Marline Yan (born January 9, 1993 in
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress and singer. Her most prominent appearance is in Canadian television series ''
How To Be Indie''.
Career
Yan started acting and singing at ten years of age in shows from local theatre companies. In her first year of high school at John Paul II Catholic Secondary School, in London, Ontario, she was cast as the leading role in a production of
Romeo and Juliet. At the age fourteen, she was first signed on to an agency and a year later was cast for the role of Abigail, a
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
-Canadian girl who is also Indie's best friend in the
YTV series
How To Be Indie. Later that year, she appeared as Sophia in the successful
Family Channel series
Connor Undercover
''Connor Undercover'' is a Canadian Teen action comedy TV series airing on Canadian specialty channel Family Channel. It stars Max Morrow as the title character Connor Heath. It is co-produced by Heroic Films Company and Shaftesbury Films. In ear ...
.
In 2010, Yan was cast in a minor two-episode role for
Wingin' It
''Wingin' It'' (originally titled ''Angel on Campus'' prior to its debut) is a Canadian teen sitcom which aired on Family. The series was produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Evere ...
, a children's series which also starred her ''How to Be Indie'' co-star
Dylan Everett
Dylan Phillip Everett (born January 24, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in ''How To Be Indie'' (2009–2011), ''Wingin' It'' (2010–2013), ''Degrassi'' (2012–2013), and '' Open Heart'' (2015).
Life and career
Evere ...
. She most recently completed a television film titled ''Made... The Movie'' and was cast for an upcoming film ''Trigger'' . Subsequently, she returned for a second season of ''
How To Be Indie'', which premiered in fall 2010.
Filmography
Film and television
References
External links
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Living people
1993 births
Canadian child actresses
Canadian actresses of Cambodian descent
Canadian actresses of Chinese descent
Canadian actresses of Indian descent
Canadian actresses of Vietnamese descent
Canadian people of Thai descent
Canadian television actresses
People from St. Thomas, Ontario