| Birth Place: | Hong Kong |
| Occupation: | Actress, ballet dancer |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
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 (2019), the fantasy series Theodosia and the Netflix series Heartstopper (both 2022).
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.[1] She also danced with the Manchester City Ballet, performing in The Nutcracker.[2]
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.[1] She also performed in White Pearl at the Royal Court Theatre, in Hansol Jung's Wild Goose Dreams at the Theatre Royal Bath.
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. She made appearances in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Tell Me Everything, The Sandman, , and . 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.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Grind | Dancer | Minor role | [4] | |
| 2018 | Stath Lets Flats | Waitress | 1 episode | ||
| 2019 | Queen Ming of Penglia | ||||
| 2020 | 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 | [5] | |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Oyunn | Video game |