Michelle Chong is bilingual, and appears on variety shows and dramas on Singapore's Channels 5 and 8. She won the Elle Actress Of The Year Award (2008) and the Asian Television Awards' (ATV) Best Comedy Performance (Highly Commended) Award (2008) for her portrayal of Beh Li Choo, a butcher in the popular Peranakan dramedy, Sayang Sayang. She was voted by FHM readers as one of the world's top 30 sexiest women in 2002 and 2003.