My Babes List (#41)

#41 Jaymee Ong

This beautiful Chinese-Australian beauty came into this world on September 21, 1979. Born and raised in Australia, at the age of 15, Jaymee caught the attention of a famous Australian photographer at a hair salon while taking her younger sister to get her ears pierced. The photographer offered her a free haircut if he could take a picture of her. That was what started her career.

People began to notice her pictures from the salon. Soon Jaymee's face can be seen gracing the covers of various advertisements and magazines across Asia in such countries as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia. She was featured in magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, Details, and CLEO.

Jaymee's spread in CLEO furthered her career when it caught the eye of Chinese pop star Aaron Kwok. After seeing Jaymee in the magazine, he sent out his agent to find Jaymee and would go on to use her in his music video. Jaymee wasn't aware of who Aaron Kwok was and quickly found out of his popularity. Kwok would further bring her into his Pepsi campaign where she could be seen in a commercial.

She would then meet Hong Kong action hero, Jackie Chan, while he was filming his documentary, Jackie Chan - My Stunts. Also intrigued by her beauty, Jackie was able to sign Jaymee to a movie deal with Media Asia. Her big break came as the small but standout character of Haze in the action hit Gen-X Cops. Jaymee received a bigger supporting role in her next movie as Nicole Ko in Rave Fever. Recently, Jaymee had a three second cameo in the 2000 Hollywood blockbuster, Pearl Harbor. Hopefully, Jaymee will pursue her acting career more. After all, she did study TV and Drama for nine years.

Outside of modeling and acting, Jaymee also enjoys shopping and a good workout. After receiving her first paycheck, the first thing she did was go on a shopping spree that consisted of clothes and makeup. As a self-confessed workout maniac, Jaymee has been known to come home at 3am and workout until 5am. She spends two hours everyday doing 100 laps in the pool, 500 step-ups, power-walk, sit-ups, and weightlifting.

Keep watch for Jaymee Ong, as she is definitely, a star on the rise.

Biography: There are a number of tired clichés that could be used to describe Jaymee Ong—rising superstar, love goddess, wonder-from-down-under, my future wife—but none would come close to capturing the sheer beauty and determination of this fresh-faced young actress. Born of Chinese-Australian heritage, Jaymee was raised in the land that brought us the Crocodile Hunter and Foster's Beer until the age of fifteen. The start of her career is well known to her most loyal fans: one day, while waiting in a salon, Jaymee was approached by a famous Australian photographer who asked if she would allow him to take some headshots of her. She agreed, but only on the condition that he paid for her haircut. And so, after this chance meeting, Jaymee soon appeared in numerous advertisements across Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Malaysia. Fortune smiled on Jaymee again when a photo in the magazine CLEO caught the eye of HK pop singer/actor/Sky King Aaron Kwok. She was quickly featured in his Pepsi commercials and a music video, which in turn captured the attention of the legendary Jackie Chan. The HK superstar tracked her down and signed her to appear in his current film project, the big budget action flick Gen-X Cops (1999). In the film, Jaymee played Haze, a small role that required her to portray the former flame of the rebellious cop Match (Stephen Fung). During the flick, fans were treated to such unforgettable lines as "Aren't you from Canada?" and "You bah-sterd!" all in her unmistakable Aussie accent. Her second movie and her first leading role came in 1999's Rave Fever. As Nicole Ko, a party girl in every sense of the word, Jaymee spends most of the movie dancing at rave clubs, running around with her coked-up friends, or shacking up with some lucky dude for the night. Although Jaymee shares the screen with a cast that includes Sam Lee, Terence Yin, and Mark Lui, fans will be pleased to know that the film contains some trademark Jaymee Ong line readings, including her unique take on the Cantonese dialect. Her oft-repeated reassurance, "You can speak Chinese, I understand. I will speak English," is a definite gem. Jaymee's next endeavor had her sporting a white nurse's outfit for a bit part in the American blockbuster Pearl Harbor (2001). You have to look quickly but she's there. This time around fans could look forward to such lines as "Telephone for you. They didn't say who they are." Currently, Jaymee is working on the Andrew Putschoegl's movie Cats and Mice (2003). She is credited with playing the character "Daphne" alongside "Happy Days" alum Pat Morita. Fans can only wait with baited breath for some possible Karate Kid action, additional sexy scenes, and of course more memorable lines. (JRaven 2003)
			selected filmography (actor unless otherwise noted) Gen-X Cops (1999) Rave Fever (1999) Pearl Harbor (USA 2000)[cameo] Cats and Mice (USA 2003)