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Loretta Yu

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

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

Early life

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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

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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

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Film

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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

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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

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  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.
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