Françoise Yip


Françoise Fong-Wa Yip 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.

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 descent and her mother is French-Canadian.

Career

Her best-known roles are the redeemable bad girls in Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx and Jet Li's Black Mask. Yip appeared in the television series Andromeda as two different characters. She did two movies with Jet Li, the first as a lead romantic interest in Black Mask and the second in Romeo Must Die, where she played a Chinese gangster motorcycle assassin killed by Jet Li and Aaliyah. She appeared as two different characters in the American action horror films and The Predator as Ms. Yutani and Cullen, respectively and guest-starred in the Canadian TV show Blood Ties.

Filmography

Film

Television