Yeo Yann Yann

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeo.

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]

Yeo Yann Yann
Yeo at the 56th Golden Horse Awards in November 2019
Born	(1977-02-20) 20 February 1977 (age 47) Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Other names	Yann Yeo Yang Yanyan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Ma Yuk-sing ​ (m. 2012)​ [1]
Children	1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	楊雁雁
Simplified Chinese	杨雁雁
Hanyu Pinyin	Yáng Yànyàn
Hokkien POJ	Iûⁿ Gān-gān

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2006	High 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
2013	Paper Moon (紙月亮)
	The Collector (收爛數)
	Ilo Ilo	Hwee Leng
2014	The 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]
TBA	Havoc
	We Are All Strangers			[11]

Short film

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

Television series

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

Music video appearances

Year	Artist	Song title
2021	Stefanie Sun	"The Day Before"

Other production

Year	Title
2005	GhostBoys (series for 3G phones)
2005	POV Murder (series for 3G phones)

Theatre

Year	Title	Produced by	Role	Ref
2017	Actor, Forty《演员四十》	The Necessary Stage		[19]
2011	Petaling Street Warriors	Juita Entertainment
2009	Crab Flower Club	Toy Factory Productions
2008	To Kill A Mockingbird	Sharon Ang
2008	National Language Class (re-run)	Spell Seven Performance Club
2008	Chesty Nutty Bang Bang: The Hairspray of the Phoenix	STAGES
2007	The Tosca Project	The Theatre Practice
2006	Legends Alive Online : Mama Looking For Her Cat 2006	The Theatre Practice		[20]
2006	Thunderstorm (雷雨)	The Theatre Practice		[21]
2006	National Language Class	Spell Seven Performance Club		[22]
2006	Stranger at Home (独在家乡为异客)	DramaBox
2006	A Beautiful Companion	Theatreworks		[23]
2005	Separation Forty	The Necessary Stage
2005	The Admiral's Odyssey	Action Theatre		[24]
2005	Boxing Day	The Necessary Stage		[25]
2004	Wu Jun Ru And You and Me And Him (吴君如和你和我和他)	The Theatre Practice
2004	Private Parts	Vizpro		[26]
2004	Tempest	The Theatre Practice		[27]
2004	Water Station	TTRP		[28]
2003	Lights Up	The Theatre Practice
2000	The Day I Met The Prince	The Theatre Practice
2003	Lim Tzay Chuen	TTRP/Theatreworks
2003	Tartuffe	TTRP
2003	The Tiger Tally	TTRP
2001	Dragon Dance	The Finger Players
2000	Invisibility	Drama Box		[29]
1999	Red Hawk	The Theatre Practice
1998	Storm	Toy Factory
1997	Comedy of Mistakes	Toy Factory

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2005	5th LIFE! Theatre Awards	Best Ensemble Acting	Wu Jun Ru And You And Me And Him	Nominated
2006	1st Front Awards	—	—	Nominated	[30]
2007	7th LIFE! Theatre Awards	Best Ensemble Acting	Mama Looking For Her Cat	Won
	7th LIFE! Theatre Awards	Best Actress	Thunderstorm	Won
2009	9th LIFE! Theatre Awards	Best Actress	National Language Class	Nominated
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 Actress		Won	[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 Stories	Nominated
2023	3rd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy	American Born Chinese	Nominated	[34]

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External links

• Yeo Yann Yann at IMDb
• Yeo Yann Yann at chinesemov.com