2002–2009: Career Highlights

After a year of forgettable roles, Aw was asked to join Mediaworks' rival TV station for her talents, MediaCorp in 2002. Aw became one of its most radiant young stars. It was at MediaCorp where she truly shone. She changed her stage name from Aw Ee-Ping to the much simpler Ou Xuan. Jeanette starred in popular drama Beautiful Connection, and for only one drama in 2002, she bagged the Most Popular Newcomer Award in Star Awards.

In Aw's second year in Mediacorp, she gained popularity as the simple, slightly absent-minded but kind-hearted Mo Jingjing in the long-running drama "Holland V". She earned a Best Actress nomination for that role at the 2003 Star Awards, losing out to Chen Liping who played her oldest sister Mo Wanwan.Currently managed jointly by Hype Company (Artiste Network) and MediaCorp, she is now seen as one of the 3rd generation successors for the respected title of “Ah Jie” (big-sister), following the footsteps of veteran actress, Fann Wong.Jeanette now has a substantial fan base, a group of which is called “Jeanius”, a pun on the actress’ name and the word “genius”. This fan group is personally acknowledged by Aw herself, and thus draws flocks of supporters from around Singapore. Jeanius organises fan gatherings with Aw annually, and this is one of the many activities that the Jeanius members look forward to, besides Aw’s appearances on TV or elsewhere.Jeanette starred in the uber popular Singapore television serial, The Little Nyonya as 1st female lead, and her dual roles won her legions of fans and a truckload of endorsement deals. Jeanette was seen as the hot favourite to win Best Actress in Star Awards 2009, however lost to unexpected Joanne Peh in the same drama. On the actual night, Jeanette received her 5th Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste Award.She is placed along the likes of other young actresses such as Jesseca Liu, Fiona Xie, Joanne Peh, Rui En, Felicia Chin and Dawn Yeoh, widely known as The 7 Princesses of Mediacorp.2009–present: Future projectsJeanette will be starring as 1st lead in new drama titled "New Beginnings". Jeanette Aw will take on a role as a local funeral director. White is the color symbol for Jeanette (as in 白事). A role of this nature will of course be an emotional roller coaster for Jeanette Aw. After all, it’s dealing with death. Is she the ‘Angel and Comforter’ destined to come into the life stories of her customers and their families or the ‘Devil’ that walks the last few hours with an empty soul? It is such a special role which will require Jeanette to balance the sensitivity of the topic without being overly melancholic… It is no doubt a challenging role and the Executive Producer (also the Writer) has faith in Jeanette to bring to life the emotional depth.

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