Na-Young Jeon
| Na-Young Jeon | |
| Hangul | 전나영 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Jeon Nayeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏn Nayŏng |
Na-Young Jeon (born January 9, 1989) is a Dutch-South Korean actress and singer.
Born and raised in The Netherlands, she studied piano from the age of 4 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’[1] 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[2] in Amsterdam was shown live on Dutch Television. In June 2014 she finished portraying the role of Fantine in Les Miserables at the Queen’s Theatre, West End. For this portrayal she got nominated for a Broadwayworld UK/West End award[3] in the category Best performance in a long-running West End show. Now she is now currently reprising the role of Fantine, but this time in the Korean Revival of Les Miserables in Korea.
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 now commutes between Amsterdam, London, and Seoul.
Performances
Stage/Theatre
- Lady Meng Jiangnu, The Great Wall (Workshop), Darren Yap
- Fantine, Les Misérables,[4] Queen’s Theatre, West End (2013-2014), Korean Revival Tour (2015), Trevor Nunn & John Caird
- Bianca, Kiss Me Kate, M-Lab (Amsterdam), Daniel Cohen
- Kim, Miss Saigon,[5] Joop van den Ende, Laurence Connor
- Kelsi, High School Musical, Joop van den Ende, Carline Brouwer
- Esmeralda, Notre Dame de Paris (musical), Korean Revival Tour (2016)
Television
- Pong, Conny and Clyde[6] (Series Lead), Caviar Films
- Guy GoossensBo, Van Hier Tot Tokio (Villa Achterwerk), VPRO, Ben van der Meijden
Film
- Girl (Lead), The Calling, Michael AdeyeyeHitomi, HITOMI, Manu de Smet Akiko, AKIKO, LEV Pictures, Michael Sewandono
Recordings
- High School musical (2008, Original Dutch Tour cast)
- Miss Saigon (2012, Dutch revival cast, live)
References
- ↑ Musical Awards, Stichting. "Musical Awards 2009". Musical Awards. -. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties presenteert nieuwe producties op Uitmarkt". Musical Journaal nieuws. Musical Journaal. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Nederlanders genomineerd voor Broadwayworld Awards". AVROTROS Musical. AVRO / TROS. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ Musical, Redactie. "Na-Young Jeon in West End's Les Misérables". AVRO. AVRO. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ Entertainment, Stage. "HET VERHAAL VAN MISS SAIGON". Stage Entertainment / Joop van der Ende producties. Joop van der Ende producties. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Connie & Clyde (2013– )". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 6 July 2015.