Mao Xiaotong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Mao (毛).

Mao Xiaotong (Chinese: 毛晓彤, 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 (2012), Love O2O (2016), and The Princess Weiyoung (2016).

Mao Xiaotong
Mao Xiaotong in 2018
Born	(1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 37) Tianjin, China
Other names	Rachel Momo
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	毛曉彤
Simplified Chinese	毛晓彤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Máo Xiǎotóng

Early life and education

Mao took keyboard and vocal lessons since youth, and has gone on to learn competitive ballroom dancing such as Latin dance and dancesport. She studied performing arts at Central Academy of Drama.^[1]

Career

Mao Xiaotong started to get recognition after appearing as a supporting role in Empresses in the Palace (2013), a critically acclaimed historical drama starring Sun Li.^[2] In 2012, she starred in wuxia drama The Magic Blade and was nominated at the LeTV Awards for Best New Actress for her performance.^[3]

Mao subsequently gained more recognition for her role as Zhong Ling in The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2013).^[4] Thereafter Mao also starred in Sword Family Women (2014), The Romance of the Condor Heroes (2014), and Love Yunge from the Desert (2015).^[5][6][7]

In 2016, Mao gained more popularity for playing notable supporting roles in popular dramas Love O2O and The Princess Weiyoung.^[8][9]

In 2017, Mao played her first leading role in Hunan TV's romantic comedy drama Delicious Destiny.^[10]

In 2019, Mao starred in the science fiction romance drama My Robot Boyfriend,^[11] and modern workplace drama Who's not Rebellious Youth.^[12]

In 2020, Mao starred in the tomb-raiding web series Reunion: The Sound of the Providence, adapted from the Daomu Biji series.^[13] The same year, she starred in the female-centric modern drama Nothing But Thirty.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2014	Dive In Love: 2014	这一刻爱吧2014	Wang Yu Xin
2015	Fighting Youth	我是奋青	Su Shi	Main Role[15]
2019	Zui + Pai Dang	醉+拍档	Female police	Main Role[16]
2021	Mohist Mechanism	墨家机关术
	Lost and Found	以年为单位的恋爱	Lu Lu Shan	Main Role

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2010	Detective	女神捕	Liu'er	[17]
2011	Silly Youth	傻春	young Zhao Subu	[18]
	Night Falls in Chang'an	叶落长安	Bai Mudan
2012	Empresses in the Palace	甄嬛传	Noble Lady Ying
	The Magic Blade	天涯明月刀	Nangong Ling
2013	The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils	天龙八部	Zhong Ling
2014	The Home of Lady	淑女之家	Zeng Linggan	[19]
	Sword Family Women	刀客家族的女人	Yang Wenjun
	Love is Back	爱情回来了	Bao Niannian	[20]
	New Snow Leopard	雪豹坚强岁月	Xiao Ya	[21]
	The Romance of the Condor Heroes	神雕侠侣	Guo Fu
2015	Love Yunge from the Desert	大汉情缘之云中歌	Empress Shang Guan
	Miss Unlucky	乌鸦嘴妙女郎	Bei Lili	[22]
	The Gold Matchmaker 2	金牌红娘2	Jin Linglong	[23]
2016	Love O2O	微微一笑很倾城	Er Xi
	The Princess Weiyoung	锦绣未央	Li Changru
2017	Be With You	不得不爱	Yao Yao	[24]
	Delicious Destiny	美味奇缘	Song Jiaming
2019	My Robot Boyfriend	我的机器人男友	Jiang Mengyan
	Who's not Rebellious Youth	谁的青春不叛逆	Tang Shi
2020	Reunion: The Sound of the Providence	重启之极海听雷	Bai Haotian
	Nothing But Thirty	三十而已	Zhong Xiaoqin
2021	The Bond	乔家的儿女	Qiao Sanli	[25]
	Ebola Fighters	大国担当之埃博拉前线	He Huan
2023	The Ingenious One	云襄传	Shu Yanan	[26]
	The Heart	问心	Fang Xiaoran	[27]
	May All Your Wishes Come True	心想事成	Sun Xiang	[28]
TBA	The Fated General	大漠驃騎—霍去病	Wu Cai	[29]
	The Legend of Sealed Book	平妖传之天书奇谭	Hu Yong'er	[30]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes/Ref.
2020	"Adventure"	冒险	Reunion: The Sound of the Providence OST

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	8th China TV Drama Awards	Most Charismatic Actor on the Screen	The Princess Weiyoung	Won	[31]
2017	4th The Actors of China Awards	Best Actress (Web Series)	Love O2O	Nominated
2020	7th The Actors of China Awards	Best Actress (Emerald)	Nothing But Thirty	Nominated	[32]
		Outstanding Actress (Top 24)		Won
	5th Tencent Video TV And Movie Award	Breakthrough TV Actor of the Year		Won
	12th China TV Drama Awards	Creativity Actress of the Year		Won
	29th Huading Awards	Best Actress (Modern Drama)		Won	[33]
		Audience's Favorite TV Actress		Won
2021	27th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[34]
	32nd Huading Awards	Best Actress (Contemporary Drama)	The Bond	Nominated	[35]