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Joey Swee - Wikipedia

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Joey Swee
Born	(1977-06-05) 5 June 1977 (age 47) Singapore
Other names	Xu Qi
Occupations	Actress host model
Years active	1997–2009; 2018–present
Children	3

Modeling information
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
Hair color	Brown^[1]
Eye color	Brown^[1]




Stage name
Traditional Chinese	徐綺
Simplified Chinese	徐绮

Hanyu Pinyin	Xú Qǐ

Birth name
Traditional Chinese	徐琪
Simplified Chinese	徐琪^[2]

Hanyu Pinyin	Xú Qí

Joey Swee (born 5 June 1977) is a Singaporean actress and television host. A former model, Swee entered showbiz as a Star Search semi-finalist contestant in 1997 and played her first leading role in the 1999 Channel 8 series My Teacher, My Friend.^[3]^[4]

She retired from acting in 2009 to become a full-time homemaker, and returned to screen in 2018 with the long-form drama series Reach for the Skies.^[5]^[6]

Personal life

Besides English and Mandarin, Swee also speaks Hokkien.^[1]

In 2000, Swee received warning from the traffic police for a speeding offence.^[7]

Since 2005, Swee has been married to Indonesian-Chinese businessman Gani Bustan, the CEO of a coal and mining company who is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[8]^[9] They have three sons - Kynaston, Jefferson and Algernon.^[10]^[5]

Swee does aerial yoga and hiking.^[5]

Filmography

Swee has appeared in the following programmes and films:^[1]^[11]^[12]

Television series

Tuition Fever (1997)
Not The Facts (1997)
The Test Of Time (1997)
Office Affairs (1998)
The Return of the Condor Heroes (1998)
Stand by Me (1998)
S.N.A.G (1999)
My Teacher, My Friend (1999)
My Teacher, My Buddy (2000)
You Light Up My Life (2000)
As You Like It (2000)
Right Frequency II (2000)
Health Matters (2001)
The Reunion (2001)^[13]
The Hotel (2001)
My Genie II (2002)
First Touch (2002)
No Problem (2002)
The Unbeatables III (2002)
The Vagrant (2002)
Man at Forty (2003)
My Love, My Home (2003)
A Child's Hope (2003)
Timeless Gift (2004)
An Ode to Life (2004)
Love Concierge (2005)
Baby Blues (2005)
Beyond the aXis of Truth II (2005)
My Dear Kins (2006)
Women of Times (2006)
Taste of Love (2007)
The Golden Path (2007)
Live Again (2007)
Dear, Dear Son-In-Law (2007)
Perfect Cut (2008)
Crime Busters x 2 (2008)
Housewives' Holiday (2009)
Reach for the Skies (2018)
Jungle Survivor (2020)
Strike Gold (2023)

Web series

A Lonely Fish (2018)^[13]

Film

Autumn in March (2009)

Variety and reality show

Weekend Delight (2001)
City Beat (2001)
City Network (2001)
Beautiful People (2002)
LNY Special (2002)
Beautiful People II (2003)
Shopper’s Guide Tiger (2003)
King Of Variety (2004)
Beautiful People 3 (2004)
Lunar New Year Show (2004)
Beautiful People 4 (2005)
Be Somebody (2005)
Lets Go Shopping (2008)
Superman Juniors (2021)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1996	Model Of The World	—	—	Won	^[1]
1998	Star Awards 1998	Most Popular Newcomer	The Test Of Time	Nominated
2002	Star Awards 2002	Best Supporting Actress	The Reunion	Nominated
2004	Star Awards 2004	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Joey Swee 徐绮 - Celebrity Bios on xinmsn Entertainment". 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "徐绮生日愿望: 当节目主持". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. 28. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 5 June 1998. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Joey Swee & Peter Yu Reunite 22 Years After Starring Opposite Each Other In My Teacher, My Friend". 8days. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "才华新秀很快投入剧集拍摄". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. 34. 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao). 21 April 1997. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fit & Fab Ex-Mediacorp Star Joey Swee, 44, Asks Where Her "Skinny Body" Went After Seeing This Throwback Pic". TODAY. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "徐绮开心"逃家"演大懒虫 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "交警警告：仅此一次下不为例". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 6. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 19 December 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Joey Swee On Her Showbiz Comeback: "I Miss The Feeling Of Being Famous"". 8days. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Joey Swee returns to acting to "escape" from sons". 8days. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "和宏荣别后22年饭聚徐绮呼叫昔日"学生"". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Joey Swee". mewatch. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "徐绮". mewatch. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "为儿子上中一暂停拍戏徐绮想复出演坏女人 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 10 September 2023.

External links

Joey Swee at IMDb

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