Quick Facts
Biography
Andrea De Cruz (Chinese: 爱丽) is a Singaporean actress of Eurasian descent.
Career
De Cruz was a psychologist before going into showbiz. 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 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; 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.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sayang Sayang II | Nancy Tan | |
| 2008 | Sayang Sayang | ||
| Our Rice House 我们的饭店 | |||
| 2007 | My Dear Kins 亲本家人 | ||
| Do Not Disturb - Lunch Hour | Nominated - Best Actress, 2007 Asian Television Awards | ||
| Phua Chu Kang 8 | Guest appearance | ||
| 2006 | The Shining Star 星闪闪 | ||
| Rhapsody in Blue 蓝色仙人掌 | |||
| 2003 | Blueprint: Scars | Telemovie | |
| No Place Like Home | Telemovie | ||
| 2002 | Springs of Life 春到人间 | ||
| No problem 考试家族 | Li Ye | ||
| 2001 | The Reunion 顶天立地 | ||
| Making Love | |||
| The Hotel 大酒店 |
Variety Shows
- 2007
- Miss Singapore Universe 2007
- 2006
- Global Picnic
- Miss Singapore Universe 2006
- President’s Star Charity 2006
2003
- Miss Singapore Universe 2002
- The Nation’s Countdown 2003
- Miss Singapore Universe 2003
- Sun Moon Star
- 2002
- All Change
- 2001
- Countdown 2001
- President’s Star Charity
- Supermodel of the World/Singapore
- 1999
- Showbuzz Weekend
- Executive Health
- Head To Toe