Crystal Yu

Crystal Yu
Born Crystal Yu
(1988-10-30) 30 October 1988
Hong Kong, China
Occupation Actress
Years active 2003 – present
Website crystal-yu.com

Crystal Yu is a Hong Kong television, film and stage actress best known for playing Lily Chao in the British BBC medical drama Casualty.

Life and career

Yu, born in Hong Kong, came to London at the age of 11 when she was offered a place at the prestigious Elmhurst School of Dance and Performing Arts (formerly known as Elmhurst Ballet School)[1]

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 Petchy Foundation, bringing dance programmes to secondary schools, Special Educational Needs schools and Pupil Referral Units.[1] Yu is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.[2]

In 2016, Yu was nominated for the Female Actress of the Year honour at the BEAM Awards, an organization that celebrates minority talent, for her role as Dr. Lily Chao in Casualty.[3]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2003
Dream Team[4] Mei
Sky One
Series 7, Episode 4 Chinese Takeaway.
2007
Diamond Geezer[5] Ping
ITV 1
Series 1, Episode 3.
2010
Casualty[6] Mingmei Ducheng
BBC One
Series 24, Episode 46 (The Enemy Within).
Spirit Warriors[7] Jiao
CBBC
Series 1, Episode 5 The Snake Spirit.
2012
Intel Ultrabook: House of the Flying Laptops Advert[8] Modern Woman
Various
Commercial.
2013-
Casualty[9] Lily Chao
BBC One & BBC One HD
Main cast, 2013-

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Car Jack[10] Club Singer Directed by George Swift, Short (47 minutes).
2010 Shanghai[11] Lili Directed by Mikael Håfström, feature film.
2011 Will[12] Chinese Newsreader Directed by Ellen Perry, feature film.

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