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. She is best known to international audiences for her roles in
action films
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opposite
Jackie Chan
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and
Jet Li
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.
Early life and education
Yip was born in
North Vancouver,
British Columbia
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, Canada, and was raised in
Toronto, Ontario
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. Her father is a
Canadian of Chinese ancestry and her mother is French.
Career
Yip is known for her roles in
Stanley Tong
Stanley Tong (; born 7 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, stunt choreographer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for directing action-adventure films, including several with Jackie Chan.
Early life
Stanl ...
's ''
Rumble in the Bronx'' and
Daniel Lee's ''
Black Mask''.
She did two movies with Jet Li, the first in a starring role in ''Black Mask'' and the second in ''
Romeo Must Die
''Romeo Must Die'' is a 2000 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak in his directorial debut, and features fight choreography by Corey Yuen. The film stars Jet Li, Aaliyah (in her film debut), Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, ...
'',
where she played a Chinese gangster motorcycle assassin. She also starred in the Doris Yeung film ''Motherland''
and appeared in the American action horror films ''
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' and ''
Blade: Trinity''.
Yip appeared in the television series ''
Andromeda'' as two different characters, and guest-starred in the Canadian TV show ''
Blood Ties''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Actresses from British Columbia
Canadian actresses of Chinese descent
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian people of French descent
Franco-Columbian people
People from North Vancouver
20th-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses