Yvonne Chapman
Chapman at the 2022 WonderCon.
Born (1988-10-07) October 7, 1988[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
EducationUniversity of Calgary
OccupationActress
Years active2015–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).

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.[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–present), 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 1 episode
2017 The 100 Pei's Daughter 1 episode
2018 The Crossing Kate 1 episode
2019 Street Legal Mina Lee Main role, 6 episodes
2020 Diggstown Jay Mitchum 1 episode
2021–2023 Kung Fu Zhilan Zhang Main role, 22 episodes (recurring season 1)
2021 Family Law Danielle Lim Recurring role, 7 episodes
2021 Hudson & Rex Angel 1 episode
2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender Avatar Kyoshi Recurring role, upcoming series

References

  1. 1 2 Chapman, Yvonne [@yvonne_chapman] (October 8, 2021). "Felt so much love today. Thank you all for the birthday wishes 🥰" (Tweet). Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 "Yvonne Chapman Stars In Street Legal And Is All Calgary Can Talk About". I'm Here With Magazine. March 25, 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 Volmers, Eric (March 1, 2019). "Calgary actress Yvonne Chapman lands main role in CBC's Street Legal reboot". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Nathoo, Zulekha (April 6, 2019). "Street Legal reboot cancelled after one season". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 18, 2020). "Antonio Jaramillo Joins Snowfall; Kung Fu Casts Yvonne Chapman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (August 26, 2021). "Kung Fu: Yvonne Chapman Upped To Series Regular For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (December 16, 2021). "Avatar: The Last Airbender: Elizabeth Yu, Yvonne Chapman & Tamlyn Tomita Among 5 Added To Netflix Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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