Neo Swee Lin

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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Neo.
Neo Swee Lin
Born15 February 1962 or 1963 (age 59–60)[1]
Colony of Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
EducationCHIJ Katong Convent[2]
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1986–present
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[3]
Spouse
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(m. 1992)​
Musical career
Instrument(s)
Member ofTheNeoKELELims
Chinese name
Chinese梁瑞玲
Hanyu PinyinLiáng Ruìlíng

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.[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]

Selected filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
1988 The Teenage Textbook Movie
1997 12 Storeys Rachel
1999 Anna and the King [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 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, Random Acts, Really Something, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997–2007), Drive: Life and Death, The Celebration and Cut.

Theatre

Neo 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
  1. "Speak Mandarin? Got problem". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 12. The Straits Times. 16 November 1998. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. Lim, Charmaine (22 May 2023). "Pangdemonium play Doubt: A Parable challenges height differences and personal doubt". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. "Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama". HeraldScotland. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. "Production of Mail Order Bride | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. "STUDYING DRAMA". The New Paper. 29 August 1992. p. 30. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  8. "Kay Siu marries actress". The New Paper. 13 August 1992. p. 9.
  9. Anne, Sue. "Neo Swee Lin". www.sifa.sg. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. "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.
  11. Loh, Genevieve (23 October 2009). "True Blue". TODAY. Singapore. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  12. Ong, Sor Fern (29 May 2020). "Monologues marred by uneven performances, bad writing". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
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