Sheryl Ang
Quick Facts
Biography
Sheryl Ang (born 6 September 1998) is a Singaporean actress and model.
Early life and career
Ang has an elder brother and a sister who is a year older than her. Ang's mother is a secretary for a headhunting company and her father, a service manager in the automotive industry. Ang attended Canossa Convent Primary School and Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School, where she studied drama as one of the compulsory subjects in Secondary 1 and 2, and later continued to opt for it as an elective in upper secondary. She subsequently went on to complete her diploma in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics at Temasek Polytechnic.
Upon graduation, Ang applied to be a Singapore Airlines flight attendant, but was rejected. While exploring different career options, she took up part-time jobs as a stilt walker and event mascot. At an event at 313@somerset for the mall's mascot job, Ang was discovered by a photographer who would later referred her to the modelling agency, Nu Models, owned by local actress-model Sheila Sim. She was signed to the agency for about three years, before joining Mediacorp's Star Search 2019 at the agency's suggestion. She emerged as a finalist in the competition and has since appeared in dramas such as All Around You (2020), Mister Flower (2020) and Watch Out! Alexius (2020). In 2021, she landed her first lead role in crime thriller Key Witness, alongside Desmond Tan and Denise Camillia Tan.
Aside from being able to speak fluent English and Mandarin, Ang is also able to converse in Korean. She plays the guitar and does kickboxing and diving.
Personal life
Ang was in a one-year-and-seven-month relationship with a musician til August 2019.
She has a strong interest in spirituality and psychic intuition, and has advocated self-love and self-acceptance in interviews. She also sells crystals on her social media platform from time to time.
Filmography
Ang has appeared in the following programmes and films:
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | The Encounter | Emily | ||
2020 | All Around You | He Ruohua | ||
Remember to Forget | Fang Huitian | |||
Mister Flower | Chloe | |||
Watch Out! Alexius | Mona | meWATCH drama | ||
2021 | Key Witness | Wang Yuxuan | ||
The Heartland Hero | Cameo | |||
2022 | Healing Heroes | Jovie Ho Renhui | ||
First of April | Bella / 洪俪颖 / Sophia | meWATCH drama | ||
You Can Be An Angel 4 | Zhang Shutong | |||
Leave No Soul Behind | Elly Wong | |||
The Interns | Web series | |||
2023 | The Sky is Still Blue | Chen Yu-an | ||
My One and Only | Cameo |
Film
- Pretty When I Cry (2020; short film)
Variety show
- Aus-Getaway (2020)
Discography
Singles
Year | Song title | Notes |
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2020 | "New Year Coming" | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Star Awards 2021 | Best Newcomer | All Around You | Nominated | |
2023 | Star Awards 2023 | Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars | — | Nominated |