Annie Chen

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Annie Chen
陳庭妮.jpg
Born (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 32)
Taichung, Taiwan
OccupationActress, model
Years active2007-present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳庭妮
Simplified Chinese陈庭妮
Musical career
Also known asChen Ting-ni

Annie Chen (Chinese: 陳庭妮; born 28 April 1989)[1] is a Taiwanese actress and model.

She was the first person to win at the Kaiwo Phantasy Star Catwalk Girl modelling contest in 2007.[2] A year later, she made her acting debut in Prince + Princess 2, playing the lead role Zhao Ke Rou.[3]

Early life[]

Annie Chen was born on April 28, 1989, in Taichung, Taiwan. She is an only child. Chen has stated in interviews that she was conceived through in vitro fertilization because her parents had a difficult time conceiving a child naturally.[4] Her father owned a wholesale frozen poultry business in Taichung that went bankrupt in 2010 due to the bird flu virus outbreak that year in Taiwan. She attended Viator Catholic High School (衛道中學) during her junior high school, and graduated her secondary studies in Shin Min High School (新民高中). She took Finance at the Kainan University, in which she began to work during her senior year. She, then, moved to the Hsing Wu University of Science and Technology, Department of Finance, where she applied for leave because of her work.[5]

Career[]

2007-2008: Modelling and acting debut[]

Annie Chen is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall.[6] During her post-secondary years, she joined a modelling competition where she won the championship title at The First Kaiwo "Phantasy Star" CatwalkGirl contest in 2007.[2] The selection process was between June 18 to August 18 of 2007.[7] After winning, she began to work at the Catwalk Production House and get more opportunities, which includes being an MTV Taiwan VJ host, advertising endorser of various products, and a well-known magazine cover model.[5]

In 2008, she gets her first recognition as an actress after starring in Judy Chou's music video, who came a runner-up in the One Million Star singing competition.[5] Subsequently, she starred on her first acting career in CTS' Prince + Princess 2 as the female lead, Zhao Kerou.[3]

2009-2011: Television series[]

In 2009, she starred in Will Pan's song entitled "Silence Room for Rent" (寂屋出租) included in his 007 album.[8] She was also cast in CTV's Momo Love as Zhang Kaili, Chen Qi's (Ken Chu) girlfriend.[9]

Chen got her second and third leading roles in a television series during 2010. One is Happy and Love Forever (幸福一定强), the first series of Happy of the Rings trilogy of Anhui TV, with Ming Dao and Li Yi Feng.[10] She played the character of Pan Xiao Nuo, a girl who coincidentally met Yin Ding Qiang after her ex-boyfriend's betrayal towards her. The next series is CTS' Volleyball Lover with Godfrey Gao. She portrayed the role of Xin Haijing, Bai Qian Rui's childhood friend and a volleyball player.[11] In addition, Chen also starred in Life Drama Exhibition Public Television's Goodbye (再見全壘打) as Zhao Zhong Ci.[12]

Chen, along with Ming Dao, guest starred in the second series of Happy of the Rings trilogy entitled Sunny Happiness in 2011, continuing her relationship with Yin Ding Qiang, now as a wife.[13] She, then, played a supporting role in CTS' Material Queen as Sa Xia.[14]

At the end of the year 2011, Chen was cast as the main female lead of SETTV television series' Inborn Pair as Song Yi Jie.[15]

2012-2013: Love Now and Love Around[]

For the third time, Chen and Dao portrayed their roles in Happy and Love Forever as a loving couple, and acted along with Mike He and Janine Chang, the casts of Sunny Happiness, in the third and last series of Happy of the Rings trilogy entitled Happy Michelin Kitchen.[citation needed]

After Chen's successful drama with Chris Wang on Inborn Pair in 2012,[16] she started filming Love, Now in Boracay, Philippines with her new leading man, George Hu.[17][18] Chen plays the character of Yang Yi-ru, a workaholic person who went on vacation and coincidentally meets Lan Shi-de.[19] The series was successful as both the drama and Chen's pairing with George Hu received positive reviews.[20][21]

