Marline Yan (born January 9, 1993) is a Canadian actress and singer. Her most prominent appearance is in Canadian television series ''

How To Be Indie ''How to Be Indie'' is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on YTV from 2009 to 2011 and on the Disney Channel until 2012. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John ...

''.

Career

Yan started acting and singing at ten years of age in shows from local theatre companies. In her first year of high school at John Paul II Catholic Secondary School, in London, Ontario, she was cast as the leading role in a production of

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

. At the age fourteen, she was first signed on to an agency and a year later was cast for the role of Abigail, a Filipino-Canadian girl who is also Indie's best friend in the YTV series

. Later that year, she appeared as Sophia in the successful Family Channel series

Connor Undercover ''Connor Undercover'' is a Canadian teen action comedy television series airing on Canadian specialty channel Family Channel. It stars Max Morrow as the title character Connor Heath. It is co-produced by Heroic Film Company and Shaftesbury Film ...

. In 2010, Yan was cast in a minor two-episode role for

Wingin' It ''Wingin' It'' (originally titled ''Angel on Campus'' prior to its debut) is a Canadian teen sitcom which aired on Family. The series was produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Eve ...

, a children's series which also starred her ''How to Be Indie'' co-star

Dylan Everett Dylan Phillip Everett (born January 24, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in '' How To Be Indie'' (2009–2011), '' Wingin' It'' (2010–2013), '' Degrassi'' (2012–2013), and '' Open Heart'' (2015). In 2022, he retired ...

. She most recently completed a television film titled ''Made... The Movie'' and was cast for an upcoming film ''Trigger'' . Subsequently, she returned for a second season of ''

'', which premiered in fall 2010.

Filmography

Film and television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yan, Marline Living people 1993 births Canadian child actresses Canadian actresses of Cambodian descent Canadian actresses of Chinese descent Canadian actresses of Indian descent Canadian actresses of Vietnamese descent Canadian people of Thai descent Canadian television actresses People from St. Thomas, Ontario