Cynthia Khan


Yang Li-tsing, better known internationally by her stage name Cynthia Khan, is a Taiwanese actress. She starred in many Hong Kong and Filipino girls with guns films.

Early Life

Yang studied Chinese and jazz dance at school. At age 17, she won a national talent contest run by a Taiwanese television station. She later learned taekwondo and achieved a high level in this martial art.

Career

In 1987, Yang made her film debut in In the Line of Duty 3. The film's box office success started her long career. Sequels and other films followed, many of them in the girls with guns genre, most notably In the Line of Duty 4: Witness, directed and choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping and co-starring Donnie Yen. She now lives in Taiwan.

Origin of Stage Name

Her screen name is a combination of the names of established Hong Kong stars Cynthia Rothrock and Michelle Yeoh, whom she replaced in the In the Line of Duty movie series.

Filmography

Film

TV series