Ramona Abish Young (born May 23, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her recurring roles on the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Young is also known for her regular roles as

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on ''

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,'' Mona Wu on ''

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'' and Eleanor on ''

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Early life

Ramona was educated in both

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, her parents' homeland, and the United States off and on until she was eight years old. Young graduated early from

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and studied acting at Playhouse West. On her family, Young stated "I don’t have family in the business. My grandfather is an eastern doctor. My grandmother sold clothes on the sidewalk. My mother is in the

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. My father is a psychologist and professor."

Career

One of Young's first credited roles was an appearance in a 2014 episode of the short-lived

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sitcom ''

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''. In 2015, she wrote, produced, and starred in a short film, titled ''Reflections''. She also directed and did various other production duties on another short film, ''Live Exit Here'', for which she additionally starred in, wrote, and produced. In 2016, Young began portraying

, an

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woman, during the third season of Syfy's ''

'', later becoming a main cast member. She originally auditioned for the role of Sun Mei. That same year, Young was cast in another recurring role as Allison, a lesbian teenager, on the second season of ABC's ''

''. In January 2017, Young joined the cast of FXX's ''

'' in a recurring capacity as Robin for the third season. The following month, Young was featured in the

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series ''

'', playing an eponymous

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store clerk in all three seasons. In 2017, she was also cast as a series regular in the

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comedy

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''Thin Ice''. The project was later passed on. Young portrayed Angelica in the 2018 comedy film '' Blockers''. In July 2018, it was announced that Young had joined the main cast of

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series ''

'' as Mona Wu (previously named Alaska Yu) for the show's fourth season. In 2020, it was revealed that Young had joined the cast of

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series ''

''. In 2025, Young voiced Dr. Annabelle in '' Super Duper Bunny League''.

Personal life

Young is a first-generation

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. She speaks

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and

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fluently and can understand a few less widely known dialects because of her grandmother. Young has been doing martial arts since about the age of four. She specifically practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Ramona Living people American television actresses 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American actresses of Chinese descent Place of birth missing (living people) American people of Hong Kong descent California State University, Los Angeles alumni American wushu practitioners 1998 births