Françoise Yip

For other uses, see Francis Yip (disambiguation).

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 opposite Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

Françoise Yip
Born	Françoise Fong-Wa Yip (1972-09-04) September 4, 1972 (age 52) North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	葉芳華
Simplified Chinese	叶芳华
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Fānghuá Yue: Cantonese Jyutping jip6 fong1 waa4

Early life and education

Yip was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Her father is a Canadian of Chinese ancestry and her mother is French.^[1]

Career

Yip is known for her roles in Stanley Tong's Rumble in the Bronx^[2][3] and Daniel Lee's Black Mask.^[4] She did two movies with Jet Li, the first in a starring role in Black Mask^[5] and the second in Romeo Must Die,^[4] where she played a Chinese gangster motorcycle assassin. She also starred in the Doris Yeung film Motherland^[4][6][7] 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Ghost Punting	Policewoman Subordinate
1995	Fighting for My Daughter	Girlfriend	TV movie
	Rumble in the Bronx	Nancy
	Infatuation	Maggie
	Two Impossible Films	Johann Woo	Short Film
1996	Wild	Wai
	How to Meet the Lucky Stars	Francoise
	On Fire	Herself
	Mr. Mumble	Saeko Nogami / Yachi
	Black Mask	Yeuk-Lan
1997	Enjoy Yourself To-night	Susan
	Web of Deception	Fion Wong
1998	Futuresport	Keahi	TV movie
2000	Romeo Must Die	Meriana Sing, Motorcycle Fighter
	Special Delivery	Flight Attendant	TV movie
	A Good Burn	Koa
2001	Witness to a Kill	Kirsten Lee
	Lunch with Charles	Cora
	The Pledge	Bartender At Airport
	Mindstorm	Newscaster	TV movie
2002	Cabin Pressure	Tammy	TV movie
	The New Beachcombers	Constable Kelly Mah	TV movie
2004	A Beachcombers Christmas	Constable Kelly Mah	TV movie
2004	Blade: Trinity	Virago
2005	Alone in the Dark	Agent Cheung
	Edison	'Crow'
	The Deal	Janice Long
2007	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem	Ms. Yutani	Credited as Ms. Y
2008	Dim Sum Funeral	Victoria
2009	Motherland	Raffi Tang
2010	The King of Fighters	Chizuru Kagura
2011	Possessing Piper Rose	Margot Lace	TV movie
2013	Garage Sale Mystery	Katherine Norbert	TV movie
2014	The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story	Pauline Gosselaar	TV movie
2017	Deadly Lessons	Beverly	TV movie
	Seduced By Seduction (a.k.a. Ring of Deception)	Elizabeth	TV movie
	Everything, Everything	Dr. Francis
2018	The Perfect Bride 2: Wedding Bells	Georgia[8]	TV movie
	The Predator	Ms. Cullen Yutani	Credited as Tracking Supervisor
2020	Christmas on the Vine	Sara	TV movie
	The Charm Bracelet	Sheyla Green	TV movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Millennium	Stewardess #2	Episode: "The Innocents"
1999	Earth: Final Conflict	Beverly Wu	Episode: "Heroes & Heartbreak"
	Deep in the City	Unknown	Episode: Deranged Marriages
2000	Secret Agent Man	Felicia	Episode: "WhupSumAss"
	Seven Days	Li Mai	Episode: "Olga's Excellent Vacation"
2000–2001	Freedom	Jin	8 episodes
2001	Wolf Lake	Reporter	Unaired Pilot
	These Arms of Mine	Jenny Wong	3 episodes
	RoboCop: Prime Directives	Lexx Icon	2 episodes
2002	Flatland	Amy Li	22 episodes
2003	Jeremiah	Rachel	2 episodes
2003–2004	Smallville	Dr. Lia Tang	5 episodes
2004	Stephen King's Dead Zone	Maria	Episode: Speak Now
2001–2005	Andromeda	Ashael / Rekel Ben-Tzion	2 episodes
2006	Men in Trees	Alice K	Episode: "Pilot"
2007	Flash Gordon	Susan Glass	Episode: "Conspiracy Theory"
2007–2008	Blood Ties	Kate Lam	14 episodes
2010	Caprica	Desiree Willow	2 episodes
2011	Fringe	Dr. Rosa Oporto	Episode: "Bloodline"
	Sanctuary	Dr. Lillian Lee	3 episodes
2015	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	Aja	Episode: "Rule #92: Don't Do the Crime If You Can't Do the Crime"
	Arrow	Priestess	2 episodes
	Proof	Police Officer	Episode: "St. Luke's"
	Mistresses	Doctor	Episode: "Unreliable Witness"
	Ties That Bind	Ying	Episode: "Paying for It"
2016	No Tomorrow	Rose	Episode: "No Soup for You"
2018–2019	Shadowhunters	Jia Penhallow	4 episodes
2018	Take Two	Cheryl Axelrod	episode: "Death Becomes Him"
2019–2020	The Order	Elizabeth Kepler[9]	12 episodes
2021	Kung Fu	Diana Soong	3 episodes
	Mystery 101	Carmela Rhee	Episode: "Deadly History"
2023	Goosebumps	Victoria	8 episodes

References

1. "Cast profile on the Beachcombers website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
2. Holden, Stephen (February 23, 1996). "FILM REVIEW; Jackie Chan vs. a Gang". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
3. Parkinson, David. "Rumble in the Bronx". RadioTimes. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
4. Tseng, Ada (July 31, 2009). "Outfest 2009: An interview with Francoise Yip". UCLA International Institute. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
5. Savlov, Marc (May 21, 1999). "Black Mask". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
6. Hale, Mike (March 17, 2011). "'Motherland,' the Debut of Doris Yeung". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
7. "Motherland". Variety. March 17, 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
8. Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (June 9, 2018). "Hallmark's 'The Perfect Bride 2: Wedding Bells': Learn All About the Cast & the Movie". Heavy. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
9. Romero, Ariana (June 24, 2020). "What Does The Order Finale's Lilith Twist Mean For Season 3?". Refinery29. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

External links

• Françoise Yip at IMDb