Kristina Tonteri-Young
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Kristina Tonteri-Young | |
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| Born | Kristina Annika Tonteri-Young 17 January 1998 |
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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 Warrior Nun (2020-2022) |
Kristina Annika Tonteri-Young (born 17 January 1998) is a Finnish-American actress and former ballerina.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]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]
Acting credits
[edit]Film and television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 - 2022 | Warrior Nun | Sister Beatrice | Main role |
| 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 |
| TBA | The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde | Filming |
Theatre
[edit]| 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] |
Ballet
[edit]| 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] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kristina Tonteri-Young". Timid Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b "FLAUNT Q&A KRISTINA TONTERI-YOUNG". brieftake.com. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: WARRIOR NUN'S KRISTINA TONTERI-YOUNG". brieftake.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Kristina Tonteri-Young". Guildhall School. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Every Major Warrior Nun Character & What They're Fighting For In Season 1". refinery29.com. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Why Mandy Bale From Outside The Wire Looks So Familiar". looper.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Kristina Tonteri-Young – The Sit Down with Scott Dion Brown Ep. 89 (26/07/20)". YouTube. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ https://www.flaunt.com/blog/flaunt-qampa-kristina-tonteri-young
External links
[edit]- Kristina Tonteri-Young at IMDb
- Kristina Tonteri-Young profile at Independent Talent Group
- Kristina Tonteri-Young on Cameo
- Kristina Tonteri-Young on Instagram
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Finnish actresses
- Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Finnish stage actresses
- Finnish ballerinas
- Finnish people of New Zealand descent
- Finnish people of Chinese descent
- Finnish emigrants to the United States
- Finnish expatriates in England
- Finnish expatriates in Russia
- New Zealand people of Finnish descent
- New Zealand people of Hong Kong descent