Yeo Yann Yann

The Malaysian actor has built a particularly rewarding collaboration with Singaporean director Anthony Chen. In Ilo Ilo (2013), she plays a mother negotiating household and financial strain; in Wet Season (2019), she is Ling, a teacher whose private life is coming apart. Watch the difference between guarded irritation and emotional exposure. These films give her complex, sometimes uncomfortable behaviour to explore, rather than asking her to be an easily likeable guide.