Momo Yeung
Momo Yeung | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Momo Yeung (Chinese: 楊敏軒) is a Hong Kong actress and ballerina based in England. She began her career dancing with St. Margaret's Festival Ballet and Manchester City Ballet, appearing in The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, and Coppélia. Yeung then transitioned into acting, performing on the West End among other venues. On screen, she is known for her roles in the comedy film A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019), the fantasy series Theodosia and the Netflix series Heartstopper (both 2022).
Career
[edit]Yeung began her career as a ballet dancer. She performed as a member of the St. Margaret's Festival Ballet, where she danced in Coppélia and The Sleeping Beauty.[1] She also danced with the Manchester City Ballet, performing in The Nutcracker.[2]
As a stage actress, she performed in The Lion King at the West End theatre, The Night Pirates on its United Kingdom tour, Celtic Journey at the Churchill Theatre, An Unusual Story at the Cochrane Theatre, and Snow White and Aladdin with First Family Entertainment.[1] She also performed in White Pearl at the Royal Court Theatre, in Hansol Jung's Wild Goose Dreams at the Theatre Royal Bath.[3]
Yeung began her film and television career in 2012, first appearing in minor roles in crime drama film The Grind and the British sitcom Stath Lets Flats, and then she made appearances in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Tell Me Everything, The Sandman, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.[4] In 2022, she appeared as the recurring character Miss Krait in the fantasy adventure television series Theodosia and as Yan Xu, the mother of Tao Xu (played by William Gao), in the Netflix coming-of-age romantic comedy drama series Heartstopper. She reprised her role for the second season of Heartstopper in 2023.[5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Grind | Dancer | Minor role | [6] |
| 2018 | Stath Lets Flats | Waitress | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby | Queen Ming of Penglia | ||
| 2020 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Toy Buyer #2 | ||
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Hong Kong Master | ||
| 2022 | The Sandman | Disciple #6 | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | Tell Me Everything | Jing | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Theodosia | Miss Krait | recurring role | |
| 2022-present | Heartstopper | Yan Xu | recurring role | [7] |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Oyunn | Video game |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Review: White Pearl at Royal Court Theatre |". Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Momo Yeung | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
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[edit]- Living people
- 21st-century Chinese actresses
- Chinese ballerinas
- 21st-century Chinese ballet dancers
- Chinese film actresses
- Chinese television actresses
- Chinese voice actresses
- Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
- Hong Kong emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Hong Kong female dancers
- Hong Kong film actresses
- Hong Kong musical theatre actresses
- Hong Kong television actresses
- Hong Kong voice actresses
- Hong Kong stage actresses