Chen Shiang-chyi (; born 27 November 1969) is a Taiwanese actress. She has appeared in most of Tsai Ming-liang's feature films.

Career

When she was studying at the Taipei National University of the Arts, Chen was spotted by

Edward Yang Edward Yang (; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. Yang, along with fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, was one of the leading film-makers of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese cinema. He won the Be ...

when he walked by her acting class. She then appeared in two of Yang's films. After her performance in ''

A Confucian Confusion ''A Confucian Confusion'' () is a 1994 Taiwanese satirical comedy film directed by Edward Yang. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Cast *Chen Shiang-chyi as Qiqi *Yiwen Chen as Liren *Danny Dun as Larry * Hung Hung as Molly's bro ...

'', which was premiered in the competition section of the

1994 Cannes Film Festival The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Pulp Fiction'' directed by Quentin Tarantino. The festival opened with ''The Hudsucker Proxy'', directed by Joel Coen and closed with ''Seri ...

, she decided to go to New York City to study performing arts. She graduated from the Educational Theatre master's program in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions at New York University. After Chen returned to Taiwan, she had starring roles in many of Tsai Ming-liang's films. She also appeared in

Lin Cheng-sheng Lin Cheng-sheng (; born 31 March 1959) is a Taiwanese film director. His 1997 film '' Sweet Degeneration'' was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. He won the Silver Bear for Best Director for '' Betelnut Beauty'' in 2001. F ...

's ''

Sweet Degeneration ''Sweet Degeneration'' () is a 1997 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Lin Cheng-sheng. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Pen-yu Chang as Mei-li * Shiang-chyi Chen as Ju-feng * Shih-huang Chen a ...

'' (1997), which was entered into the

48th Berlin International Film Festival The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1998. The festival opened with the Irish film ''The Boxer'' by Jim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's '' The Rainmaker'' was selected as the closing night film. Th ...

. In 2014, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Film Festival for her performance in ''Exit''.Foong Woei Wan
"5 things about Chen Shiang-chyi, the actress who beat Gong Li to a Golden Horse Award"
straitstimes.com. November 24, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015. Chen teaches at the Taipei National University of the Arts as an assistant professor of theatre.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Shiang-chyi 1969 births Living people New York University alumni Actresses from Kaohsiung Taiwanese film actresses Taiwanese Protestants 20th-century Taiwanese actresses 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Taipei National University of the Arts alumni Taipei National University of the Arts faculty