Dawn Yeoh

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Dawn Yeoh
Born
Dawn Yeoh Yi Shan

(1986-05-05) 5 May 1986 (age 37) [1]
Singapore
Education
Alma mater Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
  • businesswoman
Years active2003–present
Musical career
Formerly of Seven Princesses of Mediacorp
Chinese name
Chinese 姚懿珊
Hanyu Pinyin Yáo Yìshān

Dawn Yeoh Yi Shan (born 5 May 1986) is a Singaporean actress, host and businesswoman. In 2006, she was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp. [2]

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Early life

Yeoh was educated in Jurong Primary School, Clementi Town Secondary School and Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Career

Yeoh started her career in The Shining Star where she played a lead role. She went on to play a supporting role in Honour and Passion , and was involved in a production called Taste of Love . In 2009, she was cast in Crime Busters x 2 , Beach.Ball.Babes and Malaysian production The Beautiful Scent . She filmed The Dream Catchers and Your Hand In Mine . She was nominated for the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in 2007 and 2009. Yeoh appeared in Peace & Prosperity , Crescendo , Let It Go, 118 , Disclosed and The Dream Makers .

In 2018, Yeoh appeared in Gifted , Limited Edition & Jalan Jalan. In 2019, she appeared in My Agent Is My Hero 2 & Remember Us This Way.[ citation needed ]

Yeoh also co-founded the F&B company Sibay Shiok, with her celebrity friends Terence Cao, Vincent Ng and Shane Pow. [3]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006 The Shining Star Ah Li
2007 Honour and Passion Liang Xiaonu
The Peak (最高点)Cai Zhenya
2008 Crime Busters x 2 Xia Jingyi
Beach.Ball.Babes (球爱大战)Wang Sixing
The Beautiful Scent (美丽的气味)Zheng Meili
Taste of Love Tao Le
2009 The Dream Catchers Wang Peipei
Your Hand In Mine Duoli's foeCameo
2013 Disclosed Huang Wenyan
The Dream Makers Xie Liuxin
2014 118 Zhang Keke
The Caregivers (Missy 先生)Zhao Xinling
2015 Crescendo Fang Xinyi
Let It Go (分手快乐)Judy
2016 Peace & Prosperity Huang Zijun [4]
2018Jalan Jalan (带你去走走)Zhang Weiru
Gifted He Lulu
2019After The Stars (攻星计)Wang LingCameo
I'm Madam (女友变身记)He Xinyi
My Agent Is My Hero 2 (流氓经纪2)Ah Hua
Remember Us This Way (到此一游)Miss ChewCameo; as director
Limited Edition (我是限量版)Michelle
2020Loving You (爱。。。没有距离)Zhang Wenyu
2021My Mini-Me & Me (很久以后的未来)Shen Jia Yi
2023 Fix My Life Jie Ru

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2021The Lying TheorySister LingyanShort film
2024King of HawkersZhang NalaFeature film debut [5] [6]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult
2006 13th Star Awards Ceremony Best Newcomer Nominated
2007 14th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2009 15th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2019 25th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2021 26th Star Awards Ceremony Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 30

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References

  1. "Style Evolution: Dawn Yeoh". 5 May 2021.
  2. Ng, Gwendolyn. "Singaporeans in Taiwan looking for their big break in showbiz", The Straits Times, 11 December 2014.
  3. "Terence Cao called me 'idiot' and 'useless', says actor Xavier Ong amid Sibei Shiok dispute". The New Paper. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. Teck, Yeoh Wee (6 May 2016). "Star Style: Dawn Yeoh's done with pink". The New Paper. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "贺岁片《小贩之王》开镜 吴岱融暗恋刘玲玲不介意加吻戏 | 联合早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. "Local CNY 2024 movie King of Hawkers to star Hugo Ng, Liu Lingling, Dawn Yeoh". AsiaOne. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.