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Joey Swee
Joey Swee
Born	5 June 1977 (age 47); Singapore
Other names	Xu Qi
Occupations	Actress; host; model;
Years active	1997–2009;; 2018–present;
Children	3
	Modeling information
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Stage name
Traditional Chinese	徐綺
Simplified Chinese	徐绮
Hanyu Pinyin	Xú Qǐ
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	徐琪
Simplified Chinese	徐琪
Hanyu Pinyin	Xú Qí

Joey Swee (born 5 June 1977) is a Singaporean actress and television host. A former model, Swee entered showbiz as a Star Search semi-finalist contestant in 1997 and played her first leading role in the 1999 Channel 8 series My Teacher, My Friend.^[3]^[4]

She retired from acting in 2009 to become a full-time homemaker, and returned to screen in 2018 with the long-form drama series Reach for the Skies.^[5]^[6]

Personal life

Besides English and Mandarin, Swee also speaks Hokkien.^[1]

In 2000, Swee received warning from the traffic police for a speeding offence.^[7]

Since 2005, Swee has been married to Indonesian-Chinese businessman Gani Bustan, the CEO of a coal and mining company who is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[8]^[9] They have three sons - Kynaston, Jefferson and Algernon.^[10]^[5]

Swee does aerial yoga and hiking.^[5]

Filmography

Swee has appeared in the following programmes and films:^[1]^[11]^[12]

Television series

Tuition Fever (1997)
Not The Facts (1997)
The Test Of Time (1997)
Office Affairs (1998)
The Return of the Condor Heroes (1998)
Stand by Me (1998)
S.N.A.G (1999)
My Teacher, My Friend (1999)
My Teacher, My Buddy (2000)
You Light Up My Life (2000)
As You Like It (2000)
Right Frequency II (2000)
Health Matters (2001)
The Reunion (2001)^[13]
The Hotel (2001)
My Genie II (2002)
First Touch (2002)
No Problem (2002)
The Unbeatables III (2002)
The Vagrant (2002)
Man at Forty (2003)
My Love, My Home (2003)
A Child's Hope (2003)
Timeless Gift (2004)
An Ode to Life (2004)
Love Concierge (2005)
Baby Blues (2005)
Beyond the aXis of Truth II (2005)
My Dear Kins (2006)
Women of Times (2006)
Taste of Love (2007)
The Golden Path (2007)
Live Again (2007)
Dear, Dear Son-In-Law (2007)
Perfect Cut (2008)
Crime Busters x 2 (2008)
Housewives' Holiday (2009)
Reach for the Skies (2018)
Jungle Survivor (2020)
Strike Gold (2023)

Web series

A Lonely Fish (2018)^[13]

Film

Autumn in March (2009)

Variety and reality show

Weekend Delight (2001)
City Beat (2001)
City Network (2001)
Beautiful People (2002)
LNY Special (2002)
Beautiful People II (2003)
Shopper’s Guide Tiger (2003)
King Of Variety (2004)
Beautiful People 3 (2004)
Lunar New Year Show (2004)
Beautiful People 4 (2005)
Be Somebody (2005)
Lets Go Shopping (2008)
Superman Juniors (2021)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1996	Model Of The World	—	—	Won	^[1]
1998	Star Awards 1998	Most Popular Newcomer	The Test Of Time	Nominated
2002	Star Awards 2002	Best Supporting Actress	The Reunion	Nominated
2004	Star Awards 2004	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Nominated