Elizabeth Tan (English actress)


Elizabeth Tan is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Xin Proctor on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, the show's first series regular Chinese character.

Career

In 2020, Tan will be appearing in the role of Vera Chiang in the ITV World War II drama, The Singapore Grip, based on the novel of the same title by J. G. Farrell and adapted by Christopher Hampton.
She can also be seen in the role of Li in Netflix's upcoming drama series Emily in Paris, from the Sex and the City creator, Darren Star, which is due for release in late 2020.
She portrays June in the Agatha Christie murder mystery, Agatha and the Midnight Murders, which is also due for release in late 2020.
Tan's other regular roles in 2019 included Maude, the lesbian girlfriend of Jaq, played by Jasmine Jobson, in the Netflix gang drama Top Boy,.
Tan played Princess Windsor in BBC's school-based drama series Waterloo Road , portraying the partner of Languages teacher, George Windsor. In the series, Princess' storylines involve a rocky relationship with George and a short-lived affair with Kevin Chalk.
Tan appeared as Sulim, a transgender woman, in The Syndicate, a BBC drama series depicting a syndicate of workers at a public hospital in Bradford who enter a lottery and win. In the same year, Tan appeared in the BBC series Way to Go as Ryh-Ming, a television sitcom starring Blake Harrison and created by Bob Kushell.
Tan's earlier roles include Anna Zhou in Journey's End, the second episode of the two-part finale of series 4 of the British science fiction series Doctor Who, Penny Anderson in New Tricks, Lu Choi in Hustle and the enigmatic Madame Ching in the fantasy drama Spirit Warriors. Other BBC television appearances include Spooks/MI5, Hotel Babylon and the comedy series, Just for Laughs.
Her first Bollywood role was as Pae in the Amtiaz Ali romantic comedy Love Aaj Kal, starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. She also had a role in the movie, Swinging with the Finkels, starring Martin Freeman, Mandy Moore and Melissa George.

Film and television

YearProductionRole
2020Agatha and the Midnight MurdersJun
2020Top Boy Maude
2020Emily in ParisLi
2020The Singapore GripVera Chiang
2019RestingLinda
2019The VergeBrains
2019Access to WorkBrains
2018LuckAngie
2018Casualty Sau Lai
2017Waterloo Road Princess Windsor
2015The SyndicateSue Lim
2015Way to Go Ryh-Ming
2015New TricksPenny Anderson
2014Swinging with the FinkelsPedi
2013Love Aaj KalPae
2012Spirit WarriorsMadame Ching
2011Coronation StreetXin ProctorRegular role, 46 episodes
2010HustleLou Choi
2010Hotel BabylonCalli
2008Doctor WhoAnna Zhuo

Theatre

Tan's notable theatre roles include, Stephanie, in J.C.Lee's "Luce" at the Southwark Playhouse where she portrayed an American college student dealing with abuse for which she received favourable reviews. She also played a wild teenager, Keiko, in Francis Turnly's "" at the Finborough Theatre.
Other theatre appearances include her roles as Abigail in Arthur Miller's The Crucible and her portrayal of Bunny, a Korean teenager, in the play, This Isn’t Romance at the Soho Theatre.