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Gwendoline Yeo
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Yeo in 2018
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Gwendoline See-Hian Yeo
10 July 1977 |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Relatives | George Yeo (uncle) |
Gwendoline See-Hian Yeo (born July 10, 1977) is a talented actress from Singapore who works in the United States. She is known for acting in popular TV shows and movies, and for being a voice actress in many animated series and video games.
When she was a child, Gwendoline moved from Singapore to California. She started her acting career in TV comedies like Grounded for Life. You might know her as Dr. Kelly Lee on General Hospital, Xiao-Mei on Desperate Housewives, or as the voice of many famous characters.
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Early Life and Education
Gwendoline Yeo was born in Singapore. When she was eleven years old, she moved to California. She was a very bright student and graduated with top honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1997. Besides her acting talents, she is also a skilled musician and earned a diploma in classical piano.
Before she became a famous actress, Yeo won the Miss Asian America pageant in 1995. She also won the Miss Chinatown USA title for 1998–99.
Her uncle is George Yeo, a well-known former politician in Singapore who served as the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Acting Career
Gwendoline Yeo has had an exciting career in movies, television, and voice acting. She is known for playing a wide variety of characters.
Famous Movie Roles
One of Yeo's most important roles was in the award-winning Western movie Broken Trail. She acted alongside famous actor Robert Duvall. She played Sun Fu, a young Chinese woman in the 1800s who was sold and forced into a difficult life. Duvall personally chose her for the part, and her performance was highly praised by critics.
She also played Dr. Samantha Yep in the movie The Jane Austen Book Club and had roles in other films like Night Skies and The Magic of Ordinary Days.
Popular Television Shows
Many people know Yeo from her role as Xiao-Mei on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives. Xiao-Mei was the maid for the characters Gabrielle and Carlos Solis. Her character was so popular that she was asked to become a main character on the show.
She has also appeared in many other popular TV shows, including:
- American Crime
- General Hospital
- NCIS
- Grey's Anatomy
- Castle
- The Mentalist
- Chuck
In 2020, she was originally cast as a main villain in The CW's show Kung Fu, but the role was later given to another actress before the show aired.
Voice Acting in Animation and Video Games
Gwendoline Yeo is a major star in the world of voice acting. She has brought many animated and video game characters to life. She has even had action figures made of her characters!
Animation
Yeo has voiced characters in many popular animated series. She played the deadly assassin Lady Shiva in Young Justice and the powerful witch Shinigami in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She also voiced another famous TMNT character, Karai, in the series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Some of her other famous voice roles include:
- Nala Se and Jedi Kalifa in Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Domino in Wolverine and the X-Men
- Mercy Graves in The Batman
- Li-en in Zatch Bell!
- Princess Iron Fan in Lego Monkie Kid
Video Games
If you're a gamer, you have probably heard Gwendoline Yeo's voice. She is famous for playing Paine in the video games Final Fantasy X-2 and Kingdom Hearts II.
She has also voiced other major video game characters, such as:
- Lady Deathstrike in X-Men: Next Dimension
- Yuma in Far Cry 4
- Four-Eyes in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
- Rika Raja in the Uncharted series
Other Talents and Projects
Besides acting, Yeo is a talented musician. She loves playing a traditional Chinese instrument called the guzheng. She even created a one-woman radio show where she told her life story and played her music. This show later became a stage play called Laughing With My Mouth Wide Open, which she wrote and starred in.
Yeo also has a kind heart. She once designed her own clothing line and donated all the money she made to a charity that helps people in need in Kentucky.
