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Yvonne Lim

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Yvonne Lim
Born (1976-09-28) 28 September 1976 (age 48)[1]
Other namesLin Xiangping
Alma materSingapore Polytechnic
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
AgentThe Celebrity Agency
Spouse
Alex Tien
(m. 2014)
Children2
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese林湘萍
Simplified Chinese林湘萍
Hanyu PinyinLín Xiāngpíng

Yvonne Lim (born 28 September 1976) is a Singaporean actress.

Early life and education

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Lim was born to Hokkien-speaking family. She studied at CHIJ St Theresa's Convent and graduated with a Diploma in Electronic, Computer, & Communication Engineering (DECC) at Singapore Polytechnic in 1996.[2]

In an interview with SP's alumni magazine, she stated that she was a "shy girl" who rarely took part in extracurricular activities. At the recommendation of some friends, she took part in the Miss Singapore Polytechnic beauty pageant and finished first runner-up. She was a finalist with Go Magazine's Cover Girl Contest and did some modelling before joining Star Search Singapore 1997. While she was eliminated in the finals but she was offered a contract by the Television Corporation of Singapore (predecessor of MediaCorp).

Career

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Lim was given a lead role in Starting Point, where she played a young entrepreneur, and was well received by audiences. She was nominated for Best Newcomer and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in the Star Awards 1998 after her debut, Starting Point. Although she did not manage to win the 'Best Newcomer 1998', she was voted into the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes for that year.[3] However, her career started to pick up again in 1999 with her role of an unfortunate girl lost in the crowds of Singapore in the early 20th century in Stepping Out.

Her subsequent progress was fairly slow, mainly appearing in minor supporting roles (The Vagrant, A Child's Hope). Some attribute this trend to her petite build, which dwarf her in comparison to other actresses.

She also recorded and released a solo Mandarin album in 2000. In 2002, she participated in the Hong Kong television station ATV 30-part courtroom drama Innocently Guilty, which also starred Anita Yuen, Kent Cheng and Felix Wong.[4]

In 2005, she landed major roles in popular dramas such as A New Life, where she played a poor but contented woman, and Portrait of Home, in which she played one of the antagonists. At the Star Awards 2005, she had the rare honour of being nominated in both acting categories and won the Best Supporting Actress for the latter.[5] That drama's role as a vengeful woman was also named one of the top 10 most memorable villains at the Star Awards 2007 25th anniversary special.

In 2006, her stock rose even further when she landed the lead role in An Enchanted Life, a story of a Taiwanese betel nut seller who journeys to Singapore in search of her long-lost father. She also starred in the hit drama Metamorphosis in 2007, which granted her the coveted Star Awards 2007 Best Actress Award.[6] This award was an important milestone for her as it led to her rising popularity. Metamorphosis also won Best TV Serial in the Star Awards 2007.

Lim appeared on numerous variety and game shows, including 'Let's Party With Food!' and 'The Giant Show' in 2008, after her win for Best Actress in the Star Awards 2007.

Lim has been nominated for 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes' in the Star Awards for every single year since she joined Mediacorp in 1998. After her first win in 1998, she did not win the Top 10 award until 2009.[7]

Lim co-stars with local actor Shaun Chen in While You Were Away, and this will be their third drama in which they rekindle their on-screen romance. They were previously an on-screen couple for Channel 8's Your Hand in Mine in 2009 and Kampong Ties in 2011.

Personal life

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Lim is married to former Taiwanese boy band B.A.D member Alex Tien, who is 3 years younger than her. The couple held their wedding on 7 September 2014, at Ritz Carlton Hotel, Singapore. On 27 December 2014, she gave birth to her son Alex Junior aka A.J. at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital, and after which they moved to Taiwan on 25 May 2015. On 6 January 2017, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Alexa in Taiwan.[8] As of 2018, Alexa acquired her Singapore citizenship.[9] Lim is in the process of moving her family back to Singapore.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Nothing to Lose Daderufang
2007 Truth Be Told Renee Donovan / Ling Ling [11]
2011 It's A Great, Great World Tan Ah Huay [12]
2012 My Dog Dou Dou (我的狗蚪蚪)
2013 Popiah (薄饼)

