Neo Swee Lin Explained

Neo Swee Lin
Birth Date:15 February [1]
Birth Place:Colony of Singapore
Nationality:Singaporean
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Education:CHIJ Katong Convent[3]
Years Active:1986–present
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Neo Swee Lin (born 15 February 1962 or 1963)[1] is a Singaporean actress who has appeared in several Asian media productions and theatrical works since the 1980s.

Early life

Born in Singapore, Neo Swee Lin has a law degree from National University of Singapore[4] and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[5]

Career

Neo's international film and theatre work includes: Takeaway, The Letter (Lyric Hammersmith), Mail Order Bride (West Yorkshire Playhouse),[6] 3 Japanese Women (Cockpit Theatre) and Trishaw.

Personal life

Neo first met her husband, Lim Kay Siu, a veteran theatre actor, on her first theatre play, Dragon's Teeth Gate, in 1986. The two would act as a married couple four years later on the play, The Moon is Less Bright. They married on 12 August 1992.[7]

Filmography

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1988The Teenage Textbook Movie
199712 StoreysRachel
1999Anna and the KingLady Jao Jom Manda Ung[8]
2007Katong FugueShort film[9]
Just Follow LawNRT Representative
2008Kallang Roar the Movie
2009The Blue Mansion Wee Pei Shan[10]
2010Phua Chu Kang The MoviePhua Ah Ma
2015My Autograph BookSu MinShort film
2018You Mean the World to MeCheng
2019RepossessionSister Agnes
2023Tomorrow Is a Long TimeWan

Her other works included: Where Got Problem? (1999), Random Acts, Really Something, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997–2007), Drive: Life and Death, The Celebration and Cut and My Grandson, the Doctor (1996-1997).

Theatre

Neo has appeared in more than 40 plays which included:

Notes and References

  1. News: Speak Mandarin? Got problem . 10 September 2023 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . Page 12 . The Straits Times . 16 November 1998.
  2. Web site: Lim . Charmaine . Pangdemonium play Doubt: A Parable challenges height differences and personal doubt . The Straits Times . 10 September 2023 . en . 22 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Said . Nabilah . The Way We Go: A Singaporean play on finding love late in life . The Straits Times . 10 September 2023 . en . 11 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Amri. Khairul. 20 February 2014. "There will always be the [preachers] who think their way is the only way": Interview with Neo Swee Lin from the House of Bernarda Alba]. live. 8 January 2022. 8 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108111305/https://sgmagazine.com/events/article/interview-neo-swee-lin-the-house-of-bernarda-alba.
  5. Web site: Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. 8 January 2022. HeraldScotland. en. 8 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108111302/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12737573.royal-scottish-academy-of-music-and-drama/. live.
  6. Web site: Production of Mail Order Bride | Theatricalia. theatricalia.com. 9 February 2018. 12 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180812115851/https://theatricalia.com/play/aj0/mail-order-bride/production/nmz. live.
  7. News: 13 August 1992 . Kay Siu marries actress . 9 . The New Paper.
  8. Web site: Anne . Sue . Neo Swee Lin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627035341/https://www.sifa.sg//spotlight-on/spotlight-details/neo-swee-lin . 27 June 2022 . 26 September 2022 . www.sifa.sg . en-gb.
  9. Web site: 2022-08-12 . Objectifs’ Now Showing exhibition: Showcasing the best of Southeast Asian short films . 2022-09-29 . Experience Singapore's arts and culture with #SGCultureAnywhere . en-US.
  10. News: Loh . Genevieve . 23 October 2009 . True Blue . TODAY . Singapore . 15 March 2016.
  11. Web site: 29 August 1992 . STUDYING DRAMA . 2022-09-29 . . 30 . en-SG . NewspaperSG.
  12. Web site: Ong . Sor Fern . Monologues marred by uneven performances, bad writing . The Straits Times . 10 September 2023 . en . 29 May 2020.
  13. Web site: Hoo . Shawn . Theatre review: Pangdemonium’s Doubt is a parable of ambiguity for #MeToo age . The Straits Times . 10 September 2023 . en . 4 June 2023.
  14. Web site: Hoo . Shawn . Theatre review: Stellar acting in Tender Submission, but it preaches to the choir . The Straits Times . 10 September 2023 . en . 18 August 2023.

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