Michelle Chen
Chen at an event in Tainan, Taiwan, 2013
Born
Chen Mei-hsuan ()

(1983-05-31) May 31, 1983
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2007–present
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Musical career
GenresPop

Michelle Chen Yanxi (born Chen Mei-hsuan; 31 May 1983) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. Chen is best known for starring in the 2011 film You Are the Apple of My Eye, which broke box office records for Chinese-language films in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Chen is also known for the films Hear Me (2009), Badges of Fury (2013), Pali Road (2015), as well as the TV series The Romance of the Condor Heroes (2014).

Early life

Michelle Chen was born and raised in Taipei. After middle school, she studied at Southwestern Academy in California in the United States, eventually graduating from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2005. She speaks English and Chinese (Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien) fluently. In 2006, while visiting family in Taiwan, Chen caught the eye of renowned producer Angie Chai (柴智屏), who was responsible for the success of talent such as F4 and Rainie Yang, among other popular idols. Chen wanted to break into music at the time, but due to the slow growth of the industry, was persuaded instead by Chai to start her career in acting.[1]

Career

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

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

2011
After seeing success with her debut film Hear Me, Chen starred in the hit Taiwanese film You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011). The film was written and directed by Giddens Ko, produced by Angie as executive, and based on Ko's novel. In the film, Chen plays the role of Shen Chia-yi. The film broke records at the box office, becoming the 4th highest grossing domestic Taiwanese film. In the film's soundtrack, she also wrote and sang the song ( " 孩子氣 " ). For her performance in the film, Chen was also nominated for a "Best Actress" award at the 46th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.

Due to the success of You Are the Apple of My Eye, Michelle Chen was cast in the lead role of the film Badges of Fury starring Jet Li , Donnie Yen and Simon Yam.

2013
In May, Chen released her debut album Me, Myself, and I. Including some self-composed songs, the album received an average response from critics and music listeners.

2014
After termination of the contract with the company Comic Voice Tri in 2012, Chen was cast as Xiaolongnü in The Romance of the Condor Heroes. Her casting announcement was met with widespread opposition from the public, with criticisms leveled at her appearance, which is not as light and angelic as the description of Xiaolongnu in the book.

2015
Michelle Chen starred in two new series set for release in 2015. In the 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.

2016 to present
In 2016, she starred in Pali Road where she played the role of Lily with actor Jackson Rathbone. The movie, filmed and set in Hawaii, was a collaboration between the US and China.

Personal life

In 2015, Michelle Chen began dating her The Romance of the Condor Heroes co-star Chen Xiao. On July 19, Michelle married Chen Xiao in Beijing, and another wedding banquet was held in Taipei on July 21, 2016.[2] Chen gave birth to their first son in 2016, named him Chen Muchen.[3] 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.[4][5][6]

Michelle Chen has an older sister.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2009Hear Me聽說Lin Hsiao-peng
Ego's Mask
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168Reportercameo
Urban Games城市游戏Dai Rui
Café. Waiting. Love等一個人咖啡customercameo
201512 Golden Ducks12金鴨Suk-funcameo
This Is Me年少轻狂Qiu Yingzi
Go Lala Go 2杜拉拉II:追婚记Carriecameo
2016Run for Love奔爱LilySegment: "Artificial Sunlight" (人造阳光)
Scandal Maker外公芳龄38Tang Hui Ru
Morning, Paris!巴黎早安Chantel
Pali Road夏威夷之恋Lily Zhang
2018The Shadow Play风中有朵雨做的云Lian Ah-yun
2021A Trip With Your Wife跟你老婆去旅行Xiao Yi

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2007Why Why Love換換愛Jiang Xiao-nan
2008Wish to See You Again這裡發現愛Pan Neng-xian
Miss No Good不良笑花Jiang Mi
2010Drunken Red Dust醉紅塵Lei Jin-yi
Channel-X國民英雄Lo Shan-shan
2011Moment in Macau鏡海風雲Ni Jing-ya
Remember, About Us記得,我們有約Jiang 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 Rong
2016City Still Believe in Love北上广依然相信爱情Huang Yiran
2021Got Old Recently大妈的世界Sheng Qianshi
2023Warm and Sweet温暖的甜蜜的Qi Jiayi
Teresa Teng但愿人长久Teresa Teng

Variety show

Discography

Studio albums

Me, Myself, and I
Studio album
ReleasedMay 2013
GenrePop
Length35:10
LanguageMandarin, English
LabelLinfair Records

All lyrics are written by Michelle Chen[8]

No.TitleMusicLanguageLength
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-haoMandarin3:28
2."Clueless Boy"Michelle ChenEnglish3:34
3."Sorry"Michelle ChenEnglish3:08
4."Xuan Ya Shang De Mei Gui" (懸崖上的玫瑰; "The Rose on the Cliff")Michelle Chen & Stanley WangMandarin3:37
5."Zhijue" (直覺; "Intuition")Michelle ChenMandarin3:15
6."Beautiful"Michelle ChenMandarin & English3:25
7."Fangxiang" (方向; "Direction")Michelle Chen & Diks LauMandarin3:48
8."I Lost My Sanity"Michelle ChenEnglish3:12
9."Wei Guang" (微光; "Faint Light")Michelle Chen & Lee Shan-haoMandarin3:14
10."Dear Friend"Michelle ChenMandarin & English3:06

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 This Is Me

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workNotes
200946th Golden Horse AwardsBest New PerformerHear Me [9]Nominated
201148th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading Actress[10]You Are the Apple of My EyeNominated
2012New York Asian Film FestivalAsia Rising Star[11]Won
6th Asian Film AwardsBest ActressYou Are the Apple of My EyeNominated
Favorite ActressNominated
Changchun Film FestivalBest ActressNominated
Chinese Film Media AwardsFavorite PerformanceWon
Favorite ActressNominated
LeTV AwardsMost Influential Movie ActressWon
Chinese Music AwardsBest Movie ActressWon
201517th Huading AwardsBest Actress (ancient drama)The Romance of the Condor HeroesWon
201619th Huading AwardsBest Actress (ancient drama)The Legend of QinNominated
2019 2nd Cultural and Entertainment Industry Congress Best Supporting Actress (Film) The Shadow Play Nominated

References

  1. "Biography : Michelle Chen". imdb. Archived from the original on 2015-08-02. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  2. "Condor Heroes stars Michelle Chen and Chen Xiao turn from reel to real lovers". The Straits Times. 2015-08-27. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015.
  3. "Michelle Chen gives birth to a boy, five months after marrying her Condor Heroes co-star Chen Xiao". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. "China Film Group Wakes to Quentin Lee's 'Morning, Paris!'". 2014-11-18. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  5. "Morning, Paris! (2015) on Chinese Movie Database". Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  6. "《巴黎早安》". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  7. "陳妍希 大無畏". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  8. Track 1 contains Chen singing a part from Teresa Teng's famous 1978 song "Xiao Cheng Gu Shi" (小城故事; "The Story of a Small Town"), whose lyricist was Chuang Nu.
  9. (in Chinese) Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. (in Chinese) Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Kolesnikov, Sonia. "Taiwanese Actress Michelle Chen to Release 1st Album in May, Want to Act With Andy Lau | BLOUIN ARTINFO". Sea.blouinartinfo.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
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