Loretta Yu

Loretta Yu
Born (1982-12-22) December 22, 1982 (age 42)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationAcadia University (BA)
OccupationActress

Loretta Yu (born December 22, 1982) is a Canadian actress of Chinese descent.

Early life

Yu was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in Nova Scotia, working in her family's restaurant.[1] Yu received a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from Acadia University.

Career

Yu took part in some Halifax productions, including Jason Eisener's fake trailer for Hobo with a Shotgun which was screened with the film Grindhouse and Jay Dahl's film There are Monsters. Yu moved to Toronto and appeared in various television series including Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Listener, Hemlock Grove and Blood and Water.[2] She also appeared in the 2008 made-for-television movie The Circuit[3] and the 2008 Canadian comedy Nonsense Revolution.[4] In 2017 and 2018, Yu played Ana in the Canadian web-series Begin/Again.[5] From 2017 to 2019, Yu played Cai in Dino Dana.

She appeared in an episode of the 2021 drama series Cam Boy.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Just Buried Patricia
2008 Nonsense Revolution Nora
2013 Enemy Receptionist Uncredited
2013 There Are Monsters Teacher
2014 Pretend We're Kissing Lily

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Mom at Sixteen Student Television film
2005 The Hunt for the BTK Killer Debbie
2005 Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making Chinese Woman
2005 Vampire Bats Lizzie's Friend
2006 Fatal Desire Waitress
2006 North/South Becca 4 episodes
2008 The Circuit Deanne Television film
2008, 2009 Degrassi: The Next Generation Vickie 2 episodes
2010 The Devil's Teardrop Receptionist Television film
2012 I, Martin Short, Goes Home Kim Chee
2012, 2016 Air Crash Investigation Flight Attendant 2 episodes
2013 The Listener Victoria Chan Episode: "Early Checkout"
2014 Hemlock Grove Nadine 2 episodes
2015–2021 Blood and Water Teresa Fai 29 episodes
2016 Between Daisy 2 episodes
2017 Save Me Rookie 3 episodes
2017–2020 Dino Dana Cai 5 episodes
2019–2022 Diggstown Carol Chan 4 episodes
2021 Cam Boy Amber Episode: "4.5 Out of 5"
2021 Blood and Water: Fire and Ice Teresa 8 episodes
2021 In the Dark Susannah Jenkins 3 episodes
2021 Moonshine Moira Lancaster 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Celebrity Spaces: Loretta Yu". Toronto Sun. February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "N.S. actress Loretta Yu in groundbreaking series Blood and Water". The Chronicle-Herald. Halifax. November 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Marill, Alvin H (2010). Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009. p. 17. ISBN 978-0810876590.
  4. ^ "Nonsense Revolution". Atlantic Film Festival 2008.
  5. ^ Melton, Siân (2019-03-26). "Begin Again Interview: Julie Brar". Medium. Retrieved 2019-04-06.