Valerie Tian
Acting • Born 1989-04-21
Biography
Valerie Tian (born April 21, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Su-Chin in Juno. 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 inThe 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 seriesThe Days. She is currently a series regular on the CTV series, "Motive."
Filmography
46 credits
Juno
Movie • 2007
Su-Chin
Wake of Death
Movie • 2004
Kim
Triple Dog
Movie • 2010
Kayla
Anna's Storm
Movie • 2007
Franny
The Moth Diaries
Movie • 2011
Charlie
Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity
Movie • 2002
Mindy Lum
A.C.O.D.
Movie • 2013
Kieko
Words and Pictures
Movie • 2014
Emily
Dim Sum Funeral
Movie • 2008
Emily
X2
Movie • 2003
X-Kid at Museum (uncredited)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Movie • 2010
Cute Girl
Bob the Butler
Movie • 2005
Sophie
Drillbit Taylor
Movie • 2008
Brooke
Charlie St. Cloud
Movie • 2010
Girl in Toy Store
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Movie • 2005
Interview Girl #1
21 Jump Street
Movie • 2012
Burns
Moving Parts
Movie • 2020
Zhenzhen
Come and Find Me
Movie • 2016
Student
Beyond Redemption
Movie • 2016
Dodo
Dead Shack
Movie • 2017
Lisa
Jennifer's Body
Movie • 2009
Chastity
Even Lambs Have Teeth
Movie • 2015
Mandy
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Movie • 2007
New York Teen Girl #1
The Santa Clause 2
Movie • 2002
Elf (uncredited)
The Curse of Willow Song
Movie • 2020
Willow
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
Movie • 2010
Debbie
Armageddon Road
Movie
Asian Waitress
Whistler
TV • 2006
Aliens in America
TV • 2007
The 100
TV • 2014
Kid #1
The Days
TV • 2004
Black Sash
TV • 2003
Claire Rodgers
Motive
TV • 2013
Officer Wendy Sung
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Ambriel
The Magicians
TV • 2015
Healer Faye
Broken Trail
TV • 2006
Ging Wa 'aka' #5
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
TV • 2008
Wendy
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
TV • 2014
Liana
Backstrom
TV • 2015
Bethany
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
TV • 2014
Laina
Bionic Woman
TV • 2007
Aoki
The L Word
TV • 2004
Dierdre
Three Moons Over Milford
TV • 2006
Martine
iZombie
TV • 2015
Darcy Bennett
Arrow
TV • 2012
Morgan
Bates Motel
TV • 2013
Clerk