Ning Chang (; born September 4, 1982), previously known as Janine Chang, is a Taiwanese actress and film producer. Chang is known for portraying Guan Xin in ''

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'' and Lan Xi Ying in '' Black & White''. Since 2010, Chang began working more in Mainland China and earned recognition for her roles in '' The Empress of China'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Chang ranked 78th on ''

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'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2019.

Early life

Chang was born on September 4, 1982 in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

. Chang's family was prominent in Daya,

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. Her grandfather Chang Jui-Chen once owned the Miyahara Ice Cream building. Her father Chang Chih-Ming was a joint professor of sociology and the Institute of National Development at

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

. Her mother Cheng Ju-Ching was a children's book author. Chang and her older sister were born in West Germany while their father was studying in graduate school at the

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. They moved back to Taiwan in 1986. Chang attended Taipei JingMei Girls High School. She attended

National Taipei University National Taipei University (NTPU; ), founded in 1949, is a national university in Taiwan. Before 2000, the university was named the College of Law and Business, National Chung Hsing University (). The university's main campus is in Sanxia Distr ...

and obtained a bachelor's degree in law. In June 2010, Chang graduated from the Institute of Industrial Economics at

National Central University National Central University (; abbreviated NCU; ) is a public research university based in Taiwan. It was founded in 1902 in Nanjing; initially located in Miaoli after moving to Taiwan, it relocated to Zhongli in 1962 and developed into a com ...

with a master's degree.

Career

Chang started out as an assistant to a talent agent. She began acting in music videos and commercials. In 2006, she got her first career breakthrough in ''

''. In 2007, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for '' What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!'' at the 44th Golden Horse Awards. She won Best Actress for the same role at the

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in 2008. In 2018, she was chosen as an ambassador for the 58th

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Endorsements

In 2019, Chang was named as the first brand ambassador for Italian high-end jewelry brand Pomellato in

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. American beauty brand

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enlisted her as their Asia Brand Ambassador for skincare. She was named as Brand Ambassador for Makeup of American luxury beauty brand Tom Ford Beauty. In 2021, French luxury fashion house

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announced that Chang became its house ambassador.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Micro-film

Variety show

Music video appearances

Theater

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Janine 1982 births Living people Taiwanese film actresses Taiwanese television actresses 21st-century Taiwanese actresses National Central University alumni Actresses from Munich National Taipei University alumni