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Actor

1998-01-17 · Finland · Female

1 series in the catalog

Kristina Annika Tonteri-Young (born 17 January 1998) is a Finnish-American actress and former ballerina.

Early life and career

Tonteri-Young was born in Finland to a Finnish mother and Chinese New Zealander father from Hong Kong. Her family moved to New York City when she was 6 years old. 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. At age 16, she got into acting, attending some Shakespeare summer courses at RADA. 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. There, she appeared in a few stage plays.

Her first on screen role was Netflix's series Warrior Nun, where she starred as Sister Beatrice. She has since appeared in a few films, including Netflix's Outside the Wire.

Personal life

Tonteri-Young is fluent in Finnish, English and French, and also speaks some Russian.

Her favorite way to use her free time is by surfing and hiking.

Kristina Tonteri-Young profile at Independent Talent Group