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Starting Point He Xinjie [13]
Danger in Sight
1998 The Return of the Condor Heroes Guo Xiang
The New Adventures of Wisely Huang Honghong
Legend of the Eight Immortals Long San
1999 Stepping Out Hai Yan
Hero of the Times Lei Xiaoti
2000 The Voices Within
Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2 Ye Xue
Don't Worry, Be Happy V [14]
2001 The Hotel
The Reunion Lu Xiuwen
The Vagrant Song Xintian
2002 Innocently Guilty
2003 True Heroes Irene
A Child's Hope Fang Xiuyue
2004 Amnesia (telemovie)
The Dragon Heroes Princess Yin Qiao
My Fair Lady Huai Xiao [15]
Celestial Legends [16]
烟花三月 Chinese production [17]
Stranger in the mirror
2005 Portrait of Home Chen Fenling (Fyn)
Portrait of Home II
Beautiful Illusions Lu Xiaofen
A New Life Ah Mei
2006 Fairy of the Chalice
An Enchanted Life Li Shanqi
2007 A Mobile Love Story Su Fei
Metamorphosis Sheryl Wen Wanrou
2008 Nanny Daddy Lin Aihua
Love Blossoms II Pan Jiaqi
Perfect Cut Herself
2009 Your Hand in Mine Zheng Aizhen
2010 Secret Garden [18]
2011 Kampong Ties Lin Shuixian
The Oath Xu Yunwen
2012 Rescue 995 Xu Wenqian
2013 Marry Me Liu Xixi
Break Free Tian Shishi
2014 World at Your Feet Zheng Yongyi
Blessings Du Shini
2015 The Female Assassins in the Palace Da Na Chinese production
2019 A World of Difference Li Jiaying
While You Were Away Wu Senmei
2023 Strike Gold Lisa Fang
Whatever Will Be, Will Be Liu Bizhen Dialect series [19]

Discography

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Compilation albums

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Year English title Mandarin title
2009 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 09 新传媒福牛迎端年
2010 MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 10 新传媒金虎迎富贵

Awards and nominations

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Year Organisation Category Nominated work Result Ref
1998 Star Awards Best Newcomer Starting Point
(as He Xinjie)
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Condor Heroes
(as Guo Xiang)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
1999 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Stepping Out
(as Hai Yan)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2000 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2001 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2
(as Ye Xue)
Nominated
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2002 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2003 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2004 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2005 Star Awards Best Supporting Actress Portrait of Home
(as Fyn)
Won
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
Best Actress A New Life
(as Ah Mei)
Nominated
2006 Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Portrait Of Home II
(as Fyn)
Highly Commended
Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
2007 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 20
Best Actress Metamorphosis
(as Wen Wanrou)
Won
Top 10 Most Memorable Villains Portrait of Home
(as Fyn)
Won
2009 Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Perfect Cut Nominated
Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2010 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2011 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2012 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
Best Supporting Actress The Oath
(as Yunwen)
Nominated
2013 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2014 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Won
2015 Star Awards Best Actress World at Your Feet
(as Zheng Yongyi)
Nominated
Most Popular Regional Artiste (China) Nominated
Most Popular Regional Artiste (Cambodia) Nominated
2021 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10
2022 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10 [20]
2024 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Top 10 [21]

References

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  1. ^ Ziyi, Toh (28 September 2022). "Yvonne Lim Celebrates 46th Birthday; Her First Without Her Kids, Who Are Back In Taiwan". 8days. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ "SPotlight: Yvonne Lim's Search for Stardom" (PDF). SPAN News, Issue 25 p.15. May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Star Awards 2010 ~ 红星大奖 2010". Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Toggle". Celebs. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Star Awards 2010 ~ 红星大奖 2010". Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Channel 8 : Star Awards 2010 ~ 红星大奖 2010". Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Star Awards Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Yvonne Lim welcomes her second child". TODAYonline. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Yvonne Lim Is Hatching A Plot To Move Her Family Home To Singapore". 8 Days. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Yvonne Lim Says Her Return To Acting Has Made Her Husband Appreciate Her More". TODAYonline. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Truth Be Told". The UrbanWire. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Celluloid time machine: "It's a Great Great World"". ChannelNewsAsia.
  13. ^ "Yvonne Lim". Mediacorp. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Yvonne Lim". Mediacorp. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  15. ^ "《我爱钟无艳》30集全—中国—电视剧—优酷网,视频高清在线观看—又名:《My Fair Lady》《钟无艳》". list.youku.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Yvonne Lim". Mediacorp. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Yvonne Lim". Mediacorp. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Yvonne Lim". Mediacorp. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Bird's eye view of Taipei: Yvonne Lim gives us a glimpse of her home". AsiaOne. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  20. ^ Ang, Benson (24 April 2022). "Star Awards 2022 host Chen Hanwei clinches Best Actor award | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  21. ^ https://mothership.sg/2024/04/yvonne-lim-star-awards-top-10/
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