FORMER MediaCorp actress Yang Lina, who played steely women and bad girls in dramas such as Samsui Women, died of uterine cancer last Saturday night, said Shin Min Daily News. She was 47.
She died in the home of her younger sister, actress Yang Libing, the report said. The cause of death was confirmed by her husband. She was diagnosed with cancer about three years ago, but kept it from her friends in showbusiness, said the newspaper.
A former bank employee, she became an actress in 1984 with the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, after she and her sister went to its acting class, said Lianhe Wanbao.
She became well known in dramas such as Samsui Women and Neighbours in 1986.
She married a make-up artist in 1992 and took two breaks from acting, to give birth to two daughters. In 2004, she set up a hair salon with her sister.
In her last role, she played a rich, neglected woman dying of Aids in Perfect Cut 2. She is survived by her husband and two daughters, aged 18 and 13.
[SOURCE: http://www.straitstimes.com]
Local actress Yang Lina, 47, passed away on Saturday night in her sister's home after battling uterine cancer for the past three to four years. The news came as a surprise for many fellow colleagues and friends who have always known her as a \"healthy and robust\" lady.
Yang is survived by her husband, Chau Kim Wa (also known as 'Wa Ge') who is a makeup artist in MediaCorp, and two young daughters aged 18 and 13 years old.
According to news reports, Yang previously underwent a couple of surgeries for her cancer but her condition did not improve. Despite that, she has always maintained an optimistic outlook on life.
A former bank employee, she first joined showbiz when she was 21 years old in 1984 with her actress-sister, Yang Libing, after the pair attended acting classes together. She got married in 1992 and decided to retire from showbiz. Yang made a comeback in 1995 after giving birth to her first daughter and left again when she was pregnant with her second child.
A familiar face to television viewers, she is most remembered for the 1986 period drama series, Samsui Woman, and was last seen in the Ch U production, Perfect Cut 2, where she took on the role of an AIDS patient.
During the filming of Perfect Cut 2, it was reported that Yang requested for the production team to finish five days worth of filming in three as she was worried that she might have to be admitted into the hospital.
[SOURCE: http://sg.news.yahoo.com]
~Sincere Condolences to her Friends and Family.
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