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Chung Hsin-ling
Taiwanese actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chung Hsin-ling (Chinese: 鍾欣凌; born 12 August 1972) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. Beginning her career as a stage actress and television host for children's programs, Chung gained public recognition through her onscreen roles in the romance series Fated to Love You and Invincible Shan Bao Mei (both 2008). She received a total of 14 Golden Bell Award nominations, winning Best Leading Actress in a Television Series twice for Sun After The Rain (2014) and U Motherbaker (2020–2024), as well as Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries for On Children (2018).
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Early life and education
Chung was born on 12 August 1972 in Taiwan.[1] Her father is a bank manager and her mother is a housewife,[2] and she grew up with two older brothers.[3] She became obese in second grade and remained the heaviest in high school.[2] During a school Christmas talent show, she was selected to perform in A Christmas Carol, where a teacher recognized her acting potential and encouraged her to study acting.[2] Following this advice, she applied to the National Institute of Arts (now Taipei National University of Arts) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama, specializing in stage performance.[2][4] However, she did not pursue acting after graduation due to concerns about her appearance and a reluctance to be typecast as a supporting actress, so she chose to work as an executive producer for five years.[2]
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Chung began her acting career in 1999 at the age of 27, after discovering her passion on a trip to Canada, starting on stage with minor non-speaking roles.[2][4] She subsequently joined the Pingfong Acting Troupe at the invitation of Hugh Lee and began hosting children's programs, including Dr. Cool with Timothy Chao in 2001, which earned her the award for Best Host in a Children and Youth Show in the 36th Golden Bell Awards.[5] She was nominated for the same award twice more in the 37th and 38th Golden Bell Awards for hosting Magazine Teenager and The Hokkien Quacks.[6][7]
Chung landed her first main onscreen role as Mei Mei in the 2003 romance series Love Wasabi, earning a nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 38th Golden Bell Awards.[8] She appeared in minor roles in the 2005 television series The Prince Who Turns into a Frog and Wayward Kenting, and began to gain public recognition for her supporting roles in the 2008 romance series Fated to Love You and Invincible Shan Bao Mei.[8][9] From 2010 to 2011, she starred in supporting roles in the television series Strands of Love, Ring Ring Bell, and Love You.[10][11][9]
Chung landed her breakout role as Chen Yu-hsia in the 2014 period drama Sun After The Rain,[8] for which she won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series in the 49th Golden Bell Awards.[12] She then took on a main role in the 2015 romance series Leo and appeared in the films Gatao and Our Times the same year.[13][14] In 2017, she received another main role in the drama series She's Family and portrayed Kuo Yen's mother in the 2018 anthology drama series On Children, earning her Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 54th Golden Bell Awards.[15] Originally cast in a lead role in the 2018 drama film Dear Ex, she passed the role to fellow actress Yang Li-yin, who was facing financial difficulties at the time, and instead made a voice cameo.[16] She also hosted the children's variety program Mobilize and was nominated for Best Host in a Children and Youth Show twice in the 55th and 56th Golden Bell Awards.[17][18]
Starting in 2020, Chung secured a main role as Su Lin Cai-hsiang in the drama series U Motherbaker,[9] for which she won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series again in the 56th Golden Bell Awards.[19] She later reprised her role in the spin-off film U Motherbaker - The Movie in 2023 and the sequel series in 2024.[20][21] She also starred in the 2021 romance film Man in Love,[22] for which she received nominations for Best Supporting Actress in the 23rd Taipei Film Awards and Best Supporting Actress in the 58th Golden Horse Awards.[23][24] Chung is set to appear in a main role in the 2024 Netflix drama series Born for the Spotlight.[25]
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Personal life
Chung is married to Peking opera actor Chen Ching-ho on 21 December 2010.[26][27] They have two daughters.[28]
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Awards and nominations
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