Jayley Woo Jia Qi (born 27 December 1991) is a

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an actress and businesswoman who was a full-time

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artiste from 2012 to 2018. She has an identical twin sister, Hayley Woo, who is also an actress and she is the younger of the twin.

Early life

Born to Malaysian parents, Woo studied in

Tanglin Secondary School Tanglin Secondary School was a co-educational government secondary school in Clementi, Singapore. History Tanglin Technical Secondary School (1964 - 1993) Tanglin Secondary School which was located at 369 Commonwealth Avenue in the area called ...

and ITE Clementi.

Career

Woo was a blogger alongside her older twin sister, Hayley Woo, under the stage name Jay On The Hay. In 2012, she made her debut by appearing in '' Jump!'' alongside

Jeanette Aw Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), also known as Ou Xuan, is a Singaporean actress, host, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider success with ...

and Zhang Zhenhuan. Her work in the series garnered her a Best Newcomer nomination at the

Star Awards 2013 Star Awards 2013 ( Chinese: 红星大奖 2013) was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for the two free-to-air channels, Mediacorp Channel 8 and Mediacorp Channel U. S ...

. In 2013, she starred in '' C.L.I.F.'', ''96°C Cafe'' and ''

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''. She also made a cameo appearance in '' Sudden''. In 2014, she filmed '' The Caregivers'', '' C.L.I.F. 3'' and '' Against The Tide''. She was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the

Star Awards 2015 Star Awards 2015 (also SA2015, Chinese: 红星大奖2015) is a double television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channel Mediacorp Channel 8. SA2015 is broadc ...

and won the award in

Star Awards 2016 Star Awards 2016 (also SA2016, Chinese: 红星大奖2016) is a double television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U. This was the fir ...

and

Star Awards 2017 Star Awards 2017 (also SA2017, Chinese: 红星大奖2017) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U. The Road to Star Awards ...

. In 2015, she filmed '' You Can Be an Angel Too'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' and made a cameo appearance in '' The Journey: Our Homeland''. In 2016, she had her first leading role in '' The Queen''. In the same year, she also filmed '' Beyond Words'' and ''

Peace & Prosperity ''Peace & Prosperity'' () ran for 170 episodes series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Xiang Yun, Desmond Tan, Belinda Lee, Tong Bingyu, Dawn Yeoh, Tracy Lee, Julie Tan, Michelle Wong and Zhang Wei as the casts in this series. Th ...

'', made cameo appearances in ''

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'' and ''Soul Reaper'', a Toggle original series. In 2017, she filmed ''

Dream Coder ''Dream Coder'' () is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Romeo Tan, Joanne Peh, Desmond Tan, Carrie Wong, Aloysius Pang and Yao Wenlong as the main casts of the series. Cast Main cast Ouyang ...

'', '' Have A Little Faith'' and '' Life Less Ordinary''. In 2018, she wrapped up filming in a Toggle original series, ''Love At Cavenagh Bridge'', and a science fiction English series, ''Glitch!'. She also starred in ''Jalan Jalan''. In July 2018, Woo left

Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is the state media, state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the investment arm of the Government of Singapore—it owns and operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties. ...

as a full-time artist. The actress wrote in a Facebook post on 3 July 2018 that she will still be taking on suitable acting roles despite leaving Mediacorp. Woo is reportedly pursuing potential opportunities overseas, including possible projects in China.

Personal life

Woo was in a romantic relationship with actor

Aloysius Pang Aloysius Pang Wei Chong (24 August 1990 – 24 January 2019) was a Singaporean actor once managed under NoonTalk Media, best known for his involvement in multiple Mediacorp dramas. Pang died on 24 January 2019 at 1:45am NZDT (23 January 2019 ...

which began in 2017. Shortly after Pang's death in 2019, Woo revealed that she and Pang had initially planned to go public after their impending wedding. On 23 October 2022, Woo announced her engagement to Bryan Tan, a senior regional director of business development and events at PCCW Media Group under Viu (Southeast Asia), as well as her pregnancy. Their marriage was registered on 27 December 2022. She gave birth to Jan Tan, a daughter, on 20 January 2023. Tan was named 'Jan' after her month of birth, January and has a nickname of the "Fried Egg" deriving from the Chinese slang (煎蛋) of her English name that gives the meaning of a fried egg.

Filmography

Television series

Telemovie

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woo, Jayley 1991 births Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean people of Cantonese descent Place of birth missing (living people) Living people ITE College West alumni Singaporean television actresses Singaporean film actresses 21st-century Singaporean actresses