Neo Swee Lin

Neo Swee Lin
Neo Swee Lin
	Neo in 2025
Born	15 February 1963 (age 62); Colony of Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Education	CHIJ Katong Convent
Alma mater	National University of Singapore; Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama;
Occupations	Actress; singer;
Years active	1986–present
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Spouse	Lim Kay Siu (m. 1992)
	Musical career
Instruments	Vocals; ukulele;
Member of	TheNeoKELELims
Chinese name
Chinese	梁瑞玲
Hanyu Pinyin	Liáng Ruìlíng
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Neo Swee Lin (born 15 February 1963)^[a] is a Singaporean actress who has appeared in several Asian media productions and theatrical works since the 1980s.

Early life

Born in Singapore, Neo Swee Lin has a law degree from National University of Singapore^[4] and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.^[5]

Career

Neo's international film and theatre work includes: Takeaway, The Letter (Lyric Hammersmith), Mail Order Bride (West Yorkshire Playhouse),^[6] 3 Japanese Women (Cockpit Theatre) and Trishaw.

Personal life

Neo first met her husband, Lim Kay Siu, a veteran theatre actor, on her first theatre play, Dragon's Teeth Gate, in 1986.^[7] The two would act as a married couple four years later on the play, The Moon is Less Bright.^[7] They married on 12 August 1992.^[8]

The two streams regularly in Twitch together under the username TheNeoKELELims.^[9]

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1997	12 Storeys	Rachel
1998	The Teenage Textbook Movie
1999	Anna and the King	Lady Jao Jom Manda Ung		^[10]
2007	Katong Fugue		Short film	^[11]
2007	Just Follow Law	NRT Representative
2008	Kallang Roar the Movie
2009	The Blue Mansion	Wee Pei Shan		^[12]
2010	Phua Chu Kang The Movie	Phua Ah Ma
2015	My Autograph Book	Su Min	Short film
2018	You Mean the World to Me	Cheng
2019	Repossession	Sister Agnes
2023	Tomorrow Is a Long Time	Wan

Her other works included: Where Got Problem? (1999), Random Acts, Really Something, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997–2007), Drive: Life and Death, The Celebration and Cut and My Grandson, the Doctor (1996-1997).

Theatre

Neo has appeared in more than 40 plays which included:

Dragon's Teeth Gate (1986)^[7]
Three Children (1987)
Three Children (1988)
M. Butterfly (1989)
The Moon is Less Bright (1990)^[7]
Three Children (1992)
Drunken Prawns (1994)
The Glass Menagerie (1996)
Beauty World – President Star Charity (1998)
Ah Kong's Birthday Party (1998)
Emily of Emerald Hill (1999)
Emily of Emerald Hill (2000)
Emily of Emerald Hill (2002)
Hamlet (2002)
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again (2004)
2nd Link (2006)
Homesick (2006)
Cogito (2007)
Postcards from Rosa (2007)
Crazy Christmas (2007)
Crazy Christmas (2008)
Nadirah (2009)
Poop (2009)
Cinderel-lah! (2010)
Crazy Christmas (2010)
Emily of Emerald Hill (2011)
Nadirah (2011)
Crazy Christmas (2011)
Cooling Off Day (2011)
Cooling Off Day (2012)
First Light (2012)
Crazy Christmas (2012)
Mama Looking for her Cat (2012)
The Crucible (2013)
Crazy Christmas (2013)
Postcards from Rosa (2013)
The House of Bernada Alba (2014)
Hamlet (2014)
First Light (2014)
Crazy Christmas (2015)
Hamlet (2016)
Crazy Christmas (2016)
Romeo & Juliet (2016)
My Mother's Chest (2016)
Medea (2017)
No Parking on Odd Days and The Coffin is too Big for the Hole (2017)
Club Tempest (2018)
Half Lives (2018)
Hamlet (2019)
Homesick (2019)
Crazy Christmas (2019)
Work/Home Balance (2020; online)^[13]
The Morning People (2020)
Romeo & Juliet (2020)
First Light (2020)
Homesick (2021)
Crazy Christmas (2021)
Doubt: A Parable (2023)^[14]
Tender Submission (2023)^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b Neo was reported as being 35 years old in a Straits Times article dated 16 November 1998.^[3]

