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Alyssa Chia
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賈靜雯 | |||||||
Alyssa Chia in 2020
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Nationality | Taiwanese | ||||||
Other names | Jia Jingwen | ||||||
Occupation | Actress | ||||||
Years active | 1990–present | ||||||
Spouse(s) |
Sun Zhi-hao
(m. 2005; div. 2010)Hsiu Chieh-kai
(m. 2015) |
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Children | 3 | ||||||
Family | Wesley Chia (brother) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 賈靜雯 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 贾静雯 | ||||||
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Alyssa Chia Ching-wen (Chinese: 賈靜雯; pinyin: Jiǎ Jìngwén; born 7 October 1974) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. She is known for her roles in television series such as the period dramas The Prince of Han Dynasty, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 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 Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for the psychological drama film The Falls, directed by Chung Mong-hong.
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Career
Chia was educated at Beijing Film Academy but left before graduating due to her attachment to her family and an offer from a company in Taiwan. 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 The Prince of Han Dynasty, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Lady Wu: The First Empress.
In 2012, she participated in an ad campaign for PETA, encouraging pet owners to have their dogs and cats spayed or neutered.
Personal life
Chia's ancestral home is in Tianjin, China.
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 The Amazing Race China.
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Jia Jia Fu | Ou Dawei | |
1992 | The Chicken and The Duck | ||
Cold and Warm season | |||
My Home Nasang Magu | |||
1994 | We Are Cool, That Year | Niu Niu | |
My Father Is an Anchorman | Liu Aiyun | ||
1995 | Crystal Flower | Sun Xiaoman | |
Love in Human World | Liu Mengfan | ||
1996 | Tianshi Zhongkui | Zhaoxiao and Xiaoding | |
Bihai Mingyue Heart | Song Jiahui | ||
Baby Hua family | Huarui | ||
Chunfeng Shaonian | Zhen Lianlian | ||
Guan Gong | Wen Xiu | ||
Hold my hands tightly | Jiejie | ||
1997 | Pretty and Kind Woman | Dong Huihui | |
Fayi Qian | Doudou | ||
Four Princesses | Liu Xiaozhi | ||
The Emotion Deeper Than Sisters | Ai Guo | ||
1998 | Sleepless in Tianshi Night | Ji Xiaowei | |
Tomorrow Have You | Gao Yiyi | ||
1999 | Legend of Dagger Li | Sun Xiaohong | |
The New Liang San Bo and Zhu Ying Tai | Zhu Yingtai | ||
Lianlian Qingshen | Sun Xueqing | ||
Hui Xuan Dao | Ye Xiangyu | ||
Legend of Zhonghua Heroes | Shi Wanting | ||
2000 | The Wife of the Elderly Brother | Liu Shuhui | |
Feilong Zaitian | Lin Yuhong and Bai Jianying | ||
2001 | The Prince of Han Dynasty | Nian Nujiao | |
2002 | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | Zhao Min | |
Super School | Xu Kaidi | ||
2003 | Lady Wu: The First Empress | Wu Meiniang | |
Buyi Tianzi | Qingting | ||
2004 | The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin | Yanzhi | |
Turn Left, Turn Right | Le Ping | ||
The 100th Bride | Tian Yifan | ||
2006 | Sing When You Are Sad | Guan Niangpei | |
2008 | Wujian Youai | Hu Mei | |
Jianai | Chai Zhipin | ||
2010 | Entangling Love in Shanghai | Xiang Xue'er | |
2012 | Secret History of Princess Taiping | Princess Taiping / Princess Andingsi (young adult) | |
2013 | The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Li Qiushui | Guest Star |
Under The Same Roof | Li Wanting | ||
2014 | Wait For Happiness | Li Xiao Feng | |
The Palace: the Lost Daughter | Xingyu | Guest Star | |
2016 | Angel Wings | Minna | |
2017 | Game of Hunting | Cai Wan Yu | Guest Star |
2019 | The World Between Us | Song Qiao An | HBO |
Nowhere Man | Jiang Jing-fang | Netflix Original | |
2020 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty | Imperial Noble Consort Wan | iQiyi |
2022 | Mom, Don't Do That! | Chen Ru-rong | Netflix Original |
2022 | Shards of Her | Yan Sheng-hua | Netflix Original |
2023 | At The Moment | Netflix | |
2024 | Fight For Beauty | Zhou Jingwen | Youku |
Variety and reality show
Year | Title | Note |
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2017 | The Amazing Race China 4 | Winning team (with her husband Hsiu Chieh-kai) |
Film
- Spring Cactus (1999)
- Bad Girl Trilogy (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)
- First Of May (2015)
- High Heels (2015)
- The Rocking Sky (2015)
- Is There No End (2017)
- The Falls (2021)
- The Kids (2023)
- User Not Found (2023)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2019 | 54th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a TV Series | The World Between Us | Won |
2nd Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Leading Actress (Taiwan) | Won | ||
26th Huading Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
2021 | 58th Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actress | The Falls | Won |
6th New Mexico Film Critics | Best Actress | Runner-up |