Michelle Chen

Michelle Chen Yan-hsi

Chen at an event in Tainan, Taiwan, 2013
Chinese name (traditional)
Chinese name (simplified)
Pinyin Chén Yánxī (Mandarin)
Jyutping Can4 Jin4-hei1 (Cantonese)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī Tân Gián-hi (Hokkien)
Birth name Chen Mei-hsuan ()
Born (1983-05-31) May 31, 1983
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation Actress, singer, songwriter
Genre(s) pop
Years active 2007–present
Alma mater University of Southern California
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Yan-hsi (born Chen Mei-hsuan on 31 May 1983), also known as Michelle Chen, is a Taiwanese actress and singer-songwriter.

Chen is best known for starring in the 2011 film You Are the Apple of My Eye, which broke box office records in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Biography [1]

Michelle Chen was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. After middle school, she studied at Southwestern Academy in California, United States, eventually graduating from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2005. She speaks English, Chinese Mandarin, and Taiwanese Hokkien fluently. In 2007, while visiting family in Taiwan, Michelle caught the eye of renowned producer Angie - who has successfully promoted the group F4, Hsu, Rainie, among other popular idols. Michelle made the decision to put her undergraduate degree in marketing on hold, to start her career in acting. She gained initial fame playing a minor role in the 2007 TV series, "Why Why Love" (Huan huan ai), starring Rainie Yang. Michelle is best known for her leading role in the 2011 movie, "You Are The Apple of My Eye."

Career

2007,
Michelle signed a contract with the company Comic Dialogue Theme by Angie . Initially she wanted to be a singer, but the company wanted her to try to advance the field of cinema. So she played supporting roles in several films and television cause attention to looks lovely, cute, but did not leave much impression.

2009
She starred in the movie Hear Me as swimming athletes! with hearing disabilities. Her acting captured people's hearts and helped her get nominated for " Best New Actress Award " at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards 46th

2011
After success with her debut film, Michelle continued participating Michelle You Are the Apple of My Eye. This is a film by Angie as executives, based on the novel of the same name by Nine Train . In the film, Michelle Chen plays with Chia-Yi Shen Ko Chen-tung make up a young love emotion, nostalgia and regret that many spectators. The film succeeded beyond expectations with super expensive sales at the box office, becoming one of the hottest movie history Taiwan In this Soundtrack she Participate in the writing and singing in the song ( " 孩子氣 " ). Also include the names of Michelle Chen(Yanxi) became famous star, she was also nominated for " Best Leading Female " at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards 46th.

Thanks to the success of You Are the Apple of My Eye, Michelle Chen constantly being asked to play the lead role in the big movie with Jet Li , Donnie Yen and Simon Yam in Badges of Fury

2013
In May, Michelle Chen released album " Me, Myself, and I " as the official singer. Including some songs composed by herself, the album received a response from the audience and achieve higher rankings on the charts in Taiwan .

2014
After termination of the contract with the company Comic Voice Tri in 2012, Michelle Chen navigation market operations to China . She is the writer Vu Main cast in the project Xiaolongnü The Romance of the Condor Heroes . Her casting announcement was met with widespread opposition from the public, with criticisms leveled at her outer appearance, which is not as light and angel-like as Xiaolongnu's description in the book.

In December 2014, official movie broadcast on Hunan and immediately became television craze, with the tracking number and involve numerous scandals that causes mainly because of the crowd author stoned.

After a few episodes aired, Michelle Chen was overwhelmed with public mockery and outcry. She was nicknamed Xiaolongnü dumplings, supposedly because her face was considered too round. Despite such harsh criticisms, she remained calm and optimistic. In response to the criticisms, Chen explained that she intended to portray a cute and endearing Xiaolongnu, rather than a cold and aloof woman as previously portrayed by other actresses.

2015 to Date
Michelle Chen will be starring in two new series that are set to release in 2015. In which movie Young For You she role in He plays Qiu Zi, and drama. The Legend of Qin (animated TV series) role in Duanmu Rong shoulder.

In addition, she filmed the movie, Pali Road, a collaboration between the US and China. This is a psychological horror film, in which she played the role of Lily with actor Jackson Rathbone. The movie was filmed and set in Hawaii.

Michelle Chen is also very popular amongst Malay audience, in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

Personal life

In 2015, Michelle Chen began dating her The Romance of the Condor Heroes co-star Chen Xiao.[2] The pair will also star in Quentin Lee's Morning, Paris! (巴黎早安), a romantic comedy that was filmed in September 2015 and set for a 2016 release.[3][4][5]

Michelle Chen has an older sister.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009Hear Me (聽說)Lin Hsiao-peng
2011Tempest of First Love (初戀風暴)Chuang Kai-en
You Are the Apple of My Eye (那些年,我們一起追的女孩)Shen Chia-yi
2012The Soul of Bread (愛的麵包魂)Chiu Hsiao-ping
Ripples of Desire (花漾)Bai Xiaoxue
2013Together (在一起)Jojo
Badges of Fury (不二神探)Angela
2014Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down (完美假妻168)reportercameo
Urban Games (城市游戏)Dai Rui
Café. Waiting. Love (等一個人咖啡)customercameo
201512 Golden Ducks (12金鴨)Suk-funcameo
Pali RoadLily Zhang
This Is Me (年少轻狂)Qiu Yingzi
Go Lala Go 2 (杜拉拉II:追婚记)cameo
2016Run for Love (奔爱)Segment: "Artificial Sunlight" (人造阳光)
Scandal Makers (极速绯闻)
Morning, Paris! (巴黎早安)

