Mao Xiaotong

• Name — Mao Xiaotong • Other Names — Rachel Momo • Born — 16 February 1988 • Birthplace — Tianjin, China • Education — Central Academy of Drama • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2010–present 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 (2012), Love O2O (2016), and The Princess Weiyoung (2016).

Mao was born on 16 February 1988, in Tianjin, China. She was raised in a single-parent household. She shared that due to among other problems with her alcoholic father, he openly showed disdain towards her as a child due to her not being a boy. Which led her parents to divorce when she was two years old. 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.

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. 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 (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 The Princess Weiyoung. In 2017, Mao played her first leading role in Hunan TV'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 series. The same year, she starred in the female-centric modern drama Nothing But Thirty.

• Year — English title — Chinese title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference • 2010 — Detective — 女神捕 — Liu'er • 2011 — Silly Youth — 傻春 — young Zhao Subu • 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 • Sword Family Women — 刀客家族的女人 — Yang Wenjun • Love is Back — 爱情回来了 — Bao Niannian • New Snow Leopard — 雪豹坚强岁月 — Xiao Ya • 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 • The Gold Matchmaker 2 — 金牌红娘2 — Jin Linglong • 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 • 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 • Ebola Fighters — 大国担当之埃博拉前线 — He Huan • 2023 — The Ingenious One — 云襄传 — Shu Yanan • The Heart — 问心 — Fang Xiaoran • May All Your Wishes Come True — 心想事成 — Sun Xiang • TBA — The Fated General — 大漠驃騎—霍去病 — Wu Cai • The Legend of Sealed Book — 平妖传之天书奇谭 — Hu Yong'er