Françoise Yip
Also Known As: Francoise Yip Fong-Wa, 葉芳華, Francoise C.J. Yip, Yip Fong-Wa, 叶芳华, فرانسواز ییپ
Biography: Françoise Fong-Wa Yip ( born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian actress. Her best-known roles are the redeemable bad girls in Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx and Jet Li's Black Mask. The critical and financial success of Rumble in the Bronx (and its subsequent number-one box-office bow in the United States) made Yip an instant success and garnered her two Hong Kong Film Award nominations. She continued to do movies and star in TV, but her roles were less known or temporary. The characters she plays often get killed or serve as a background character. Yip appeared in the television series Andromeda as two different characters. Her first character was arrested, and her final character was murdered. She did two movies with Jet Li, the first as a lead romantic interest in Black Mask and the second in Romeo Must Die, but this time she played a Chinese gangster motorcycle assassin killed by Jet Li and Aaliyah. An unfortunate aspect of her career is that none of the TV shows she starred in lasted beyond a full season, and if she did have a starring role in a movie it was a straight-to-video/DVD film. Her most recent appearance was in the new Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem movie, and she guest-starred in the Canadian TV show Blood Ties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Françoise Fong-Wa Yip, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Adult: No
Birthday: September 04, 1972
Age: 52 years old
Gender: Female
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Edison
Overview: In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to gather evidence against corrupt members of an elite police unit.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-29
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The Deal
Overview: A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-17
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Black Mask
Overview: Tsui escapes from a super soldier project and plans to lead a peaceful life. However, when his former comrades go on a violent crime spree, he takes it upon himself to end their reign of terror.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-11-07
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Rumble in the Bronx
Overview: Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. One of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head.
Genres: Crime Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-01-21
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Blade: Trinity
Overview: For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out into the daylight, where he is driven to join forces with a clan of human vampire hunters he never knew existed—The Nightstalkers. Together with Abigail and Hannibal, two deftly trained Nightstalkers, Blade follows a trail of blood to the ancient creature that is also hunting him—the original vampire, Dracula.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-08
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Mr. Mumble
Overview: An action comedy about a sharp shooter from the S.W.A.T team (SDU) in Hong Kong who gets fired for failing to show up in time for a hostage mission because he was womanizing at a local disco. Out of a job, he meets a beautiful wandering girl, at his friend's pub and takes her in not knowing she is the daugther of a triad boss. She is hunted and Mr. Mumble becomes her bodyguard. At first, she is disgusted with the fact that Mumble was always trying to get into the sack with her. But when danger arises, Mumble utilizes his special skills to serve and protect. At the end, does Mumble get his woman?
Genres: Comedy Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-10-10
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The King of Fighters
Overview: The surviving members of three legendary fighting clans are whisked away to other dimensions by an evil power. As the fighters enter each new world they battle that universe's native defenders, while the force that summoned them seeks to find a way to invade and infect our world.
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-05
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Cabin Pressure
Overview: A fully automated commercial jetliner is prepared to make its maiden voyage. Without an on-flight pilot, the craft relies on satellite linking for its course. But when the plane suddenly deviates from its determined route and establishes a circular pattern over Seattle, it becomes evident that the craft has been hijacked by a disgruntled former airline employee who has hacked into the flight's computer system from his apartment, somewhere in the United States. Now, a former discredited Navy pilot and an oddball technician must race against the clock to find where the angry employee is, and regain control of the plane before it crashes into the city.
Genres: Action TV Movie Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-08
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Witness to a Kill
Overview: The Queen's Messenger is called to convey vital dispatches to a highly secretive conference called to combat the activities of modern poachers who threaten the economies of many African states.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-08
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The New Beachcombers
Overview: John Constable and his family return to Gibsons to find a new cast of characters who will battle over the fate of the now condemned Molly's Reach and Nick's old salvage business.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-25
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A Beachcombers Christmas
Overview: While Donna MacGonigal is tempted by a business offer by an old love, her father and friends decide to put on an old timers celebrity hockey game and auction for charity, only to find themselves cheated by con artists.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-06
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Motherland
Overview: After a long absence abroad, young Asian American woman Raffi Tang is called home when her estranged mother is murdered. She becomes increasingly drawn into a web of deception and incompetence while at the same time dealing with her own grief.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-18
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Lunch with Charles
Overview: A free-spirited woman helps a potential immigrant to Canada choose his path in life.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-23
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Rip in Time
Overview: Sarah is an organic farmer who meets a man named Rip Van Winkle Jr., who claims to be from 1787. Soon, she discovers old-fashioned romantic feelings that might be just as crazy as his story.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-22
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Mystery 101: Deadly History
Overview: Amy and Travis travel to New York to investigate after Amy's uncle goes missing, and the initial clues make them fear the worst.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-01
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Special Delivery
Overview: A bumbling courier at a private adoption agency botches the delivery of a baby to its new parents in time for Christmas when he misplaces their baby en route. Special Delivery was a 2000 television film starring Andy Dick. It premiered on Fox Family on their 25 Days of Christmas programming block.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-10
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For Better or For Worse
Overview: Wendy is finally settling in to single life after the death of her husband. She runs a successful wedding planning company with the help of her friend Roseanne. Wendy's business and values are challenged when Marco, a charming but irritating divorce attorney, opens shop right next door!
