Gwendoline Yeo
| Gwendoline Yeo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gwendoline See-Hian Yeo July 10, 1977 Singapore |
| Alma mater |
UCLA San Francisco Conservatory of Music |
| Occupation | Actress, voice actress, and musician |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Relatives | George Yeo (uncle) |
| Website |
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Gwendoline See-Hian Yeo (simplified Chinese: 杨时贤; traditional Chinese: 楊時賢; pinyin: Yáng Shíxián; born July 10, 1977) is an American actress, voice actress and musician, best known for her recurring guest-star role as Xiao-Mei in the hit television series Desperate Housewives, and as Dr. Kelly Lee in General Hospital.
Biography
Early life
Born in Singapore, Yeo is the niece of George Yeo, former Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs. She moved to California as a teenager, graduating (with honors) from St. Ignatius College Preparatory in 1994. Yeo graduated summa cum laude from UCLA in 1997[1] and also earned a diploma in Classical Piano from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.[2]
Her love of music led her to specialize in playing the traditional Chinese instrument, guzheng, which culminated in a one-woman radio show on NPR-KCRW. It also included the debut of her first two zither/vocal tracks "Kiss My Grits" and "Lovers." Yeo was crowned Miss Asian America in 1995 and was also named Miss Chinatown USA in 1998-1999. This led to her getting some TV presenting jobs, as well as a few commercials. From there, her television and film careers blossomed.
Career
Yeo played Xiao-Mei, the Chinese maid of Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) and Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira) in Desperate Housewives, and Dr. Kelly Lee in General Hospital. Her other past appearances include television series 24, JAG, NYPD Blue and The O.C.. Yeo also guest starred in an episode of Hannah Montana and Chuck. Yeo is the voice actress of Paine in Final Fantasy X-2 and Kingdom Hearts II. She also voices Lady Deathstrike in X-Men: Next Dimension, Mercy Graves in The Batman, Li-en in Zatch Bell!, and Lieutenant Keiko Tanaka in an episode of What's New, Scooby Doo?. She has also appeared in the films Night Skies, and The Perfect Girl. In the film Broken Trail, Yeo played "Sun Foy" and was called "number three" by Robert Duvall's character. In 2007, she played Dr. Samantha Yep in The Jane Austen Book Club.
Filmography
Live-action roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Perfect Girl | Perfect Girl | Short film |
| 2004 | A Day Without a Mexican | Newscaster | |
| 2004 | Code | Nurse Kyra Chen | Short film |
| 2005 | The Magic of Ordinary Days | Rose | Television |
| 2007 | Night Skies | June | |
| 2007 | Dead Tone | Detective Anne Hastings | |
| 2007 | The Jane Austen Book Club | Dr. Samantha Yep | |
| 2008 | Vacancy 2: The First Cut | Bride | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Freshmyn | Li Yen Su | Short film |
| 2009 | I Do... I Did! | Dr. Wong | |
| 2012 | Heathens and Thieves | Kun Hua | |
| 2012 | Freeloaders | Yue Jie | |
| 2017 | An American Girl Story - Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance | Marilyn Ling | Television film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | Linda | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Random Years | Happy Dragon Hot Waitress | Episode: "Don't Make Me Have Sex in the Hamptons" |
| 2003 | Watching Ellie | Andrea Barlow | Episode: "Shrink" |
| 2004 | The O.C. | Sara / Amy | Episode: "The Strip" |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Lisa Bart | Episode: "Consent" |
| 2005 | NYPD Blue | Ai Watanabe | Episode: "Moving Day" |
| 2005 | JAG | Lt. Chang | Episode: "Unknown Soldier" |
| 2005 | 24 | Melissa Rabb | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | General Hospital | Kelly Lee | |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives | Xiao-Mei | 9 episodes |
| 2006 | Broken Trail | Sun Foy aka #3 | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana | Bree Samuels | Episode: "New Kid in School" |
| 2007 | Standoff | Ratana Sadka | Episode: "No Strings" |
| 2007 | The 1/2 Hour News Hour | Yujira Shinato | Episode: "Episode #1.8" |
| 2007 | Chuck | Mei-Ling Cho | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp" |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Joanna Kim | Episode: "Unwritten" |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Alexandra | Episode: "Red-Handed" |
| 2009 | The Beast | Jennifer Ling | Episode: "The Walk In" |
| 2011 | Gigantic | Val | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Days of Our Lives | Female Movie Voice | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Math Bites | Girl at Cash Register | Episode: "Math Heads: Do The Math in Your Heads" |
| 2014 | Two and a Half Men | Computer | Episode : "Alan Shot a Girl" |
| 2015 | Castle | Elise Kim | Episode: "The Wrong Stuff" |
| 2015 | American Crime | Richelle | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Michelle Carpio | Episode: "Mama Tried" |
| 2017 | Switched at Birth | Ling | Episode: "The Call" |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Lin Huang | Episode: "Cinderella and the Dragon" |
| 2017 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Deputy Chief Elaine Wu | Episode: "User Bias" |
| 2018 | NCIS | NCIS Special Agent Joanna Wright | Episode: "Death From Above" |
Commercials
- Progresso: "You don't love the dress?" as Chef
Voice roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Kitsune | Television film |
| 2007 | The Invincible Iron Man | Li Mei | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Dead Space: Aftermath | Isabel Cho | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights | Blu | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur | Ms. Deitch | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Back to the Sea | Waitress | |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 | Lola Chong | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 | Lola Chong | Direct-to-video |
| 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Popcorn Vendor, Automated Voice | [3] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | What's New, Scooby Doo? | Lt. Keiko Tanaka | Episode: "Big Appetite in Little Tokyo" |
| 2005 | Higglytown Heroes | Dentist Hero | Episode: "Kip's Sweet Tooth/Wayne's Lollipop" |
| 2005–2006 | Zatch Bell! | Li-en | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Cousin Lisa, Aunt Lily | Episode: "Party Monsters" |
| 2006–2007 | Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol | Mom, Lulu | 10 episodes |
| 2007 | Kim Possible | Hoodie | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Batman | Mercy Graves | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Domino, Master Mold, Madeline Drake, Mariko Yashida | 11 episodes |
| 2008 | Phineas and Ferb | Fifi | Episode: "Greece Lightning/Leave the Busting to Us!" |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Nala Se, Bettie-Bot VJ, Peppi Bow, Cato Parasitti, Computer Voice, Kalifa | 8 episodes |
| 2009 | Special Agent Oso | Jack's Mother | Episode: "Octo-Puzzle/One Suitcase Is Not Enough" |
| 2009 | Uncharted: Eye of Indra | Rika Raja | |
| 2009–2010 | Stitch! | Gramma (Obaa), Lilo | 11 episodes |
| 2011 | Wolverine | Mariko Yoshida | 9 episodes |
| 2011 | X-Men | Dr. Yui Sasaki | 7 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Nyancy Chan, Sheelane | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Mrs. Liao | Episode: "Blood Moon Ball/Fortune Cookies" |
| 2015 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Dr. Lang | Episode: "Be Quiet Scooby-Doo!" |
| 2015 | Regular Show | Waitress 2, Mary, Girl 2 | Episode: "Hello China" |
| 2016–2017 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Shinigami | 6 episodes |
Video games
References
- ↑ Allred, Laurie (November 17, 2010). "Alumna Gwendoline Yeo emphasizes family dynamics in her one-woman show 'Laughing With My Mouth Wide Open'". Daily Bruin. UCLA.
- ↑ "DIP INTERVIEW: Interview with Gwendoline Yeo". UCLA. November 7, 2003.
- ↑ Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (film). 2015.
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