Andrea De Cruz

Andrea De Cruz
Born
Andrea Heidi De Cruz

(1974-06-24) 24 June 1974 (age 46)
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materCHIJ Katong Convent
San Francisco State University
OccupationActress, psychologist
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2003)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese愛麗
Simplified Chinese爱丽

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 as her contract ends but continues to work on an ad hoc basis.

Career

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.

Personal life

De Cruz was educated at CHIJ Katong Convent and studied psychology at San Francisco State University. She is married to fellow MediaCorp actor Pierre Png in 2003.

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. She filed a lawsuit against various distributors of Slim 10 pills and fellow actor Rayson Tan. De Cruz began her court battle against the importers and distributors of diet pills that she says caused her to die of liver failure.

Lawyers for Singapore television star Andrea 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.

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.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Work Role Notes Ref
1998 Tiger's Whip
2000 Stories About Love

Television appearances

Year Work Role Network Notes Ref
2001 The Reunion 顶天立地 Mediacorp Channel 8
The Hotel 大酒店 Grace Wong
2002 Springs of Life 春到人间
No problem 考试家族 Li Ye
2003 Blueprint: Scars Mediacorp Channel 5
No Place Like Home
Making Love
2006 The Shining Star 星闪闪 Mediacorp Channel 8
Rhapsody in Blue 蓝色仙人掌 Veron
2007 Our Rice House 我们的饭店
My Dear Kins 亲本家人
2008 Do Not Disturb - Lunch Hour Mediacorp Channel 5
Phua Chu Kang 8
Sayang Sayang Nancy Tan
2009 Sayang Sayang II

Variety Shows

Year Work Notes Ref
1999 Showbuzz Weekend
Executive Health
Head To Toe
2001 Countdown 2001
President’s Star Charity
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

Year Work Accolades Results
2007 Do Not Disturb - Lunch Hour Asian Television Award Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Andrea De Cruz ready to jumpstart career 5 years after liver transplant". Channel News Asia. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007.

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