Valerie Tian
Actor
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
X2
as X-Kid at Museum (uncredited) 2003
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
as New York Teen Girl #1 2007
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Cute Girl 2010
Juno
as Su-Chin 2007
Jennifer's Body
as Chastity 2009
Charlie St. Cloud
as Girl in Toy Store 2010
The Santa Clause 2
as Elf (uncredited) 2002
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
as Interview Girl #1 2005
Drillbit Taylor
as Brooke 2008
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
as Debbie 2010
Come and Find Me
as Student 2016
A.C.O.D.
as Kieko 2013
Wake of Death
as Kim 2004
Words and Pictures
as Emily 2014
The Moth Diaries
as Charlie 2011
Even Lambs Have Teeth
as Mandy 2015