Andrea De Cruz
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Andrea De Cruz | |||||||
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| Born | Andrea Heidi De Cruz 24 June 1974 | ||||||
| Alma mater | CHIJ Katong Convent San Francisco State University | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, psychologist | ||||||
| Years active | 1996–present | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 愛麗 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 爱丽 | ||||||
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Andrea Heidi De Cruz (simplified Chinese: 爱丽; traditional Chinese: 愛麗; pinyin: Ài lì; born 24 June 1974) is a Singaporean actress and psychologist. She left Mediacorp when her contract ended, but continues to work on an ad hoc basis.
Early life and education
[edit]De Cruz was educated at CHIJ Katong Convent and studied psychology at San Francisco State University.
Career
[edit]De Cruz was a psychologist before going into show business. Although not from a Chinese-speaking background, she speaks Mandarin and has acted in Channel 8 dramas.
In 2021, De Cruz with Png opened a restaurant, Tipsy Flamingo, as part of the Tipsy Collective at Raffles City Singapore.[1]
Personal life
[edit]She married fellow MediaCorp actor Pierre Png in 2003.
Health issues
[edit]In 2002, De Cruz was a victim of the Slim 10 pills scandal and suffered from liver failure as a result. Png, who was her boyfriend at that time, donated part of his liver.[2] She filed a lawsuit against various distributors of Slim 10 pills and fellow actor Rayson Tan.[3] De Cruz began her court battle against the importers and distributors of diet pills that she says nearly caused her to die of liver failure.
Lawyers for De Cruz began arguments in the High Court seeking unspecified damages in a civil suit against Health Biz, the importer and distributor of “Slim 10" diet pills.[3] The case was expected to last three weeks. De Cruz sought damages for injuries she alleged were caused by the drug and to cover the cost of her liver transplant surgery and treatment, court documents said. She also sued the pills' distributor, TV Media, and actor Rayson Tan Tai Ming who sold the pills to her. Tan was later cleared while the distributors were forced to compensate her. De Cruz took a 5-year break from acting and later stated that she has moved on from the incident.[4] Over the years, she would have varying degrees of liver rejection despite taking immunosuppressants, including after her second COVID-19 vaccination jab in 2021.[5]
In 2017, De Cruz was diagnosed with first stage cervical cancer and had recovered from it. In 2019, she was unable to move the left side of her face due to a 3mm brain aneurysm.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Work | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 1998 | Tiger's Whip | |||
| 2000 | Stories About Love |
Television appearances
[edit]| Year | Work | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Reunion 顶天立地 | |||
| The Hotel | Grace Wong | |||
| 2002 | Springs of Life | |||
| No problem 考试家族 | Li Ye | |||
| 2003 | Blueprint: Scars | |||
| No Place Like Home | ||||
| Making Love | ||||
| 2006 | The Shining Star | |||
| Rhapsody in Blue | Veron | |||
| 2007 | My Dear Kins 亲本家人 | |||
| 2008 | Do Not Disturb - Lunch Hour | |||
| Phua Chu Kang 8 | ||||
| Our Rice House | ||||
| Sayang Sayang | Nancy Tan | |||
| 2009 | Sayang Sayang II |
Variety Shows
[edit]| Year | Work | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Showbuzz Weekend | ||
| Executive Health | |||
| Head To Toe | |||
| 2001 | Supermodel of the World/Singapore | ||
| 2002 | Miss Singapore Universe 2002 | ||
| All Change | |||
| 2003 | The Nation’s Countdown 2003 | ||
| Miss Singapore Universe 2003 | |||
| Sun Moon Star | |||
| 2006 | Global Picnic | ||
| Miss Singapore Universe 2006 | |||
| President's Star Charity 2006 | |||
| 2007 | Miss Singapore Universe 2007 |
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Asian Television Award | Do Not Disturb - Lunch Hour | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pierre Png joins the Tipsy Collective franchise with new restaurant, Tipsy Flamingo". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Singapore star in diet pill suit", BBC News, 24 June 2003
- ^ a b "Singapore court awards actress S$900,000 in slimming pill case", Kyodo News, 4 October 2003
- ^ "Andrea De Cruz ready to jumpstart career 5 years after liver transplant". Channel News Asia. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
- ^ Sng, Suzanne (8 May 2023). "Andrea DeCruz thanks Pierre Png for 'extra 21 years' as they celebrate 21st transplant anniversary". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Andrea De Cruz Had Cervical Cancer In 2017, Then Found Out She Has A Brain Aneurysm In 2019; Says Pierre Png Was Her Rock Through It All". 8 Days. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Profile on xin.msn.com
- Profile archived from the original 5 April 2010
- Andrea De Cruz at IMDb