Neo Swee Lin
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Neo Swee Lin (born 15 February 1963) is a Singaporean actress who has appeared in several Asian media productions and theatrical works since the 1980s.
Early life
Born in Singapore, Neo Swee Lin has a law degree from National University of Singapore and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Career
Neo's international film and theatre work includes: Takeaway, The Letter (Lyric Hammersmith), Mail Order Bride (West Yorkshire Playhouse), 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. The two would act as a married couple four years later on the play, The Moon is Less Bright. They married on 12 August 1992.
The two streams regularly in Twitch together under the username TheNeoKELELims.
Filmography
Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | My Grandson, the Doctor | Dr. Liu Su Min | ||
| 1997-2001, 2007 | Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | Phua Ah Ma | Appears in Seasons 1 to 4 and return again in Season 8 | |
| 1997 | 12 Storeys | Rachel | ||
| 1998 | The Teenage Textbook Movie | Mui Ee's Mother | ||
| 1999 | Anna and the King | Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung | ||
| Where Got Problem? | Ng Bee Choo | |||
| 2007 | Katong Fugue | Short film | ||
| Just Follow Law | NRT Representative | 1 and only movie directed by Jack Neo | ||
| 2008 | Kallang Roar the Movie | |||
| 2009 | The Blue Mansion | Wee Pei Shan | ||
| 2010 | Phua Chu Kang The Movie | Phua Ah Ma | Reprise her role from Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | |
| 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 |
Theatre
Neo has appeared in more than 40 plays which included:
- Dragon's Teeth Gate (1986)
- Three Children (1987)
- Three Children (1988)
- M. Butterfly (1989)
- The Moon is Less Bright (1990)
- 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)
- The Morning People (2020)
- Romeo & Juliet (2020)
- First Light (2020)
- Homesick (2021)
- Crazy Christmas (2021)
- Doubt: A Parable (2023)
- Tender Submission (2023)
External links
- at IMDb