| Intro | British actress |
| Is | Actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 6 January 1986, London |
| Age: | 34 years |
Elizabeth Tan is a British actress of Chinese descent, best known for her role in the long running TV series ITV’s Coronation Street, as the show’s first regular Chinese character, Xin Proctor.
Career
Tan’s previous roles include Anna Zhou in Journey’s End, the second episode of the two-part finale of series 4 of the acclaimed British science fiction series Doctor Who, Penny Anderson in New Tricks, Lu Choi in Hustle and the enigmatic Madame Ching in the fantasy drama Spirit Warriors. Other BBC television appearances include Spooks/MI5, Hotel Babylon and the comedy series, Just for Laughs.
Tan has also worked in theatre and film including her role as Abigail in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, her memorable portrayal of Bunny in the award-winning play, This Isn’t Romance at the Soho Theatre and as Pae in the Bollywood film, Love Aaj Kal, starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. Other film appearances include Swinging with the Finkels, starring Martin Freeman, and Hallo Panda.
In 2013, Tan appeared as Sulim in The Syndicate (with Mark Addy), an edgy BBC drama series depicting a syndicate of time workers at a public hospital in Bradford who enter a lottery and win. In the same year, Tan also appeared in the BBC series Way to Go as Ryh-Ming, a television sitcom starring Blake Harrison and created by Bob Kushell.
More recently, Tan took on another regular TV role as Princess Windsor in BBC’s school-based drama series Waterloo Road , portraying the partner of sarcastic Languages teacher, George Windsor (Angus Deayton). In the series, Princess’ storylines involve a rocky relationship with George and a short-lived affair with Kevin Chalk (Tommy Lawrence Knight).