Yang Li-tsing (born 13 December 1968), better known internationally by her stage name Cynthia Khan, is a Taiwanese actress. She starred in many Hong Kong and Filipino

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films.

Early life

Yang studied Chinese and jazz dance i school. At 17, she won a national talent contest run by a Taiwanese television station. She later learned

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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

genre, most notably ''In the Line of Duty 4: Witness'', directed and choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping and co-starring

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. She now lives in Taiwan.

Origin of stage name

Her screen name is a combination of the names of established Hong Kong stars

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Cynthis Khan at filmaffinity.com

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