Françoise Yip
Françoise Yip
Françoise Yip | |||||||||||
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| Born | Françoise Fong-Wa Yip September 4, 1972 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1995–present | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉芳華 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶芳华 | ||||||||||
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Françoise Fong-Wa Yip (葉芳華; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian actress. She first became known for her performances in Hong Kong films, before later also starring in North American films and television shows.
Françoise Yip | |||||||||||
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| Born | Françoise Fong-Wa Yip September 4, 1972 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1995–present | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 葉芳華 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶芳华 | ||||||||||
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Early life and education
Yip was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Her father is a Canadian of Chinese descent and her mother is French-Canadian.[1]
Career
Her best-known roles are the redeemable bad girls in Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx and Jet Li's Black Mask. Yip appeared in the television series Andromeda as two different characters. She did two movies with Jet Li, the first as a lead romantic interest in Black Mask and the second in Romeo Must Die, where she played a Chinese gangster motorcycle assassin killed by Jet Li and Aaliyah. She has appeared in the film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Blade: Trinity and guest-starred in the Canadian TV show Blood Ties.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ghost Punting | Policewoman subordinate | |
| 1995 | Fighting for My Daughter | Girlfriend** | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Rumble in the Bronx | Nancy | |
| 1995 | Nie Lian | Maggie | |
| 1995 | Two Impossible Films | Johann Woo | Short Film |
| 1996 | Kuang ye san qian xiang | Wai** | |
| 1996 | How to Meet the Lucky Stars | Francoise | |
| 1996 | Wan feng | Herself | |
| 1996 | Meng Bo | Saeko Nogami / Yachi | |
| 1996 | Black Mask | Yeuk Laan | |
| 1997 | Ni ge mie ye chang | Susan | |
| 1997 | Web of Deception | Fion Wong | |
| 1998 | Futuresport | Keahi | TV Movie |
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Meriana Sing，the Motorcycle Fighter | |
| 2000 | Special Delivery | Flight Attendant | TV Movie |
| 2000 | A Good Burn | Koa | |
| 2001 | Witness to a Kill | Kirsten Lee | |
| 2001 | Lunch with Charles | Cora | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Bartender at Airport | |
| 2001 | Mindstorm | Newscaster | TV Movie |
| 2002 | Cabin Pressure | Tammy | TV Movie |
| 2002 | The New Beachcombers | Constable Kelly Mah | TV Movie |
| 2004 | A Beachcombers Christmas | Constable Kelly Mah | TV Movie |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Virago | |
| 2005 | Alone in the Dark | Agent Cheung | |
| 2005 | Edison | Crow | |
| 2005 | The Deal | Janice Long | |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Ms. Cullen Yutani | |
| 2008 | Dim Sum Funeral | Victoria | |
| 2009 | Motherland | Raffi Tang | |
| 2010 | The King of Fighters | Chizuru Kagura | |
| 2011 | Possessing Piper Rose | Margot Lace | TV Movie |
| 2013 | Garage Sale Mystery | Katherine Norbert | TV Movie |
| 2014 | The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story | Pauline Gosselaar | TV Movie |
| 2017 | Deadly Lessons | Beverly | TV Movie |
| 2018 | The Predator | Cullen / Tracking Supervisor |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Millennium | Stewardess #2 | Episode: "The Innocents" |
| 1999 | Earth: Final Conflict | Beverly Wu | Episode: "Heroes & Heartbreak" |
| 1999 | Deep in the City | Episode: Deranged Marriages | |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Felicia | Episode: "WhupSumAss" |
| 2000 | Seven Days | Li Mai | Episode: "Olga's Excellent Vacation" |
| 2001 | Wolf Lake | Reporter | Unaired Pilot |
| 2001 | These Arms of Mine | Jenny Wong | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | RoboCop: Prime Directives | Lexx Icon | 2 episodes |
| 2000-2001 | Freedom | Jin | 8 episodes |
| 2002 | Flatland | Amy Li | 22 episodes |
| 2003 | Jeremiah | Rachel | 2 episodes |
| 2003-2004 | Smallville | Dr. Lia Tang | 5 episodes |
| 2004 | Stephen King's Dead Zone | Maria | Episode: Speak Now |
| 2001-2005 | Andromeda | Ashael / Rekel Ben-Tzion | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Men in Trees | Alice K | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon | Susan Glass | Episode: "Conspiracy Theory" |
| 2007-2008 | Blood Ties | Kate Lam | 14 episodes |
| 2010 | Caprica | Desiree Willow | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Fringe | Dr. Rosa Oporto | Episode: "Bloodline" |
| 2011 | Sanctuary | Dr. Lillian Lee | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Aja | Episode: "Rule #92: Don't Do the Crime If You Can't Do the Crime" |
| 2015 | Arrow | The Priestess | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Proof | Police Officer | Episode: "St. Luke's" |
| 2015 | Mistresses | Doctor | Episode: "Unreliable Witness" |
| 2015 | Ties That Bind | Ying | Episode: "Paying for It" |
| 2016 | No Tomorrow | Rose | Episode: "No Soup for You" |
| 2018-2019 | Shadowhunters | Jia Penhallow | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells | Georgia | television film |
| 2018 | Take Two | Cheryl Axelrod | episode: "Death Becomes Him" |