Na-Young Jeon
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Na-Young Jeon is a Dutch-South Korean actress and singer, best known for her
musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...
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Background

Born and raised in The Netherlands, she studied piano from the age of four and was involved in many productions of AlbA Theaterhuis in her hometown The Hague. During her training at the Musical Theater Academy, Codarts in Rotterdam she has played leading roles in musical productions of Stage Entertainment. Credits include Kelsi in High School Musical (for which she got nominated for a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award in the category ‘Upcoming talent’ and Kim in Miss Saigon (the revival). As Kim she appeared in the Musical Awards Gala TV Show performing ‘Sun and Moon’ live on Dutch Television. Also her performance of ‘Last night of the world’ during the annual Uitmarkt in Amsterdam was shown live on Dutch Television. In June 2014 she finished portraying the role of Fantine in '' Les Misérables'' at the Queen’s Theatre, West End. For this portrayal she got nominated for a Broadwayworld UK/West End award in the category Best performance in a long-running West End show. She also reprised the role of Fantine in the revival of ''Les Misérables'' in Korea. In July 2017, she played the leading role of Meng Jiang Nü (孟姜女in the new musical "The Great Wall: One Woman's Journey" in Singapore. It was directed by Darren Yap and composed by David Shrubsole. In 2018, she played Tuptim in '' The King and I'' in the West End.Bano, Tim
"''The King and I'' review at London Palladium – an opulent and intelligent revival"
''The Stage'', July 3, 2018
Her notable screen credits include Pong in the series Conny & Clyde (VTM, Antwerp), and the title role in Akiko (Nps Kort!, nominated Gouden Kalf, best short film). She currently commutes among Amsterdam, London, and Seoul.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeon, Na-Young 1989 births Living people Actresses from The Hague Musicians from The Hague Dutch film actresses Dutch musical theatre actresses Dutch television actresses 21st-century Dutch actresses 21st-century Dutch women singers 21st-century Dutch singers South Korean film actresses South Korean musical theatre actresses South Korean television actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean women singers Dutch people of South Korean descent