Yeo Yann Yann

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Yeo Yann Yann
Born (1977-02-20) 20 February 1977 (age 48)
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Other namesYann Yeo
Yang Yanyan
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Ma Yuk-sing
​
(m. 2012)​
[1]
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 楊雁雁
Simplified Chinese 杨雁雁
Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Yànyàn
Hokkien POJ Iûⁿ Gān-gān

Yeo Yann Yann (born 20 February 1977) is a Malaysian actress. She has worked in theatre, television, and film. Her credits include Singapore Dreaming , Thunderstorm, 881 , Ilo Ilo and Wet Season . [2]

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She is a pioneer-graduate of Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI). [3] Besides acting, Yeo also hosts bilingual events and performs for corporate skits and projects.

Career

Yeo cites her acting mentor, the late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun, as a significant influence in her career. [4]

Film

Her role as Mei in the 2009 film, Singapore Dreaming garnered rave reviews for her performance.

The film won the Montblanc New Screenwriters Award at the 54th San Sebastian International Film Festival, [5] and was the first Singaporean film to receive an IFFPA-recognised international feature film award.[ citation needed ]

Television

Rising to recognition through her role as Chen Mei Li in The Right Frequency, Yeo began to appear more frequently in television programmes since 2008. Notable performances include Food Goin' Bananas (2008) and The A-Go-Go Princess (2009). In 2009 also, she played the leading role in The Iron Lady , produced by ntv7. [6]

Yeo has also been featured in the Singapore Speak Chinese campaign (华语cool!), in-character from her role in the Royston Tan film 881. [7]

Personal life

Yeo is married to Hong Kong action choreographer Ma Yuk-sing. [1] They have a daughter, Song Wen (Vera), born in August 2012. [8] [9]

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2006High Cost of Living
Singapore Dreaming Mei
One Last Dance
2007 881 Big Papaya
2008 12 Lotus Long 2's girlfriend
Muallaf Cindy
18 Grams of Love (愛情18克)
2009 Love Matters Jia Li
2010 Being Human Zu Er
2011 Petaling Street Warriors Zhung Lichun
2013Paper Moon (紙月亮)
The Collector (收爛數)
Ilo Ilo Hwee Leng
2014The Cage (懼場)Ma Yan Ling
Rubbers Baoling
2015 Distance
The Laundryman (青田街一號)Yang Yingying
2017 You Mean the World to Me Hoon
2018 Lee Chong Wei Khor Kim Choi
Republic of Food Virginia Goh
2019 Wet Season Ling
The 9th Precinct (第九分局)Sun Yu-shu
2023 The King of Musang King Liu Mei Lian [10]
2025 Havoc
TBAWe Are All Strangers [11]

Short film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2003The Last Flight of the Red Butterflies [12]
2005Heave
2006Hello? [13]
Tracks [13]
2007Ah Ma [14]
Flat Dreams [15]
2009Tanjong rhu (The Casuarina Cove)

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1998 Right Frequency Chen Meili
2006Stories of Love: Anthology Series
2007Do Not Disturb [16]
2008The A-Go-Go Princess (穿越阿哥哥)
Food Goin' Bananas
2009 The Iron Lady Gao Shiqin
2011A Time To Embrace (追影·築夢)Zhang Jinrui
Time FM (時光電台)Lucky
Home (家緣)
2012 The Descendant
2013Time FM 1970 (時光電台1970)Lucky
2022 Modern Love: Mumbai SuiEpisode Mumbai Dragon (2022) [17]
2023 American Born Chinese Christine Wang [18]

Music video appearances

YearArtistSong title
2021 Stefanie Sun "The Day Before"

Other production

YearTitle
2005GhostBoys (series for 3G phones)
2005POV Murder (series for 3G phones)

