# Loretta Yu

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**Loretta Yu** (born December 22, 1982) is a Canadian actress of Chinese descent.

## Early life

Yu was born in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), and grew up in [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), working in her family's restaurant.[1] Yu received a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from [Acadia University](/source/Acadia_University).

## Career

Yu took part in some Halifax productions, including [Jason Eisener](/source/Jason_Eisener)'s fake [trailer](/source/Trailer_(promotion)) for *[Hobo with a Shotgun](/source/Hobo_with_a_Shotgun)* which was screened with the film *[Grindhouse](/source/Grindhouse_(film))* and Jay Dahl's film *There are Monsters*. Yu moved to [Toronto](/source/Toronto) and appeared in various television series including *[Degrassi: The Next Generation](/source/Degrassi:_The_Next_Generation)*, *[The Listener](/source/The_Listener_(TV_series))*, *[Hemlock Grove](/source/Hemlock_Grove_(TV_series))* and *[Blood and Water](/source/Blood_and_Water_(Canadian_TV_series))*.[2] She also appeared in the 2008 made-for-television movie *[The Circuit](/source/The_Circuit_(2008_film))*[3] and the 2008 Canadian comedy *[Nonsense Revolution](/source/Nonsense_Revolution)*.[4] In 2017 and 2018, Yu played Ana in the Canadian web-series *Begin/Again*.[5] From 2017 to 2019, Yu played Cai in *[Dino Dana](/source/Dino_Dana)*.

She appeared in an episode of the 2021 drama series *[Cam Boy](/source/Cam_Boy)*.

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 2007 Just Buried Patricia 2008 Nonsense Revolution Nora 2013 Enemy Receptionist Uncredited 2013 There Are Monsters Teacher 2014 Pretend We're Kissing Lily

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 2005 Mom at Sixteen Student Television film 2005 The Hunt for the BTK Killer Debbie 2005 Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making Chinese Woman 2005 Vampire Bats Lizzie's Friend 2006 Fatal Desire Waitress 2006 North/South Becca 4 episodes 2008 The Circuit Deanne Television film 2008, 2009 Degrassi: The Next Generation Vickie 2 episodes 2010 The Devil's Teardrop Receptionist Television film 2012 I, Martin Short, Goes Home Kim Chee 2012, 2016 Air Crash Investigation Flight Attendant 2 episodes 2013 The Listener Victoria Chan Episode: "Early Checkout" 2014 Hemlock Grove Nadine 2 episodes 2015–2021 Blood and Water Teresa Fai 29 episodes 2016 Between Daisy 2 episodes 2017 Save Me Rookie 3 episodes 2017–2020 Dino Dana Cai 5 episodes 2019–2022 Diggstown Carol Chan 4 episodes 2021 Cam Boy Amber Episode: "4.5 Out of 5" 2021 Blood and Water: Fire and Ice Teresa 8 episodes 2021 In the Dark Susannah Jenkins 3 episodes 2021 Moonshine Moira Lancaster 8 episodes

## References

1. ["Celebrity Spaces: Loretta Yu"](http://www.torontosun.com/2016/02/25/celebrity-spaces-loretta-yu). *Toronto Sun*. February 26, 2016.

1. ["N.S. actress Loretta Yu in groundbreaking series Blood and Water"](http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1320972-n.s.-actress-loretta-yu-in-groundbreaking-series-blood-and-water). *The Chronicle-Herald*. November 15, 2015.

1. Marill, Alvin H (2010). [*Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009*](https://books.google.com/books?id=k8XJ6UcCumYC&pg=PA17). Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 17. ISBN 978-0810876590.

1. ["Nonsense Revolution"](http://atlantic.festivalgenius.com/2008/films/nonsenserevolution_atlantic2008). *Atlantic Film Festival 2008*

1. Melton, Siân (2019-03-26). ["Begin Again Interview: Julie Brar"](https://medium.com/the-muff-society/begin-again-interview-julie-brar-be824387f69b). *Medium*. Retrieved 2019-04-06.

## External links

- [Loretta Yu](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2085879/) at IMDb
- ["Loretta Yu's web site"](https://lorettayu.workbooklive.com/)

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