Annette Shun Wah

Annette Shun Wah is a prominent figure in the Australian media, but particularly in television, film and radio. Shun Wah was born in Cairns, Queensland of Chinese ancestry.

Radio and television

Shun Wah started in radio as a producer at the commercial radio station 4IP in Brisbane, Queensland. She later became the first female announcer on a Sydney commercial radio station, 2WS, in 1980, then joined Triple J when it was still known as 2JJJ FM. Shun Wah is perhaps best known as the producer and presenter of iconic TV programs such as MC Tee Vee, The Noise and Eat Carpet. She is currently the producer of the SBS show The Movie Show.

Film

Shun Wah starred in Clara Law's 1996 film "Floating Life" as a Chinese wife of a German national in Germany which won her a nomination for an AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.

Books and newspapers

Shun Wah has been a long-serving food critic for the Sydney Morning Herald. She has also published, with Greg Aitkin, a book on Chinese-Australian cuisine entitled "Banquet" (Doubleday ISBN 0-86824-748-0).

External links

* [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/01/12/floating.html Floating Life]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/21/1082530223097.html?from=storyrhs Movie Show News]