Constance Song

Singaporean actress (born 1975)

Actress
entrepreneur
model

Years active1997–presentAgentLNX Global (2015-present)Children2Stage nameTraditional Chinese宋怡霏Simplified Chinese宋怡霏Hanyu PinyinSòng Yífēi Birth nameTraditional Chinese宋清清Simplified Chinese宋清清Hanyu PinyinSòng Qīngqīng

Constance Song (born Song Qing Qing on 18 May 1975) is a Singaporean actress and entrepreneur.

Career

Song was a model before joining Star Search Singapore in 1997 and was subsequently offered a contract by TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp). She appeared in the wuxia series The Return of the Condor Heroes.^[1] Song has also acted in several English television series on Channel 5, most notably Point of Entry. She joined SPH MediaWorks and later returned to MediaCorp when they merged in 2005.

After over 12 years in the industry, Song won her first accolade at the Star Awards 2010. She was named the Best Supporting Actress for her role as the villainous Jiang Ruolin in The Ultimatum.^[2]

In 2015, Song became the first artiste to join Li Nanxing's talent management agency.^[3]^[4]

Ventures

Song owns the restaurant Bam! Tapas Sake Bar.^[5] She collaborated with a friend to set up Regalo, an online luxury F&B concept store, in January 2022.^[6] In August 2022, Song partnered a home baker friend to launch a line of wholesome cookies called Ole & Elo.^[7]

Personal life

Song has a younger brother. She and her family used to reside in a 5-room flat in Bishan.^[8]

In August 1998, Song changed her Chinese name from "宋清清" (Sòng Qīngqīng) to 宋怡霏 (Sòng Yífēi).^[9]^[10]

Song gave birth to a baby girl named Olethea on 18 May 2017, and to another daughter named Eloise on 9 March 2021, at age 45. Song is known to be guarded about her private life and has declined to reveal the identity of her partner and her marital status.^[11]^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	The Ultimate Winner	Honey Ma
2016	Heartland: Rites of Passage	Wing's mother	Telemovie^[13]
2016	Straight From The Heart - The Playground	Tan Huifang	Telemovie
2017	Wonder Boy	Elizabeth Lee

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	From The Medical Files (医生档案)
1997	My Big Brother (一家之主)
1998	Back to School (摩登状元)	Ding Bingxiang
	Around People's Park (珍珠街坊)	Zhu Lingling
	The Return of the Condor Heroes	Cheng Ying
1999	From the Courtroom (法庭故事)	Fang Ning
2000	Dare to Strike (扫冰者)	Ann
2001	Happy Family (元氏一家人)
	Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine	Chen Fenglian
	Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng	Lady Boss
2004	Zero
2004	Money No Problem (恭喜发财)
2005	A Promise for Tomorrow	Daidai
2006	Measure of Man	Hazel
	Maggi & Me
	C.I.D.	Tata / Dawn
	Lady of Leisure (贤妻靓母)	He Meixian
	The Undisclosed	Rachael
	The Shining Star	Zeng Yiting
2007	Honour and Passion	Amy Lim
	The Greatest Love of All	Zhang Ying
	The Homecoming	Sessy Wong
	Making Miracles	Zhou Xiwen
2008	Love Blossoms II	Tao Linglan
	Perfect Cut	Yoyo Cheng	Guest cast
	Love Blossoms	Tao Linglan
	Police & Thief	Genie Hua
2009	Mr & Mrs Kok (神探妙夫妻)
	Together	Lucy
	The Ultimatum'	Jiang Ruolin
	Table of Glory	Zhang Yao
2010	Point of Entry	Esther Ong
2010	The Family Court	Xu Fenghuang
2011	On the Fringe	Nancy
2011	A Tale of 2 Cities	Yin Zhengwen
2012	The Quarters	Shi Jinchun
2012	Don't Stop Believin'	Li Shengchun
2013	Sudden	Situ Xinmei
2014	Grace		^[14]
2015	Tanglin	Lim Xueling
2016	Fire Up	Eva Liang
2016	Koji's Cook	Ling Lingyong	Guest cast
2019	Walk With Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里)	Judy
2019	How Are You?	Ace	Cameo
2022	Genie in a Cup (哇到宝)	Yang Xueling
	Sunny Side Up	Evelyn Lee
	When Duty Calls 2 (卫国先锋2)		^[15]
2023	Family Ties	Zhuo Kexiang
2023	Silent Walls	Qiu Suqing

Theatre

Year	Title	Notes
1999	I Have A Date With Spring (我和春天有个约会)

Awards and nominations

Star Awards
Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result
1997	3rd Star Awards Ceremony	Best Newcomer	—	Nominated
2006	13th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress	C.I.D. (as Tata/Dawn)	Nominated
2010	16th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress	The Ultimatum (as Jiang Ruolin)	Won
2010	16th Star Awards Ceremony	Unforgettable Villain	The Ultimatum (as Jiang Ruolin)	Nominated
2012	18th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress	On the Fringe (as Nancy)	Nominated
2013	19th Star Awards Ceremony	Best Supporting Actress	Don't Stop Believin' (as Li Shenchun)	Nominated

Asian Television Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2010	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Together	Nominated

References

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^ "Li Nanxing: If you want to be a good actor, try acting in Taiwan first". 8 Days. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
^ "Constance Song, Veteran Actress and Restauranteur". Savour BlackBookAsia. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "Constance Song launches own brand of gourmet Iberico bak kwa, prices start from $88". AsiaOne. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "Constance Song Has A "Third Baby", But It's Not What You Might Be Thinking". 8days. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "《一家之主》漂亮二姐宋清清家住碧山". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 1. 新明日报. 新明日报. 5 December 1997. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "宋清清改名宋怡霏". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 13. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 16 August 1998. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "原来叫'宋清清' 宋怡霏改名后演戏飙升包括舞台剧及大制作《陆小凤》". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 13. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 29 October 1999. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ Toh, Ziyi (10 March 2021). "Constance Song Gives Birth To Second Child". 8 Days. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "Constance Song Says She Is A Kancheong Tiger Mum 'Cos She Can't Stand How Her Partner Is Too "Chill"". 8days. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "Heartland: Rites of Passage - mewatch". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "Roll the credit". South China Morning Post. 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
^ "When Duty Calls S2". Mewatch. Retrieved 23 April 2023.