Crystal Yu

Crystal Yu
Born Crystal Yu
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 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]

Filmography

Television

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

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Car Jack[9] Club Singer Directed by George Swift, Short (47 minutes).
2010 Shanghai[10] Lili Directed by Mikael Håfström, feature film.
2011 Will[11] Chinese Newsreader Directed by Ellen Perry, feature film.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Crystal Yu London, Hong Kong, China". crystal-yu.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Crystal Yu Biography". crystal-yu.com. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dream Team: Season 7, Episode 4 Chinese Takeaway (19 Oct. 2003)". IMDB. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Diamond Geezer: Season 1, Episode 3 Old School Lies (23 Apr. 2007)". IMDB. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Enemy Within Image for The Enemy Within Series 24 Episode 45". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Spirit Warriors: Series 1, Episode 5 The Snake Spirit (19 Feb. 2010)". IMDB. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Intel Ultrabook: House of the Flying Laptops (2012)". IMDB. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Bedside Manner Series 28 Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Car Jack (2008)". IMDB. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Shanghai (2010)". IMDB. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Will (I) (2011)". IMDB. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

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