Theatre

YearTitleProduced byRoleRef
2017Actor, Forty《演员四十》The Necessary Stage [19]
2011Petaling Street WarriorsJuita Entertainment
2009Crab Flower ClubToy Factory Productions
2008To Kill A MockingbirdSharon Ang
2008National Language Class (re-run)Spell Seven Performance Club
2008Chesty Nutty Bang Bang: The Hairspray of the PhoenixSTAGES
2007The Tosca ProjectThe Theatre Practice
2006Legends Alive Online : Mama Looking For Her Cat 2006The Theatre Practice [20]
2006Thunderstorm (雷雨)The Theatre Practice [21]
2006National Language ClassSpell Seven Performance Club [22]
2006Stranger at Home (独在家乡为异客)DramaBox
2006A Beautiful CompanionTheatreworks [23]
2005Separation FortyThe Necessary Stage
2005The Admiral's OdysseyAction Theatre [24]
2005Boxing DayThe Necessary Stage [25]
2004Wu Jun Ru And You and Me And Him (吴君如和你和我和他)The Theatre Practice
2004Private PartsVizpro [26]
2004TempestThe Theatre Practice [27]
2004Water StationTTRP [28]
2003Lights UpThe Theatre Practice
2000The Day I Met The PrinceThe Theatre Practice
2003Lim Tzay ChuenTTRP/Theatreworks
2003TartuffeTTRP
2003The Tiger TallyTTRP
2001Dragon DanceThe Finger Players
2000InvisibilityDrama Box [29]
1999Red HawkThe Theatre Practice
1998StormToy Factory
1997Comedy of MistakesToy Factory

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef
20055th LIFE! Theatre AwardsBest Ensemble ActingWu Jun Ru And You And Me And HimNominated
20061st Front Awards——Nominated [30]
20077th LIFE! Theatre AwardsBest Ensemble ActingMama Looking For Her CatWon
7th LIFE! Theatre AwardsBest ActressThunderstormWon
20099th LIFE! Theatre AwardsBest ActressNational Language ClassNominated
2010 Golden Awards Best Actress The Iron Lady Won [31]
2012 Golden Awards Best Supporting Actress Time FM Won
2013 50th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actress Ilo Ilo Won [32]
Vladivostok Film Festival Best ActressWon [33]
2014 8th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2019 30th Malaysia Film Festival Best Female Supporting Actress Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend Nominated
56th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress Wet Season Won
2020 14th Asian Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
48th International Emmy Awards Best Performance By An Actress Invisible StoriesNominated
2023 3rd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy American Born Chinese Nominated [34]

References

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  2. ↑ "Talented Singapore director's next film to be a musical set against the colourful and culturally unique backdrop of Chinese 7th month 'getai'". Media Development Authority of Singapore. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
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  4. ↑ "Founding Artistic Director - KUO Pao Kun (1939)". Archived from the original on 26 July 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
  5. ↑ "Altadis New Director's Award", San Sebastian International Film Festival, Mister-i Mobile Solutions S.L., 2006-09-29. Archived from the original Archived 2008-11-23 at the Wayback Machine on 2008-11-23.
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  7. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
  8. ↑ "Yeo Yann Yann gives birth to baby girl". Asiaone. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "杨雁雁 超人妈妈". 优1周 - UWeekly. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Neo, Jack (21 January 2023), King of Musang King (Comedy), J Team Productions, MM2 Entertainment, Cathay Cineplexes, retrieved 24 February 2023
  11. ↑ "Anthony Chen To Reunite With Wet Season And Ilo Ilo Stars On Pandemic-Set Drama". 8days. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Last Flight Of The Red Butterflies". National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  13. 1 2 "HOME". Voiddeckfilms.com. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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  16. ↑ "Do Not Disturb". Infocomm Media Development Authority. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  17. ↑ Nandini Ramnath (13 May 2022). "'Modern Love Mumbai' review: Look for the cycling woman and the Indian-Chinese dragon mom". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  18. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (7 February 2022). "'Shang-Chi's Michelle Yeoh & Destin Daniel Cretton Reunite For Disney+ Series 'American Born Chinese;' Chin Han, Yeo Yann Yann & Daniel Wu Also Star" . Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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  29. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
  30. ↑ "Arts Central - Your One Stop Dance Studio". www.artscentral.sg.
  31. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  32. ↑ "Golden Horse: Yeo Yann Yann wins Best Supporting Actress for Ilo Ilo". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  33. ↑ Frater, Patrick (15 September 2013). "'Ilo Ilo' Sweeps Vladivostok Festival". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  34. ↑ Moye, Clarence (11 July 2023). "2023 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards: 'Yellowjackets', 'The Boys' lead All Nominees with 14 Nominations". Awards Daily . Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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