Yvonne Chapman | |
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Born | [1] | October 7, 1988
Education | University of Calgary |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–present |
Yvonne Chapman (born October 7, 1988)[1] is a Canadian actress and model, known for her role as the villain Zhilan Zhang in The CW's Kung Fu (2021–2023).
Chapman was born and raised in Calgary to Chinese Canadian parents.[2] She attended high school at Bishop McNally High School and St. Mary's High School, and completed her Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Calgary. She worked as a corporate development analyst before taking a leave of absence to pursue acting in Vancouver.[3]
Chapman began acting in school plays at age 10, and began modelling in her late teens, working between Calgary and Hong Kong.[2] In 2019, Chapman starred in the reboot of CBC's Street Legal (2019).[3] The series was not continued for a second season.[4]
In November 2020, Chapman was cast in a recurring role for Kung Fu (2021–2023), a reboot of the 1972 series of the same name.[5] She was upgraded to series regular status for the second season.[6] In December 2021, Chapman was cast in Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, playing the recurring role of Avatar Kyoshi.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Darc | Beautician |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Second Chance | Tammy | Episode: "That Time in the Car" |
2017 | The 100 | Pei's Daughter | Episode: "The Chosen" |
2018 | The Crossing | Kate | Episode: "Pilot" |
2019 | Street Legal | Mina Lee | 6 episodes |
2020 | Diggstown | Jay Mitchum | Episode: "Vince Hu" |
2021 | Family Law | Danielle Lim | 6 episodes |
Hudson & Rex | Angel | Episode: "Dead Man's Bridge" | |
2021–2023 | Kung Fu | Zhilan Zhang | Recurring role (season 1) Main role (seasons 2–3), 37 episodes |
2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Avatar Kyoshi | 2 episodes |
Superman & Lois | Amanda McCoy | Season 4 |