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[[File:Mai ling.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gwendoline Yeo holds a [[Norinco Type 54]] as Mei-Ling Cho in ''[[Chuck]]''.]] | |||
'''Gwendoline Yeo''' (Gwendoline See-Hian Yeo; Chinese: 杨时贤; pinyin: Yáng Shíxián; born 10 July 1977) is an American actress, musician and writer best known for her role as the naughty maid Xiao-Mei in ''Desperate Housewives''. She starred opposite [[Robert Duvall]] and [[Thomas Haden Church]] in the Emmy Award-winning Western ''[[Broken Trail]]'' as Sun Fu (also known as "Number Three"), a Chinese woman sold into prostitution in the 1800s. After a worldwide search, Duvall personally selected her to star opposite him in the role. | |||
She also received critical acclaim on TV series ''American Crime'' (2015–2017) as Oklahoma born Sargent "Richelle" alongside a racist mother-in-law portrayed by [[Felicity Huffman]]. She has guested on other hit TV shows like ''[[NCIS]]''. | |||
Gwendoline immigrated from Singapore to San Francisco at eleven. She won Miss Teen Chinatown SF, Miss Asian America & Miss Chinatown USA. She graduated from UCLA Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and has a diploma in piano from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her father was head of the National University of Singapore and her brother is head of molecular genetics at Cambridge University in England. Her uncle, George Yeo, is the former Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs; serving for over 20 years. | |||
Gwendoline is a very active voice actress and has voiced over fifty games and cartoons, being nominated for 3 BTVA awards. She voiced Domino in the superhero game ''Deadpool'' (2013), Yuma in ''[[Far Cry 4]]'', and Rika Raja in ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]'' and ''[[Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception]]''. Of notice, she voiced Lieutenant "Forty-Five" Park in ''SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs''; the first female lead in the SOCOM series. | |||
She also voiced Tsiao Jung in the ''[[Love, Death & Robots]]'', an adult animated anthology television series on Netflix. | |||
'''Gwendoline Yeo can be seen using the following weapons in the following television series:''' | '''Gwendoline Yeo can be seen using the following weapons in the following television series:''' | ||
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|[[Tokarev TT-33|Norinco Type 54/213A]] || Mei-Ling Cho || ''[[Chuck]]'' || "Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp" (S1E04) || 2007 | |[[Tokarev TT-33|Norinco Type 54/213A]] || Mei-Ling Cho || ''[[Chuck]]'' || "Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp" (S1E04) || 2007 | ||
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| [[Mk 18 Mod 0]] || NCIS Special Agent Joanna Wright || ''[[NCIS - Season 15|NCIS]]'' || "Death from Above" (S15E18) || 2018 | |||
Revision as of 22:53, 4 January 2022
Gwendoline Yeo (Gwendoline See-Hian Yeo; Chinese: 杨时贤; pinyin: Yáng Shíxián; born 10 July 1977) is an American actress, musician and writer best known for her role as the naughty maid Xiao-Mei in Desperate Housewives. She starred opposite Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church in the Emmy Award-winning Western Broken Trail as Sun Fu (also known as "Number Three"), a Chinese woman sold into prostitution in the 1800s. After a worldwide search, Duvall personally selected her to star opposite him in the role.
She also received critical acclaim on TV series American Crime (2015–2017) as Oklahoma born Sargent "Richelle" alongside a racist mother-in-law portrayed by Felicity Huffman. She has guested on other hit TV shows like NCIS.
Gwendoline immigrated from Singapore to San Francisco at eleven. She won Miss Teen Chinatown SF, Miss Asian America & Miss Chinatown USA. She graduated from UCLA Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and has a diploma in piano from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her father was head of the National University of Singapore and her brother is head of molecular genetics at Cambridge University in England. Her uncle, George Yeo, is the former Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs; serving for over 20 years.
Gwendoline is a very active voice actress and has voiced over fifty games and cartoons, being nominated for 3 BTVA awards. She voiced Domino in the superhero game Deadpool (2013), Yuma in Far Cry 4, and Rika Raja in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. Of notice, she voiced Lieutenant "Forty-Five" Park in SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs; the first female lead in the SOCOM series.
She also voiced Tsiao Jung in the Love, Death & Robots, an adult animated anthology television series on Netflix.
Gwendoline Yeo can be seen using the following weapons in the following television series:
| Gun | Character | Title | Note/Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norinco Type 54/213A | Mei-Ling Cho | Chuck | "Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp" (S1E04) | 2007 |
| Mk 18 Mod 0 | NCIS Special Agent Joanna Wright | NCIS | "Death from Above" (S15E18) | 2018 |