Yixiao Zhang

NYC-Based

Actor | Singer | Dancer | Model

Who I Am

Yixiao is a bilingual Chinese singer, dancer, actor, and model. She is a recent graduate of the Institute for American Musical Theatre and has three years of Meisner training at the Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston.

She grew up in Beijing, China’s cultural center. She spent ten years singing with the Beijing Philharmonic Choir, touring internationally, performing at the 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony, and winning numerous international awards.

Yixiao discovered her passion for acting while studying Computer Engineering at Cornell University and transitioned into a performing career after several years working in FinTech.

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What I Do

Yixiao has performed in theatre, film, opera, dance, musicals, commercials and has modeled for print and runway. She also writes lyrics and scripts in Mandarin Chinese.

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Resume

Height
5'9''
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Hair
Black
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Eyes
Dark Brown
Vocal Range
G3 - C6

THEATRE

Miss Saigon (Upcoming)
Ensemble
Short North Stage
South Pacific
Liat
MacBeth Concert / Dir. Joshua Feder
Breathe Love In, Breathe Love Out
Elizabeth (Lead)
Theatre Row / Dir. Hyunjae Cho
Mr. Puppy the Musical (AEA Reading)
Keiko (Supporting)
Dir. Jonathan Cerullo
Chosin (NYC Workshop)
Ensemble
Dir. John Carrafa
To Live (活着)
Teacher (Supporting)
Cornell University / Dir. Jintong Yu

FILM

AYi (Tribeca 2025 Special Jury Mention)
Supporting
Columbia MFA / Dir. Jiayi Li
Seeking Horse
Supporting
Dir. Caleb Short
In the Mood for Love
Lead
Emerson College / Dir. Ruoyu Wang
Guapanese
Supporting
Dir. Shabaka Stone
I Choose Peace
Supporting
SCAD / Dir. Poetry Salaam
On Point
Lead
Dir. Paris Holmes
A Friendship Story
Supporting
NYU Tisch / Dir. Karen Xu
Fate
Lead
NYFA / Dir. Sierra Dixon
Happy Birthday Dad
Lead
NYU Tisch / Dir. Shannon Li
Rainy Nights in Shenzhen, China
Supporting
NYU Tisch / Dir. Zander Clinto

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

CONFLICTS AVAIL UPON REQUEST

Choices on the One Bus (Cine-VR)
Principal
Dir. Eric R. Williams

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

Beijing Summer Olympics Opening
Choir Member
Beijing National Stadium, CN
Béla Bartók International Choir Competition
Choir Member (1st Prize Winner)
Kölcsey Centre, Debrecen, HUNG
Taipei International Choral Festival
Choir Member
Nat'l Concert Hall, Taipei
Tosca (Opera)
Choir Member
Nat'l Ctr for Perf. Arts, CN

TRAINING

Institute for American Musical Theater
2-Year Conservatory
NYC, USA
Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston
Meisner Technique (3 years)
Boston, USA
Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute
Summer Intensive
NYC, USA
Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Summer Introductory Program
NYC, USA
Institute for American Musical Theater
Summer Bootcamp
NYC, USA

Voice
Tonna Miller-Vallés, Helen Allen, Yang Li, Yang Hongnian
Acting
Michael Minarik, Scott Fielding, Tim Martin Crouse, Marcel Simoneau, Maureen Megibow, Jon Korkes
Dance
Commercial
Lindsay Landcaster
Musical Theatre
Michaeljon Slinger, Lizz Piccini, Amanda LaMotte, Cameron Adams, Harry Francis
Ballet
Ted Keener, Deanna Doyle
Tap
Deanna Doyle, Derek Roland

SPECIAL SKILLS

Languages
Mandarin Chinese (Native), English
Accents
Chinese, American
Skills
Sight Reading, Choral Singing, A Capella, Chinese Folk & Classical Dance, Playwright & Librettist
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Media

Acting Reel 2025

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