Prominent Chinese
in Arts and Entertainment
Melissa Crystal O’Neil奧詩敏
Melissa is a Canadian singer and stage and screen actress who won the third season of Canadian Idol in 2005. She was the first female to win the contest. She is a Canadian with Chinese ethnicity. Her mother is Chinese. Her maternal grandfather gave her the Chinese name. Melissa is now a pop singer and has also performed in musicals like Dirty Dancing in Toronto, Ontario.