Loretta Yu

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Loretta Yu
Born (1982-12-22) December 22, 1982 (age 41)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education Acadia University (BA)
OccupationActress

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

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Just Buried Patricia
2008 Nonsense Revolution Nora
2013 Enemy ReceptionistUncredited
2013There Are MonstersTeacher
2014 Pretend We're Kissing Lily

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Mom at Sixteen StudentTelevision film
2005 The Hunt for the BTK Killer Debbie
2005Trudeau II: Maverick in the MakingChinese Woman
2005 Vampire Bats Lizzie's Friend
2006 Fatal Desire Waitress
2006 North/South Becca4 episodes
2008 The Circuit DeanneTelevision film
2008, 2009 Degrassi: The Next Generation Vickie2 episodes
2010 The Devil's Teardrop ReceptionistTelevision film
2012 I, Martin Short, Goes Home Kim Chee
2012, 2016 Air Crash Investigation Flight Attendant2 episodes
2013 The Listener Victoria ChanEpisode: "Early Checkout"
2014 Hemlock Grove Nadine2 episodes
2015–2021 Blood and Water Teresa Fai29 episodes
2016 Between Daisy2 episodes
2017 Save Me Rookie3 episodes
2017–2020 Dino Dana Cai5 episodes
2019–2022 Diggstown Carol Chan4 episodes
2021 Cam Boy AmberEpisode: "4.5 Out of 5"
2021Blood and Water: Fire and IceTeresa8 episodes
2021 In the Dark Susannah Jenkins3 episodes
2021 Moonshine Moira Lancaster8 episodes

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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.