Dawn Yeoh Explained

Dawn Yeoh
Birth Name:Dawn Yeoh Yi Shan
Birth Date:1986 5, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Singapore
Alma Mater:Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Years Active:2003–present
Agent:Catwalk
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Dawn Yeoh Yi Shan (born 5 May 1986) is a Singaporean actress, host and businesswoman. In 2006, she was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp.[2]

Early life

Yeoh was educated in Jurong Primary School, Clementi Town Secondary School and Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Career

In 2004, Yeoh signed a 10-year contract with agency Future Stage.[3]

Yeoh started her career in The Shining Star where she played a lead role. She went on to play a supporting role in Honour and Passion, and was involved in a production called Taste of Love. In 2009, she was cast in Crime Busters x 2, Beach.Ball.Babes and Malaysian production The Beautiful Scent. She filmed The Dream Catchers and Your Hand In Mine. She was nominated for the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in 2007 and 2009.

In 2009, five years into her contract, Yeoh wanted to terminate her contract with Future Stage but was unsuccessful leading to a public dispute.

In 2014, Yeoh's contract with Future Stage expired and in April, she signed with talent agency Catwalk. Yeoh appeared in 118.

Yeoh appeared in Peace & Prosperity, Crescendo, Let It Go, Disclosed and The Dream Makers.

In 2018, Yeoh appeared in Gifted, Limited Edition & Jalan Jalan. In 2019, she appeared in My Agent Is My Hero 2 & Remember Us This Way.

Yeoh also co-founded the F&B company Sibay Shiok, with her celebrity friends Terence Cao, Vincent Ng and Shane Pow.[4]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Shining Star Ah Li
2007 Honour and Passion Liang Xiaonu
The Peak (最高点) Cai Zhenya
2008 Crime Busters x 2 Xia Jingyi
Beach.Ball.Babes (球爱大战) Wang Sixing
The Beautiful Scent (美丽的气味) Zheng Meili
Taste of Love Tao Le
2009 The Dream Catchers Wang Peipei
Your Hand In Mine Duoli's foe Cameo
2013 Disclosed Huang Wenyan
The Dream Makers Xie Liuxin
2014 118 Zhang Keke
The Caregivers (Missy 先生) Zhao Xinling
2015 Crescendo Fang Xinyi
Let It Go (分手快乐) Judy
2016Peace & Prosperity Huang Zijun [5]
2018 Jalan Jalan (带你去走走) Zhang Weiru
Gifted He Lulu
2019 After The Stars (攻星计) Wang Ling Cameo
I'm Madam (女友变身记) He Xinyi
My Agent Is My Hero 2 (流氓经纪2) Ah Hua
Remember Us This Way (到此一游)Miss Chew Cameo; as director
Limited Edition (我是限量版) Michelle
2020 Loving You (爱。。。没有距离) Zhang Wenyu
2021My Mini-Me & Me (很久以后的未来) Shen Jia Yi
2023 Fix My Life Jie Ru
TBDEmerald Hill[6]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Standing In Still Water
2021 The Lying Theory Sister Lingyan Short film
2024 King of Hawkers Zhang Nala Feature film debut [7] [8]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated workResult
2006
2007
2009
2019
2021

References

  1. News: Style Evolution: Dawn Yeoh. 5 May 2021.
  2. Ng, Gwendolyn. "Singaporeans in Taiwan looking for their big break in showbiz", The Straits Times, 11 December 2014.
  3. Web site: 2014-12-13 . Dream-chasers in Taiwan . 2024-02-28 . AsiaOne . en.
  4. Web site: Terence Cao called me 'idiot' and 'useless', says actor Xavier Ong amid Sibei Shiok dispute . The New Paper . 4 April 2023 . en . 16 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Teck . Yeoh Wee . 6 May 2016 . Star Style: Dawn Yeoh's done with pink . 9 March 2022 . The New Paper . en.
  6. Web site: 2024-01-31 . Jeanette Aw reprises The Little Nyonya role in upcoming spinoff also starring Zoe Tay, Chen Liping, Jesseca Liu . 2024-02-28 . AsiaOne . en.
  7. Web site: 贺岁片《小贩之王》开镜 吴岱融暗恋刘玲玲不介意加吻戏 联合早报 . www.zaobao.com.sg . 2 October 2023 . zh-Hans.
  8. Web site: Local CNY 2024 movie King of Hawkers to star Hugo Ng, Liu Lingling, Dawn Yeoh . AsiaOne . 2 October 2023 . en . 29 September 2023.