| Forget
Kym, here's Fiona
March 30, 2001
Fiona Xie is the next pow-wow on local TV.
By Hazel
Tan
Story by TODAY
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Forget Kym Ng. This is the face to watch out
for in the coming months.
 The
name is Fiona Xie and unlike the ex-MediaCorp host who is already
in her 30s, this pixie-faced newcomer just screams youth and vibrancy.
She is only 19, but her showbiz career already
looks bright.
And she's not even a fulltime MediaCorp artiste
yet. "I am keeping my options very open," she said. "I
just want to concentrate on my project (My Genie) for now."
Filming for My Genie (debuts on Channel 8 at
9 pm) wraps up in June, but here's why we say Fiona's poised for
bigger stuff.
Despite being a new face, she has already landed
herself a movie deal on top of 2 television roles.
 The
Kym Ng lookalike will appear as Mark Lee's dream girl in Raintree
Pictures' upcoming movie One Leg Kicking.
Come April 7, you will catch Fiona in My Genie,
a lighthearted Mandarin sitcom about a young beautiful genie with
Channel 8's latest dude Qi Yuwu.
Also in the cast are established MediaCorp actors
San Yow and Huang Yiliang, the latter is making his first appearance
on the goggle box after three years.
 Fiona's
first shot at fame came about in February, when she was asked to
audition a role in English drama serial War Diary.
She landed the role as Robin Leong's younger
sister who turns inward and depressed after experiencing the
turbulent  war.
Her genie role is the exact opposite, she said.
Going just by the name 0385985, the genie is a naive and inquisitive
girl who is clueless about the world.
"I think they (MediaCorp) gave me the role
because they thought I looked that part, that I am young and vibrant.
In real life though, I am beyond my years. I am not as chirpy and
vibrant," the petite Fiona told TODAY.
 What
is the ex-model like then?
"I am someone who thinks a lot. I can
be very different at different times, which is why I enjoy acting.
It allows me to explore the different sides to my personality."
She was hesitant to accept the role initially,
she added. "I think it helped that my Mandarin isn't strong.
It adds character to the role, like I really don't know anything
about the world. So, there are times when I really appear clueless.
It's quite funny."
So, if a genie appears in front of her and grants
her a wish, what would it be?
Fiona thought hard and long. "Oh dear.
This is a tough call. I think for now, my wish would be to have
a holiday. This is the first time I am working. I am feeling so
stressed," she said.
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