Julia Chan

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Julia Chan
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Chan at The CW Upfront in 2019
Born
Cheshire, England
Other namesJulia Taylor Ross
Education University College London
Harvard University (BA)
The New School (MFA)
Occupation(s)Actress, presenter
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Erik Ratensperger
(m. 2011;div. 2019)

Julia Chan (also known as Julia Taylor Ross) is an English actress and presenter.

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She is best known for her roles as Dr. Maggie Lin in the CTV series Saving Hope (2012–2017), as a co-host of the first two seasons of The Great Canadian Baking Show (2017–2019), and as Pepper Smith in The CW series Katy Keene (2020). In a notable film role, she played Sophia in the 2011 horror film, Silent House.

Early life and education

Chan was born and raised in Cheshire. Chan's father, Roy Chan, is a Hong Kong–based solicitor of Chinese heritage; her mother, Lorna, is a Canadian ballerina. [1] She studied at University College London and then attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While there, she frequently acted at the nearby American Repertory Theater. [1] She graduated with a BA in History of Art and Architecture. [1] She received her master's degree from New York's New School of Drama in 2010. [1]

Career

While still at graduate school, Chan gained a role in the Global Television Network's Rookie Blue (2010) (airing in the United States on ABC). Between 2011 and 2017, Chan played regular series character Dr. Maggie Lin for five seasons on CTV's Saving Hope, which was carried in the U.S. by NBC. [1] She appeared in the role of Sophia in Silent House, a 2011 American horror film directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, [2] and the following year the romantic comedy film Missed Connections.

Chan has appeared in two Canadian television programs, miniseries Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures and series Republic of Doyle . [3] In 2015, Chan appeared in the movie, Ava's Possessions . Chan has also made guest appearances in episodes of Gotham (2016) and Schitt's Creek (2017).

She hosted The Great Canadian Baking Show [4] with Dan Levy, which premiered November 1, 2017, on CBC. [5] Chan returned as host for the second season in 2018, [6] [7] but neither she nor Levy returned for the show's third season. [8]

On February 21, 2019, it was announced that she had landed the role of Pepper Smith in The CW's Katy Keene , a spin-off series of Riverdale which started airing in 2020. She appears alongside Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, and Jonny Beauchamp. [9] In 2021, Chan appeared in the stage play 2:22 A Ghost Story . She appeared in Archive 81 which premiered on Netflix January 14, 2022. [10]

Personal life

Chan married Erik Ratensperger in 2011 and they divorced in 2019. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Twenty OneKateas Julia Taylor Ross
2010B.U.S.T.Tinaas Julia Taylor Ross
2010Feather WeightKate
2012 Silent House Sophiaas Julia Taylor Ross
2012Missed ConnectionsYoga Zoeas Julia Taylor Ross
2014Dear Dead AbbyRachelas Julia Taylor Ross
2015Ava's PossessionsPunk Rock Chick
2018 A Kid Like Jake Michelle

Television / Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Rookie Blue Emily Starling1 episode; as Julia Taylor Ross
2012 Pan Am Female Art Patroncredited as Julia Taylor Ross; 1 episode
2010 Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Adrianne1 episode; as Julia Taylor Ross
2010-2012 Republic of Doyle Karen Becker2 episodes; as Julia Taylor Ross
2012-2016 Saving Hope Dr. Maggie LinMain role; 79 episodes; credited as Julia Taylor Ross
2015 Gotham Karen Jennings1 episode; as Julia Taylor Ross
2017 Schitt's Creek Elaine1 episode; as Julia Taylor Ross
2017-2018 The Great Canadian Baking Show Herselfseries co-host; as Julia Chan
2018 Little Dog [12] Recurring roleas Julia Chan
2019 BoJack Horseman Pickles Aplenty (voice)replaced Hong Chau
2020 Katy Keene Pepper Smith Main role; as Julia Chan
2021 Archive 81 Anabelle ChoMain role; 8 episodes
2023 Will Trent Ava GreenEpisode 5
2023 Accused Sarah Tamuraseason 1 episode 11 Jiro's Story

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