eng ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁public ▁affairs ▁and ▁acted ▁in ▁her ▁spare ▁time . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁Mag na ▁C um ▁Lau de ▁degree ▁from ▁Indiana ▁University . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁play ▁she ▁performed ▁in ▁was ▁John ▁Bow en ' s ▁The ▁Wait ing ▁Room ▁directed ▁by ▁her ▁cousin ▁Ivan ▁H eng . ▁It ▁took ▁almost ▁a ▁de cade ▁before ▁Tan ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁actress . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁theatre , ▁she ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁cast s ▁of ▁land mark ▁plays ▁such ▁as ▁Beaut y ▁World , ▁La o ▁J iu , ▁Des c end ants ▁of ▁the ▁Admir al ▁E un uch , ▁Animal ▁Farm , ▁C ool ing ▁Off ▁Day ▁and ▁recently , ▁Fall ing , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁won ▁her ▁second ▁Life ! ▁Theatre ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁Award . ▁ ▁In ▁television , ▁Kh eng ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁Margaret ▁in ▁Singapore ’ s ▁longest ▁running ▁and ▁most ▁successful ▁sit com , ▁Ph ua ▁Ch u ▁K ang ▁P te ▁Ltd , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁won ▁an ▁Asian ▁Television ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁( Com edy ). ▁Her ▁first ▁for ay ▁into ▁Mand arin - language ▁television , ▁Beautiful ▁Connection , ▁earned ▁her ▁a ▁nom ination ▁at ▁the ▁Star ▁Awards . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁international ▁scene , ▁Kh eng ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁The ▁Phil anth rop ist ▁( N BC , ▁Le ad ▁Support ing , ▁A ctor ) ▁The ▁Patri arch ▁( U FA