Ramona Young
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ramona Young
| image =
| birth_name = Ramona Abish Young
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|23}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| education = California State University, Los Angeles
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2006–present
}}
Ramona Abish Young{{cite news |last1=Webb Mitovich |first1=Matt |title=Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Premiere Recap: What We Do in the Waverider |url=https://tvline.com/2020/01/21/legends-of-tomorrow-recap-season-5-premiere-meet-the-legends/ |work=TVLine |publisher=TVLine |access-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831000824/https://tvline.com/2020/01/21/legends-of-tomorrow-recap-season-5-premiere-meet-the-legends/ |url-status=live }} (born May 23, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her recurring roles on the television series Man Seeking Woman, The Real O'Neals, and Santa Clarita Diet. Young is also known for her regular roles as Kaya on Z Nation, Mona Wu on Legends of Tomorrow and Eleanor on Never Have I Ever.
Early life
Ramona was educated in both Hong Kong, her parents' homeland, and the United States off and on until she was eight years old.{{Cite web |last=Chew |first=Cohan |date=April 26, 2018 |title=INTERVIEW: SANTA CLARITA DIET'S RAMONA YOUNG DISCUSSES DREW BARRYMORE, NETFLIX AND REPRESENTATION |url=http://www.weareresonate.com/2018/04/interview-santa-clarita-diets-ramona-young-discusses-drew-barrymore-netflix-and-representation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805234051/http://www.weareresonate.com/2018/04/interview-santa-clarita-diets-ramona-young-discusses-drew-barrymore-netflix-and-representation/ |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |access-date=August 4, 2018 |website=Resonate}} Young graduated early from California State University, Los Angeles 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 Navy. My father is a psychologist and professor."{{Cite web |title=Ramona Young |url=http://naluda.com/interviews/ramona-young/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805235611/http://naluda.com/interviews/ramona-young/ |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |access-date=August 4, 2018 |website=Naluda Interviews}}
Career
One of Young's first credited roles was an appearance in a 2014 episode of the short-lived ABC sitcom Super Fun Night. In 2015, she wrote, produced, and starred in a short film, titled Reflections.{{Cite web |last=Busser |first=Lauren |date=December 5, 2016 |title=Ramona Young Discusses 'The Real O'Neals' and 'Z Nation' [Exclusive Interview] |url=https://www.telltaletv.com/2016/12/ramona-young-interview-the-real-oneals-z-nation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806024416/https://www.telltaletv.com/2016/12/ramona-young-interview-the-real-oneals-z-nation/ |archive-date=August 6, 2018 |access-date=August 4, 2018 |website=Tell Tale TV}} 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 Kaya, an Inuk woman, during the third season of Syfy's Z Nation, later becoming a main cast member.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Paul |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Z Nation Review: Murphy's Miracle |url=https://screenrant.com/z-nation-season-3-episode-4-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223034607/https://screenrant.com/z-nation-season-3-episode-4-review/ |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |access-date=July 31, 2018 |website=Screen Rant}}{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Matt |date=December 17, 2017 |title=Z Nation Renewed For Season 5 At Syfy |url=https://screenrant.com/z-nation-renewed-season-5-syfy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615190539/https://screenrant.com/z-nation-renewed-season-5-syfy/ |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |access-date=July 31, 2018 |website=Screen Rant}} 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 The Real O'Neals.{{Cite web |last=Raftery |first=Liz |date=July 26, 2016 |title=Exclusive: The Real O'Neals Casts a Lesbian Friend for Kenny |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/real-oneals-season-2-kenny-lesbian-friend-ramona-young/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129183430/https://www.tvguide.com/news/real-oneals-season-2-kenny-lesbian-friend-ramona-young/ |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=July 31, 2018 |website=TV Guide}}
In January 2017, Young joined the cast of FXX's Man Seeking Woman in a recurring capacity as Robin for the third season.{{Cite web |last=Wiegand |first=David |date=January 3, 2017 |title='Man Seeking Woman' for viewers seeking laughs |url=https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Man-Seeking-Woman-for-viewers-seeking-laughs-10829123.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209213946/http://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Man-Seeking-Woman-for-viewers-seeking-laughs-10829123.php |archive-date=December 9, 2017 |access-date=August 4, 2018 |website=SFGate}} The following month, Young was featured in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet, playing an eponymous deadpan store clerk in all three seasons.{{Cite web |last=Roschke |first=Ryan |date=January 6, 2017 |title=Drew Barrymore's Netflix Comedy Is a Lot Darker and Grislier Than You Think |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Santa-Clarita-Diet-Netflix-TV-Show-Details-42942915 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602114240/https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Santa-Clarita-Diet-Netflix-TV-Show-Details-42942915 |archive-date=June 2, 2017 |access-date=July 31, 2018 |website=PopSugar}}{{Cite web |last=Reiher |first=Andrea |date=March 23, 2018 |title=A "heated agreement" leads to Santa Clarita Diet's best season-2 episode yet |url=https://www.avclub.com/were-having-a-heated-agreement-this-is-santa-clarita-1823995592 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704035427/https://www.avclub.com/were-having-a-heated-agreement-this-is-santa-clarita-1823995592 |archive-date=July 4, 2018 |access-date=July 31, 2018 |website=The A.V. Club}}{{Cite web |last=Lipsett |first=Joe |date=March 29, 2019 |title=[TV Review] There's Plenty to Die For in "Santa Clarita Diet" Season Three |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3553222/tv-review-theres-plenty-die-santa-clarita-diet-season-three/ |access-date=October 12, 2020 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US |archive-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104134914/https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3553222/tv-review-theres-plenty-die-santa-clarita-diet-season-three/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, she was also cast as a series regular in the Fox comedy pilot Thin Ice.