TV Series

Year Title Role Notes
2007Why Why Love (換換愛)Chiang Hsiao-nan
2008Wish to See You Again (這裡發現愛)Pan Neng-hsien
Miss No Good (不良笑花)Chiang Mi
2010Drunken World (醉紅塵)Lei Jinyi
Channel-X (國民英雄)Lo Shan-shan
2011Moment in Macau (鏡海風雲)Ni Jingya
Remember, About Us (記得,我們有約)Chiang Mu-yun
Lin Bei (珍愛林北)Lin Hsiao-ni
2014The Romance of the Condor Heroes (神鵰俠侶)Xiaolongnü
2015The Legend of Qin (秦時明月)Duanmu Rongpost-production

Notable TV Shows

Discography

Album

Me, Myself, and I
Studio album
Released May 2013
Genre Pop
Length 35:10
Language Mandarin, English
Label Linfair Records

All lyrics written by Michelle Chen[7]. 

No. TitleMusicLanguage Length
1. "Shu Gong De Xiao Cheng Gu Shi" (叔公的小城故事; "Great-Uncle's Story of a Small Town")Michelle Chen & Shih Chia-haoMandarin 3:28
2. "Clueless Boy"  Michelle ChenEnglish 3:34
3. "Sorry"  Michelle ChenEnglish 3:08
4. "Xuan Ya Shang De Mei Gui" (懸崖上的玫瑰; "The Rose on the Cliff")Michelle Chen & Stanley WangMandarin 3:37
5. "Zhijue" (直覺; "Intuition")Michelle ChenMandarin 3:15
6. "Beautiful"  Michelle ChenMandarin & English 3:25
7. "Fangxiang" (方向; "Direction")Michelle Chen & Diks LauMandarin 3:48
8. "I Lost My Sanity"  Michelle ChenEnglish 3:12
9. "Wei Guang" (微光; "Faint Light")Michelle Chen & Lee Shan-haoMandarin 3:14
10. "Dear Friend"  Michelle ChenMandarin & English 3:06

Other Songs

All songs are in Mandarin.

SongLyricsMusicNotes
"Gong Xin Ji" (攻心計; "Mind Game") — Lollipop F ft. Michelle ChenOwodog, 小色, Michelle ChenLee Tzu-nungincluded in Lollipop F's album Four Dimensions
"Hai Zi Qi" (孩子氣; "Childish")Michelle Cheninsert song of You Are the Apple of My Eye
"Piao Liu Ping" (漂流瓶; "Drift Bottle") — Ko Chen-tung ft. Michelle ChenLee Hsuan-Leincluded in Ko Chen-tung's album Be Yourself
"Ai De Mian Bao" (愛的麵包; "The Bread of Love" — ft. Anthony Neely & Chen Han-tien)Michelle ChenSkot Suyamatheme song of The Soul of Bread
"Ni Shou Zhong De Jiang Hu" (你手中的江湖; "The Martial World in Your Hands")Frantheme song of the mobile game San Jian Hao
"Ni Wo" (你我; "You and Me" — duet with Chen Xiao)Yu ZhengTan Xuantheme song of The Romance of the Condor Heroes
"Ai Ru Chu Jian" (愛如初見; "Love Like First Sight" — duet with Chen Xiao)Chen XiDong Dongdongtheme song of the mobile game Shen Diao Xia Lü
"Hua La La" (嘩啦啦)Michelle ChenHe Liangtheme song of Young For You

Awards

Film and TV Awards

Year Awards Notes
2012 Asia Rising Star Winner - "Asia Rising Star" award at the Asian Film Festival in New York, United States[8]
2012 Asian Film Awards Nominee - Best Actress - Michelle Chen - You Are the Apple of My Eye
Nominee - Favorite Actress - Michelle Chen - You Are the Apple of My Eye
2012 Changchun Film Festival Nominee - Best Actress - Michelle Chen - You Are the Apple of My Eye
2012 Chinese Film Media Awards Winner - Favorite Performance - Michelle Chen - You Are the Apple of My Eye
Nominee - Favorite Actress - Michelle Chen - You Are the Apple of My Eye
2012 LeTV Awards Winner - Most Influential Movie Actress - Michelle Chen
2011 48th Golden Horse Awards Nominee - Best Actress - Michelle Chen - You Are the Apple of My Eye [9]
2009 46th Golden Horse Awards Nominee - Best New Performer - Michelle Chen - Hear Me [10]

Music Awards

Year Awards Notes
2012 CMA Chinese Music Awards Winner - Best Movie Actress - Michelle Chen

References

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