# Ruby Yap

Ruby Yap (叶俞均; born 28 December 1991) is a Malaysian-born Chinese feature film, drama series, theatre drama and radio drama all-round actress and singer. Ruby made a successful transition to theatre drama stage performance, winning a "Best Actress in a Leading Role" award in 2016 in the 13th Malaysia Asli Drama Awards (ADA). She won it for her role in the critically acclaimed Soviet war drama "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" based on Boris Vasilyev's novel of the same name.
She achieved international recognition when she portrayed Cindy, a lawyer assistant who stands up for justice in the independent Hong Kong film Million Loves in Me, receiving a "Award of Merit for Supporting Actress" in The IndieFest Film Award 2017 at San Diego, California and "Award of Excellence for Supporting Actress" in Depth of Field International Film Festival 2017 in Delaware, USA. Ruby garnered further recognition for her "Best Supporting Actress" award in the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival (HIMPFF) in 2017 and "The Best Supporting Actress" in the 2019 North Europe International Film Festival. In 2017, Ruby Faye released her first single Who Am I, and produced a musical theater "90's" as a warm-up promo for her upcoming debut EP mini-album.

## Acting career

Ruby was the youngest nominee of Best Actress for her first short film The Wither of Sprout in BMW Shorties 2011. Belonging to Malaysia's new generation of artists, she was invited to join the domestic Chinese drama industry, where she further broadened her artistic skills by trying her hand at acting. She played in The Undercover alongside Malaysia TV channel NTV7 top 10 artist Adrian Tan, and later caught viewers' attention during her debut drama serial, playing the role of a teens prostitute and a young killer in Pianissimo.
Ruby was nominated as one of the top 5 in the Best Newcomer category in NTV7 Golden Awards 2014 in which will be held at Putrajaya International convention Centre on 20 September 2014.
Besides, she has selected as one of the supporting cast by the winner of 30th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Nick Cheung in his directorial debut film "The Hungry Ghost Ritual", released in the year 2014. In 2014, Ruby became the 2nd lead actress in NTV7 Chinese drama "The Scavenger". In 2015, Ruby is invited by Hong Kong film director Clifton Ko as special appearance guest actress for his directed musical theatre "Shooting Star" in Malaysia. In the same year, Ruby is selected by Beijing-based theatre director Dr. Deric Gan to take part in his theatre production with Russia well-known novel The Dawns Here Are Quiet. Ruby is the main cast and she was playing a tragic figure, the complicated beautiful soldier Zhenya Komelkowa.
Ruby has worked with some famous and talented directors and artiste, they are Clifton Ko Chi-Sum (Hong Kong), Nick Cheung Ka-Fai (Hong Kong), Chiu Keng Guan (Malaysia), Ho Yu Hang (Malaysia), Xie Xiaodong (China), Zahir Omar (Malaysia), Dr. Deric Gan (Malaysia), Patrick Yau Tat-Chi (Hong Kong), Sam Loh (Singapore), Sampson Yuen (Hong Kong), Chan Wai Cheong (Malaysia), Edmund Yeo (Malaysia) etc.
Ruby has worked with some famous and talented actors and actresses, they are Nick Cheung Ka-Fai (Hong Kong), Simon Yam (Hong Kong), Annie Liu (Taiwan), Huang CaiLun (China), Lo Koon Lan (Hong Kong), Wu Bai (Taiwan), Kaiser Chuang (Taiwan), Shiou Chieh Kai (Taiwan), Landy Wen (Taiwan), Mimi Chu (Hong Kong), Jordan Voon (Malaysia) etc.

