{{Short description|Canadian independent film and stage actress, filmmaker, singer, composer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Yvette Lu | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | birth_name = | death_date = | death_place = | othername = | occupation = Actress, film composer, singer, producer, writer | yearsactive = | spouse = | website = http://www.yvettelu.com | awards = }}
'''Yvette Lu''' is a Canadian independent film and stage actress, filmmaker, singer, composer, writer and producer, as well as a licensed family physician. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Lu has starred in many independent films, most notably ''Food for the Gods'' and ''Servants of War''. She is best known for her starring role as "Sheenyana" in the 2007 short film ''Food for the Gods''. She co-composed the film's musical score and is the lead singer on its soundtrack. Lu has starred or held major roles in various stage productions, including ''The Tempest'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', and ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. In addition to her University of British Columbia medical degree, Lu has training in acting and music from UBC, Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York, Vancouver's Schoolcreative, and the Royal Conservatory of Music.<ref name="IMDb filmography and bio">[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2984643/ IMDb filmography and bio]</ref><ref name="216.222.194.72">{{Cite web |url=http://216.222.194.72/page2.html |title=Bio Page, "Food for the Gods" Official Site (www.food-for-the-gods.com) |access-date=October 13, 2008 |archive-date=August 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804161438/http://216.222.194.72/page2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.canada.com/burnabynow/news/community/story.html?id=ebfe6e9e-2f54-4f09-9f6b-d0411e006add Burnaby Now: Burnaby doctor featured in film showcase, Published: Saturday, May 24, 2008]</ref>
==Early life== Lu was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, after her parents immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong.<ref name="216.222.194.72" /> She is fluent in English and Cantonese. Lu received her M.D. degree in 2005 from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.
==Film career==
In ''Servants of War'', a Cantonese/Japanese language film with English subtitles, Lu stars as Jei, a young woman oppressed by the World War II Japanese occupation of China. ''Servants of War'' and ''Food for the Gods'' were both Official Selections of the 12th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival, November 6–9, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vaff.org/festival |title=Vancouver Asian Film Festival (vaff.org) |access-date=October 14, 2008 |archive-date=November 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107103905/http://www.vaff.org/festival |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Food for the Gods'' previously aired on Shaw Multicultural Channel as part of the cable network's salute to Canada's Asian Heritage Month in May 2008.<ref name="imdb.com">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220882/releaseinfo "Food for the Gods" Release Dates, Internet Movie Database]</ref><ref>[http://www.explorasian.org/SMC%20Filmmakers%20Showcase%20schedule.pdf TV schedule for Asian Heritage Month on Shaw Multicultural Channel (from ExplorASIAN.org)]</ref> It also screened at the Vancouver International Film Centre, the New Asia Film Festival, and the Route 66 Film Festival.<ref name="imdb.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newasiafilmfestival.com/2008/05/synopsis-may-24-food-for-gods.html |title=FFTG at New Asia Film Festival, Richmond Cultural Centre (newasiafilmfestival.com) |access-date=October 13, 2008 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714170602/http://www.newasiafilmfestival.com/2008/05/synopsis-may-24-food-for-gods.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A8415 |title=Rhodes, Dusty, "Route 66 Flix," ''The Illinois Times'' (itonline), September 11, 2008 |access-date=October 14, 2008 |archive-date=July 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713164642/http://illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:8415 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On Thursday, September 18, 2008, Lu appeared with her ''Food for the Gods'' co-star Danny Dorosh on the front cover of "A&E," a weekly arts and entertainment section of The State Journal-Register of Springfield, Illinois. The photo is a production still of their FFTG characters, Sheenyana and Lt. Richard O'Conner, locked in passionate embrace.