Crystal Yu

Biography

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.

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).

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. Yu is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.

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. After four years in Casualty, Yu left the role and her final episode was broadcast on 4 November 2017.

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.

Known For

The Sandman

Jackie

Good Omens

Ms. Cheng

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Jean Pettifer

Avatar the Last Airbender

Lady Beifong

Soulmates

Lenora

Shanghai

Lili

Deus

Tez Turreau

Sunrise

Yan Loi

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Sunrise	Yan Loi
2023	The One Note Man	Conductor
2022	Deus	Tez Turreau
2019	A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby	Lynn
2010	Shanghai	Lili
	The Rainbow Crossing Academy	Eve

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Avatar the Last Airbender	Lady Beifong
2022	The Sandman	Jackie
2022	Sister Boniface Mysteries	Jean Pettifer
2020	Soulmates	Lenora
2019	Good Omens	Ms. Cheng
2010	Spirit Warriors	Jiao