Lorene Jen (; born 22 November 1988), previously known as Kirsten Jen, is a

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actress, model and singer. Her surname is sometimes spelled as Jen. She is the younger sister of Taiwanese girl group

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. Jen graduated from

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, with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies.

Early life

Lorene Jen was born on 22 November 1988, in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father, Milton Jen, has ancestral home in

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, used to be a technology company executive and now works as a part-time actor. Her mother is Zheng Ruilan, a homemaker. Jen is the youngest of a two child family. Her older sister is Taiwanese girl group

member

. Jen attended

and graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies.

Career

Pre-debut

In 2000, Taiwanese entertainment management agency

HIM International Music HIM International Music () is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc. (宇宙國際音樂股份有限公司). It is an International Federat ...

held a "Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest" to search for new artistes. The winner of the contest would receive a contract from HIM. Jen wanted to participate and had registered in the contest, but was too young. Her older sister Selina entered the contest in her place and ended up winning the contest. For the next few years Jen would then sometimes appear on variety shows as her sister's guest, appear in other artistes' music videos and also appear in commercial advertisements before officially debuting in 2009.

Acting

Jen made her acting debut in 2009 starring as the lead actress in GTV's fantasy idol drama ''

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'', which is a spin-off of the popular ''

KO One ''KO One'' () is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan and Danson Tang. It was produced by Comic International Productions ( 可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and Gala Television, it was first broadcast in Ta ...

'' drama franchise. The drama took an entire year to film since it was split into 3 seasons with 53 episodes total. The drama helped her gain more exposure and soon she received more acting offers, usually starring as the lead or main cast. Her most acclaimed work to date is 2013 SETTV political themed idol drama ''

In a Good Way In a Good Way () is a 2013 Taiwanese romantic television series produced by Sanlih. It stars Lego Lee, Lorene Ren, Jay Shih and Smile Weng. The original title literally translates as "My freedom years" which is in reference to Taiwan's governmen ...

''. The drama was praised for its original storyline. Jen played "Lin Jia En" (林嘉恩), a country girl who wanders into the big city for fun but ends up meeting and falling for "Liu Shan Feng" (劉杉峰), played by Lego Lee, the most popular guy at a college from a strong political family during the 90's in Taiwan, The drama received multi

Golden Bell Awards The Golden Bell Awards () is an annual Taiwanese television and radio production award presented in October or November each year by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, a division of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. It is the ...

nominations, including Best Drama at the 49th ceremony. The Pairing of Jen and Lee was also well received as the two won Best Screen Couple Award at the 2014

Sanlih Drama Awards The ''Sanlih Drama Awards'' () was an annual awards ceremony that celebrated the best in SETTV drama programming. The awards were created in 2011 to help promote, celebrate and award Sanlih E-Television dramas that aired in the year. The first ce ...

Music

Jen occasionally contributes to the soundtracks of the dramas she starred in. She first sang as part of the chorus for

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's single "When Together (愛在一起)", featured in his 2007 album '' Love Me''.''Love Me'' album info
''Love Me'' album info . Retrieved 29 May 2015

Filmography

Television series

Feature film

Short film

Music video

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Lorene Jen International Fan Club page
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