Genres: Romance Family Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-19
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How to Meet the Lucky Stars
Overview: How to Meet the Lucky Stars is a 1996 Hong Kong film and the final film in the Lucky Stars film series. Featuring the "Lucky Stars" Sammo Hung (in a supporting role and another role as a cop), Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Richard Ng, Michael Miu and new cast member Vincent Lau as Hung's younger cousin. Also featuring a number of guest appearances including Françoise Yip, Natalis Chan, Chen Kuan Tai, Cheng Pei-pei, Chan Hung Lit and Nora Miao. Produced by Eric Tsang, directed by Frankie Chan with action choreography by Yuen Cheung-Yan and Mars.The film was released as a benefit film for the famous Hong Kong film director, Lo Wei, who died in 1996.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-07-04
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Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Overview: After a horrifying PredAlien crash-lands near a small Colorado town, killing everyone it encounters and producing countless Alien offspring, a lone Predator arrives to "clean up" the infestation.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-25
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Alone in the Dark
Overview: Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced.
Genres: Action Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-28
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Mindstorm
Overview: A psychic's investigation into the disappearance of a Senator's daughter leads her to a dangerous cult and the truth about her mysterious past.
Genres: Thriller Action Science Fiction Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-28
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Possessing Piper Rose
Overview: A couple are desperate to adopt a child but, when their dream comes true, strange events begin to happen.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-24
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From the Heart
Overview: The beloved POstables discover a 200-year-old valentine that could change history, while their investigation of a damaged letter leads them to a public figure who could be brought down by its contents. And in the aftermath of Valentine’s Day, Oliver, Shane, Norman and Rita are each dealing with heartbreaking circumstances
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-21
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Ring of Deception
Overview: Single mom Julie Stevens' life is turned upside-down when international con man Martin moves to her neighborhood. As Julie begins to open up to Martin's charms, another woman - Sloane - is determined to kill Martin for having left her and robbed her blind. Will Julie survive Martin's affections and Sloane's revenge?
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-20
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Garage Sale Mystery
Overview: Jennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son or a piece of furniture for her handy husband Jason to refurbish, she has made a career out of her treasure hunting prowess. When a string of burglaries hits her town, Jennifer's keen eye for detail and her natural problem solving instincts even help her see the connection between these burglaries and local garage sales! Jennifer works with Detective Adam Iverson to investigate her theory that the perpetrators of the burglaries are fellow garage sale regulars. The case escalates to dangerous levels when Jennifer discovers the dead body of her friend. Even though the deceased's husband, Ben Douglas, finds nothing missing in their house, and the police label the death as accidental, Jennifer suspects that the death may be related to the burglaries.
Genres: Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-14
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Everything, Everything
Overview: A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-18
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The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story
Overview: The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story delves into the experiences of six unknown young actors placed into the Hollywood spotlight, exposing the challenges of growing up under public scrutiny.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-01
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Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle
Overview: Maggie, a single mom has to balance between her career and her son, Jordan. Jordan finds a tutor named Casey to help him at school, and Casey becomes like a father figure. Will the three of them find happiness and love once again?
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-10
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Wild
Overview: A wild young woman drives the mysterious Cheng into the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman. The passion between the two lovers escalates in tandem with the violence around them, as events take their own inexorable course.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-25
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The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells
Overview: Former marriage counselor turned fitness instructor Molly White has built a popular brand of workout classes, while her successful wedding photographer boyfriend Nick is branching out into art photography. Molly and Nick are very much in love and about to take the plunge by getting married, but life’s complexities combined with wedding planning are making their trip to the altar a challenge. When thoughts of postponement crop up, can this perfectly matched bride and groom work together to make their wedding happen?
Genres: Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-09
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The Predator
Overview: When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-05
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On Fire
Overview: Tung Choi Street Car God Chan Mo Nam and his best buddy Sam Bat Jai, Tung Tung all worship sex symbol Francoise Yip Fong Fa. Their biggest wish is to be able to meet her in person. In order to meet their idol, the three become temp actors, only to be degraded by her manager Bobby. The trio in anger kidnap Wa, during which they treat Wa like a Goddess, but Wa didn't resist the kidnapping. Wa reveals to Nam that all along Bobby is using a video of Wa being raped to threaten her and keep her as his money tree......
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-07-18
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The Pledge
Overview: A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-19
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Web of Deception
Overview: Fion Wong is an investment banker who's set up to lose $100 million when she buys into an oil well scheme with Indonesian millionaire Donson Woo. When Donson betrays her, she jets to Indonesia to confront him.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1997-12-12
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Deadly Lessons
Overview: Romanced by a charismatic professor, a college girl quits school to run away with and marry him. While her mother tries to convince her to come home, she slowly learns that he is a controlling husband with a shady past... and soon realizes that if she were to leave him he would kill her.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-25
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Enjoy Yourself Tonight
Overview: A bizarre look at the many things happening at a Hong Kong nightclub in one night.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1997-05-01
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Flatland
Overview: In the future of 2010, three young Americans, Quentin, JT and Amy are visiting Shanghai, when they get shanghaied by mysterious Mr. Smith and taken to Flatland, a place where past and present meet, literally. The only way out for them is to agree to fight Khan for him, an evil ancient warrior who lives through his reincarnations and could destroy the world if not stopped in time. Coventry and Jagger help him, while encyclopedic Linda helps Smith in his 4000 years long quest to stop him. Smith has an alter ego, a wise Shanghai nightclub owner known as Uncle, who gives advice to those who need it.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Romeo Must Die
Overview: Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-22
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A Little Christmas Charm
Overview: Holly, a jewelry designer finds a lost charm bracelet and teams up with investigative reporter Greg in hopes of finding the owner and returning it by Christmas Eve.
Genres: Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-06
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Infatuation
Overview: Ken, a businessman in a failing marriage, starts an affair with his new secretary, with dangerous consequences.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1995-10-26
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The Wedding Banquet
Overview: Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-04-18
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