Valerie Tian
| Valerie Tian | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 21, 1989 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Valerie Tian (born April 21, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Su-Chin in Juno.
Tian was born in 1989 in Vancouver, Canada, she is of Chinese descent. Her mother was a teacher of Chinese literature and history.
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 in The 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 series The Days. She is currently a series regular on the CTV series, "Motive."
Tian has said that, "When I do have free time I try to find random, new things and I am obsessed with learning new things and meeting new people. I do martial arts and running. I like to sew and design. I definitely like to look up new music. I spend a lot of time doing that and I like to produce my own".
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