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Sheila Sim (born Sheila Sim Hui Yi on 7 June 1984) is a Singaporean actress, model and businesswoman.
Early life and education
Sim attended Radin Mas Primary School and CHIJ Saint Theresa's Convent. She later studied at Nanyang Polytechnic but dropped out after three months. Sim graduated from Marketing Institute of Singapore with a diploma in sales and marketing and Curtin Singapore with a degree in advertising and marketing respectively. In 2021, Sim graduated from with a diploma in positive psychology from the School of Positive Psychology.
Career
Sim started modelling in 2001. She was discovered at 16 by a talent scout while attending the wedding of her aunt Ivy Chng, who was a runway model in the 1980s. In 2009, Sim made her film debut in indie film Autumn In March, and later in 2013, she made her television debut in Channel 8's Chinese drama series, I'm in Charge.
In 2014, Sim filmed a toggle original series, Mystic Whisper and a long-running half hour drama, 118 that earned her first nominatation for Best Supporting Actress and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in Star Awards 2016. In 2016, she made cameo appearances in The Queen and You Can Be an Angel 2. She also filmed The Dream Job, Hero and 118 II, which earned her second acting nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Star Awards 2018. She participated in dramas 118 Reunion, Eat Already? 4 and Reach For The Skies, and toggle original series, VIC and a Singapore-Hong Kong collaboration drama, Blue Tick.
Sim won her first Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in 2018 on her third nomination.
Business venture
In September 2013, Sim started a modelling agency, NU Models, with singer Olinda Cho.
Personal life
In 2016, Sim changed her Chinese name from 沈惠怡 (Shěn Huìyí) to 沈琳宸 (Shěn Línchén), upon the advice of a Fengshui master.
In January 2018, Sim announced that she married a banker named Deon Woo. They have two daughters: Layla Woo, born on 22 September 2020, and Skyla Woo, born on 7 February 2023.
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | I'm in Charge | Wang Xiaohui | ||
| Disclosed | Maggie Qiu | |||
| 2014 | Mystic Whispers (听) | Mo Xiaoyun | ||
| 118 | Hong Shanshan | |||
| 2015 | You Can Be an Angel Too | Liu Youle | ||
| Love? (限量爱情) | Sheila Chan | |||
| Project W (W计划) | Wynn | |||
| 2016 | The Queen | Guan Ying | ||
| The Dream Job | Chen Yiqing | |||
| You Can Be an Angel 2 | Liu Youle | |||
| Hero | Fan Fangfang | |||
| 118 II | Hong Shanshan | |||
| 2017 | My Friends From Afar | Alien Queen | ||
| 2018 | 118 Reunion (118大团圆) | Hong Shanshan | ||
| Eat Already? 4 | Cheryl | |||
| Reach For The Skies | Lin Feina | |||
| VIC | Shen Bingbing | |||
| Blue Tick (以读不回) | Peng Xiyu | |||
| 2019 | How Are You? | He Qingqing | ||
| All Is Well (你那边怎样，我这边OK) | Ye Jiaxin | |||
| Day Break (天空渐渐亮) | Wen Shuying | |||
| 2020 | How Are You? 2 (好世谋2) | He Qingqing | ||
| 2021 | Live Your Dreams (大大的梦想) | Zhu Zhixin | ||
| The Heartland Hero (邻里帮) | Weng Qiuling | Cameo | ||
| 2025 | The Little Nyonya II: Emerald Hill (小娘惹之翡翠山) | Zhang Yin Niang |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Autumn In March | Xinjie | ||
| 2019 | The Play Book (爱本) | Chen Yuqi | ||
| 2022 | Geylang | Celine |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actress | 118 (as Hong Shanshan) | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 20 | |||
| 2017 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| 2018 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 10 | |
| Best Supporting Actress | 118 II (as Hong Shanshan) | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 20 | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Eat Already? 4 (as Cheryl) | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Top 20 |