Jacelyn was in her freshman year at the National University OfSingapore Arts Faculty when the 4th bi-annual Star Search Competitionorganised by MediaCorp enticed her to give herself a shot at fame andan acting career in 1995.

Sure enough, she won the female category of the competitions and alongwith tons of prizes to celebrate was a contract with Mediacorp and soher acting career began.

She loves her job as an actress so much that she decided to give up herstudies. However, the first couple of years at Mediacorp were difficulttimes for her when she was given minor roles with little opportunity toshow her talent.

Then came 1998, her role as He Xian Gu in the TV series "Legends of theEight Immortals" won her the first Star Awards.Since then, she hasnever look back and has played many challenging roles such as the onein "The Legendary Swordsman" where she played "Dong Fang Bu Bai", ahighly skill swordsman with a feminine flair".

As she was becoming more and more successful at her career as anactress a twist of fate nearly took away all she has work hard for atthe beginning of the new millenium.

In year 2000, she was declared bankrupt after owing $300,000 tostockbroking firm. Though this unfortunate event has tainted her imageand had made sponsor shy away from her. However, instead of going intoa state of mental depression like some people, this steel maiden workharder to put her finances back in-order.

5 years later, she has produced a magazine show, written 2 books and iscurrently hosting a health/beauty variety show called "A New You".