Julia Chan

Julia Chan, also known as Julia Taylor Ross, is an English actress and television host. She is best known for her portrayal of Sophia in the horror film Silent House (2011), Dr. Maggie Lin in the television series Saving Hope (2012-2017), as co-host of The Great Canadian Baking Show during its first two seasons (2017–2019), and as Pepper Smith in The CW television series Katy Keene (2020).
Chan's father, Roy Chan, is a Hong Kong–based solicitor of Chinese heritage; her mother, Lorna, is a Canadian ballerina. She was raised in Cheshire and attended University College, in London, England, and then attended Harvard, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While at Harvard, she frequently acted at the nearby American Repertory Theater. Chan graduated with a BA in History of Art and Architecture. She received her master's degree from New York's New School of Drama in 2010. Chan was married to Erik Rat…