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=February 23, 2017 |title=Damon Wayans Jr. To Star In Seth Rogen's FX AI Comedy Pilot; Ramona Young Joins 'Thin Ice' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/daman-wayans-jr-seth-rogen-fx-ai-comedy-pilot-ramona-young-joins-thin-ice-1201954350/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209020252/https://deadline.com/2017/02/daman-wayans-jr-seth-rogen-fx-ai-comedy-pilot-ramona-young-joins-thin-ice-1201954350/ |archive-date=February 9, 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The project was later passed on.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=February 23, 2017 |title=Fox Update: Network Passes On All Remaining Pilots |url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/fox-pilots-dead-linda-from-hr-type-a-thin-ice-behind-enemy-lines-university-1202100550/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024708/https://deadline.com/2017/05/fox-pilots-dead-linda-from-hr-type-a-thin-ice-behind-enemy-lines-university-1202100550/ |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
Young portrayed Angelica in the 2018 comedy film Blockers.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=April 6, 2018 |title=The Story Behind Blockers' Unexpected Gay Romance |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/blockers-gay-romance-kiss-kay-cannon-gideon-adlon-ramona-young |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181208154637/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/blockers-gay-romance-kiss-kay-cannon-gideon-adlon-ramona-young |archive-date=December 8, 2018 |access-date=August 4, 2018 |website=Vanity Fair}} In July 2018, it was announced that Young had joined the main cast of The CW's Arrowverse series Legends of Tomorrow as Mona Wu (previously named Alaska Yu){{Cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=July 21, 2018 |title=DC's 'Legends of Tomorrow' adds two new characters for season 4 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/07/21/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4-ramona-young-tom-wilson/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722045957/http://ew.com/tv/2018/07/21/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4-ramona-young-tom-wilson/ |archive-date=July 22, 2018}} for the show's fourth season.{{Cite news |last=Mitovich |first=Matt |date=November 5, 2018 |title=Legends of Tomorrow Sneak Peek: How Does the Time Bureau 'Dare to Defy'? |work=TVLine |url=https://tvline.com/2018/11/05/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4-episode-3-video-nate-gary-mona/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010157/https://tvline.com/2018/11/05/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4-episode-3-video-nate-gary-mona/ |archive-date=November 7, 2018}}
In 2020, it was revealed that Young had joined the cast of Mindy Kaling's Netflix series Never Have I Ever.{{Cite web |last=Hersko |first=Tyler |date=April 16, 2020 |title='Never Have I Ever': Netflix Drops Trailer for Mindy Kaling's Upcoming Teen Series |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/04/never-have-i-ever-netflix-trailer-1202225261/ |access-date=April 20, 2020 |website=IndieWire |language=en |archive-date=April 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419172316/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/04/never-have-i-ever-netflix-trailer-1202225261/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Young is a first-generation Chinese American. She speaks Mandarin and Cantonese 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 =
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| Specter | Eve / Ghost | Short |
| rowspan=4|2015
| Live Exit Here | N/A | Also director, writer, producer, etc. |
| Twelve
| Missy Tollegs | |
| Wanderers
| Catalina | Short |
| Reflections
| Florence Ming | Short; Also writer & producer |
| rowspan=6|2016
| Star-Crossed | Dipper | Short; Also writer |
| Subversion
| Brit Jones | Short |
| The Thinning
| Adele | |
| Set Life
| Paula | Short |
| Harry Decisions
| N/A | Cinematographer |
| Date Night
| Ava / Candace / Kaylee | Short |
| 2017
| Amuse'd | Ramona | Short |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Blockers | Angelica | |
| All About Nina
| Mika | |
| Bottomland
| Marilyn | Short |
| 2020
| Emily | |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Tanner | |
| Wendell & Wild
| Sweetie (voice) | {{cite web|url=https://collider.com/wendell-and-wild-cast-ving-rhames-david-harewood-netflix/|title='Wendell & Wild' Teaser Announces Ving Rhames, David Harewood, and More Joining Voice Cast|website=Collider|last=King|first=Jack|date=March 14, 2022|access-date=March 14, 2022|archive-date=October 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006033005/https://collider.com/wendell-and-wild-cast-ving-rhames-david-harewood-netflix/|url-status=live}} |
| 2023
| Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Bliss (voice) | |
| 2024
| Half Baked: Totally High | Cori | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| This Indie Thing | Kevin's Rude Fan | Episode: "A Little Respect" |
| 2014
| Geeky Girl #2 | Episode: "Cookie Prom" |
| 2016–2018
| Z Nation | Kaya | Main role (seasons 3-5) |
| 2016–2017
| Allison Adler-Wong | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2017
| Robin | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2017–2019
| Ramona | Recurring role (seasons 1-3) |
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| Thin Ice | Isis | Unsold pilot |
| Review
| Bo | Episode: "Co-Host, Ass-Slap, Helen Keller, Forgiveness" |
| Flip the Script
| The Grip | Episode: "Diva Director" |
| 2018–2020
| Mona Wu | Main role (season 4), recurring role (season 5); 17 episodes |
| 2020-2023
| Eleanor Wong | Main role (seasons 1–4) |
| 2023
| Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | Fox Spirit (voice) | Episode: "Always Buy a God a Drink First" |
| 2023
| Self | Episode: "Thursday, Feb 6, 2025" |
| {{TableTBA}}
|{{TableTBA}} |Upcoming TV Series |
= Music video =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2016
| If Your BFFs Breakup Were a Music Video | Rachel |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|5021372}}
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Category:American television actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American actresses of Chinese descent
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:American people of Hong Kong descent
Category:California State University, Los Angeles alumni