Yang Libing () is a former

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actress. She was prominently a full-time artiste from 1983 to 2009.

Career

Yang first entered the entertainment industry during the 1984 after she attended the SBC's drama training course with her older sister Yang Lina. She starred in the long-running hit drama '' Wok of Life'' and won the Best Supporting Actress award at the

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1999. Yang left the entertainment industry in 2009 to focus into business and operated a hair salon with her sister Yang Lina which was opened in 2004. Yang had appeared in several of MediaCorp's anniversary events and was one of many former artistes present at the

Star Awards 2012 Star Awards 2012 ( Chinese: 红星大奖 2012) was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. ...

Personal life

Yang married actor

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in 1994 after co-starring with him in several drama series. They divorced in 2004 citing irreconcilable personality differences. Yang's sister, Yang Lina, died of

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in 2010.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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