Ramona Abish Young is an American actress. She is known for her recurring roles on the television series Man Seeking Woman, The Real O'Neals, and Santa Clarita Diet. Young is also known for her regular roles as Kaya on Z Nation, Mona Wu on Legends of Tomorrow and Eleanor on Never Have I Ever.
Early life Ramona was educated in both Hong Kong, her parents' homeland, and the United States off and on until she was eight years old. Young graduated early from California State University, Los Angeles and studied acting at Playhouse West. On her family, Young stated "I don’t have family in the business. My grandfather is an eastern doctor. My grandmother sold clothes on the sidewalk. My mother is in the Navy. My father is a psychologist and professor."
Career One of Young's first credited roles was an appearance in a 2014 episode of the short-lived ABC sitcom Super Fun Night. In 2015, she wrote, produced, and starred in a short film, titled Reflections. She also directed and did various other production duties on another short film, Live Exit Here, for which she additionally starred in, wrote, and produced.
In 2016, Young began portraying Kaya, an Inuk woman, during the third season of Syfy's Z Nation, later becoming a main cast member. She originally auditioned for the role of Sun Mei. That same year, Young was cast in another recurring role as Allison, a lesbian teenager, on the second season of ABC's The Real O'Neals.
In January 2017, Young joined the cast of FXX's Man Seeking Woman in a recurring capacity as Robin for the third season. The following month, Young was featured in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet, playing an eponymous deadpan store clerk in all three seasons. In 2017, she was also cast as a series regular in the Fox comedy pilot Thin Ice. The project was later passed on.
Young portrayed Angelica in the 2018 comedy film Blockers. In July 2018, it was announced that Young had joined the main cast of The CW's Arrowverse series Legends of Tomorrow as Mona Wu (previously named Alaska Yu) for the show's fourth season.
In 2020, it was revealed that Young had joined the cast of Mindy Kaling's Netflix series Never Have I Ever.
In 2025, Young voiced Dr. Annabelle in Super Duper Bunny League.
Personal life Young is a Second-generation Chinese American. She speaks Mandarin and Cantonese fluently and can understand a few less widely known dialects because of her grandmother. Young has been doing martial arts since about the age of four. She specifically practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu. On April 19, 2026, Young announced she was engaged.
Filmography Film +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes 2010 Specter Eve / Ghost Short2015 Live Exit Here N/A Also director, writer, producer, etc. Twelve Missy Tollegs Wanderers Catalina Short Reflections Florence Ming Short; Also writer & producer2016 Star-Crossed Dipper Short; Also writer Subversion Brit Jones Short The Thinning Adele Set Life Paula Short Harry Decisions N/A Cinematographer Date Night Ava / Candace / Kaylee Short 2017 Amuse'd Ramona Short 2018 Blockers Angelica All About Nina Mika Bottomland Marilyn Short 2020 Unpregnant Emily 2022 The Prank Tanner Wendell & Wild Sweetie (voice) 2023 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Bliss (voice) 2024 Half Baked: Totally High Cori 2025 You're Cordially Invited Kelly
Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 This Indie Thing Kevin's Rude Fan Episode: "A Little Respect" 2014 Super Fun Night Geeky Girl #2 Episode: "Cookie Prom" 2016–2018 Z Nation Kaya Main role (seasons 3-5) 2016–2017 The Real O'Neals Allison Adler-Wong Recurring role (season 2) 2017 Man Seeking Woman Robin Recurring role (season 3) 2017–2019 Santa Clarita Diet Ramona Recurring role 2017 Thin Ice Isis Unsold pilot Review Bo Episode: "Co-Host, Ass-Slap, Helen Keller, Forgiveness" Flip the Script The Grip Episode: "Diva Director" 2018–2020 Legends of Tomorrow Mona Wu Main role (season 4), recurring role (season 5); 17 episodes 2020-2023 Never Have I Ever Eleanor Wong Main role (seasons 1–4) 2023 Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Fox Spirit (voice) Episode: "Always Buy a God a Drink First" 2023 After Midnight Self Episode: "Thursday, Feb 6, 2025" 2025–present Super Duper Bunny League Dr. Annabelle (voice) Main role 2025–present The Paper Nicole Main role
Music video Year Title Role Notes 2016 If Your BFFs Breakup Were a Music Video Rachel BuzzFeed Video
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