Ivy Shao () is a

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actress, singer and model. She is best known for her leading role in the 2016 hit drama, ''

Back to 1989 ''Back to 1989'' () is a 2016 Taiwanese fantasy, romance, comedy television series produced by Sanlih E-Television. It is adaptation from Huang Xin Jie's (一念間) who won the 6th Television Scriptwriting Award for creative popularity award h ...

''. Since then, she has also starred in '' The Perfect Match'' with

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and

Ben Wu Ben Wu (; born 1 January 1989), also known as Wu SzuShien, is a Taiwanese singer, actor and television host. Career 2007–2013: Early beginnings In 2007, Ben Wu participated in the variety program, '' (鑽石夜總會)'', as the dance clu ...

in 2017.

Career

2008–2010: Early beginnings

In 2008, she appeared on variety show, ''

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'', and gained fame. She then debuted in 2010 with the stage name ''Meng Meng'' as the spokesperson for the video game, "''Meng Meng Online''", and became a fixed cast on the variety show, '' Crazy God''.

2011–2015: Start of her acting career

Shao received her first acting role in drama '' Skip Beat''. She then went on to have supporting roles in several dramas, such as '' A Hint of You'', ''

Fabulous 30 ''Fabulous 30'' () is a 2014 Taiwanese television series produced by Sanlih E-Television. Starring :zh:李維維, Vivi Lee, :zh:洪小鈴, Ling Hung, Xiao Xun, Albee Huang, Danson Tang, :zh:邱凱偉, Darren and :zh:張翰 (台灣演員), Hans Cha ...

'', ''

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'', ''

When I See You Again ''When I See You Again'' () is a 2015 Taiwanese romantic comedy television series produced by Sanlih E-Television, starring Jasper Liu, Mandy Wei, :zh:趙杰, Jet Chao and Ivy Shao as the main cast. The Chinese title literally translates to "He ...

'' and ''

Beautiful Secret ''Beautiful Secret'' ( Chinese: 美丽的秘密) is a 2015–2016 Chinese television series starring Victoria Song and Peter Ho. It aired on Hunan TV from 21 December 2015 to 12 January 2016. The drama achieved the highest average viewership rati ...

''.

2016–2017: Breakout role in ''Back to 1989'', ''The Perfect Match''

Her first breakthrough in the industry was when she received her first lead role in 2016 hit drama, ''

'' with

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. The drama was the highest rated drama in recent years and was massively popular. She then followed up the drama with another leading role in 2017's '' The Perfect Match'', co-starring with

2018-present: Foray into Mainland China and release of debut album, ''Drizzle''

In 2018, Shao appeared in a mainland Chinese drama, HBS's '' Sweet Combat''. She also played the lead role in EBC's ''

Love & π ''Love & π'' () is a 2018 Taiwanese television series created and produced by EBC. It stars Ivy Shao, Ben Wu, Daniel Chen and Candy Yang as the main cast. Filming began on 28 May 2018 and ended on 4 November 2018. It was first broadcast on ...

'', co-starring with

. She then appeared in '' CSIC 2'', playing the main lead in the second arc of the story. In 2019, Shao also starred in the movies '' Stand By Me'' and ''

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'', and appeared as a guest star in '' The 9th Precinct''. In the same year, she released her debut album, ''Drizzle''. Shao is currently starring in

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and

SETTV Sanlih Entertainment Television or Sanlih E-Television (SET; ) is a nationwide cable TV network operated in Taiwan which was founded in May 1993. It also produces Taiwanese drama that are broadcast on free-to-air channels e.g. Taiwan Television ...

's collaboration, ''

The Devil Punisher ''The Devil Punisher'' () is a 2020 Taiwanese time travel and supernatural series. It stars Mike He, Ivy Shao, Amanda Chou, :zh:楊銘威, Johnny Yang, :zh:陳璽安 (藝人), Anson Chen, :zh:程雅晨, Jane Cheng and :zh:張洛偍, Roy Chang as ...

'' alongside

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Personal life

Shao went public with her relationship with '' The Perfect Match'' co-star,

in November 2020. They had previously dated for a year in 2018 before getting back together.

Filmography

Television

Film

Web drama

Music video appearances

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Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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