Alyssa Chia Ching-wen (; born 7 October 1974) is a Taiwanese
actress
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and television host.
She is known for her roles in television series such as the period dramas ''
The Prince of Han Dynasty
''The Prince of Han Dynasty'' is a three-season Chinese television series featuring a fictionalised life story of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Season 1 was first broadcast on Beijing Television in 2001 in mainland China, followed by t ...
'', ''
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (), also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the third and final installment in the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes ...
'' and ''
Lady Wu: The First Empress'', as well as the contemporary social realist series ''
The World Between Us''.
For her role in ''The World Between Us'', Chia won her first
Best Leading Actress in a TV Series award at the
2019 Golden Bell Awards. Two years later, Chia went on to win a
Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress
The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress is given at the Golden Horse Film Awards.
Superlatives
The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards:
The following individuals received four or more Best Actress nomi ...
for the psychological drama film ''
The Falls
The Falls may refer to:
* ''The Falls'' (Oates novel), 2004 novel by Joyce Carol Oates
* ''The Falls'' (Rankin novel), 2001 crime novel by Ian Rankin
* The Falls (mall), an open-air shopping mall in Kendall, Florida
* The Falls, Nova Scotia, a ...
'', directed by
Chung Mong-hong
Chung Mong-hong (; born 1965), also known by his pseudonym, Nagao Nakashima ( ja, 中島 長雄, Nakashima Nagao; or in zh, p=Zhōngdǎo Zhǎngxióng), is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Career
Chung received Golde ...
.
Career
Chia was educated at
Beijing Film Academy
Beijing Film Academy (BFA; ) is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specializing in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia. The academy ...
but left before graduating due to her attachment to her family and an offer from a company in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. She was then scouted by an agent and entered the entertainment circleand, advertising for The Taste Of Love, a food company. She also worked as the hostess of children's programs.
She subsequently starred in several television series such as ''Jia Jiafu'' and ''The Chicken and the Duck''.
Her role in the television series ''Four Princesses'' gained her much attention, and after ''Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai'', she has become a well-established actress.
Soon she made her foray into the Chinese market and starred in many television series such as ''
The Prince of Han Dynasty
''The Prince of Han Dynasty'' is a three-season Chinese television series featuring a fictionalised life story of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Season 1 was first broadcast on Beijing Television in 2001 in mainland China, followed by t ...
'', ''
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (), also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the third and final installment in the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes ...
'' and ''
Lady Wu: The First Empress''.
In 2012, she participated in an ad campaign for
PETA, encouraging pet owners to have their dogs and cats spayed or neutered.
[Jia Jingwen shot public service ads advocating the Ethical Treatment of Animals for dogs and cats neutered]
," best-news.us, 18 December 2012.
Personal life
Chia's
ancestral home
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is in
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popul ...
,
China
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.
Chia married Charles Sun Zhihao and gave birth to her first daughter, Angelina Sun Ling Qian. Chia and Sun divorced in 2010. They share joint custody of their daughter, while Chia is the main guardian.
On 14 August 2015, Chia married actor Hsiu Chieh-kai and gave birth to her second daughter Hsiu Yun-fei. In 2017, they gave birth to their third daughter Hsiu Si-yu on 15 March; later that year, the couple participated and won the
fourth season of ''
The Amazing Race China''.
Filmography
Television series
Variety and reality show
Film
*''Spring Cactus'' (1999)
*''
Bad Girl Trilogy
Bad or BAD may refer to:
Common meanings
*Evil, the opposite of moral good
* Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect
* Unhealthy, or counter to well-being
*Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good
Acronyms
* BAD-2, a Soviet armored trolley ...
'' (1999)
*''Love's Story Book'' (2000)
*''I Must Try to Be a Good Person'' (2000)
*''Love Doesn't Go, Love Doesn't Let Go'' (2013)
*''
(Sex) Appeal'' (2014)
*''
First Of May'' (2015)
*''High Heels'' (2015)
*''The Rocking Sky'' (2015)
*''Is There No End'' (2017)
*''
The Falls
The Falls may refer to:
* ''The Falls'' (Oates novel), 2004 novel by Joyce Carol Oates
* ''The Falls'' (Rankin novel), 2001 crime novel by Ian Rankin
* The Falls (mall), an open-air shopping mall in Kendall, Florida
* The Falls, Nova Scotia, a ...
'' (2021)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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20th-century Taiwanese actresses
21st-century Taiwanese actresses
Taiwanese television actresses
Taiwanese film actresses
Taiwanese television presenters
1974 births
Living people
Actresses from Taipei
Taiwanese women television presenters
The Amazing Race contestants
Reality show winners