Right after their successful team-up on March 5, 2013, Chen and Hu paired up once again on their new television series, Love Around starting on June 9, 2013. SETTV.[22] All 21 episodes of the drama remained number one in its time slot throughout its airing.[23]

2014-present[]

Chen started 2014 mainly concentrating on modeling work. In February, during early develops she turned down the lead role for SETTV drama Love Met Cupid in order to let her contract with Sanlih E-Television expire and not renew it. The drama would later becomePleasantly Surprised, which became a hit.[24]

After taking almost a year hiatus from acting she returned to the small screen in late 2014 with the TVBS drama Boysitter.[25] The drama is about a single unwed mother played by Chen who has to decide if she will take back her irresponsible ex-boyfriend and father of her child played by River Huang or be with her more mature and reliable co-worker played by Melvin Sia.

In 2016, she acted in the Taiwanese film White Lies, Black Lies.[26]

Filmography[]

Television series[]

Year English title Original title Role Network
2008 Prince + Princess 2 王子看見二公主 Zhao Ke Rou CTS
2009 Momo Love 桃花小妹 Zhang Kai Li CTV, GTV
2010 Happy and Love Forever 幸福一定强 Pan Xiao Nuo Anhui TV
2010 Volleyball Lover 我的排隊情人 Xin Hai Jing CTS
2010 Goodbye 再見全壘打 Zhao Zhong Ci PTS
2011 Sunny Happiness 幸福最晴天 Pan Xiao Nuo Anhui TV, CTV
2011 Material Queen 拜金女王 Sha Xia CTS
2011 Inborn Pair 真愛找麻煩 Song Yi Jie SETTV
2012 Happy Michelin Kitchen 幸福三颗星 Pan Xiao Nuo Anhui TV, CTV
2012-2013 Love, Now 真愛趁現在 Yang Yi Ru SETTV
2013 Love Around 真愛黑白配 Liang Xiao Shu TTV
2014 Boysitter 俏摩女搶頭婚 Yuan Fei TVBS, CTV
2015 Be With Me 舞吧舞吧在一起 Chen Ting-ni SET Metro
2016 Rock Records in Love - The Last Gentleness 滾石愛情故事-最後一次溫柔 Shen Yen-Ju PTS
2016 Nie Xiaoqian 聶小倩 Nie Xiaoqian / Luo Xiao-Qing CTV, Star Chinese Channel
2016 Golden Darling 原來1家人 Chiung Chiung CTV, Star Chinese Channel
2017 The Long Goodbye 公視人生劇展－告別 Hsiung Pao-er PTS
2018 My Goddess 種菜女神 Tian li-Yun TTV
2019 Rebirth of Shopping Addict
2021 火神的眼淚 Xu Tzu Ling

Film[]

Date English title Original title Role Notes
2011 Clear Honey Star Experience - Female Version 清蜜星體驗 - 女生版 Ann Short film
2013 At This Moment - Love It 2013 這一刻，愛吧2013 Ren Xin Yi Short film
2016 White Lies, Black Lies 失控謊言 Chuang Mei-yu
2017 Pigeon Tango 盜命師 Barbie
2018 More than Blue 比悲傷更悲傷的故事 Cindy
2019 Dark Is the Night

Music video appearances[]

Year Song title Details
2008 "Lonely Box" (寂寞包廂)[27]
  • Artist(s): Judy Chou
  • Album: So What
2009 "Silence Room for Rent" (寂屋出租)
2013 "Happiness Is Not A Love Song" (幸福不是情歌)[28]
  • Artist(s): Rene Liu
  • Album: 親愛的路人
2013 "Chorus Is Ever Touching" (副歌別再那麼動人)[29]
  • Artist(s): Ming Dao
  • Album: 失戀美學 Lovelorn Aesthetics
2017 "Do Not Disturb" (請不要打擾我們的愛)
  • Artist(s): George Hu
  • Album: Do Not Disturb (請不要打擾)

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Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best New Performer White Lies, Black Lies Nominated
2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film The Long Goodbye Nominated
2021 58th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actress Terrorizers Nominated

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  31. ^ Annie Chen at chinesemov.com

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