Yang Libing
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Yang Libing | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 November 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1984–present | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||||||||
| Family | Yang Lina (Sister) | ||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Star Awards 1999 : Best Supporting Actress | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊莉冰 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨莉冰 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yang Libing (Chinese: 杨莉冰, born 13 November 1965), also known as Emily Yeo, is a former Singaporean Mediacorp actress. She was prominently a full-time artiste from 1983 to 2009.
Yang first entered the entertainment industry in 1984 after she completed the SBC's drama training course with her older sister Yang Lina.[1] She starred in the long-running hit drama Wok of Life and won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Star Awards in 1999.
Yang left the entertainment industry in 2009 to focus on business and operated a hair salon with her sister Yang Lina which was opened in 2004.
Yang has appeared in several of MediaCorp's anniversary events and was one of many former artistes present at the Star Awards 2012.[2]
Personal life
Yang studied at Nan Chiau High School.[3]
Yang married actor Li Nanxing in 1994 after co-starring with him in several drama series. They divorced in 2004 citing irreconcilable differences.[4]
Yang's sister, Yang Lina, died of uterine cancer in 2010.[5]