Mildred Yuan
Mildred Yuan is a talent agent, diversity advisor and coach.
She represents a select group of world-class performers and creatives as a talent agent. Alongside this work, she likes to help the wider community of artists and creatives to find their superpower and take control of their careers through coaching, mentoring and thought leadership.
She specialises in multi-platform and crossover talent, taking individuals who are superbly talented in one field and helping them to identify and develop transferable skills for what they want to achieve next.
Mildred is a full voting member of BAFTA and a founding member of the Personal Manager’s Association (PMA) Racial Diversity Working Group aka ‘the Diverse Squad.’ She identifies as a proud Asian-American woman with a personal mission to advocate for equal opportunities for all. My recent work with the Diverse Squad includes the launch of the Inclusive Complexion Edit in collaboration with global makeup brand MAC Cosmetics and casting platform Spotlight.
Mildred was an agent at United Agents in London for over ten years, representing clients in film, TV, theatre, and books. Prior to her agenting career she was a management consultant, working for top FTSE 150 brands.
She once led a secret double life as a competitive professional ballroom dancer and represented the UK in 7 World and European Championships. Mildred received her professional dance training from the Ballet Austin Academy and at the Team Diablo Academy in Italy, the elite training facility for ballroom and latin dancing.
Originally from the States and now living in the UK for 20 years, she holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from Harvard University and an MA (Cantab) in English Literature from the University of Cambridge.