Meet Yeo Yann Yann, Amazon Prime’s Modern Love Mumbai star – the Malaysian-Singaporean actress is married to a Hong Kong action choreographer and will appear in Netflix’s Havoc with Tom Hardy
- The veteran actress is set to appear in a new Disney+ series titled American Born Chinese and is inspired by Hollywood legends like Meryl Streep and Michael Caine
- Yeo has been in a long-distance marriage with Hong Kong action choreographer Ma Yuk-sing since she moved back to Singapore in 2013 due to post-partum depression
Amazon Prime’s hit anthology show Modern Love is getting a new spin-off this May as it tells heartwarming stories of interconnected characters that will take place in the bustling metropolitan city of Mumbai. The new show is slated to release on May 13 and will feature a brilliant cast and heavyweight filmmakers.
One name that stands out among the roster of talents is none other than the multifaceted Yeo Yann Yann. The Singaporean-Malaysian actress is already a household name back in her native countries thanks to her decade-spanning career and sterling accolades. Now, Yeo is set to wow a whole crowd of international audiences in her new show.
Here are five things you need to know about the talented actress.
1. She is a theatre veteran and has been nominated for an Emmy
Growing up in Kukup, a small fishing village in the Pontian district in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Yeo made her acting debut in the theatre in the late 90s with Comedy of Mistakes by Toy Factory Production. She then starred in numerous critically-acclaimed plays including Muallaf, Petaling Street Warriors and Lee Chong Wei.
The Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) graduate has been in almost 30 plays throughout her career and has effortlessly zigzagged in and out of genres by performing both onstage and in front of the cameras.