Yang Li-tsing (born 13 December 1968), better known internationally by her stage name Cynthia Khan, is a Taiwanese actress, dancer and martial artist. She starred in many Hong Kong girls with guns films.
Early life Yang studied Chinese and jazz dance at school. At 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 Pennsylvania action star Cynthia Rothrock and Malaysian star Michelle Yeoh (then known as Michelle Khan), both whom were prominent in British Hong Kong films; she replaced Yeoh in the In the Line of Duty movie series.Cynthia Khan profile , Hkcinemagic.fr; accessed 4 November 2014.
Filmography Film YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes1986This Love of Mine我的愛An Ling1987Bloody Brothers黑道兄弟Split of the Spirit厲鬼纏身Kao PI LiangFlag of Honor旗正飘飘1988Innocence and Dissipation赤子心浪子情Three Headed Monster三頭魔王Leader of huntersVampire Kid II天外天小子WidowIn the Line of Duty 3皇家师姐III雌雄大盗Yeung Lai-Ching1989In the Line of Duty 4: Witness皇家師姐IV直擊證人Rachel Yeung Lai-Ching1990Middle Man皇家師姐V中間人Tiger Cage 2洗黑錢Inspector Yeung1991Queen's High紅粉至尊Kwanny YeungThe Perfect Match富貴吉祥Fiona's cousinForbidden Arsenal地下兵工廠Madam YeungThe Transmigration Romance花街神女Sis ChanSea Wolves海狼Inspector Yeung1992Eternal FistEnglish-language filmSuper Lady Cop超級女警Deadend of Besiegers東瀛遊俠Cui GuIt's Now or Never飛女正傳Little BunZen of Sword俠女傳奇Choi Siu-ChingThe Inspector Wears Skirts IV92霸王花與霸王花Madam Yang1993The 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles新冷血十三鷹QuihuaPink Bomb人生得意衰盡歡Leung Chi-kwanBlade of Fury一刀傾城Nine CattiesMadam City Hunter城市女獵人ChingThe Top Lady of Sword葵花聖女Death Triangle末路狂花Hsie Wan ChinThe Avenging Quartet霸海紅英ChinMurders Made to Order蠍子之滅殺行動NikkoThe Tale of a Heroine天山玉女劍The Invincible Constable七俠五義之五鼠鬧東京Ding Yuehua1994The Gods Must Be Funny in China非洲超人Ginzi1995Ultimate Revenge雷霆行動Inspector ChingTough Beauty and the Sloppy Slop怒海威龍Captain YangAngel on Fire喋血柔情Siu ChingFilipino version: Matira ang matibayTwinkle Funny Star快樂希望蠟筆小星Yes Madam師姐也瘋狂Lydia LeeOnly the Strong Survive1996Yes, Madam 5危情追蹤Inspector YeungWho Killed Him誰殺了他1997Super Cops伙頭大將軍Tiger Angels雌虎威龍Rose1998Return of Dragon重振精武門2000Supercom.com雷霆特警PinGuard Soldier護法奇兵Mary Young2002The Boxing King力王之黑色擂台Hung Ying2003Hurricane Bullet子彈狂飆Cheng Lee PingFatal Love Web致命情網DetectiveRadical極端份子PolicewomanHacker Pioneers駭客尖兵PolicewomanCatching Murderer Overseas跨海擒兇Ying2010Super Player大玩家Hero's wife2013Pay Back猎仇者Yang Yan's wife2014Poseidon Code海神密码Sheng Qianqian2019Crazy Bank Card
Television YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes1986The Banner Heroes大旗英雄傳Shui Lingguang1988The Legend of Cicada Wings蟬翼傳奇Zhong Mengshuang1995Heavenly Ghost Catcher天師鍾馗Fang LinStory: "Sunflower Manual" (葵花寶典)Chor Lau-heung香帥傳奇Shangguan WujiThe Amazing Heroine Hua Mulan天地奇英花木蘭Hua Mulan1996The Beggar Emperor乞丐皇帝Princess MingxiaDark Tales聊齋Story 1: "Stealing Love Through Time" (流光情劫)Liu MulianStory 2: "The Heroine and Mr. Tian" (俠女田郎)Southern Shaolin新南少林Guo Yingjiao1997Bodyguards保鏢Zhao YanlingThunderstorm Rider霹靂菩薩Ashe1998Curly Beard and Red Sleeves虯髯客與紅拂女ShishiGods Are Watching over You舉頭三尺有神明Liao ShuzhenSecret Police警網雄風Li Xin1999Master of Zen達摩Aman2001The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan鐵齒銅牙紀曉嵐Mo Chou2004A Hero of Medicine in Lingnan嶺南藥俠Lai Honggu2005Darling, See Here亲爱的，看招Lin HepingDr. Big Bear's Home大熊醫師家XiaojingSitcom2007The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng陸小鳳傳奇Wuyan2008The Amazing Strategist Liu Bowen神機妙算劉伯溫Sang QiTaste of the Bamboo Shoot冬筍的滋味Xu WusunFatal Narcotics禁毒使命Su Mei2013The Story of Mulan花木蘭傳奇Jia Yun2015Ghost Stories 4聊齋新編Imperial Consort HanStory 7: "A Student Named Ye" (葉生)The World of Love失寵王妃之結緣Jiang Nanqing
References
External links
Cynthis Khan at filmaffinity.com chinesemov.com - Cynthia Khan