Elaine Tan

Elaine Tan is an English actress of Malaysian Chinese heritage. She first made her name on stage, creating the part of Liat in South Pacific at the Royal National Theatre. Elaine Tan's name comes up in nude searches, but her scene in Jewtopia (2012) is sexy rather than revealing. She was born on June 28, 1979, in London, England. On film she played Lucy Chang in Starter for 10 (2006) and Xandra in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice (2014). She also appeared as April in Beyond the Lights and as Elyse in Tully (2018). On television she played Nagata in Doctor Who (2015) and Zhang Rhui in The Lazarus Project. Her latest part is Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Armitage in Virdee (2025).