^ Said, Nabilah (11 November 2014). "The Way We Go: A Singaporean play on finding love late in life". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Lim, Charmaine (22 May 2023). "Pangdemonium play Doubt: A Parable challenges height differences and personal doubt". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Speak Mandarin? Got problem". The Straits Times. No. 12. 16 November 1998. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Amri, Khairul (20 February 2014). ""There will always be the [preachers] who think their way is the only way": Interview with Neo Swee Lin from the House of Bernarda Alba". Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ "Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama". HeraldScotland. July 1994. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ "Production of Mail Order Bride | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "STUDYING DRAMA". The New Paper. 29 August 1992. p. 30. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "Kay Siu marries actress". The New Paper. 13 August 1992. p. 9.
^ TheNeoKELELims - Twitch. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via www.twitch.tv.
^ Anne, Sue. "Neo Swee Lin". www.sifa.sg. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Objectifs' Now Showing exhibition: Showcasing the best of Southeast Asian short films". Experience Singapore's arts and culture with #SGCultureAnywhere. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ Loh, Genevieve (23 October 2009). "True Blue". TODAY. Singapore. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
^ Ong, Sor Fern (29 May 2020). "Monologues marred by uneven performances, bad writing". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Hoo, Shawn (4 June 2023). "Theatre review: Pangdemonium's Doubt is a parable of ambiguity for #MeToo age". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ Hoo, Shawn (18 August 2023). "Theatre review: Stellar acting in Tender Submission, but it preaches to the choir". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

External links

Neo Swee Lin at IMDb

[age-1] Neo was reported as being 35 years old in a Straits Times article dated 16 November 1998.^[3]

[2] Said, Nabilah (11 November 2014). "The Way We Go: A Singaporean play on finding love late in life". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[3] Lim, Charmaine (22 May 2023). "Pangdemonium play Doubt: A Parable challenges height differences and personal doubt". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[age-4] "Speak Mandarin? Got problem". The Straits Times. No. 12. 16 November 1998. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[5] Amri, Khairul (20 February 2014). ""There will always be the [preachers] who think their way is the only way": Interview with Neo Swee Lin from the House of Bernarda Alba". Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[6] "Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama". HeraldScotland. July 1994. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[7] "Production of Mail Order Bride | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

[:0-8] "STUDYING DRAMA". The New Paper. 29 August 1992. p. 30. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via NewspaperSG.

[9] "Kay Siu marries actress". The New Paper. 13 August 1992. p. 9.

[10] TheNeoKELELims - Twitch. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via www.twitch.tv.

[11] Anne, Sue. "Neo Swee Lin". www.sifa.sg. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[12] "Objectifs' Now Showing exhibition: Showcasing the best of Southeast Asian short films". Experience Singapore's arts and culture with #SGCultureAnywhere. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

[13] Loh, Genevieve (23 October 2009). "True Blue". TODAY. Singapore. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

[14] Ong, Sor Fern (29 May 2020). "Monologues marred by uneven performances, bad writing". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[15] Hoo, Shawn (4 June 2023). "Theatre review: Pangdemonium's Doubt is a parable of ambiguity for #MeToo age". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[16] Hoo, Shawn (18 August 2023). "Theatre review: Stellar acting in Tender Submission, but it preaches to the choir". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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Neo Swee Lin
Neo in 2025
Born	(1963-02-15) 15 February 1963 (age 62)^[a] Colony of Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Education	CHIJ Katong Convent^[1]
Alma mater	National University of Singapore Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1986–present
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)^[2]
Spouse	Lim Kay Siu (m. 1992)
Musical career
Instruments	Vocals ukulele
Member of	TheNeoKELELims
Musical artist


Chinese name
Chinese	梁瑞玲

Hanyu Pinyin	Liáng Ruìlíng