan Yifeng pleads guilty to mischief". Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Fifteen months probation for TV host". Channel News Asia. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Quan Yifeng fined for knocking down pedestrian". Channel News Asia. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014.
  10. ^ Auto, Hermes (24 April 2022). "Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Star Awards 2022: Chantalle Ng and Xu Bin nominated for Favourite CP, Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed". AsiaOne. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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