Loretta Yu (born December 22, 1982) is a Canadian actress of Chinese descent.
Early life Yu was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in Nova Scotia, working in her family's restaurant. 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. She also appeared in the 2008 made-for-television movie The Circuit and the 2008 Canadian comedy Nonsense Revolution. In 2017 and 2018, Yu played Ana in the Canadian web-series Begin/Again. From 2017 to 2019, Yu played Cai in Dino Dana.
She appeared in an episode of the 2021 drama series Cam Boy.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2007Just BuriedPatricia2008Nonsense RevolutionNora2013EnemyReceptionistUncredited2013There Are MonstersTeacher2014Pretend We're KissingLily
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2005Mom at SixteenStudentTelevision film2005The Hunt for the BTK KillerDebbie2005Trudeau II: Maverick in the MakingChinese Woman2005Vampire BatsLizzie's Friend2006Fatal DesireWaitress2006North/SouthBecca4 episodes2008The CircuitDeanneTelevision film2008, 2009Degrassi: The Next GenerationVickie2 episodes2010The Devil's TeardropReceptionistTelevision film2012I, Martin Short, Goes HomeKim Chee2012, 2016Air Crash InvestigationFlight Attendant2 episodes2013The ListenerVictoria ChanEpisode: "Early Checkout"2014Hemlock GroveNadine2 episodes2015–2021Blood and WaterTeresa Fai29 episodes2016BetweenDaisy2 episodes2017Save MeRookie3 episodes2017–2020Dino DanaCai5 episodes2019–2022DiggstownCarol Chan4 episodes2021Cam BoyAmberEpisode: "4.5 Out of 5"2021Blood and Water: Fire and IceTeresa8 episodes2021In the DarkSusannah Jenkins3 episodes2021MoonshineMoira Lancaster8 episodes
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