Yvonne Chapman (actress)

This article is about the Canadian actress. For the Australian politician, see Yvonne Chapman (politician).
Yvonne Chapman
Chapman at the 2022 WonderCon.
Born (1988-10-07) October 7, 1988 (age 36)[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 (2021–2023), 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

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Darc Beautician

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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 Recurring role (season 4), 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Yvonne Chapman Stars In Street Legal And Is All Calgary Can Talk About". I'm Here With Magazine. March 25, 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Volmers, Eric (March 1, 2019). "Calgary actress Yvonne Chapman lands main role in CBC's Street Legal reboot". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ Nathoo, Zulekha (April 6, 2019). "Street Legal reboot cancelled after one season". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (November 18, 2020). "Antonio Jaramillo Joins Snowfall; Kung Fu Casts Yvonne Chapman". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (August 26, 2021). "Kung Fu: Yvonne Chapman Upped To Series Regular For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.