Food Lore's Tan Kheng Hua chasing Hollywood dreams while doing regional work

Tan Kheng Hua in her Food Lore episode Stray Dogs. PHOTO: HBO ASIA
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SINGAPORE - The hit romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018) has given Singaporean actress and producer Tan Kheng Hua a measure of fame in Hollywood.

Tan's scene-stealing turn as Kerry Chu, mother of the leading character Rachel (played by Constance Wu), has won invitations to try-outs in Los Angeles, but whether she makes the cut after that is another matter.

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