Michelle Chen

Michelle Chen
Chen at an event in Tainan, Taiwan, 2013
Born	Chen Mei-hsuan (陳玫璇) (1983-05-31) May 31, 1983 (age 41) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupations	Actress singer songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Chen Xiao ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳妍希
Simplified Chinese	陈妍希
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Yánxī Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Can4 Jin4-hei1
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Musical artist

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).

Michelle Chen was born and raised in Taipei. She has an older sister.^[1] 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.^[2] In 2006, while visiting family in Taiwan, Chen caught the eye of producer and manager Angie Chai (柴智屏). 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.^[3]

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.

Chen’s first boyfriend after entering the entertainment industry was Aron. Both had studied in the U.S. and returned to Taiwan in 2006. After a relationship of 1 year and 4 months, they broke up during Christmas the following year. Aron was later sentenced to 16 years for marijuana trafficking. Chen’s single Sorry was written in memory of this relationship.^[4]

In 2010, Chen dated Alan Ko for eight months.^[5]

In 2015, Chen began dating her The Romance of the Condor Heroes co-star Chen Xiao. On July 5, 2016, they registered their marriage in Beijing, and held a wedding ceremony on July 19 at Yanqi Lake, chosen for its homophony with Chen’s Chinese name. They held another wedding banquet in Chen's hometown, Taipei, on July 21, 2016.^[6] Chen gave birth to their first son in 2016, named Chen Muchen.^[7]

• 2011–12 Miss Traveler (WOMAN愛旅行) on Chinese Television System — co-host (3 episodes)
• 2015 Yes! Coach (报告！教练) on Dragon Television — reality show contestant

All songs are in Mandarin.

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