Pan entered the entertainment industry in 1988 after graduating from the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's 8th Drama Artiste Training Course.

[1] Her classmates in the training course include award-winning actress Huang Biren, Madeline Chu and Sean Say.

She made her TV debut with the series, Mystery, Golden Quest, Ups and Downs.

[citation needed] Pan has acted in numerous television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors.

[2] Pan has won six Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in 1994, 1997-1998, 2000, 2018-2019 respectively.