Valerie Tian
Born: 1989-04-21 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
Valerie Tian (born April 21, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Su-Chin in Juno. Tian auditioned for Canadian director Mina Shum in the summer of 2001, while Shum was casting for Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity, and won the leading role of Mindy Ho. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002, and was shown at the Sundance Film Festival and LA Asian American Film Festival in 2003. In 2004, she played alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in the action movie Wake of Death. She also had a cameo appearance inThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and leading roles in the Wake of Death and the short film, Chika's Bird. She also appeared as an X kid in X2 and X-Men United, and as an elf in Disney’s Santa Clause 2. Tian was a series regular on the Warner Brothers' television series, Black Sash, and appeared in a cameo role in the ABC seriesThe Days. She is currently a series regular on the CTV series, "Motive."
Filmography
2020
- The Curse of Willow Song as Willow
- Moving Parts as Zhenzhen
2017
- Dead Shack as Lisa
2016
- Beyond Redemption as Dodo
- Come and Find Me as Student
2015
- iZombie as Darcy Bennett
- The Magicians as Healer Faye
- Even Lambs Have Teeth as Mandy
- Backstrom as Bethany
2014
- The 100 as Kid #1
- Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce as Laina
- Words and Pictures as Emily
2013
- Bates Motel as Clerk
- Motive as Officer Wendy Sung
- A.C.O.D. as Kieko
2012
- Arrow as Morgan
- 21 Jump Street as Burns
2011
- The Moth Diaries as Charlie
2010
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief as Cute Girl
- Triple Dog as Kayla
- The Boy Who Cried Werewolf as Debbie
- Charlie St. Cloud as Girl in Toy Store
2009
- Jennifer's Body as Chastity
2008
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Wendy
- Drillbit Taylor as Brooke
- Dim Sum Funeral as Emily
2007
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as New York Teen Girl #1
- Juno as Su-Chin
- Bionic Woman as Aoki
- Anna's Storm as Franny
- Aliens in America
2006
- Broken Trail as Ging Wa 'aka' #5
- Whistler
- Three Moons Over Milford as Martine
2005
- Supernatural as Ambriel
- Bob the Butler as Sophie
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Interview Girl #1
2004
- The L Word as Dierdre
- Wake of Death as Kim
- The Days
2003
- Black Sash as Claire Rodgers
- X2 as X-Kid at Museum (uncredited)
2002
- The Santa Clause 2 as Elf (uncredited)
- Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity as Mindy Lum