## Environmental advocate

Ruby was named a Program Artiste Ambassador for JCI Entrepreneur Malaysia in February 2015 with a special focus of promoting green revival- save the earth.
She was also selected by Magnum & Mega Ultimate for Green Revival 2016 in Malaysia.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2012 | Ah Gu 阿古的故事 | Ah Mei | Chan Wai Cheong | |
| 2013 | Twilight Murderer 迷離凶影 | Janice | Gu Loong | TV film |
| 2013 | Original Sin 原罪 | Yang Yu Ying | Jackson | TV film |
| 2014 | Finding Lion King 天下第一獅 | Zheng Mei | Chew Huat Yeow | TV film |
| 2014 | Kiasu 做你愛做的事 | Mei Ling | Law Gwo Yunn | Co-production between Taiwan & Malaysia |
| 2014 | Hungry Ghost Ritual 盂蘭神功 | Ah Mun | Nick Cheung | Co-production between Hong Kong & Malaysia |
| 2016 | Mrs K | Fong | Ho Yuhang | Co-production between Hong Kong & Malaysia |
| 2017 |
| 2017 | Million Loves in Me 寵我 | Cindy | Sampson Yuen | Hong Kong Indie film |
| 2017 | All My Goddess 女人永遠是對的 | Receptionist | Clifton Ko | Hong Kong Film |
| 2017 | We, the Dead 阿奇洛 | Qi Qi | Edmund Yeo | Malaysia Feature Film |
| 2018 | Think Big Big 大大噠 | Ice | Chiu Keng Guan | Malaysia Feature Film |
| 2019 | Fly By Night 非常盗 | Michelle | Zahir Omar | Malaysia Feature Film |
| 2019 | Before I Sleep 再憶起 | A-Faye | Alan Foo | TV film |
| 2020 | Policewoman 霹雳霸王花 | Lee | Bowie Liu | China Web Film |
| 2020 | Water in the Broken Basket 撈世界 | special appearance | Xie XiaoDong | China Feature Film |

### Television Series

| Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster | Notes |
| 2013 | The Undercover 無間行者 | Ah Ying | NTV7 | Cameo role |
| 2013 | Brilliant Flowers 春花燦爛 | | TV2 | Cameo Role |
| 2013 | The Liar 說謊者 | Emily | NTV7 | Column Leading Role |
| 2013 | Pianissimo 聽風的歌 | Young Lady Fang Ru Yen | NTV7 | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Seven Days 七天 | Teng Teng | Astro Xiao Tai Yang | Cameo Role |
| 2014 | We Are Young 我們正年輕 | Jamie | TV2 | 2nd Leading Role |
| 2014 | The Scavenger 千門八將 | Ruby Lin ShiShi | NTV7 | 2nd Leading Role |
| 2018 | Persona 2 假面2 | Chloe | 8TV | Column Main Role |
| 2018 | Gifted 天之驕子 | Ella | Mediacorp Channel 8 | special appearance |
| 2019 | Missing in Possible 陰陽大轉移 | Lau Kar Ling | TV2 | 1st Leading Role |

### Web Drama

| Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster | Notes |
| 2017 | May I Love You 本來只想暗戀你 | Xing Nan | XUAN | Main role |
| 2018 | May I Love You 2 本來只想暗戀你 2 | Xing Nan | XUAN | Main role |
| 2020 | The Driver 伺機 | Adele | Mediacorp Channel 8 | Main role |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2015 | Shooting Star | Special appearance | Clifton Ko | Musical Theatre |
| 2015 | The Dawns Here Are Quiet | Zhenya Komelkowa | Dr. Deric Gan | 13th ADA Drama Award 2016 - The Best Actress in Leading Role |
| 2016 | Don't Let Shakespeare Know - The Tempest | Caliban | Easee Gan | |
| 2016 | Richard III | Lady Anne, Little Elizabeth, Killer, messenger, guard, servant, palace lady, dancer, musician, citizen of London | Dr. Deric Gan | |
| 2017 | 35 | Girl Friend | Ye Wei Liang | |
| 2017 | 90 Musical | Jolin Hou | Milo Liew | Produced by Stannis Kok & Ruby Yap |
| 2017 | Peking Man | Zeng RuiZhen | Dr. Deric Gan | |
| 2019 | Don't Let Usman Awang Know - Udara | Zhu Ying Tai | Easee Gan | |

### Short Film

* 2011: The Wither of Sprout
* 2012: Love Lane
* 2017: Departure . A Sunny Day 出發·在晴朗的一天 (<Light & Shadow·Macau> Micro Film Creative Competition Champion)

### TV Host

* 2012: Fun Journey 東南西北三人行
* 2015: You Can't Guess Me 估我唔到
* 2016: JOOX Music Walker

### TVC

* 2014: b.liv absolute matte
* 2017: CellLabs Classaanta CNY online adv
* 2017: YES Academy online short film
* 2017: RT Pastry House commercial short Adv
* 2017: Panasonic Malaysia Sky Series Info TVC
* 2020: DAIKIN Malaysia CNY short film（The Twins）

## Music
### Music album

Ruby's first album of the same name is a collection of three songs selected from the musical [90], "Who Am I", "90G", "Dream" and a new original song called "Gone", a mini album organized into a rich piece of music. Ruby Faye album is produced by Hanz Kuok, a famous young singer and composer in Malaysia, and Asia famous composer Percy Phang is the consulting music producer. The album was official released on 6 June 2018.

