Yvonne Chapman is a Canadian actress with deep ties to Hong Kong, known for roles that carry strength, complexity, and quiet intensity. From Zhilan Zhang in Kung Fu to Avatar Kyoshi in Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, and more recently Madeline Wong in The Season, she has built a body of work that feels both powerful and deeply human.
Born and raised in Calgary to a Hong Kong father and Singaporean mother, she grew up between cultures and spent time modelling between Canada and Hong Kong before leaving a career in finance to pursue acting full-time. That decision has shaped a path defined by range, risk, and reinvention. Filming in Hong Kong for The Season brought her closer to family roots — including a grandmother who was a celebrated soprano in the city — and added another layer to a career already shaped by identity, courage, and a growing connection to the places that formed her.