Cindy Yang or Yang You-ying (; 4 December 1990 – 21 April 2015), born Peng Hsin-yi (彭馨逸), was a Taiwanese actress and model. She was known for her appearances on 100% Entertainment, the youth-centered television show University, and the film First of May (2015). She was born on 4 December 1990, in Taichung, to politician Peng Tso-kwei.

On 21 April 2015, Yang, aged 24, committed suicide by helium inhalation after suffering from prolonged cyberbullying. A suicide note written by Yang expressed the hope her death would bring attention to the seriousness of bullying. Yang also blamed coworkers for her decision to commit suicide.

Cindy Yang (actress)

A funeral service was held in Taichung on 24 April 2015. At the time of her death, fans and entertainers expressed their sympathy along with their condemnation of netizens' cyberbullying.

Cindy Yang (actress)

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1990 births

2015 suicides

Taiwanese film actresses

Taiwanese female models

Actresses from Taichung

21st-century Taiwanese actresses

Taiwanese people of Hakka descent

Suicides by gas

2015 deaths

Suicides in Taiwan

Cindy Yang (actress)