He Ying Ying or Hor Ying Ying (, born 28 January 1995) is a

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an actress.

Early life and education

He Ying Ying was born into a family made up of her father, businessman, her mother, a preschool educator, and a brother. She was educated at

Anderson Junior College Anderson Junior College (AJC) was a junior college established in 1984 and located in Yio Chu Kang, Singapore, offering two-year pre-university courses leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations. In 2019, it was merged wi ...

before she finished her studies at the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

with a Bachelor of Arts (Communications and New Media) in July 2017.

Career

In 2015, while still studying in NUS, He Ying Ying was scouted by

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and

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on campus to join the talent scouting competition, '' Hey Gorgeous'', which was aired on

Mediacorp Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Mediacorp, Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that ye ...

. She was eventually placed as one of the two runner-ups in the competition. Through the competition, she started considering joining the showbiz industry. By December 2016, He Ying Ying had signed with

Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

's talent management agency, The Celebrity Agency. She appeared in various dramas mostly with cameo appearances and supporting roles in television dramas, before taking on the lead role in ''Run Rachael Run'', in which she was nominated for the Best Leading Actress award in the 2016 Bilbao Web Fest. For her work in ''

Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or Physical strength, strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ...

'', she also gained a nomination for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in

Star Awards 2017 Star Awards 2017 (also SA2017, Chinese: 红星大奖2017) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U. The Road to Star Awards ...

. After having graduated in July 2017, Ying Ying then turned to full-time acting as a career. She took up supporting roles in ''

118 II ''118 II'' also known as (要要发 II) ran for 218 episode drama series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui, Xu Bin, Somaline Ang, Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Bryan Wong and Ha Yu as the cast ...

'', a 218-episode long-running drama for which, she was nominated for the Best Newcomer award in

Star Awards 2018 Star Awards 2018 (also SA2018SG, Chinese: 红星大奖2018) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. The Post Party and Ceremony Awards was broadcast live on 22 April 2018. A total of 15 awards were handed out during the cerem ...

. In 2018, Ying Ying reprised her role for the 2018 sequel to ''118 II'', ''118 Reunion''. She also took on two roles in ''

Reach for the Skies ''Reach For The Skies'' (Chinese: 不平凡的平凡) is a 150-episode drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Bryan Wong, Kym Ng, Pan Lingling, Yao Wenlong, Joey Swee, Zhang Zhenhuan and He Yingying as the cast of this series. ...

'', another Long-running drama, playing twins who are in love with the same male character. In 2019, among the various dramas she had acted in 2018, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award in

Star Awards 2019 Star Awards 2019 (also SA25, Chinese: 红星大奖25) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. Star Awards 2019 marks the 25th anniversary, or Silver Jubilee, of the Star Awards since it was first awarded in 1994, hence subti ...

for her role in ''

A Million Dollar Dream ''A Million Dollar Dream'' ( zh, 给我一百万) is a Chinese television drama that aired on the Singaporean television channel Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars C ...

''. She filmed ''Walk With Me'', ''Voyage Of Love'', ''Dear Neighbours'', ''

C.L.I.F. 5 ''C.L.I.F. 5'' (Chinese: 警徽天职之海岸卫队 is a Singapore police procedural series produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8 in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. This is the fifth installment to ''C.L.I.F.'' in 2011, and ...

'' and ''After The Stars''.

Filmography

Discography

Compilation album

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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He Ying Ying
profile on

The Celebrity Agency Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prop ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:He, Ying Ying 1995 births Living people Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean film actresses Singaporean television actresses Singaporean television personalities 21st-century Singaporean actresses