Yvonne Lim
Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 | |
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| Born | Lim XiangPing, Yvonne |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Yvonne Lim (Chinese:林湘萍, pinyin: Lín Xīangpíng) is a Singaporean actress who has starred in many drama serials on Mediacorp Channel 8 since 1997.
Yvonne was the first runner-up in the Singapore Polytechnic Beauty Quest and a finalist with Go Magazine's Cover Girl Contest before she joined Star Search in 1997. She was offered a full-time artiste contract with MediaCorp Studios and was given the lead role in her debut TV drama, Starting Point, where she played a young entrepreneur, which was well received by audiences.
Her performance were recognised when she was voted as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in the Star Awards 1998.
She also recorded and released a solo Mandarin album in the year 2000. In 2002, she also teamed up with Hong Kong ATV station in a 30-part courtroom drama Innocently Guilty, also starring Anita Yuen, Kent Cheng and Wong Yat Wah.
Early Life & Education
Yvonne Lim was born in Singapore on 28 September 1976 to Hokkien parents. She studied in Singapore Polytechnic where she was talent-spotted.
Her favourite subject in school is Mathematics and she qualifies with a Polytechnic Diploma.
Career
Yvonne Lim was nominated for Best Newcomer and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in the Star Awards 1998 after her debut Starting Point. Although she did not manage to win the 'Best Newcomer 1998', she was voted into the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes for that year.
Her subsequent progress was fairly slow, mainly appearing in minor supporting roles (A Child's Hope, The Vagrant). Some attribute this trend to her petite build, which dwarf her in comparison to other actresses. However, her career started to pick up again in 1999 with her role of an unfortunate girl lost in the crowds of Singapore in the early 20th century in Stepping Out.
In 2005, she appeared in A New Life (television drama) as a poor but contented woman and was nominated for Best Actress 2005. The other serial she appeared in, Portrait of Home made her the Best Supporting Actress 2005.
In 2006, her stock rose even further when she landed the lead role in An Enchanted Life, a story of a Taiwanese Betel Nut Girl who journeys to Singapore in search of her long lost father.
She also starred in the hit drama Metamorphosis in 2007, which granted her the coveted Best Actress Award 2007. This award was an important milestone for her as it led to her rising popularity.
Yvonne appeared on variety game shows in 2008 like 'The Giant Show' and 'Let's Party With Food!', about a month after winning the Best Actress 2007.
She has recently appeared in Mediacorp's Lunar New Year Show 2008, showing the latest fashion of the 12 Zodiacs with the other female artistes. She represented the 'Rabbit'.
Yvonne said in an interview with xin.sg in Mandarin : "I'm very happy that Mediacorp has given me this chance. Even though I missed the Top 10(Most popular artistes) award for 9 years, I am very happy that I am always nominated for the past 10 years.". Despite the fact that she has only won 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' once (in 1998), her happy-go-lucky attitude has been recognised by her fans.
Appearances
Television Series
- 1997
青春列车 Starting Point 迷离剧场之影子凶手 Danger In Sight
- 1998
神雕侠侣 Return Of The Condor Heroes 卫斯理传奇 The New Adventures Of Wisely 东游记 Legends Of The Eight Immortals
- 1999
出路 Stepping Out 新方世玉 Hero Of The Times
- 2000
心灵物语之爱上衣柜人 The Voices Within 陆小凤 II Master Swordsman Lu Xiao Feng II 敢敢做个开心人 Don't Worry, Be Happy V
- 2001
大酒店 The Hotel 顶天立地 The Reunion 豹子胆 The Vagrant
- 2002
法内情 Innocently Guilty
- 2003
真心英雄 True Heroes 孩有明天 A Child's Hope
- 2004
Amnesia (telemovie) 烟花三月 我爱钟无艳 My Fair Lady
- 2005
同心圆I Portrait of Home I 同心圆II Portrait of Home II 镜中人 Beautiful Illusions 有福 A New Life 赤子乘龙 The Dragon Heroes
- 2006
宝莲灯 Lotus Lantern 夜光神杯 Fairy of the Chalice 钻石情缘 An Enchanted Life
- 2007
相聚北京(China production) 东方霸主(China production) 爱情占线(China co-production) 破茧而出 Metamorphosis
TV Hosting
- 2002
城人杂志 City Beat
- 2006
吃在北京(Discovery Channel)
Feature Film
- 2002
Nothing To Lose
- 2007
真相 Truth Be Told
Awards
Singapore Polytechnic Beauty Quest 1997 1st Runner-up
Go Magazine's Cover Girl Contest 1997 Finalist
Star Search 1997
Star Awards 1998
- Nominated 'Best Newcomer'
- Awarded 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'
Star Awards 1999
- Nominated 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'
Star Awards 2000
- Nominated 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'
Star Awards 2001
- Nominated 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'
Star Awards 2002
- Nominated 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'
Star Awards 2003
- Nominated 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'
Star Awards 2004
- Nominated 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'
Star Awards 2005
- Nominated 'Best Actress' A New Life (television series)
- Awarded 'Best Supporting Actress' Portrait of Home I
Star Awards 2006
- Nominated 'Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes'
Asian Television Awards 2006
- Awarded 'Best Performance By An Actress (Highly Commended)' Portrait of Home II
Star Awards 2007
- Nominated 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes'
- Awarded 'Best Actress' Metamorphosis
Personal Life
Often nicknamed Champagne, the happy-go-lucky Yvonne loves swimming, bowling and hanging out with friends. She has a soft spot for dogs, perfume and Tweety Bird. She has also recently told media that her favourite colour is pink. She hopes to travel around the world, and her ideal guy "must be able to make her laugh".
Quit Smoking Campaign
In October 2007, Yvonne was given a blog space on www.freshair.sg/yvonne to blog about her Quit Journey for 30 days. In there, she shares many tips about staying healthy and about her progress. She has since successfully quit the smoking addiction that has been bothering her for 5 years.
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