Yang Lina

Yang Lina (simplified Chinese: 杨莉娜; traditional Chinese: 楊莉娜, 1963 - March 20, 2010), also known as Lina Yang, was a Singaporean actress whose credits included dramas such as Samsui Women and An Ode To Life. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2009.^[1] She was often cast as conniving, plotting characters.^[1]

Personal life

Yang became an actress in 1984 after previously working as a bank employee.^[1] She had attended an acting class with her younger sister, Yang Libing, and then joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, which is now part of MediaCorp.^[1] Her most well known roles included the 1986 film, Neighbours, and Samsui Women.^[1]

She married her husband Chau Kim Wa, a make-up artist, in 1992.^[1] She took two professional breaks from acting to give birth to her two daughters.^[1]

Yang opened a hair salon with her sister in 2004.^[2] She was diagnosed with uterine cancer during the late 2000s, but continued to act sporadically.^[1][1] She died of cancer in the home of her younger sister, Yang Libing, on March 20, 2010. Her age was 47.

Filmography

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