Beatrice Chia

A well-known face on television from 1998 to 2001, Beatrice was best known for her role in Mediacorp Channel 5 police drama Triple Nine.

A familiar figure in the theatre scene, Beatrice won the Life! Theatre Award for Best Actress for her role in Dead Certain, playing a paraplegic obsessed with taking revenge on the man who caused her paralysis.

In 2001, Beatrice started directing. Her directorial debut was Shopping and F***ing, which opened to critical acclaim and she was awarded the Life! Theatre Award for Best Director for it. In 2003, Beatrice's production of Martin Sherman’s famous play Bent, about the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany, won the Life! Theatre Award for Best Production. Her other theatre productions include Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Cabaret the Musical, and more recently, ArmyDaze by Michael Chiang and Tropicana the Musical.

In 2011, Beatrice became the first female creative director to helm the National Day Parade. During the Parade, the Funpack Song using Lady Gaga's Bad Romance became a subject of controversy, causing it to be dropped.

In 2015, Beatrice was appointed the Creative Director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the South-East Asian Games 2015.

In 2016, Beatrice was appointed for the second time, the Creative Director of the National Day Parade. The Parade was held at the National Stadium. She also served as the Creative Director of the inaugural Civic District Outdoor Festival.

In 2017, Beatrice returned to acting after a hiatus of 15 years. She played the lead role of Dr Alexis Chua, in Mediacorp Channel 5's BRA, a 13-part series about breast cancer.