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Revision as of 09:26, 1 August 2023
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Born | Crystal Yu 1988 or 1989 (age 35–36)[1] Hong Kong |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003 – present |
Website | crystal-yu.com |
Crystal Yu is a Hong Kong-born television, film and stage actress. She played Lily Chao on the British BBC medical drama Casualty from 2013 to 2017.
Life and career
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]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Dream Team[6] | Mei | Episode: "Chinese Takeaway" |
2007 | Diamond Geezer[7] | Ping | 1 episode |
2010 | Casualty[8] | Mingmei Ducheng | Episode: "The Enemy Within" |
Spirit Warriors[9] | Jiao | Episode: "The Snake Spirit" | |
2013–2017 | Casualty[10] | Lily Chao | Main cast |
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 | Ching Shih | Episode: "Legend of the Sea Devils" | |
The Sandman | Jackie | Episode: "Imperfect Hosts" | |
2023 | Good Omens | Ms Cheng | 2 episodes |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Car Jack[11] | Club Singer | Short film |
2010 | Shanghai[12] | Lili | |
2011 | Will[13] | Chinese Newsreader | |
2017 | Tossing Myself Off | Galaxy Agent | Short film |
Another Man's Shoes | Kitchen Porter | Short film | |
2019 | Weave Wars | Arcadia | |
Barney | Woman | ||
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby[14] | Lynn | ||
2021 | Dancing Through the Shadow | Chun | |
Permission | Rebecca | Short film | |
2022 | Deus | Tez Turreau | Post-production |
References
- ^ Welch, Tricia (15 October 2017). "Casualty's Crystal Yu reveals her top fashion secrets". Daily Express. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Crystal Yu London, Hong Kong, China". crystal-yu.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Crystal Yu Biography". crystal-yu.com. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Brown, David (4 November 2017). "Casualty: Lily Chao leaves tonight – "I was heartbroken," says Crystal Yu". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Dream Team: Season 7, Episode 4 Chinese Takeaway (19 Oct. 2003)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Diamond Geezer: Season 1, Episode 3 Old School Lies (23 Apr. 2007)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "The Enemy Within Image for The Enemy Within Series 24 Episode 45". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Spirit Warriors: Series 1, Episode 5 The Snake Spirit (19 Feb. 2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Bedside Manner Series 28 Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Car Jack (2008)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Shanghai (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Will (I) (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
External links
- Living people
- 1980s births
- 21st-century Chinese actresses
- 21st-century English actresses
- British actresses of Asian descent
- English film actresses
- English people of Hong Kong descent
- English television actresses
- Hong Kong film actresses
- Hong Kong television actresses
- Hong Kong emigrants to England
- People educated at the Elmhurst School for Dance