Constance Lau (born 8 April 1991) is a Singaporean actress and model. She is best known for her role as Celine Lim in the 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians.

Early life

Lau is from Singapore and is of Chinese ancestry.^[1][2] Her father is a lawyer. Lau has stated that she was bullied in school and found support in her school's drama club, which she was encouraged by teachers to join.^[3]

Career

Lau began her career as a model.^[4] She is signed with FLY Entertainment.^[2] In 2008 she was a finalist in The New Paper New Face modeling competition and began working in commercial modeling shortly after, appearing in advertisements for Singtel and Marina Bay Sands. Lau was also in a music video for MICapella.^[5] She studied theatre at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts while working as a radio presenter at a local station, hosting the programs Say It With Music and The Evening Lush.^[6]

In 2015 Lau was featured in the television film Love is Love; Sunrise as the character Shelley.^[5]

Lau portrayed Celine Lim, also known as Radio One Asia, in the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan.^[7][8][9][3] She was the only Singaporean to be featured by Vanity Fair in The Must-See Looks from the Crazy Rich Asians Premiere and was featured in E!'s Best Dressed list.^[5][10][11] She received media attention for being the only cast member from Crazy Rich Asians to wear a dress by Singaporean designers on the red carpet at the film's premier.^[12][13]

In 2019, Lau played the role of Siu Lan in the drama series Last Madame.^[14]