Pai Ching-I (; born 10 August 1988), also known by her stage name Bai Bai (百白),
is a Taiwanese actress best known for her role as Pretty in the horror comedy film ''Treat or Trick'' (2021), which earned her Best Supporting Actress in the
23rd Taipei Film Awards.
Early life
Bai was born on 10 August 1988 in Taiwan.
Her father was a
triad
Triad or triade may refer to:
* a group of three
Humanities
* Trichotomy (philosophy), often called triads
* Triad (sociology), a group of three people as a unit of study
* Triad (relationship), or ''ménage à trois''
Music
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member, and she moved her home about twenty times during her childhood to evade his enemies.
She attended the
National Taiwan University of Arts
National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA; zh, c=國立臺灣藝術大學) is a university in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the oldest art university in Taiwan.
History
National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) was establ ...
, where she graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
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in drama.
After graduation, she briefly worked as a substitute teacher before becoming an acting coach at the age of 22.
She taught
Kent Tsai
Kent Tsai Fan-hsi (; born Tsai Cheng-hung on 26 June 1997) is a Taiwanese actor.
Education
After graduating from the performing arts department of New Taipei City Private Zhuangjing Senior Industrial Homework Vocational School in New Taipei C ...
and
Edward Chen,
and served as the on-set coach for the 2015 romance film ''
Our Times
''Our Times'' (, literally "The Time of My Maiden Years") is a 2015 Taiwanese teen romantic comedy-drama film directed by Frankie Chen. It is the directorial debut of Chen, who previously directed television dramas. The film stars Vivian Sung a ...
''.
Due to a lack of students, Bai intended to end her coaching career and pursue work in a restaurant.
However, her father encouraged her to follow her acting dreams, leading her to debut onscreen.
Career
Bai began her career as a
character actor
A character actor is an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric, or interesting character (arts), characters in supporting roles, rather than leading ones.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrie ...
and her early roles include appearances in the 2015 television series ''
To the Dearest Intruder'' and ''
Taste of Love''.
She landed main roles in the 2016 drama series ' and the 2018 thriller series ',
as well as starring in the 2018 comedy horror film '.
In 2021, Bai received her breakout role as Pretty in the horror-comedy film ',
which earned her Best Supporting Actress in the
23rd Taipei Film Awards.
She also starred in the supernatural comedy series ' in the same year.
In 2022, Bai both acted in and served as the acting coach for the drama films ' and '.
She is set to appear in a lead role as Camilla in the 2024 horror-comedy film ''
Dead Talents Society''.
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
21st-century Taiwanese actresses
National Taiwan University of Arts alumni
Taiwanese film actresses
Taiwanese television actresses