After decades of treating co-stars with the warmth of a morgue freezer, a veteran Singaporean actress has shocked the nation by discovering human speech.

The performer confessed her previous work ethic involved maintaining a "high standard" that left junior actors contemplating early retirement or exorcisms.

Having previously viewed "chatting" as a disgusting hobby for the talentless, she now insists she is curious about other people's pathetic little lives.

"Eh, last time her face like black charcoal, nobody dare talk to her one," whispered one veteran set worker.

"Now she say hello, I almost thought got ghost follow me, damn scary sia!"

Industry experts believe the actress's sudden "gentleness" is merely a clever ruse to lure victims into a false sense of security.