Gwendoline Yeo

Gwendoline Yeo strikes me as quietly important. Born in Singapore, she moved to California as a child and worked her way through UCLA into acting, all while being a trained musician. Her roles, Xiao-Mei on Desperate Housewives, Dr. Kelly Lee on General Hospital, helped carve out visible space for Asian American performers on mainstream television. Crossing languages and cultures to reach a first-tier career is no small feat, and her voice work shows a versatility I find admirable. She's the kind of bridge-building performer I think the industry has long undervalued, and I root for her.

Name (English)

Gwendoline Yeo

Name (Japanese)

グウェンドリン・ヨー

Reading

ぐうぇんどりん・よー

Born

July 10, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Origin

Singapore

Occupation

musician / television actor / film actor / voice actor

University

University of California, Los Angeles

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gwendolineyeofanpage/
• Xhttps://x.com/GwendolineYeo
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendoline%20Yeo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449072

Tags

• musician
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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