Soo was born and raised in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to a
Chinese father and to a half-Chinese, half-British mother. She holds a
bachelor's degree in
business management and can speak fluent
Malay,
Cantonese and English while also learning
Tagalog to help her television acting career in the
Philippines. She was part owner of a
boutique named 'Kushi' located in
Bangsar. In 2015, Soo married Benson Tan in
Bali and they have one daughter. She currently resides in
Petaling Jaya, Selangor with her family.
Modeling Carmen Soo began modelling at age 17 and moved to Hong Kong at age 20 to pursue modelling career, which has brought her all over Asia, including Singapore. At 156 cm (just under 5'1") tall, her petite size is not conducive to
catwalk modeling, hence most of her shoots tend to be print and
television commercials. However, she has graced local magazines' covers such as
New Man,
V Mag,
New Tide GLAM and
Nu You. She is a
spokesperson for international watch brand
Longines along with Malaysian theatre personality
Paula Malai Ali, and for
Celcom with Singaporean singer
JJ Lin. Soo is the brand ambassador of Uniqlo Malaysia. She is managed by Model One in
Hong Kong.
Acting Carmen started as an extra in the 1999
Jackie Chan movie entitled
Gorgeous alongside
Shu Qi, and later was in
Aaron Kwok's musical special. In September 2008, Carmen co-starred in an
ABS-CBN (in collaboration with Malaysia's
Double Vision) soap opera with
Filipino actors
Jericho Rosales,
Cristine Reyes and
Christopher de Leon in the
teleserye Kahit Isang Saglit that was aired in the Philippines and Malaysia, and worldwide through
TFC.
Kahit Isang Saglit later earned a nomination in the
International Emmy Award. In 2010, Carmen appeared in a four-part series of
Your Song entitled "Beautiful Girl" with
Christian Bautista, which was shot through mid-July and August between Malaysia and the Philippines. In the same year, she appeared alongside
JC De Vera in the third season of
5 Star Specials entitled
Si Paco at ang Prinsesa, directed by
Bb. Joyce Bernal on
TV5. Carmen was the lead actor in the
Malaysian horror film
The Hunter 3D, directed and written by Bjarne Wong. Soo then went on to perform on HBO Asia's
Dead Mine as Su-Ling. She also appeared in the
Singaporean horror film
Ghost Child, alongside
Chen Hanwei and Jayley Woo.
Hosting In 2009, Soo became a judge on ''
It's Showtime. In April 2010, Soo became a co-host on Wowowee'' along with
Kelly Misa,
Jed Montero,
Isabelle Abiera,
RR Enriquez,
Valerie Concepcion,
Mariel Rodriguez and
Pokwang. ==Filmography==