CAREMEN SOO MALAYSIAN ACTRESS: FACTS YOU DON'T KNOW
Soo was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to a
Chinese father and to a half-Chinese, half-British mother. She holds a
bachelor's degree in business management and can speak fluent Malay, Cantonese
and English while also teaching Tagalog to help her television acting career in
the Philippines. She
was part owner of a boutique named 'Kushi' located in Bangsar.
In 2015, Soo married Benson Tan in Bali and they
have one daughter. She currently resides in Petaling
Jaya, Selangor with her family.
Modeling
Carmen Soo began modelling at age 17 and moved to Hong Kong
at age 20 to pursue modelling career, which has brought her all over Asia,
including Singapore. At 156 cm (just under 5'1") tall, her petite
size is not conducive to catwalk
modeling, hence most of her shoots tend to be print and television commercials. However,
she has graced local magazines' covers such as New Man, V
Mag, New Tide GLAM and Nu You. She
is a spokesperson for international watch
brand Longines along
with Malaysian theatre personality Paula
Malai Ali, and for Celcom with
Singaporean singer JJ Lin. Soo is the brand ambassador of Uniqlo Malaysia. She
managed by Model One in Hong Kong.
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Acting
Carmen started as an extra in the 1999 Jackie
Chan movie entitled Gorgeous alongside Shu Qi, and
later was in Aaron Kwok's musical special.
On September 2008, Carmen co-starred in an ABS-CBN (in collaboration with
Malaysia's Double Vision) soap opera with Filipino actors Jericho
Rosales, Cristine Reyes and Christopher de Leon in the teleserye Kahit Isang Saglit that was aired in
the Philippines and Malaysia, and worldwide through TFC. Kahit Isang Saglit later
earned a nomination in the International Emmy Award.
In 2010, Carmen appeared in a four-part series of Your Song entitled "Beautiful
Girl" with Christian Bautista, which was shot through
mid-July and August between Malaysia and the Philippines. In the
same year, she appeared alongside JC De Vera in
the third season of 5 Star Specials entitled Si Paco at
ang Prinsesa, directed by Bb.
Joyce Bernal on TV5.
Carmen was the lead actor in the Malaysian horror
film The Hunter 3D, directed and
written by Bjarne Wong. Soo then went on to perform on HBO Asia's Dead Mine as
Su-Ling. She also appeared in the Singaporean horror
film Ghost Child, alongside Chen
Hanwei and Jayley Woo.
Hosting
In 2009, Soo became a judge on It's Showtime. In April 2010, Soo
became a co-host on Wowowee along with Kelly Misa, Jed
Montero, Isabelle Abiera, RR
Enriquez, Valerie Concepcion, Mariel
Rodriguez and Pokwang.
About
- Malaysian model and actress who starred in the 2013 film Ghost Child. She has also appeared in the HBO Asia show Dead Mine.
Before Fame
- She began modeling when she was seventeen and began appearing in television commercials and print ads.
Trivia
- She was fluent in Malay, Cantonese, and English and learned Tagalog when she began booking work in the Philippines.
Family Life
- She was born in Kuala Lumpur and later relocated to Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Associated With
- Her first film was Gorgeous, starring Jackie Chan.
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