Alyssa Chia Ching-wen (; born 7 October 1974) is a Taiwanese

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and television host. She is known for her roles in television series such as the period dramas ''

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'', ''

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'' 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

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for the psychological drama film '' The Falls'', 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

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but left before graduating due to her attachment to her family and an offer from a company in

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. 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 ''

'', ''

'' and '' Lady Wu: The First Empress''. In 2012, she participated in an ad campaign for

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, 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

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is in

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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 ''

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''.

Filmography

Television series

Variety and reality show

Film

*''Spring Cactus'' (1999) *''

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'' (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 ''(Sex) Appeal'' (Taiwan: , China: ) is a 2014 Taiwanese-Chinese youth romance drama film directed by Wang Wei-ming. It was released in Taiwan and China on October 24, 2014. Cast * Vivian Hsu as Fang An-yu *Alyssa Chia as Lin An-ni * Amber Kuo a ...

'' (2014) *'' First Of May'' (2015) *''High Heels'' (2015) *''The Rocking Sky'' (2015) *''Is There No End'' (2017) *'' The Falls'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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