Na Young Jeon

Na-Young Jeon (born January 9, 1989) is a Dutch-South Korean actress and singer.

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• 9 winter anton zetterholm rob houchen with na young jeon
• I dreamed a dream na young jeon les mis rables london august 2013
• StageTheatre
• Television
• Film
• Recordings
• References

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’ 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 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 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.

In July 2017, she plays the leading role of Meng Jiang Nü (孟姜女）in the new musical "The Great Wall: One Woman's Journey" in Singapore. The musical is directed by Darren Yap and composed by David Shrubsole.

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.