Na-Young Jeon

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Na-Young Jeon
전나영
Born (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989 (age 34)
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)actress, singer
Korean name
Hangul
전나영
Revised Romanization Jeon Nayeong
McCune–Reischauer Chŏn Nayŏng

Na-Young Jeon is a Dutch-South Korean actress and singer, best known for her musical theatre work.

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Background

Born and raised in The Netherlands, she studied piano from the age of four and was involved in many productions of AlbA Theaterhuis in her hometown The Hague.

During her training at the Musical Theater Academy, Codarts in Rotterdam she has played leading roles in musical productions of Stage Entertainment. Credits include Kelsi in High School Musical (for which she got nominated for a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award in the category ‘Upcoming talent’ [1] and Kim in Miss Saigon (the revival).

As Kim she appeared in the Musical Awards Gala TV Show performing ‘Sun and Moon’ live on Dutch Television. Also her performance of ‘Last night of the world’ during the annual Uitmarkt [2] in Amsterdam was shown live on Dutch Television.

In June 2014 she finished portraying the role of Fantine in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, West End. For this portrayal she got nominated for a Broadwayworld UK/West End award [3] in the category Best performance in a long-running West End show. She also reprised the role of Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables in Korea.

In July 2017, she played the leading role of Meng Jiang Nü (孟姜女in the new musical "The Great Wall: One Woman's Journey" in Singapore. It was directed by Darren Yap and composed by David Shrubsole. In 2018, she played Tuptim in The King and I in the West End. [4]

Her notable screen credits include Pong in the series Conny & Clyde (VTM, Antwerp), and the title role in Akiko (Nps Kort!, nominated Gouden Kalf, best short film).

She currently commutes between Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Seoul.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 High School Musical on Stage! Kelsi NielsenRecording
2008AkikoAkikoShort film
2010HitomiHitomiShort film
2010Van Hier Tot TokioBoSeries
2013Connie & ClydePong5 episodes [5]
2016The CallingGirlShort film
2016 Miss Saigon 25th AnniversaryGigiRecording
2018 The King and I TuptimRecording

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 High School Musical on Stage! Kelsi NielsenTilburg
2011 Miss Saigon [6] KimDutch Revival
2012 Kiss Me, Kate BiancaTheatre M-Lab, Amsterdam
2013–2014 Les Misérables Fantine Queen's Theatre, London [7]
2015–2016 Les Misérables FantineBlue Square Theatre, Seoul
2016 Notre Dame de Paris EsmeraldaKorea Revival Tour
2017The Great Wall Musical: One Woman's JourneyLady Meng Jiang NüDrama Centre, Singapore
2017 Miss Saigon GigiUK Tour
2018 The King and I Tuptim London Palladium Revival, London [4]
2019–2022 Aida AidaBlue Square Interpark Hall, Seoul
2020–2023 Rent Maureen JohnsonD-cube Arts Center, Seoul
2023 Miss Saigon GigiCopenhagen

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