She was noted for her roles in the films Protégé de la Rose Noire, Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon, and Give 'Em Hell, Malone.
She was born in Hong Kong on 4 August 1974 to the newspaper editor father Klyster Yen (甄雲龍) and the well-known martial artist mother Bow-sim Mark (麥寶嬋).
[2] As the age of 10,[3] being the youngest martial artist, Yen won a silver medal at the 1st International Tai Chi Tournament in 1984.
In 1985, she competed at the First International Wushu Invitational Tournament in Xi'an from 22 to 28 August, and won a bronze medal in the Women's Changquan competition.
[5] Yen was married to Hong Kong-born American professional race car driver and accountant Hubert Young on March 28, 2009, and they kept two rescue dogs, Rex and Yogi.