Elvanna (汪芷榆) was born and raised in London, UK. As a teenager she relocated to Taiwan with her family, and also studied in Singapore for a few years. She started her career in the entertainment industry when she was only 15, by winning the MTV Asia VJ Search in Taipei, and since then she has been hosting TV shows, modeling, acting, designing, and even writing.
Even with her hectic schedule, she still managed to find the time to focus on her studies, and graduated from King's College, London, UK, walking away with a degree in Psychology and Law. During the time she was studying, she also managed to put her studies to work, and was a legal representative and interpreter for the British Immigration & Home Office, also participating in various cross country debates and seminars for her Psychology degree. Amazingly, even after all that studying, she wanted more! She proceeded to further her studies in psychology, focusing on psychosis research,the impact of anti-psychotic medicines, and schizophrenia. After that, she took up fashion designing. And got her degree too. What a geek! ;)
Since her arrival in Malaysia 2 years ago, she has graced the runway, her face is seen regularly on the covers of magazines, she emcees various events and functions, and participates in charity events whenever she is able to. She was first featured in FHM Malaysia's September 2008 issue, then Men's Health November 2008, and since then, Nu You Magazine, Newtide, NewMan, Shape, CLIVE, Female...etc. Now she's seen regularly on TV as well, starting with her first SK-II TVC, then NTV7's hit sitcom "Mr Siao's Mandarin Class", and soon she'll be hitting the big screens too. She was also recently nominated for her performance in the TV Commercial for Luk Fook Jewelery as "Most Popular TVC Actress".
Elvanna recently relocated to Seoul, South Korea. She is currently working on her first Korean feature film "Mr.K (미스터K)", a spy action flick with a star-studded cast including Daniel Henney, Seol Kyeong-gu and Moon So-ri.
Elvanna's ultimate passion has always been acting, so I'm sure we will definitely be seeing a lot more of her!
Let's wish her all the best in everything and that it will only get better and better!
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Brief summary of Elvanna's past & recent career news: -
* In Taiwan, Singapore, KL, HK, LA ~
- MTV Asia VJ
- TV Host
- TV Series "天國的嫁衣 La Robe De Mariage Des Cieux"- Mid Valley Fashion Week Runway Show
- "The Mighty Lizardman" Trailer
- Emcee for the ESWC Events 2008(Electronic Sports World Cup)
- Featured in FHM Malaysia September 2008
- NuYou Magazine Beauty Spread September 2008
- Featured in Men's Health Magazine November 2008
- Private projects with TTL!!!
- Creative Director for TTL "VN" Shoots
- Shape Magazine Cover December 2008
- Emcee for the Perodua MyVi SE Product Launch
- Miko Hair & Academy Graduation Hairshow
- Emcee for Beyond Events' Open House
- NTV7 TV Series "Mr Siao's Mandarin Class" Pilot (Officially filming the whole series in February 2009)
- Olympus Cameras TV Infomercial
- Fashion Spread "Glamourous 2009" in NewTide Magazine Malaysia January 2009
- CLIVE Magazine 2009 March Issue
- Eclipse Spring/Summer 2009 Campaign Shoot (Starts from March onwards, so don't forget to have a look! www.eclipse.com.my)
- Nike Photo Shoot for NewMan Magazine
- SK-II Whitening Source Derm-Revival TVC
- L'Oreal Photo Shoot
- NTV7's sitcom "Mr Siao's Mandarin Class" (你好! Mr Siao) - Debuts on the 15th of April 2009, 9pm every Wednesday on NTV7!
- Heineken UEFA Champions League Final "A Night In Rome" Hairshows by Miko Hair Academy & Redken (Ipoh & KL)
- NIKE - Summer Collection 2009 "Summerdelic" Fashion Show for The 2009 MidValley Fashion Week
- Heineken UEFA Champions League Final "A Night In Rome" Hairshows by Miko Hair Academy & Redken (Ipoh & KL)
- Independent Short Film directed by Brandon Loh
- Emcee for "Acuvue OASYS for Astigmatism" Contact Lenses Press Conference
- NTV7's TV Series "Timeless Season" (平底高跟鞋) (Mandarin Drama)
- TVC for 六福珠寶 Luk Fook Jewellery (HK)
-* Emcee* for 3 of the *''Chivas: Nights Of Chivalry'' Series Whisky Tasting Events* throughout August
- *Emcee* - Launching the new *"Bebe" - The 2009 A/W Collection" & Fashion Show* @ 1 Utama Shopping Mall
- *Health Today Magazine* *Cover*, October 2009 Issue
- *TV2's TV Series ''Love Me Tender / 可不可以愛我''* (Mandarin Drama) **
- Photo shoot for *"Modern Classic Collection"* Bridal Gallery
- *Cita Bella Magazine "都會佳人"* - Special feature (photo shoot & interview) November 2009 Issue
- *NewMan Magazine Cover*, December 2009 Issue
- *Photo shoot/Ad Campaign** *for skincare brand "Skinz" * & their new range of products *"Skinz Infinite" *
- *Co-hosted with Alvin Wong *for the annual *"BOSCH Yokoso Nite '09" - Gala Dinner at Genting Highlands*
- Ad campaign for "Habib Jewels", one of Malaysia's leading jewelery brand for their *Chinese New Year 2010 Special* Ad Campaign
- *NTV7 *sitcom* "Mr Siao's Mandarin Class / 你好！Mr Siao"* *Season 2* + *Chinese New Year Special*
- Emcee for the F1 Dinner Party by Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad
- Emcee for the "DEFINE" Event by BAT (British American Tobacco)
- Short Film "Ronnie Got Lucky" for IE8
- FEMALE Magazine "50 Most Gorgeous People 2010" Feature Shoot, September Issue <>July 2010
- L'Oreal INOA launch & Talent Quest 2010 Hair Show in Genting Arena of Stars
- Nu You Magazine Celebrity Hair Makeover, September issue
- TV2 Mandarin Drama "反貪行動 OPS SPRM" Ep.9, showing in October 2010
- NTV7 Mandarin Drama "我们的天空" (MM2 Entertainment). Coming soon in 2011
- Photo Ad Campaign for ShinJu Pearls Jewelery
- Her World Magazine Photo Shoot
- Emcee for O.P.I 2010 SWISS Collection Launch
- HK Independent Movie Production - Filmed in China & HK
- Korean Feature film "Mr. K", directed by Lee Myeong-se(이명세). Currently in production More
Quick update: I'm still in LA and I am really loving the change. The weather has been lovely... Home is nice n cozy and totally perfect. Hey I can see the Hollywood sign from the living room window!
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