Zheng Wanling dropped out of school at 15 and pursued acting

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While many might baulk at the idea of dropping out of school at 15, veteran actress Zheng Wanling did exactly that and went into acting. In a recent interview with AsiaOne for her new Mediacorp Chinese drama Home Again, the 56-year-old said she joined Singapore Broadcasting Company (what Mediacorp was called previously) at 15. She left school because she wanted...

While many might baulk at the idea of dropping out of school at 15, veteran actress Zheng Wanling did exactly that and went into acting.

She left school because she wanted to get a job, but also because there were "only two books that were interesting" to her — Reader's Digest and National Geographic.In Home Again, Wanling plays Sun Lianna, wife to Yap Foo Kooi and mother to three children — Ping'an , Jiankang and Kangle . Wanling may play the role of a local housewife in the drama series but in real life, she hasn't exactly led the life of a typical housewife.

ALSO READ: 'I fainted after using the washroom': Zheng Wanling menstruated for 3 weeks because of menopause"I had a rundown to follow every week, every month... these are things that as a spouse of the head of mission you have to be able to handle. You got to know how to train your helpers, people who work for you, your chauffeur [and] your housekeeper."

 

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