Charlyne Yi (born January 4, 1986) is a Filipino-American actor and comedian known for their roles as Chloe in We Bare Bears, Ruby in Steven Universe and Dr. Chi Park in House.
Yi identifies as queer and nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Filmography
- Jodi in Knocked Up (2007) and This Is 40 (2012)
- Themself in Paper Heart (2009)
- Safoya in The Disaster Artist (2017)
Television
- Dr. Chi Park in House
- Azrael in Lucifer (2016)
- Ruby in Twin Peaks: The Return
- Grace in Room 104 Season 2, Episode 1 "FOMO"
- Lucy in Good Girls
- Charlotte Xie in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Season 1, Episode 7 “The Viewing”
Voice Roles
- The 3-Stone Deity in Amphibia
- Abbey Posey in The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Alice Fefferman in Summer Camp Island
- Chloe in We Bare Bears
- Goldie in Goldie
- Layla on Danger & Eggs
- Mai in Next Gen
- Pennywhistle in Trolls World Tour
- Ruby in Steven Universe and Steven Universe: Futurenote
- Zoe in Future-Worm!
Tropes relating to Charlyne Yi's roles:
- Endearingly Dorky: With their quiet voice, large glasses, and old-fashioned haircut, the characters they play generally come across as nerdy, but cute nonetheless.
- Beware the Quiet Ones: As a corollary to the fact that they often play quiet, demure-seeming characters, their characters often are far more dangerous than they let on.
- The Quiet One: Rarely plays loud characters, generally along the lines of a Shrinking Violet. Subverted in This Is 40 when it is revealed that Jodi is the one stealing from the till at work to fund her meth use.
