Paulina Yeung was born in California and grew up in the Philippines and Hong Kong. She is a versatile actor and singer who is currently based in New York City and is best known for her portrayal of Tuptim in the 2018 US National Tour and 2019 UK/International Tour of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of The King and I. She was also recently nominated for a Jeff Award for her outstanding work in the show that was produced at Chicago’s Drury Lane Theatre.
Aside from acting, she also does voiceover and singing for TV/film and was included as a Chinese jazz vocalist on the soundtrack of the Emmy Award-winning Amazon Prime series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Season 4). She has also worked as a principal artist with various theatre companies and festivals including Drury Lane Theatre, Opera Hong Kong, Pan Asian Repertory, New York Musical Theatre Festival, NY Lyric Opera, NAAP, and Philippine Opera Company. She is well-versed in several languages and dialects including Mandarin, Hokkien, Tagalog, English and Cantonese.
Paulina is a recipient of several awards including the 2015 American Prize in Collegiate Art Song and Oratorio and the Phyllis Bryn-Julson Award at the 2014 Civic Morning Musicals Voice Competition. She is an alumna of Manhattan School of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music and graduated cum laude from De La Salle University-Manila with a bachelor’s degree in international studies.