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. Col. Jessalyn Helmsworth in Armorsaurs (2025–present).
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 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.
Other 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.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Darc Beautician TBA TBA Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Second Chance Tammy 1 episode 2017 The 100 Pei's Daughter 1 episode 2018 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 Main role, 12 episodes 2026 Allegiance Amy Barnes 1 episode 2026 The Season Madeline Huang Main role, 6 episodes
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