Crystal Yu

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Crystal Yu
Born
Crystal Yu

1988or1989(age 35–36) [1]
Hong Kong
OccupationActress
Years active2003 – present
Website crystal-yu.com

Crystal Yu is a Hong Kong-British television, film and stage actress. She played Lily Chao on the British BBC medical drama Casualty from 2013 to 2017.

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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]

In 2022, she appeared in episodes of Doctor Who and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. The following year, she appeared as Ms. Cheng in another Gaiman project, Good Omens.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Dream Team MeiEpisode: "Chinese Takeaway"
2007 Diamond Geezer PingEpisode: "Old School Lies"
2010 Casualty [6] Mingmei DuchengEpisode: "The Enemy Within"
Spirit Warriors JiaoEpisode: "The Snake Spirit"
2013–2017 Casualty [7] [8] [9] Lily Chao Series Regular
2019 Chimerica Mary ChangEpisode: "Gray Areas"
Keeping Faith Dr. Sarah Collins1 episode
2020 Soulmates LenoraEpisode: "Watershed"
2022SilverpointCharlotte2 episodes
Doctor Who [10] [11] Ching Shih Episode: "Legend of the Sea Devils"
The Sandman JackieEpisode: "Imperfect Hosts"
History Of A Pleasure Seeker [12] Zhen Zhao / Ichika SatyoPilot
2023 Good Omens Ms. Cheng2 episodes
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Jean PettiferEpisode: "A Beautiful World"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Car JackClub Singer
2010 Shanghai Lili
2011 Will Chinese Newsreader
2017Tossing Myself OffGalaxy Agent
Another Man's ShoesKitchen Porter
2019Weave Wars [13] [14] Arcadia
Barney [15] Woman
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Lynn
2021Dancing Through the ShadowChun
PermissionRebecca
2022Deus [16] [17] Tez Turreau
2023 The One Note Man [18] [19] [20] Conductor2024 Oscar Shortlist Live Action Short Film
2024 Sunrise [21] [22] Yan Loi

Video games

YearTitleRoleSource
2023 Diablo IV Additional Voices
2024 Apex Legends Alter [23]

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