Evelyn Tan

Singaporean actress (1974)

Actress
host
singer
educator

Years active1997–presentSpouseDarren LimAwardsStar Awards 1998 : Best Newcomer
Star Awards 1998 – Star Awards 1999 : Top 10 Most Popular Female ArtistesMusical careerGenresMandopopInstrument(s)VocalsLabelsHype Records

Musical artist

Chinese nameTraditional Chinese陳毓芸Simplified Chinese陈毓芸Hanyu PinyinChén Yùyún

Evelyn Tan Yuit Yin^[1] (born 7 October 1974) is a Singaporean actress, host, educator and former singer.

Tan was ranked by local media as the 'Fifth Ah Jie' for being the fifth most prominent actress in Singapore's Chinese-language entertainment industry of that time after Zoe Tay, Fann Wong, Ann Kok and Phyllis Quek. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1997 to 2005.

Early life

Tan studied at Chung Cheng High School (Main)^[2] and Temasek Junior College^[3] and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in mathematics.^[4]

Career

Tan joined Star Search Singapore in 1997 after university and was offered a contract by Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) after making the top 20.^[4] The following year, she won the Most Popular Newcomer poll at the Star Awards 1998.^[5]

In 1998, Tan was signed by Hype Records, the third TCS artiste signed up by the company after Fann Wong and Zoe Tay.^[6]

In 1999, Tan and Dreamz FM, a local band, performed the song "Together" (心连心), the National Day theme song, at the 1999 Singapore National Day Parade.^[7]

In September 2000, Tan joined the newly formed SPH MediaWorks and diversified into hosting, presenting and newsreading.^[8]^[9]^[10] When it merged with MediaCorp in 2005, she was transferred to MediaWorks' parent company but subsequently resigned for family reasons.

Personal life

She married actor-host Darren Lim on 27 March 2004.^[11] The couple have three sons and a daughter.^[12]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1997	A Place To Call Home	He Yiwen		^[6]
1998	Tuition Fever	Kong Jiajia		^[6]
	Return of the Condor Heroes	Lu Wushuang		^[13]
	Growing Up	Poh Choo	Season 3
1999	Wok of Life	Ang Mo Kio / Zhenzhen		^[13]
2000	My Home Affairs	Miyuki Nakajima
2024	Moments	Gu Chuntian		^[14]^[15]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Liang Po Po: The Movie		Cameo	^[16]
2006	Love Story	Librarian		^[17]

Theatre

Beauty World (1998)

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Details	Sales	Ref
1998	Eve	Released: Label: Hype Records Format:	18,000	^[18]

Singles

Year	Song title	Notes
1998	"Understanding"	Season of Love ending theme

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
1998	Star Awards 1998	Most Popular Newcomer	Won	^[18]
1998	Star Awards 1998	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	Won	^[18]
1999	Star Awards 1999	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	Won
2024	Star Awards 2024	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b Wong, Avis (27 November 1998). "Evelyn who?". The New Paper. p. 55.
^ "会史简介 Alumni Past Years of Activities". chungchenghighyishun.moe.edu.sg. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ "Temasek Junior College imprints : 25 years of passion, purpose and drive 1977– 2002". eservice.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "After exiting Mediacorp, Evelyn Tan saw raising her 4 children as her full-time career". mothership.sg. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Star Awards 2001 Back to the Past: Past Winners (1994–2000)". MediaCorp TV. Archived from the original on 17 December 2001.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lee, Shu Hui (27 November 1998). "No glamour queen but Evelyn Tan is plainly talented". The Straits Times. pp. L4.
^ A Place in My Heart Archived 11 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. NLB.
^ 陈毓芸与谢韵仪网上聊天 (in Chinese). Lianhe Zaobao. 2001. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
^ Kew, Irene (10 November 2001). "Reality show". The New Paper. p. 16.
^ Ho, Karl (2 November 2003). "Brief on the news". The Straits Times. pp. L4.
^ "Boxer shorts and brassieres used in deal to collect bride". The Star. 29 March 2004. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.
^ "Evelyn Tan On How Life After Marriage Is Still 'Plenty Exciting'". The Singapore Women's Weekly. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lim, Ainslyn. "Darren Lim Says He's Only "Loaning" Wife Evelyn Tan To His Kids, Wants Them To Grow Up Faster So He Can "Have Her Back"". 8days. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ ""五姐"陈毓芸时隔18年复出演电视剧 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ "'Life experiences enrich you as an actress': Evelyn Tan returns to acting after 18 years". AsiaOne. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ "Production Notes – Liang Po Po: The Movie". MediaCorp Raintree Pictures. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ "登大银幕陈毓芸扮丑小鸭李之晴变性感女警". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 17. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 26 November 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tee, Hun Ching (26 January 1999). "Evelyn Tan hits the right chord with listeners". The Straits Times. pp. L4.