Xinyi Fang (born 19 March), known professionally as Michelle Mao, is an actress. Her films include The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms (2024) and Zi (2026). On television, she appeared in the Apple TV+ series Surfside Girls (2022) and the fourth season of the Netflix series Bridgerton (2026).
Early life and education Xinyi "Michelle" Fang was born on 19 March in Nashville. She grew up in Hong Kong and Beijing and went to boarding school in England, where she discovered a love of theatre. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Media Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019. During her time at Berkeley, she was involved in the initiatives the Malala Fund and the AAPI Bone Marrow Donor Program, and helped launch Future Forum Beijing in 2017. Fang then pursued a 2021–2022 Master of Arts (MA) in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University back in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar.
Career Initially credited as Michelle Fang, she began her career during her time at Berkeley, appearing in shorts and music videos and doing the English dubs for Korean series and films. She starred as the titular character of the Hooked TV series Morgan's Secret Admirer. In 2022, Fang had her first named film role as Lisa Randall in the Netflix teen band film Metal Lords and a recurring role as Amy in the Apple TV+ series Surfside Girls. She portrayed a young version of Françoise Yip's character Victoria in the 2023 reboot of the series Goosebumps on Hulu and Disney+.
In 2024, Fang starred as Patsy Lee in the fantasy film The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms, having been cast back in 2018. Credited as Michelle Mao, she had supporting roles in the 2025 films Preparation for the Next Life and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Mao starred in Kogonada's film Zi, which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. That same year, she played Rosamund Li in the fourth season of the Netflix period drama Bridgerton.
She has upcoming roles in the independent film Caity and as Yara in the third season of the HBO series The Last of Us.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Bumblebee Mean Girl / Partygoer 2019 The Forest of Love Mitsuko English dub 2020 #Alive Additional voices English dub 2022 Metal Lords Lisa Randall 2024 The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms Patsy Lee 2025 Preparation for the Next Life Angela A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Smitty 2026 Zi Zi Caity Petey
Shorts Year Title Role Notes 2017 Irrevocable Maggie Blowing Smoke Megan Notes for December Violinist 2018 Hunter's First Homicide Maggie UCB student film About Tonight Sammy A Woman at War Mallory Peters 88 Cents Waitress Exuding Love Cheyenne I Love You So 2019 "Dating with Footnotes: Why Concert Dates are the Worst" June College Humor @theinternet Kim 2020 To All the Kevins Lara Jean 2021 Tho Cerise 2022 All I Want is Everything Alice The Basics of Love Waitress 2023 My Nights Glow Yellow K 2024 Cosmetic Criminals Charlotte e.l.f. parody
Television Year Title Role Notes 2019 A Couple of Spies Influencer Miniseries My First First Love Oh Ga-rin English dub, 16 episodes 13 Reasons Why Protestor 1 episode 2020 9-1-1 Lauren Episode: "Pinned" Sweet Home English dub, 10 episodes 2020–2021 Morgan's Secret Admirer Morgan Gaines Lead role 2021 So Not Worth It Jun-yeong's tutor English dub, 1 episode 2022 Surfside Girls Amy 6 episodes Kung Fu Tracy Fong Episode: "Harmony" 2023 Goosebumps Young Victoria 2 episodes 2024 FBI: Most Wanted Evelyn May Episode: "Desperate" 2026 Bridgerton Rosamund Li 8 episodes 2027 Yara Main role (season 3)
Music video Song Year Artist Notes "ABG" 2018 Chow Mane "Pressure" 2018 Muse "Lay With Me" 2018 Phantoms & Vanessa Hudgens
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