As selected by NYLON Magazine, Yin Chang is featured in their 2009 “Young Hollywood” issue as one of the 45 stars of the next generation. She was also noted as one of the 14 rising young stars of the "Young Hollywood Generation 2009" by Hudson Jeans. She is most recognized for her role as Nelly Yuki on CW's "Gossip Girl". Currently, she has been cast as one of the leads in a Walt Disney ensemble feature film slated for theatrical release in 2011. Chang, born and raised in New York, is the eldest of three daughters. She is of Taiwanese and Chinese, Malaysian ancestry and is raised as a Buddhist. Chang writes during her free time with plans of publishing novels, memoirs and children’s books in the future. She hopes to write scripts one day and see her finished work come alive on screen. Her artistic endeavors are inspired and encouraged by her maternal grandfather, the highly respected and world-renowned artist Dr. Teng Beng Chew. According to Chang, she considers herself to be a family oriented person, “I have a large but very close knit family; we’re the Asian version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I love spending time with them.” Until recently starting her professional acting career, Chang has spent all her vacations traveling around the world with her family and relatives. Her hobbies include jewelry making, playing piano, traveling, reading, baking, cooking, fishing with her father, paper crafts, photography, sketching and sewing among other things. Yin was also a classically trained pianist.