Na-Young Jeon

Na-Young Jeon is a Dutch-South Korean actress and singer, best known for her musical theatre work.

Na-Young Jeon
전나영
Born (1989-01-09) 9 January 1989
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)actress, singer
Korean name
Hangul
전나영
Revised RomanizationJeon Nayeong
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Nayŏng

Background

Born and raised in The Netherlands, she studied piano from the age of four and was involved in many productions of AlbA Theaterhuis in her hometown The Hague.

During her training at the Musical Theater Academy, Codarts in Rotterdam she has played leading roles in musical productions of Stage Entertainment. Credits include Kelsi in High School Musical (for which she got nominated for a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award in the category ‘Upcoming talent’[1] and Kim in Miss Saigon (the revival).

As Kim she appeared in the Musical Awards Gala TV Show performing ‘Sun and Moon’ live on Dutch Television. Also her performance of ‘Last night of the world’ during the annual Uitmarkt[2] in Amsterdam was shown live on Dutch Television.

In June 2014 she finished portraying the role of Fantine in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, West End. For this portrayal she got nominated for a Broadwayworld UK/West End award[3] in the category Best performance in a long-running West End show. She also reprised the role of Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables in Korea.

In July 2017, she played the leading role of Meng Jiang Nü (孟姜女in the new musical "The Great Wall: One Woman's Journey" in Singapore. It was directed by Darren Yap and composed by David Shrubsole. In 2018, she played Tuptim in The King and I in the West End.[4]

Her notable screen credits include Pong in the series Conny & Clyde (VTM, Antwerp), and the title role in Akiko (Nps Kort!, nominated Gouden Kalf, best short film).

She currently commutes among Amsterdam, London, and Seoul.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2008 High School Musical on Stage! Kelsi Nielsen Recording
2008 Akiko Akiko Short film
2010 Hitomi Hitomi Short film
2010 Van Hier Tot Tokio Bo Series
2013 Connie & Clyde Pong 5 episodes[5]
2016 The Calling Girl Short film
2016 Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Gigi Recording
2018 The King and I Tuptim Recording

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2009 High School Musical on Stage! Kelsi Nielsen Tilburg
2011 Miss Saigon[6] Kim Dutch Revival
2012 Kiss Me, Kate Bianca Theatre M-Lab, Amsterdam
2013–2014 Les Misérables Fantine Queen's Theatre, London[7]
2015–2016 Les Misérables Fantine Blue Square Theatre, Seoul
2016 Notre Dame de Paris Esmeralda Korea Revival Tour
2017 The Great Wall Musical: One Woman's Journey Lady Meng Jiang Nü Drama Centre, Singapore
2017 Miss Saigon Gigi UK Tour
2018 The King and I Tuptim London Palladium Revival, London[4]
2019–2022 Aida Aida Blue Square Interpark Hall, Seoul
2020 Rent Maureen Johnson D-cube Arts Center, Seoul

References
  1. Musical Awards, Stichting. "Musical Awards 2009". Musical Awards. -. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. "Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties presenteert nieuwe producties op Uitmarkt". Musical Journaal nieuws. Musical Journaal. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. "Nederlanders genomineerd voor Broadwayworld Awards". AVROTROS Musical. AVRO / TROS. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. Bano, Tim. "The King and I review at London Palladium – an opulent and intelligent revival", The Stage, July 3, 2018
  5. "Connie & Clyde (2013– )". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. Entertainment, Stage. "HET VERHAAL VAN MISS SAIGON". Stage Entertainment / Joop van der Ende producties. Joop van der Ende producties. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. Musical, Redactie. "Na-Young Jeon in West End's Les Misérables". AVRO. AVRO. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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