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Evelyn Tan Yuit Yin (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 .
2 days ago · Last month, Evelyn Tan, 49, made her small-screen comeback in Moments, playing Paige Chua’s strong-minded, yet kind hearted aunt. Evelyn’s last appearance in a Mediacorp drama was — believe it or not — 24 years ago, in Home Affairs. For the past two decades, she's been busy taking care of her family.
Apr 2, 2024 · Apr 02, 2024, 06:25 PM. SINGAPORE – Singaporean actress-host Evelyn Tan has opened up about raising her three sons who were diagnosed with dyslexia. Tan, 49, has four children with local actor ...
Oct 10, 2023 · SINGAPORE – Home-grown actress Evelyn Tan is back in the heat of television drama production after an 18-year hiatus. “October marks a bold step in the direction of me stepping out into a ...
- Inspired by Zoe Tay
- Almost Became A Teacher
- Becoming A Mediaworks Artiste
- New Full-Time "Job"
- Living in A Yacht
- Facing A Storm
- From Reel Life Teacher to Real Life Teacher
- Performed with The "People's President"
Upon graduating from the National University of Singapore with a degree in mathematics, Tan joined the fifth edition of Mediacorp's Star Searchin 1997. Joining the talent competition was a no-brainer for her since she has been actively involved in Chinese speech and drama — something she truly enjoyed since she was in secondary school. Unfortunatel...
Tan was ready to pursue her other childhood ambition of becoming a teacher after her short-lived stint at the talent competition. But Lady Luck was on her side, and Tan was offered a contract by Mediacorp (then called TCS, or Television Corporation of Singapore). As she thought that other colleagues would get the contract, the news came as a pleasa...
After several years as an actor, Tan felt that she needed to diversify her skills and wanted to try her hand on hosting variety shows. And the opportunity couldn't have come at a better time when the now-defunct television broadcaster MediaWorks offered her a contract in 2000. While Tan managed to hone her skills, her time at MediaWorks didn't last...
But as the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining: She and her husband, fellow actor Darren Lim, found out that they were expecting their first child. Nowadays, she takes up small scale gigs from time to time, but family still remains her top priority. Before breaking out in a burst of laughter, she joked: "I didn't have a job then, so I thou...
Tan and her husband are not your typical Singaporean parents. While most Singaporeans live in flats (or on land, generally), the family of six lived on the waters for four years. from 2013. To fulfil Lim's childhood dream of sailing and Tan's desire to travel the world, the family lived in a three-room yacht that was usually docked at the ONE°15 Ma...
Tan recounted a time where they had to face several storms at sea for an entire 24 hours. In an articleshe wrote in 2017, the family boat apparently rocked to and fro, up and down on five metre-high waves. https://www.instagram.com/p/BC27JA-qyaP/ The waters were so choppy, they couldn't cook their meals and everyone had to make do with cereal for b...
Now, she gets to live her other ambition by putting her teaching chops to use, because she currently homeschools three of her children. The couple decided to homeschool their children as they believe that education should be taught at a pace that is built for the child in order to inculcate the love of learning in them. However, one thing they coul...
Apart from being a loving mother and wife to her family, Tan has also been busy with some work of her own. The most recent one, for example, would be her upcoming performance for this year's President's Star Charity (PSC). She will be singing Teresa Teng's "The Moon Represents My Heart" with Mediacorp artiste Kym Ng — the same song that they perfor...
Jul 20, 2022 · On the latest episode of A Night Under The Stars, host Darren Lim, 49, kept it in in the family.Literally. His guests were — drumroll — his wife, former Mediacorp actress Evelyn Tan, 45, and their four children Kristen, 16, Jairus, 14, Way, 12, and Elliot, eight.
Jul 21, 2022 · Former actress Evelyn Tan has taken a backseat in showbiz since taking on the full-time role of motherhood in 2005, but she revealed in the latest episode of the meWATCH variety show A Night Under ...
