Na-Young Jeon

Na-Young Jeon
전나영
Born	The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Korean name
Hangul	전나영
RR	Jeon Nayeong
MR	Chŏn Nayŏng

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

Early life and education

Born and raised in The Netherlands, Na-Young Jeon studied piano from the age of four and was involved in many productions of AlbA Theaterhuis in her hometown The Hague.^{[ citation needed ]}

During her training at the Musical Theater Academy, Codarts in Rotterdam, she played leading roles in musical theatre productions.^{[ citation needed ]} 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).^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

She appeared in the Musical Awards Gala TV Show performing "Sun and Moon" as Kim, 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

In June 2014 she portrayed the role of Fantine in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End. For this she was nominated for a Broadwayworld UK / West End Award in the category Best Performance in a Long-running West End Show. ^[3] She also reprised the role of Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables in Korea.^{[ citation needed ]}

In July 2017, she played the leading role of Meng Jiang Nü in the new musical The Great Wall: One Woman's Journey in Singapore. It was directed by Darren Yap and composed by David Shrubsole.^{[ citation needed ]} 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).^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	High School Musical on Stage!	Kelsi Nielsen	Recording
2008	Akiko	Akiko	Short film
2010	Hitomi	Hitomi	Short film
2010	Van Hier Tot Tokio	Bo	Series
2013	Connie & Clyde	Pong	5 episodes [5]
2016	The Calling	Girl	Short film
2016	Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary	Gigi	Recording
2018	The King and I	Tuptim	Recording

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	High School Musical on Stage!	Kelsi Nielsen	Tilburg
2011	Miss Saigon [6]	Kim	Dutch Revival
2012	Kiss Me, Kate	Bianca	Theatre M-Lab, Amsterdam
2013–2014	Les Misérables	Fantine	Queen's Theatre, London [7]
2015–2016	Les Misérables	Fantine	Blue Square Theatre, Seoul
2016	Notre Dame de Paris	Esmeralda	Korea Revival Tour
2017	The Great Wall Musical: One Woman's Journey	Lady Meng Jiang Nü	Drama Centre, Singapore
2017	Miss Saigon	Gigi	UK Tour
2018	The King and I	Tuptim	London Palladium Revival, London [4]
2019–2022	Aida	Aida	Blue Square Interpark Hall, Seoul
2020–2023	Rent	Maureen Johnson	D-cube Arts Center, Seoul
2023	Miss Saigon	Gigi	Copenhagen
2024	Zorro	Luisa	Korea Revival Tour

References

1. "Musical Awards 2009". Musical Awards. -. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
2. "Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties presenteert nieuwe producties op Uitmarkt". Musical Journaal. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
3. "Nederlanders genomineerd voor Broadwayworld Awards". AVROTROS Musical. AVRO / TROS. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
4. Bano, Tim. "The King and I review at London Palladium – an opulent and intelligent revival", The Stage, July 3, 2018
5. "Connie & Clyde (2013– )". IMDB. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
6. Entertainment, Stage. "HET VERHAAL VAN MISS SAIGON". Stage Entertainment / Joop van der Ende producties. Joop van der Ende producties. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
7. Musical, Redactie. "Na-Young Jeon in West End's Les Misérables". AVRO. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

External links

• Na-Young Jeon at IMDb