Yann Martel Yann Martel Yann Martel (born 25 June 1963) is a Spanish-born Canadian author best known for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel "Life of Pi", a #1 international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent more than a year on the Bestseller Lists of the "New York Times" and "The Globe and Mail", among many other best-selling lists. It was adapted to the screen and directed by Ang Lee, garnering four Oscars (the most for the event) including Best Director and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
Yeo Yann Yann Yeo Yann Yann Yeo Yann Yann (; born 20 February 1977) is a Malaysian actress based in Singapore. She has worked in theatre, television, and film; recent performances include "Singapore Dreaming" (as Mei), Thunderstorm 雷雨 (as Fan Yi 蘩漪) and a movie in August 2007, "881". Besides acting, Yann Yann also hosts bilingual events and performs for corporate skits and projects. She is also a pioneer-graduate of Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), formerly known as the Theatre Training and Research Programme (TTRP). Yeo cites her acting mentor (the late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun) as a big part in her career.