He Ying Ying (born Hor Ying Ying on 28 January 1995) is a

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an actress.

Early life and education

He Ying Ying was born into a family made up of her father, businessman, her mother, a preschool educator, and a brother. She was educated at

Anderson Junior College Anderson Junior College (AJC) was a junior college established in 1984 and located in Yio Chu Kang, Singapore, offering two-year pre-university courses leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations. In 2019, it was merged ...

before she finished her studies at the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national university, national Public university, public research university in Singapore. It was officially established in 1980 by the merging of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University ...

with a Bachelor of Arts (Communications and New Media) in July 2017.

Career

In 2015, while still studying in NUS, He Ying Ying was scouted by Ben Yeo and Kate Pang on campus to join the talent scouting competition, '' Hey Gorgeous'', which was aired on

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. She was eventually placed as one of the two runner-ups in the competition. Through the competition, she started considering joining the showbiz industry. By December 2016, He Ying Ying had signed with

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's talent management agency, The Celebrity Agency. She appeared in various dramas mostly with cameo appearances and supporting roles in television dramas, before taking on the lead role in ''Run Rachael Run'', in which she was nominated for the Best Leading Actress award in the 2016 Bilbao Web Fest. For her work in ''

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'', she also gained a nomination for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in Star Awards 2017. After having graduated in July 2017, Ying Ying then turned to full-time acting as a career. She took up supporting roles in '' 118 II'', a 218-episode long-running drama for which, she was nominated for the Best Newcomer award in

Star Awards 2018 Star Awards 2018 (also SA2018SG, Chinese: 红星大奖2018) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore, with the Post Party and Ceremony Awards was broadcast live on 22 April 2018. A total of 15 awards were handed out during the ...

. In 2018, Ying Ying reprised her role for the 2018 sequel to ''118 II'', ''118 Reunion''. She also took on two roles in '' Reach for the Skies'', another Long-running drama, playing twins who are in love with the same male character. In 2019, among the various dramas she had acted in 2018, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award in

Star Awards 2019 Star Awards 2019 (also SA25, Chinese: 红星大奖25) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. Star Awards 2019 marks the 25th anniversary, or Silver Jubilee, of the Star Awards since it was first awarded in 1994, hence subt ...

for her role in '' A Million Dollar Dream''. She filmed ''Walk With Me'', ''Voyage Of Love'', ''Dear Neighbours'', '' C.L.I.F. 5'' and ''After The Stars''.

Filmography

Television series

Discography

Compilation albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

He Ying Ying
profile on The Celebrity Agency {{DEFAULTSORT:He, Ying Ying 1995 births Living people Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean film actresses Singaporean television actresses Singaporean television personalities 21st-century Singaporean actresses