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Kristina Tonteri-Young | |
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Born | Kristina Annika Tonteri-Young 17 January 1998 |
Nationality |
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Education |
The Bolshoi Ballet Academy Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | Sister Beatrice in Warror Nun (2020-2022) |
Kristina Annika Tonteri-Young (born 17 January 1998) is a Finnish-American actress and former ballerina. [1]
Tonteri-Young was born in Finland to a Finnish mother and Chinese New Zealand father from Hong Kong. [1] Her family moved to New York City when she was 6 years old. [2] From 2009 to 2012, she attended The Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, where she learned Russian. During her time there, Tonteri-Young appeared in La fille mal gardée at the Bolshoi Theatre and The Sleeping Beauty and Le Corsaire at the Kremlin Ballet. [1] At age 16, she got into acting, attending some Shakespeare summer courses at RADA. [2] She attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama as a Skinners’ Lawrence Atwell Scholar from 2016 to 2019, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. [3] There, she appeared in a few stage plays. [4]
Her first on screen role was Netflix's series Warrior Nun, where she starred as Sister Beatrice. [5] She has since appeared in a few films, including Netflix's Outside the Wire. [6]
Tonteri-Young is fluent in Finnish, English and French, and also speaks some Russian. [7] Her favorite way to use her free time is by surfing and hiking. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 - 2022 | Warrior Nun | Sister Beatrice | 18 episodes Season 1 and Season 2 |
2020 | A Gift from Bob | Bea | |
2021 | Outside the Wire | Corp. Mandy Bale | |
Dancing Through the Shadow | Tia Zhang | Main role | |
TBA | Love is the Monster | Blake | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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2015 | The Crocodile's Gift | Damura/Jelita | Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham | [1] |
2018 | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | Henrietta Iscariot | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | [1] |
Saturday, Sunday, Monday | Attilia | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | [1] |
Year | Title | Venue | Ref. |
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2010 | La fille mal gardée | Bolshoi Theatre | [1] |
2011 | The Sleeping Beauty | The Kremlin Ballet | [1] |
2011 | Le Corsaire | The Kremlin Ballet | [1] |