Julia Chan

Julia Chan, also known as Julia Taylor Ross, is an English actress and television host. She is best known for her portrayal of Sophia in the 2011 horror film Silent House, Dr. Maggie Lin in the 2012–2017 television series Saving Hope, and as co-host of The Great Canadian Baking Show (a Canadian adaptation of The Great British Bake Off). Chan currently stars as Pepper Smith in The CW television series Katy Keene.

Julia Chan
Born
Julia Chan

(1983-05-09) 9 May 1983
Cheshire, England
NationalityBritish, Canadian
Other namesJulia Taylor Ross
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse(s)
Erik Ratensperger
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(
m. 2011; div. 2019)

Early life and education

Chan's father, Roy Chan, is a Hong Kong–based solicitor of Chinese heritage; her mother Lorna, is a Canadian ballerina.[1] She was raised in Cheshire and attended University College, in London, England, and then attended Harvard, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While at Harvard, she frequently acted at the nearby American Repertory Theater.[1] Chan graduated with a BA in History of Art and Architecture.[1] She received her master's degree from New York's New School of Drama in 2010.[1] Chan married Erik Ratensperger on January 21, 2011, and the couple resided in Los Angeles, California. They later divorced on April 22, 2019.[2]

Career

While still at graduate school, she garnered a role in the Global Television Network's Rookie Blue (2010) (airing in the United States on ABC). From 2011 to 2017 Chan played regular series character Dr. Maggie Lin for five seasons on CTV's Saving Hope, which was carried in the U.S. by NBC.[1] She appeared in the role of Sophia in Silent House, a 2011 American horror film directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau,[3] and the following year the romantic comedy film Missed Connections.

Chan has appeared in two Canadian television programs, miniseries Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures and series Republic of Doyle.[4] In 2015, Chan appeared in the movie, Ava's Possessions. Chan has also made guest appearances in episodes of Gotham (2016) and Schitt's Creek (2017).

She hosted The Great Canadian Baking Show[5] with Dan Levy, which premiered November 1, 2017, on CBC.[6] Chan returned as host for the second season in 2018, [7][8] but neither she nor Levy returned for the show's third season.[9]

On February 21, 2019, it was announced that she had landed the role of Pepper Smith in The CW's Katy Keene, a spin-off series of Riverdale which started airing in 2020. She stars alongside Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, and Jonny Beauchamp.[10]

Filmography
TV series
Film
  • Twenty One (2008, short thriller), Kate (as Julia Taylor Ross)
  • B.U.S.T. (2010, drama short), Tina (as Julia Taylor Ross)
  • Feather Weight (2010, horror short), Kate (as Julia Taylor Ross)
  • Silent House (2012, horror), Sophia (as Julia Taylor Ross)
  • Missed Connections (2012, romantic comedy), Yoga Zoe (as Julia Taylor Ross)
  • Dear Dead Abby (2014, comedy short), Rachel (as Julia Taylor Ross)
  • Ava's Possessions (2015, comedy–horror), Punk Rock Chick (as Julia Taylor Ross)
  • A Kid Like Jake (2018, drama, post-production), Michelle

References
  1. "Julia Taylor Ross; Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  2. "Chan, Julia C. VS Ratensperger, Erik". Unicort. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. Genzlinger, Neil (2012-03-08). "Haunted Home Looks Great by Lantern Light". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  4. "Cast Member – Dr. Maggie Lin – Julia Taylor Ross". ION Television. Archived from the original on 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  5. "Dan Levy casts his co-host Julia Chan as a bagel and reveals his 'full-circle moment' with MTV". Hello Magazine. May 24, 2018.
  6. "Dan Levy and Julia Chan to host The Great Canadian Baking Show". CBC. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  7. Yeo, Debra (February 7, 2018). "Great Canadian Baking Show renewed for Season 2". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 8, 2018. Actors Daniel Levy and Julia Chan will return as hosts, along with judges Bruno Feldeisen and Rochelle Adonis.
  8. "Dan Levy and Julia Chan dish on 'The Great Canadian Baking Show'". Hello Magazine. November 1, 2018.
  9. "Dan Levy and Julia Chan not returning to the GCBS due to scheduling conflicts". March 27, 2019.
  10. "'Katy Keene': Jonny Beauchamp & Julia Chan To Star In CW's 'Riverdale' Spinoff". Deadline. February 21, 2019.
  11. Resume; Goddard Agency; retrieved November 2017
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