Yang Lina (simplified Chinese: 杨莉娜; traditional Chinese: 楊莉娜, 11 January 1963 - 20 March 2010), also known as Lina Yang, was a Singaporean actress. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2009 and was often cast as conniving, plotting characters. She died on 20 March 2010 due to uterine cancer, aged 47.^[1]

Yang studied at Nan Chiau High School.^[2]

Yang became an actress in 1984 after previously working as a bank employee.^[1] She had attended an acting class with her younger sister, Yang Libing, and then joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, which is now part of MediaCorp.^[1] Her most well known roles included the 1986 film, Neighbours, and Samsui Women.^[1]

She married her husband Chau Kim Wa, a make-up artist, in December 1990.^[3] She took two professional breaks from acting to give birth to her two daughters.^[1]

Yang opened a hair salon with her sister in 2004.^[4] She was diagnosed with uterine cancer during the late 2000s, but continued to act sporadically.^[1] She died of cancer in the home of her younger sister, Yang Libing, on 20 March 2010. Her age was 47. Yang is survived by her younger sister.

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