Yvonne Chapman (actress) explained
Yvonne Chapman (born October 7, 1988) is a Canadian actress and model, known for her role as the villain Zhilan Zhang in The CW's Kung Fu (2021–2023).
Early life
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]
Career
Chapman began acting in school plays at age 10, and began modelling in her late teens, working between Calgary and Hong Kong. In 2019, Chapman starred in the reboot of CBC's Street Legal (2019). 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]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2016 | Second Chance | Tammy | Episode: "That Time in the Car" |
| 2017 | data-sort-value="100, The" | The 100 | Pei's Daughter | Episode: "The Chosen" |
| 2018 | data-sort-value="Crossing, The" | 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 | |
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: Yvonne Chapman Stars In Street Legal And Is All Calgary Can Talk About . I'm Here With Magazine . 28 May 2022 . March 25, 2019 . 27 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127104916/https://www.imherewithmag.com/post/yvonne-chapman-stars-in-street-legal-and-is-all-calgary-can-talk-about . live .
- Web site: Volmers . Eric . Calgary actress Yvonne Chapman lands main role in CBC's Street Legal reboot . . 28 May 2022 . March 1, 2019 . 20 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920170930/https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/calgary-actress-yvonne-chapman-lands-main-role-in-cbcs-street-legal-reboot . live .
- Web site: Nathoo . Zulekha . Street Legal reboot cancelled after one season . . 28 May 2022 . April 6, 2019 . 28 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220528045926/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/street-legal-reboot-cancelled-1.5087802 . live .
- Web site: Petski . Denise . Antonio Jaramillo Joins Snowfall; Kung Fu Casts Yvonne Chapman . . 28 May 2022 . November 18, 2020 . 18 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118215945/https://deadline.com/2020/11/antonio-jaramillo-snowfall-kung-fu-yvonne-chapman-1234613931/ . live .
- Web site: Petski . Denise . Kung Fu: Yvonne Chapman Upped To Series Regular For Season 2 . . 28 May 2022 . August 26, 2021 . 26 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826214115/https://deadline.com/2021/08/kung-fu-yvonne-chapman-promoted-series-regular-season-2-1234822892/ . live .
- Web site: Del Rosario . Alexandra . Avatar: The Last Airbender: Elizabeth Yu, Yvonne Chapman & Tamlyn Tomita Among 5 Added To Netflix Adaptation . . 28 May 2022 . December 16, 2021 . 22 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222065202/https://deadline.com/2021/12/avatar-the-last-airbender-elizabeth-yu-yvonne-chapman-tamlyn-tomita-netflix-adaptation-1234891734/ . live .