### Single

* 2018: Story Teller - Ruby Faye
* 2018: Dream - Ruby Faye
* 2018: Gone - Ruby Faye
* 2017: 90G - Ruby Faye
* 2017: Who AM I - Ruby Faye

### Featuring (EP)

* 2015: Hi Bye - Fayse Goh feat. Ruby Yap

## Others
### Emcee

* 2015: MCC Korea Brand Cosmetic & Beauty 1st Flagship Grand Opening
* 2016: 13th ADA Drama Award
* 2017: I have a date with teacher Annual Dinner by SRJK (C) Kepong 1 & Kepong 2
* 2017: Jyn Chiu's Music Album Media Conference

### Music - Singing Performance

* 2012: Miss International Model Yacht Malaysia
* 2013: Malaysia Chinese Qi Pao Beauty Pageant
* 2013: MY ASTRO全民迎新Ulala
* 2014: Loud Speaker 6th Flagship Grand Opening
* 2015: Zero Limits x Merdeka Madness Music Festival Penang
* 2015: Joey Leong 21st Birthday Mini-Concert
* 2017: Asia Muse Girl Search Grand Final
* 2017: 30-Hour Famine DIY Camp - First City UC (23/7)
* 2017: 30-Hour Famine DIY Camp - Taylor Lakeside University (29/7)
* 2017: 30-Hour Famine DIY Camp - Help National University (29/7)
* 2017: 30-Hour Famine World Vision Malaysia - (30/7)
* 2018: ASTRO Chinese New Year Whoopee Countdown Show - 迎春接福大慶典 (15/2)
* 2018: Face of Asia-Pacific (13/4)
* 2018: Sing!China – Malaysia Final- Star Challenge Team (19/5)
* 2018: 30-Hour Famine DIY Camp - SJKC Chin Kwang Wahyu (9/6)
* 2018: The Ultimate Jazz by Calmeraft. Ruby (21/7)
* 2018: Influencers Festival (22/9)
* 2018: Tremella Global Product Launch Annual Nite (14/11)

### Judge

* 2015： Mega Ultimate K’Storm KPOP Dance Cover Competition Grand Final

## Awards/Achievement
### Drama

| Year | Event | Title | Name | Character | outcome |
| 2011 | 1st Malaysia BMW Shorties | Best Actress in Leading Role | 《The Wither of Sprout》 | Ye Yu jun | Nominated |
| 2014 | 3rd NTV7 Golden Awards | Best Newcomer | 《The Undercover》 | Ah Yeng | Nominated |
| 2014 | 3rd NTV7 Golden Awards | The Most Favorite Female Artist | | | Nominated |
| 2016 | 13th Asli Drama Award (ADA) | Best Actress in Leading Role | 《The Dawns Here Are Quiet》 | Zhenya Komelkowa | Won |
| 2017 | The IndieFEST Film Award | Award of Merit - Supporting Actress | 《Million Loves in Me》 | Cindy | Won |
| 2017 | Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition | Award of Excellence - Supporting Actress | 《Million Loves in Me》 | Cindy | Won |
| 2017 | Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival (HIMPFF) | Award of Recognition - Supporting Actress | 《Million Loves in Me》 | Cindy | Won |
| 2017 | Accolade Global Film Competition | Award of Merit - Supporting Actress | 《Million Loves in Me》 | Cindy | Won |
| 2018 | 15th Asli Drama Award (ADA) | Best Actress in Leading Role | 《90 Musical》 | Jolin Hou | Nominated |
| 2018 | Nice International Film festival | Best Actress in Leading Role | 《Million Loves in Me》 | Cindy | Nominated |
| 2019 | North Europe International Film festival | Best Actress in Leading Role | 《Million Loves in Me》 | Cindy | Won |

### Music

| Year | Event | Title | Song Name | Outcome |
| 2017 | NEWAY K Music Awards | My Favourite Outstanding Newcomer Award | | Nominated |
| 2018 | NEWAY K Music Awards | NEWAY Advocating the Great Leap Forward Female Singer Award | | Won |

### Business

| Year | Event | Title | Outcome |
| 2018 | Grandeur & Elegante International Business Award | The International Personality Award | Won |

### Fashion

| Year | Event | Title | Outcome |
| 2018 | Asia Model Festival: Face of Asia-Pacific | Celebrity Star Award | Won |

### Audience Choice

| Year | Event | Title | Name | Character | outcome |
| 2018 | Malaysia Weibo.com | May I Love You Most Popular Artiste | 《May I Love You 2》 | Xing Nan | Won |