Mao Xiaotong (, born 16 February 1988), also known as Rachel Momo, is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in ''

Empresses in the Palace ''Empresses in the Palace'' (, ''lit.'' ''The Legend of Zhen Huan''), is a 2011 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Liu Lianzi. Directed by Zheng Xiaolong, it stars Sun Li in the title role of Zhen Huan. The series ...

'' (2012), '' Love O2O'' (2016) and ''

The Princess Weiyoung ''The Princess Weiyoung'' () is a 2016 Chinese television series starring Tiffany Tang in the title role, alongside Luo Jin, Vanness Wu, Mao Xiaotong and Li Xinai. It is adapted from the novel ''The Poisonous Daughter'' () by Qin Jian and is a ...

'' (2016).

Early life and education

Mao took keyboard and vocal lessons since youth, and has gone on to learn competitive

ballroom dancing Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television. ...

such as

Latin dance Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that mainly originated in Latin America. The category of Latin dances in the international dancesport compet ...

and

dancesport Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair. Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizatio ...

. She studied performing arts at

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...

Career

Mao Xiaotong started to get recognition after appearing as a supporting role in ''

'' (2013), a critically acclaimed historical drama starring Sun Li. In 2012, she starred in wuxia drama ''The Magic Blade'' and was nominated at the LeTV Awards for Best New Actress for her performance. Mao subsequently gained more recognition for her role as Zhong Ling in '' The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' (2013). Thereafter Mao also starred in ''Sword Family Women'' (2014), ''

The Romance of the Condor Heroes ''The Romance of the Condor Heroes'' is a 2014–15 Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng and adapted from Jin Yong's novel '' The Return of the Condor Heroes'', with additional material from the preceding novel, '' The Legend of the Con ...

'' (2014) and '' Love Yunge from the Desert'' (2015). In 2016, Mao gained more popularity for playing notable supporting roles in popular dramas '' Love O2O'' and ''

''. In 2017, Mao played her first leading role in

Hunan TV Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a provincial satellite TV station officially launched on 29 September 1970 and is currently China's second-most-watched channel, second only to CCTV-1, owned by China Central Television, although Hunan STV occasi ...

's romantic comedy drama ''Delicious Destiny''. In 2019, Mao starred in the science fiction romance drama ''My Robot Boyfriend'', and modern workplace drama ''Who's not Rebellious Youth''. In 2020, Mao starred in the tomb-raiding web series '' Reunion: The Sound of the Providence'', adapted from the ''

Daomu Biji ''Daomu Biji'' () variously translated as ''Grave Robbers’ Chronicles'',Title of the English translation of the book. ''Grave Robbery Note''Title seen on manhua edition of the story. and ''The Lost Tomb'',Title seen on serial edition of the sto ...

'' series. The same year, she starred in the female-centric modern drama '' Nothing But Thirty''.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mao, Xiaotong 1988 births Living people Actresses from Tianjin Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses Central Academy of Drama alumni 21st-century Chinese actresses