Tan Kheng Hua

Tan Kheng Hua (born 17 January 1963) is a Singaporean actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the 2018 Hollywood film Crazy Rich Asians and in American television network the CW's martial arts television series Kung Fu (2021-2023). Early life Tan acquired an interest in acting when she took a theatre elective while attending Indiana University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude) from Indiana University School of Public & Environmental Affairs. After returning to Singapore, she took up a job in public affairs, and pursued acting in her spare time. Career The first stage play Tan performed in was John Bowen's The Waiting Room, which was directed by her cousin Ivan Heng. It took almost a decade before Tan became a full-time actress. In the theatre, Tan is in the original casts of landmark plays such as Beauty World, Lao Jiu, Descendants of the Admiral Eunuch, Animal Farm, Cooling Off Day and Falling, for which she won her second Life! Theatre Best Actress Award. In Singaporean television, Tan is best known for her role as Margaret in Singapore's longest running and most successful sitcom, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, for which she won an Asian Television Award for Best Actress (Comedy). Her first foray into Mandarin-language television, Beautiful Connection, earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Star Awards.