Yvonne Chapman
Yvonne Chapman (born October 7, 1988) is a Canadian actress and model, known for her role as the villain Zhilan Zhang in The CW's Kung Fu (2021–2023) and Lt. Jessalyn Helmsworth in Armorsaurs (2025–present).
Yvonne Chapman

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- Name
- Yvonne Chapman
- Born
- 7 October 1988
- Birthplace
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Occupation
- Actress
- Education
- University of Calgary
- Nationality
- Canada
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Yvonne Chapman (born October 7, 1988) is a Canadian actress and model, known for her role as the villain Zhilan Zhang in The CW's Kung Fu (2021–2023) and Lt. Jessalyn Helmsworth in Armorsaurs (2025–present).
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Yvonne Chapman (born 1988) is an actress, film director and model, of Canadian nationality. The actress was born in Calgary. Yvonne Chapman was educated at Bishop McNally High School and University of Calgary.
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• Name — Yvonne Chapman • Born — 7 October 1988 • Birthplace — Calgary, Alberta, Canada • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2015–present • Education — University of Calgary
Early life
Early life
Chapman was born and raised in Calgary to Chinese Canadian parents. She attended high school at Bishop McNally High School and St. Mary's High School, and completed her Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Calgary. She worked as a corporate development analyst before taking a leave of absence to pursue acting in Vancouver.
Career
Career
Chapman began acting in school plays at age 10, and began modelling in her late teens, working between Calgary and Hong Kong. In 2007, she represented Calgary in the Miss Chinese International 2007 Pageant In 2019, Chapman starred in the reboot of CBC's Street Legal (2019). The series was not continued for a second season. In November 2020, Chapman was cast in a recurring role for Kung Fu (2021–2023), a reboot of the 1972 series of the same name. She was upgraded to series regular status for the second season. In December 2021, Chapman was cast in Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, playing the recurring role of Avatar Kyoshi.
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In 2023, she collaborated on a YouTube video with Sarah Song (Miss Chinese International 2007 Winner), discussing her acting career as well as reuniting many years after they competed together.
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Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2016 — Second Chance — Tammy — 1 episode • 2017 — data-sort-value="100, The" | The 100 — Pei's Daughter — 1 episode • 2018 — data-sort-value="Crossing, The" | The Crossing — Kate — 1 episode • 2019 — Street Legal — Mina Lee — Recurring role, 6 episodes • 2020 — Diggstown — Jay Mitchum — 1 episode • 2021 — Family Law — Danielle Lim — Recurring role, 6 episodes • Hudson & Rex — Angel — 1 episode • 2021–2023 — Kung Fu — Zhilan Zhang — Recurring role (season 1) Main role (seasons 2–3), 37 episodes • 2024–2026 — Avatar: The Last Airbender — Avatar Kyoshi — Recurring role, 5 episodes • 2024 — Superman & Lois — Amanda McCoy — Recurring role (season 4), 8 episodes • 2025 — Armorsaurs — Lt. Col. Jessalyn Helmsworth (voice) — Main role, 12 episodes • 2026 — Allegiance — Amy Barnes — 1 episode • 2026 — The Season — Madeline Huang — Main role, 6 episodes

Tony Chung, Shannon Dang, Olivia Liang, Eddie Liu, Yvonne Chapman and Jon Prasida speaking at the 2022 WonderCon, for "Kung Fu", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · Tony Chung, Shannon Dang, Olivia Liang, Eddie Liu, Yvonne Chapman Jon Prasida

Laura Sirikul, Eddie Liu, Yvonne Chapman, Shannon Dang, Jon Prasida, Olivia Liang and Tony Chung speaking at the 2022 WonderCon, for "Kung Fu", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · Laura Sirikul, Eddie Liu, Yvonne Chapman, Shannon Dang, Jon Prasida, Olivia Liang Tony Chung
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2018 — Darc — Beautician • TBA — White Lies — TBA — Post-production
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- 1.Chapman, Yvonne. Felt so much love today. Thank you all for the birthday wishes 🥰. 1446342129635119107. October 8, 2021.
- 2.Yvonne Chapman Stars In Street Legal And Is All Calgary Can Talk About. I'm Here With Magazine. March 25, 2019.
- 3.Volmers, Eric. Calgary actress Yvonne Chapman lands main role in CBC's Street Legal reboot. Calgary Herald. March 1, 2019.
- 4.Oriental Daily Article. Oriental Daily.
- 5.Nathoo, Zulekha. Street Legal reboot cancelled after one season. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 6, 2019.
- 6.Petski, Denise. Antonio Jaramillo Joins Snowfall; Kung Fu Casts Yvonne Chapman. Deadline Hollywood. November 18, 2020.
- 7.Petski, Denise. Kung Fu: Yvonne Chapman Upped To Series Regular For Season 2. Deadline Hollywood. August 26, 2021.
- 8.Del Rosario, Alexandra. Avatar: The Last Airbender: Elizabeth Yu, Yvonne Chapman & Tamlyn Tomita Among 5 Added To Netflix Adaptation. Deadline Hollywood. December 16, 2021.
- 9.Acting in Hollywood Vs Hong Kong! ft Yvonne Chapman & Ludi Lin!.
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