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.
Neo Swee Lin | |
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| Born | 15 February 1962 or 1963 (age 60–61)[1] |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | CHIJ Katong Convent[2] |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[3] |
| Spouse | |
| Musical career | |
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| Member of | TheNeoKELELims |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 梁瑞玲 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liáng Ruìlíng |
Early life
editBorn 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
editNeo'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
editNeo first met her husband, Lim Kay Siu, a veteran theatre actor, on her first theatre play, Dragon's Teeth Gate, in 1986.[7] The two would act as a married couple four years later on the play, The Moon is Less Bright.[7] They married on 12 August 1992.[8]
Filmography
editFilm and television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Teenage Textbook Movie | |||
| 1997 | 12 Storeys | Rachel | ||
| 1999 | Anna and the King | Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung | [9] | |
| 2007 | Katong Fugue | Short film | [10] | |
| Just Follow Law | NRT Representative | |||
| 2008 | Kallang Roar the Movie | |||
| 2009 | The Blue Mansion | Wee Pei Shan | [11] | |
| 2010 | Phua Chu Kang The Movie | Phua Ah Ma | ||
| 2015 | My Autograph Book | Su Min | Short film | |
| 2018 | You Mean the World to Me | Cheng | ||
| 2019 | Repossession | Sister Agnes | ||
| 2023 | Tomorrow Is a Long Time | Wan |
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
editNeo has appeared in more than 40 plays which included:
- Dragon's Teeth Gate (1986)[7]
- Three Children (1987)
- Three Children (1988)
- M. Butterfly (1989)
- The Moon is Less Bright (1990)[7]
- Three Children (1992)
- Drunken Prawns (1994)
- The Glass Menagerie (1996)
- Beauty World – President Star Charity (1998)
- Ah Kong's Birthday Party (1998)
- Emily of Emerald Hill (1999)
- Emily of Emerald Hill (2000)
- Emily of Emerald Hill (2002)
- Hamlet (2002)
- For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (2004)
- 2nd Link (2006)
- Homesick (2006)
- Cogito (2007)
- Postcards from Rosa (2007)
- Crazy Christmas (2007)
- Crazy Christmas (2008)
- Nadirah (2009)
- Poop (2009)
- Cinderel-lah! (2010)
- Crazy Christmas (2010)
- Emily of Emerald Hill (2011)
- Nadirah (2011)
- Crazy Christmas (2011)
- Cooling Off Day (2011)
- Cooling Off Day (2012)
- First Light (2012)
- Crazy Christmas (2012)
- Mama Looking for her Cat (2012)
- The Crucible (2013)
- Crazy Christmas (2013)
- Postcards from Rosa (2013)
- The House of Bernada Alba (2014)
- Hamlet (2014)
- First Light (2014)
- Crazy Christmas (2015)
- Hamlet (2016)
- Crazy Christmas (2016)
- Romeo & Juliet (2016)
- My Mother's Chest (2016)
- Medea (2017)
- No Parking on Odd Days and The Coffin is too Big for the Hole (2017)
- Club Tempest (2018)
- Half Lives (2018)
- Hamlet (2019)
- Homesick (2019)
- Crazy Christmas (2019)
- Work/Home Balance (2020; online)[12]
- The Morning People (2020)
- Romeo & Juliet (2020)
- First Light (2020)
- Homesick (2021)
- Crazy Christmas (2021)
- Doubt: A Parable (2023)[13]
- Tender Submission (2023)[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Speak Mandarin? Got problem". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. 12. The Straits Times. 16 November 1998. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Said, Nabilah (11 November 2014). "The Way We Go: A Singaporean play on finding love late in life". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Lim, Charmaine (22 May 2023). "Pangdemonium play Doubt: A Parable challenges height differences and personal doubt". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama". HeraldScotland. July 1994. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Production of Mail Order Bride | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "STUDYING DRAMA". The New Paper. 29 August 1992. p. 30. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Kay Siu marries actress". The New Paper. 13 August 1992. p. 9.
- ^ Anne, Sue. "Neo Swee Lin". www.sifa.sg. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Objectifs' Now Showing exhibition: Showcasing the best of Southeast Asian short films". Experience Singapore's arts and culture with #SGCultureAnywhere. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Loh, Genevieve (23 October 2009). "True Blue". TODAY. Singapore. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Ong, Sor Fern (29 May 2020). "Monologues marred by uneven performances, bad writing". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Hoo, Shawn (4 June 2023). "Theatre review: Pangdemonium's Doubt is a parable of ambiguity for #MeToo age". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Hoo, Shawn (18 August 2023). "Theatre review: Stellar acting in Tender Submission, but it preaches to the choir". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
External links
edit- Neo Swee Lin at IMDb