Cynthia Khan

Cynthia Khan
Chinese name 楊 (traditional)
Chinese name 杨丽菁 (simplified)
Birth name Yang Li-Tsing
Born (1968-12-13) 13 December 1968
Chiayi County, Taiwan
Occupation Actress and martial artist

Yang Li-Tsing, better known by her stage name Cynthia Khan (born 13 December 1968, Chiayi County) is a Taiwanese actress and martial artist.

Early life

Khan studied Chinese and jazz dance at school. At the age of 17, she won a national talent contest run by a Taiwainese television station. Later she practised taekwondo, achieving a high level in this martial art.

Film career

In 1987, she signed a contract and made her film debut in In the Line of Duty 3. The film was a box office success and started her long career. Sequels and other films followed, many of them in the girls with guns genre, most notably In the Line of Duty 4: Witness, directed and choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping and co-starring Donnie Yen.

Origin of stage name

Her screen name is a combination of the names of established Hong Kong stars Cynthia Rothrock and Michelle Yeoh (then known as Michelle Khan), whom she replaced in the In the Line of Duty movie series.[1]

Filmography

  • Flag of Honor (1987)
  • Three Headed Monster (1988)
  • In the Line of Duty 3 (1988)
  • Split of the Spirit (1989)
  • In the Line of Duty 4: Witness (1989)
  • In the Line of Duty 5: Middle Man (1990)
  • Tiger Cage 2 (1990)
  • Queen's High (1990)
  • The Transmigration Romance (1991)
  • The Perfect Match (1991)
  • In the Line of Duty 6 (1991)
  • In the Line of Duty VII (1991)
  • The 13 Cold Blooded Eagles (1992)
  • Zen of Sword (1992)
  • Death Triangle (1992)
  • Super Lady Cop (1992)
  • It's Now or Never (1992)
  • The Inspector Wears Skirts IV (1992)
  • The Avenging Quartet (1992)
  • Eternal Fist (1992)
  • Deadend of Besiegers (1992)
  • The 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles (1993)
  • Blade of Fury (1993)
  • Pink Bomb (1993)
  • Madam City Hunter (1993)
  • Ultimate Revenge (1995)
  • Tough Beauty and the Sloppy Slop (1995)
  • Angel on Fire (1995)
  • Only the Strong Survive (1995)
  • Yes, Madam 5 (1996)
  • Righteous Guards (1998)
  • Hurricane Bullet (2003)
  • Radical (2003)
  • Super Player (2010)

Television

References

  1. ↑ Cynthia Khan profile, Hkcinemagic.fr; accessed 4 November 2014.

External links

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