Momo Yeung

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).

Momo Yeung
Born
Hong Kong
Occupation(s)Actress, ballet dancer
Years active2012–present

Early life

Yeung was born in Hong Kong, where she lived until she was ten years old.[1] Her family emigrated to Calgary, Canada, where she lived until she went to university.[1] She later moved to the United Kingdom as part of a business exchange program.[1]

She trained in classical ballet at the Starchevski School of Ballet and the Northern Ballet's affiliated school in England.[1]

Career

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.[2] She also danced with the Manchester City Ballet, performing in The Nutcracker.[3]

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.[2] She also performed in White Pearl at the Royal Court Theatre, in Hansol Jung's Wild Goose Dreams at the Theatre Royal Bath.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[4]

Personal life

Yeung is fluent in both Cantonese and English.[1] She practices meditation.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 The Grind Dancer Minor role [5]
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 [6]
2023 Diablo IV Oyunn Video game

References
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