Chen Shiang-chyi (; born 27 November 1969) is a Taiwanese

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. She has appeared in most of

Tsai Ming-liang Tsai Ming-liang (; born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker. Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films, many short films, and television films. He is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese ...

's feature films.

Career

When she was studying at the

Taipei National University of the Arts The Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA; ) is a national university in Guandu, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The preparatory committees to establish the school was formed on 22 October 1980. The National Institute of the A ...

, 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 ...

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 satire, 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 Moll ...

'', 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 ''S ...

, she decided to go to

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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 New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

. 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 as ...

'' (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. The ...

. In 2014, she won the Best Actress award at the

Golden Horse Film Festival The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us ...

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

References

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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