Kae Yukawa, known professionally as Kae Alexander, is a Japanese-born British actress. She gained prominence through her role as Jing Hua in ''
Bad Education'' and its
spinoff film. She played Leaf in the sixth season of
''Game of Thrones'', Linh Xuan Huy in the
BBC Two
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drama ''
Collateral
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* Marketing collateral, in marketing and sales
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Collate ...
'', and Min Farshaw in the
Amazon Prime
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series ''
The Wheel of Time
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''.
She appeared on the ''
Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
s 2017 list of Rising Stars.
Early life and education
Alexander was born in
Kobe
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...
. She is of Japanese and Chinese descent. She spent some of her childhood in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
and lived in
Hong Kong
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for two years before moving to
London
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with her mother Kinu, a chef and culinary teacher, at 10 years old. She has a sister and a brother.
Alexander was interested in dance as a teenager and participated in
Pineapple Studios
Pineapple Dance Studios' is a dance studio complex, performing arts school, and associated dancewear, clothing, and eyewear brand, based in London, England.
Origin
Pineapple Studios was founded by former model Debbie Moore, who had started danc ...
classes. She developed an interest in acting through an open house at the
BRIT School
The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, danc ...
her friend took her to.
She went on to graduate with a
Bachelor of Arts
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from the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...
in 2011.
Filmography
Films
Television
Video games
Stage
References
External links
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Living people
1985 births
21st-century British actresses
21st-century Hong Kong actresses
21st-century Japanese actresses
Actors from Kobe
Actresses from London
Actresses from Tokyo
Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
British actresses of Chinese descent
British actresses of Japanese descent
Japanese emigrants to the United Kingdom
People from Kobe
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