He Ying Ying

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He Ying Ying
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He at the Star Awards 2017
Born
Hor Ying Ying

(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29) [1]
Alma mater National University of Singapore
OccupationActress
Years active2015−present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 何盈瑩
Simplified Chinese 何盈莹
Hanyu Pinyin Hé Yíngyíng

He Ying Ying (born Hor Ying Ying on 28 January 1995) is a Singaporean actress. [2]

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Early life and education

He Ying Ying was born into a family made up of her father, businessman, her mother, a preschool educator, and a brother. [3] She was educated at Anderson Junior College before she finished her studies at the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts (Communications and New Media) in July 2017. [4] [5] [3]

Career

In 2015, while still studying in NUS, He Ying Ying was scouted by Ben Yeo and Kate Pang on campus to join the talent scouting competition, Hey Gorgeous , which was aired on Mediacorp Channel 8. [5] [6] She was eventually placed as one of the two runner-ups in the competition. [6] Through the competition, she started considering joining the showbiz industry. [6]

By December 2016, He Ying Ying had signed with Mediacorp's talent management agency, The Celebrity Agency. [7] She appeared in various dramas mostly with cameo appearances and supporting roles in television dramas, before taking on the lead role in Run Rachael Run, in which she was nominated for the Best Leading Actress award in the 2016 Bilbao Web Fest. [8] [9] [10] [5] For her work in Hero , she also gained a nomination for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in Star Awards 2017.

After having graduated in July 2017, Ying Ying then turned to full-time acting as a career. [3] She took up supporting roles in 118 II , a 218-episode long-running drama for which, she was nominated for the Best Newcomer award in Star Awards 2018. [11] In 2018, Ying Ying reprised her role for the 2018 sequel to 118 II, 118 Reunion. [8] She also took on two roles in Reach for the Skies , another Long-running drama, playing twins who are in love with the same male character. [12]

In 2019, among the various dramas she had acted in 2018, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award in Star Awards 2019 for her role in A Million Dollar Dream . [13] [14] She filmed Walk With Me, Voyage Of Love, Dear Neighbours, C.L.I.F. 5 and After The Stars. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016Project W (W 计划)Lin LinglingCameo [8] [9]
Eat Already? Mei Mei [10]
Hero Guan Meiyu [8]
Run Rachael RunRachael Chow Ying Jie [8]
2017 118 II Xiao Dingdong [20]
The Lead Jing Jing [20]
2018118 Reunion (118 大团圆)Xiao Dingdong [8]
Eat Already? 4 Mei Mei [8]
A Lonely Fish (寂寞鱼·听见)Lan Jingxuan [8]
Reach for the Skies Xu Jingxin [8]
Xu Jingchu
A Million Dollar Dream Zhang Yijing [8]
Dream Walkers (梦行者)Lin Xiaoqing [8]
Gangster MomYang YangCameo [21] [22] [23]
Ghost ARRei [24]
2019Walk With Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里)Xie Jiaqi [15]
Voyage Of Love (爱。起航)Ye Jingyi [16]
Dear Neighbours (我的左邻右里)Yu Jiaying [17]
C.L.I.F. 5 Lek Simin [18]
After The Stars (攻星计)Jiang Xiaomin [19]
2020Best Friends Forever (致2020的我们)Wu Siya [25] [26]
A Jungle Survivor (森林生存记)Jess Lin Jiexi[ citation needed ]
2021Soul Old Yet So Young (心里住着老灵魂)Bai Xiangguo[ citation needed ]
The Heartland Hero (邻里帮)Zhou Liqi[ citation needed ]
2022Dark Angel (黑天使)Gu Wangqing[ citation needed ]
2023 Strike Gold (黄金巨塔)Mei Xiaoxi[ citation needed ]
Cash on Delivery (送餐英雄)Qiu Siting[ citation needed ]
All That Glitters (金色大道)Lin Jiahui[ citation needed ]
2024 Once Upon A New Year's Eve (那一年的除夕夜)Cai Yiwen[ citation needed ]
Never Too Late (最佳遗产)Luo Enqi[ citation needed ]

Discography

Compilation albums

YearTitleRef.
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 (阿狗狗旺旺過好年) [27]
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19 (新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年) [28]
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20 (裕鼠鼠纳福迎春乐) [29]
2023MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 23
(新传媒2023贺岁传辑哈皮兔宝福星照)

Awards and nominations

YearAward CeremonyCategoryNominated WorkResultRef.
2016Bilbao Web FestBest Leading ActressRun Rachael Run(as Rachael Chow)Nominated [5]
2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Hero (as Guan Meiyu)Nominated [30]
2018 Star Awards Best Newcomer 118 II (as Xiao Dingdong)Nominated [11]
2019 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress A Million Dollar Dream (as Zhang Yijing)Nominated [13] [14]
2021 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominated [13] [14]
2022 Star Awards Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste AwardNominated
2024 Star Awards Favourite CP Cash On Delivery (as Qiu Si Ting with Lin Juncong)Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Won
Bioskin Most Charismatic Artiste AwardNominated

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