Hsieh Hsin-ying (; born in May 1, 1985), also known as Nikki Hsieh is a Taiwanese actress and model. Her works have expanded in different realms, including

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, and

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. She appeared in the movies including ''Make Up, i WEiRDO'', and ''The Assassin.'' As for

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, she appeared in ''

Light the Night ''Light the Night'' ( zh, t=華燈初上, s=华灯初上, first=t), previously known as ''Blue Hour'', is a 2021 Taiwanese Netflix original series written by Ryan Tu and directed by Lien Yi-chi. The series stars Ruby Lin, Yo Yang, Cheryl Yang, Rh ...

, Love @ Seventeen, and

Meet Me @ 1006 ''Meet Me @ 1006'' is a 2018 Taiwanese fantasy television series with time-travel, romance, and crime/suspense elements. The series stars Nikki Hsieh as a rookie TV reporter and Lego Lee as a disgraced trial attorney from 2018, who become roommat ...

.'' In 2006, she participated in ''Reflections'' and won the 43rd

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for the Best Supporting Actress.

Early life

Since childhood, her parents have always told her that she needs to rely on herself for a better life, as a result, she has been working hard to support herself. In order to have a steady source of income, Hsieh decided to drop out of school and started a modeling career at her eleventh grade.

Career

While attending middle school, Hsieh worked in a small Japanese shop in Gongguan commercial district, and a self-proclaimed star agent approached her to join the modeling industry. The turning point to make Hsieh become an actress is when she got acquainted with the director

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when filming the advertisement ''キリンビバレッジ聞茶'' (Janpan KIRIN 聞茶) in 2001. Hsieh's first film ''My Whispering Plan'' was cast by the director in 2002. In 2006, she participated in the movie ''Reflections'' and won the Best Supporting Female Actor Award at the 43rd

. In 2010, Hsieh participated in the movies ''Honey Pupu'' and ''Make Up''. These two movies won her the Best Female Actor at the 13th

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. Besides, the movie ''Make Up'' also won her the Best Female Actor at the 10th

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. In 2012, Hsieh joined in the TV show ''Die Sterntaler'' which adapted from the classic Japanese drama ''Die Sterntaler''. As a female leading actor, Hsieh was nominated for Best Actor at the 48th

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. In 2015, she starred in the swordsmen film '' The Assassin'' directed by

and was selected by

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. In 2019, Hsieh participated in ''Til Death Do Us Part'' as a supporting actress, and she was nominated for the 55th

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for the Mini-Series/TV Movie Supporting Actress Award. In 2020, the movie '' I Weirdo'' featured Hsieh in the lead role, the first Asian movie filmed with the iPhone. Due to this movie, she was nominated at the 57th

and 23rd

for Best Female Actor. In the TV Show ''

'' aired on

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in 2021, Hsieh played the supporting role called Yuli, a seemingly quiet and mysterious hostess working in a popular Japanese night club located in the red light district in 1980s Taipei.

Charity

With her care for children, Hsieh is a contributor to the

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in Taiwan and acts as the ambassador of World Vision Taiwan in 2023, calling on enriching children's diet by meal coupon subscription. Furthermore, she serves as the public welfare ambassador of the Down Syndrome Foundation to promote their right to work .

Acting credits and awards

In 2006, Hsieh participated in ''Reflections'' and won the 43rd

for Best Supporting Actress for this performance. In 2011, she won the Best Actress Award at the 13th

for her performances in ''Make Up'' and ''HONEY PUPU''. In 2013, she was shortlisted for the 48th

for Actress in Drama Program for her performance in the TV series ''Die Sterntaler''. In 2020, she was shortlisted for the 55th

Mini Series TV Movie Supporting Actress Award for her performance in ''Til Death Do Us Part''. In the same year, she was also shortlisted for the Best Actress Award at the 57th

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and the Best Actress Award at the 23rd

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for her performance in '' i WEiRDO''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hsin-Ying, Hsieh Actresses from Taipei 1985 births Living people Taiwanese film actresses Taiwanese television actresses