Yvonne Chapman (actress)
Canadian actress
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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) and Lt. Col. Jessalyn Helmsworth in Armorsaurs (2025–present).
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Chapman at the 2022 WonderCon. | |
| Born | October 7, 1988[1] |
| Education | University of Calgary |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Traditional Chinese | 彭美齡 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 彭美龄 | ||||||||||
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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 2007, she represented Calgary in the Miss Chinese International 2007 Pageant[4][2] In 2019, Chapman starred in the reboot of CBC's Street Legal (2019).[3] The series was not continued for a second season.[5]
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.[6] She was upgraded to series regular status for the second season.[7] In December 2021, Chapman was cast in Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, playing the recurring role of Avatar Kyoshi.[8]
Other
In 2023, she collaborated on a YouTube video with Sarah Song (Miss Chinese International 2007 Winner), discussing her acting career as well as reuniting many years after they competed together.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Darc | Beautician |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Diggstown | Jay Mitchum | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Family Law | Danielle Lim | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| Hudson & Rex | Angel | 1 episode | |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Superman & Lois | Amanda McCoy | Recurring role (season 4), 8 episodes |
| 2025 | Armorsaurs | Lt. Col. Jessalyn Helmsworth (voice) | Main role, 12 episodes |
| 2026 | Allegiance | Amy Barnes | 1 episode |