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Crystal Yu

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Crystal Yu
Born
Crystal Yu

1988 or 1989 (age 35–36)[1]
Hong Kong
OccupationActress
Years active2003 – present
Websitecrystal-yu.com

Crystal Yu is a Hong Kong-British television, film and stage actress. She played Lily Chao on the British BBC medical drama Casualty from 2013 to 2017.

Life and career

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Yu, born in Hong Kong, came to London at the age of 11 when she was offered a place at the Elmhurst School of Dance and Performing Arts (formerly known as Elmhurst Ballet School).[2]

As well as acting in theatre, films and TV, she gives up her spare time to work closely with The Royal Academy of Dance and The Jack Petchey Foundation, bringing dance programmes to secondary schools, Special Educational Needs schools and Pupil Referral Units.[2] Yu is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.[3]

In 2016, Yu was nominated for the Female Actress of the Year honour at the BEAM Awards, an organisation that celebrates minority talent, for her role as Dr. Lily Chao.[4] After four years in Casualty, Yu left the role and her final episode was broadcast on 4 November 2017.[5]

In 2022, she appeared in episodes of Doctor Who and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. The following year, she appeared as Ms. Cheng in another Gaiman project, Good Omens.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Dream Team Mei Episode: "Chinese Takeaway"
2007 Diamond Geezer Ping Episode: "Old School Lies"
2010 Casualty[6] Mingmei Ducheng Episode: "The Enemy Within"
Spirit Warriors Jiao Episode: "The Snake Spirit"
2013–2017 Casualty[7][8][9] Lily Chao Series Regular
2019 Chimerica Mary Chang Episode: "Gray Areas"
Keeping Faith Dr. Sarah Collins 1 episode
2020 Soulmates Lenora Episode: "Watershed"
2022 Silverpoint Charlotte 2 episodes
Doctor Who[10][11] Ching Shih Episode: "Legend of the Sea Devils"
The Sandman Jackie Episode: "Imperfect Hosts"
History Of A Pleasure Seeker[12] Zhen Zhao / Ichika Satyo Pilot
2023 Good Omens Ms Cheng 2 episodes
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Jean Pettifer Episode: "A Beautiful World"

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Car Jack Club Singer
2010 Shanghai Lili
2011 Will Chinese Newsreader
2017 Tossing Myself Off Galaxy Agent
Another Man's Shoes Kitchen Porter
2019 Weave Wars[13][14] Arcadia
Barney[15] Woman
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Lynn
2021 Dancing Through the Shadow Chun
Permission Rebecca
2022 Deus[16][17] Tez Turreau
2023 The One Note Man[18][19][20] Conductor 2024 Oscar Shortlist Live Action Short Film
2024 Sunrise[21][22] Yan Loi

Video games

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Year Title Role Source
2023 Diablo IV Additional Voices
2024 Apex Legends Alter [23]

References

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  1. ^ Welch, Tricia (15 October 2017). "Casualty's Crystal Yu reveals her top fashion secrets". Daily Express. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Crystal Yu London, Hong Kong, China". crystal-yu.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Crystal Yu Biography". crystal-yu.com. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ BEAM Awards 2017 [@BeamAwards] (24 August 2016). "Congratulations to @MissCrystalYu on being nominated for the Female Actress of the Year Award at The #BEAMAwards!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Brown, David (4 November 2017). "Casualty: Lily Chao leaves tonight – "I was heartbroken," says Crystal Yu". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. ^ "The Enemy Within Image for The Enemy Within Series 24 Episode 45". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Bedside Manner Series 28 Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ^ admin (14 July 2013). "Crystal Yu joins Casualty". www.holby.tv. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Casualty confirms exit for show regular Lily". Digital Spy. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Doctor Who's Legend of The Sea Devils cast tease sword fights, serious conversations and "something big around the corner"". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Meet the cast of Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  12. ^ Rice, Lynette (31 May 2022). "'History Of A Pleasure Seeker': Crystal Yu to Star In Hulu Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  13. ^ PremiereScene (16 November 2018). Ben Hull & Chizzy Akudolu - Weave Wars Interview - TriForce Short Film Festival. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "TriForce Short Film Festival – Interviews – PremiereScene.net". Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Short Film : Barney". The Mill. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  16. ^ Dick, Jeremy (13 September 2022). "Exclusive: Claudia Black and David O'Hara Race Against the Clock in Deus Clip". MovieWeb. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  17. ^ "'Farscape' & 'Stargate SG-1' fan fave Claudia Black tackles 'more mature' space role in thriller 'DEUS'". SYFY Official Site. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  18. ^ Yossman, K. J. (16 November 2023). "'Hunger Games' Star Sam Claflin Boards Ian McKellen-Narrated Short 'The One Note Man' as Executive Producer". Variety. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  19. ^ Hammond, Pete (21 December 2023). "Oscar Shortlists In 10 Categories Announced: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer', 'Maestro' & More". Deadline. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  20. ^ Fair, Vanity (23 January 2024). "Oscar Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Sunrise". www.lionsgate.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  22. ^ Tallerico, Brian. "Sunrise movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Meet Crystal Yu, the voice behind Alter in Apex Legends (2024)". sportskeeda. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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