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Françoise Fong-Wa Yip (葉芳華; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian actress.

Yip was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was raised in Toronto. Her father is Chinese, and her mother French-Canadian.^[1] At an early age Yip began studying both piano and dance, but it was piano that she would excel at. Although she won many awards, competitions, and kudos, she passed up an opportunity to study music full time to pursue a degree in political science. It was during her years at university that, at the urging of a friend, Yip began modeling. Despite early success, her career as a model didn't last long, as she moved into acting.

Her best-known roles are the redeemable bad girls in Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx and Jet Li's Black Mask. The critical and financial success of Rumble in the Bronx (and its subsequent number-one box-office bow in the United States) made Yip an instant success and garnered her two Hong Kong Film Award nominations. She continued to do movies and star in TV, but her roles were less known or temporary. The characters she plays often get killed or serve as a background character.

Yip appeared in the television series Andromeda as two different characters. Her first character was arrested, and her final character was murdered. She did two movies with Jet Li, the first as a lead romantic interest in Black Mask and the second in Romeo Must Die, but this time she played a Chinese gangster motorcycle assassin killed by Jet Li and Aaliyah. An unfortunate aspect of her career is that none of the TV shows she starred in lasted beyond a full season, and if she did have a starring role in a movie it was a straight-to-video/DVD film. Her most recent appearance was in the new Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem movie, and she guest-starred in the Canadian TV show Blood Ties.

Filmography

• The King of Fighters (2010) - Chizuru
• Motherland (2009) - Raffi Tang
• Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) - Ms. Yutani
• Edison Force (2005) - Crow
• The Deal (2005) - Janice Long
• Alone in the Dark (2005) - Agent Cheung
• Blade: Trinity (2004) - Virago
• A Beachcombers Christmas (2004) (TV) - Constable Kelly Mah
• Smallville (2003) (TV series) - Dr. Teng
• Jeremiah (2003) TV Series - Rachel
• The New Beachcombers (2002) (TV) - Constable Kelly Mah
• Flatland (2002) TV Series - Amy Lee
• Mindstorm (2001) - Newscaster
• The Pledge (2001) - Bartender at airport
• Cabin Pressure (2001) (TV) - Tammy
• Witness to a Kill (2001) - Kirsten Lee
• Wolf Lake (2001) (TV) - Reporter
• Lunch with Charles (2001) - Cora
• Special Delivery (2000) (TV) (uncredited) - Flight attendant
• Freedom (2000) TV Series - Jin
• RoboCop: Prime Directives (2000) (mini TV series) - Lexx Icon
• Romeo Must Die (2000) (as François Yip) - Motorcycle fighter
• A Good Burn (2000) - Koa
• Futuresport (1998) (TV) - Kashi
• Earth: Final Conflict (1997) (TV) "Heroes & Heartbreak" - Beverly Wu
• Web of Deception (1997) - Fion Wong
• Enjoy Yourself Tonight (1997) - Susan
• Black Mask (1996) - Cailyn/Mei Lin
• Mr. Mumble (1996) - Saeko Nogami/Yachi
• How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996) - Françoise
• Invitation to Die (1996) - Wai
• On Fire (1996) - Françoise Yip
• Rumble in the Bronx (1995) - Nancy
• Fighting for My Daughter (1995) (TV) - Girlfriend
• Infatuation (1995) - Maggie
• Two Impossible Films (1995) - Johann Woo

References

External links

• Françoise Yip at the Internet Movie Database