Born and raised in Harbin’s Nangang District, Yao Xingtong-also known as Helen or Anna Yao-studied acting at the Beijing Film Academy and is fluent in both French and English. After an uncredited appearance in the 2006 film Growth, she built a résumé of supporting parts in television series such as Together with You, Police Story, War and Destiny and Records of Kangxi’s Travel Incognito 5. Her fir…