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

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and television host. She is known for her roles in television series such as the period dramas '' The Prince of Han Dynasty'' (2001), ''

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'', also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong, Jin Yong (Louis Cha) and the third part of the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Re ...

'' (2002) and '' Lady Wu: The First Empress'' (2003), as well as the contemporary social realist series '' The World Between Us'' (2019). 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 ''

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'' (2021), directed by

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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. In 2003, Chia starred opposite

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and

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in the

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television series ''

'', adapted from

Jin Yong Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), was a Hong Kong wuxia novelist and co-founder of '' Ming Pao.'' Cha authored 15 novels between 1955 and 1972 and became one of the most pop ...

's novel of the same title. 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'', ''

'' 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 '' The Amazing Race China''.

Filmography

Television series

Variety and reality show

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

'' (2021) *''The Kids'' (2023) *''User Not Found'' (2025) *''Candlestick'' (2025)

Awards and nominations

References

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