<ref>Mackey, Brian (A&E Editor), "Route 66 Films Roll In," ''The State Journal-Register'', A&E Section: front page, and Movies, p. 9A, September 18, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4454953&l=ec773&id=825155014 Photocopy of A&E cover, ''The State Journal-Register'', Springfield, Ill, USA, Sept. 18, 2008]</ref> On June 5, 2010, Lu was featured in a Canadian edition of the Hong Kong-based Chinese language ''Ming Pao'' newspaper, in a four-page feature article (title translated from Chinese), "Doctor Who Acts vs. Actor Who Doctors."<ref>[http://www.yvettelu.com/YvetteLu-MingPao-June052010.pdf "Doctor Who Acts vs. Actor Who Doctors" Ming Pao Newspapers (Canada) Ltd. 2010.06.05]</ref>
In 2009, Lu starred in a series of government produced children's videos encouraging children and parents to use proper hygiene and immunize against disease. The series is titled ''DSI: Disease Scene Investigation'' and currently appears on British Columbia's official ''Immunize BC'' website.<ref name="immunizebc.ca">{{Cite web |url=http://www.immunizebc.ca/ImmVacPrevDis/default.htm |title=Immunize BC: "Disease Scene Investigation" videos |access-date=September 9, 2010 |archive-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729221045/http://www.immunizebc.ca/ImmVacPrevDis/default.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
As an independent filmmaker, Lu has since co-written and co-directed two short comedies, ''Baby Donut'' and ''Murder at the Orient Street Express.'' In both films, she also co-starred with fellow ''FFTG'' alum, Yuki Morita. Both films premiered at MAMM Fest 2008 and 2009, respectively.<ref>*{{IMDb name|id=2984643}}</ref> In 2010, Lu reprised her most known starring role as "Sheenyana" in two short sequels to ''Food for the Gods,'' titled ''Megami: Legacy for the Gods'' and ''Megami: Search for the Gods'', serving as "teasers" to a possible TV pilot and/or series based on the property in the future. Lu also served as a producer on the projects. Both sci-fi films will be released in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yvettelu.com/weekender-sept2009.html |title=Mona Mattai "Sci Fi Drama Unfolds in Grand Forks" Boundary Weekender, Fri. Sept 4 09 |access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718150522/http://www.yvettelu.com/weekender-sept2009.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://megami.food-for-the-gods.com/ |title=MEGAMI Official Site |access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906082414/http://megami.food-for-the-gods.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.food-for-the-gods.com/page10_files/story_fftg2.html |title=FFTG2 becomes "Megami: Legacy for the Gods" |access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-date=March 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309093320/http://www.food-for-the-gods.com/page10_files/story_fftg2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://boundarysentinel.com/node/6974 Mattei, Mona "Independent Filmmakers Invade the Boundary" The Boundary Sentinel, Grand Forks, BC, Canada, September 2, 2010]</ref>
==Selected filmography== * Untold Stories of the ER Season 6 "Pipe in Head" * Untold Stories of the ER Season 5 "Grandma's Back" * Untold Stories of the ER Season 5 "Ice Cold Mom" * ''Megami: Search for the Gods'' * ''Megami: Legacy for the Gods'' * ''Taming of the Shrew Man'' * ''The Light at the End of the Road'' (composer) * ''The Gitchie Manito'' * ''Murder at the Orient Street Express'' * ''DSI: Disease Scene Investigation'' (children's Web series) * ''Baby Donut'' * ''Time Well Wasted'' * ''Disconnected'' * ''P.A. The Movie'' * ''Food for the Gods'' * ''Warrior II'' * ''Farewell Ambrosia'' * ''Dread Locked'' * ''Servants of War'' * ''The Spirit of Language'' * ''A Table for One'' * ''Blood'' * ''The Lingerer'' * ''Nobody's Sweetheart''
<ref name="IMDb filmography and bio"/><ref name="immunizebc.ca"/><ref>[http://www.yvettelu.com Yvette Lu, Official Site]</ref>
==Discography== Food for the Gods: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
==See also== *''Food for the Gods'' *''DSI: Disease Scene Investigation''
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=2984643}} *[http://www.yvettelu.com Yvette Lu – Official Site]
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