Chloe Xiang Jie-ru (; born 1999) is a Taiwanese actress. Beginning her career with the

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television series '' Let's Go Crazy on Live!'' (2019–2020), Xiang is best known for her leading roles in the crime thriller '' The Abandoned'' (2022) and the medical drama ''Eye of the Storm'' (2023). In 2024, Xiang received a nomination for Best Actress in the 26th Taipei Film Awards for her role in the romance film ''Suffocating Love''.

Early life and education

Xiang was born in 1999 in Taiwan. She attended a vocational high school, where she studied early childcare. She described herself as "shy" during her childhood and did not have a particular interest in acting until she coincidentally joined an audition, which inspired her to pursue a career as an actress. At the age of 16, she auditioned for

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's 2017 horror comedy film ''

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'', but did not secure a role. She continued her studies at the

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, majoring in early childhood care and education, and graduated with a

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in 2019. During university years, she became determined to pursue acting and took on multiple part-time jobs to save money for future auditions.

Career

Xiang made her acting debut in a lead role as Hsu Hsin-meng, a high school student, in the 2018 romance film ', winning the role from a pool of 200 auditioners. The following year, she landed a main role as Lin An-an, alongside Ben Wu, in the

television series '' Let's Go Crazy on Live!''. During the early days of the

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, Xiang faced several months without acting roles and worked as a

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to make a living. In 2021, she starred in main roles in the romance series ' and the drama series '. In 2022, Xiang played Wilson, a rookie cop, alongside

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and

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in the crime thriller film '' The Abandoned''. She also gained recognition for her breakout role as Da Shi Yao Ji in the

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drama series ''

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''. She was named Top Talent by

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in the same year. The following year, she starred as Dr. Li Xinyan, an empathic surgical intern during the SARS outbreak, in the medical drama film '. She also took on another main role as Chuang Ying-wen in the SET television series ' that same year. In 2024, Xiang starred in

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's experimental romance film ''Suffocating Love'', which was entirely filmed with an

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. This performance earned her a nomination for Best Actress in the 26th Taipei Film Awards. She also appeared in the drama film ''

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'', alongside

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, which premiered at the

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that year.

Personal life

In 2020, Xiang published a poetry anthology titled ''A Room with No Name'', which sold approximately 8,000 copies within a month of its release.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Xiang, Chloe 1999 births Living people 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Taiwanese film actresses Taiwanese television actresses