Chen Shiang-Chyi
Known For
Acting
Born
1969-11-27 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Biography
Chen Shiang-chyi (Chinese: 陳湘琪; pinyin: chén xiāng qí; born 27 November 1969) is a Taiwanese actress best known for her long-lasting collaboration with critically acclaimed filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang. When she was studying at the Taipei National University of the Arts, Chen was spotted by Edward Yang when he walked by her acting class. After her performance in Yang's A Confucian Confusion, she moved to New York City to study performing arts, later graduating from the Educational Theatre master's program at New York University. After Chen returned to Taiwan, she starred in many of Tsai Ming-liang's films. She also appeared in Lin Cheng-sheng's Sweet Degeneration (1997), which was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2014, she won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Film Festival for her performance in Exit. Chen teaches at the Taipei National University of the Arts as an assistant professor of theatre.
Most Known For
Golden Horse Awards
as Self
A Brighter Summer Day
as Little Doctor's Fiancée
Face
十年，再見楊德昌
as 自己
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
as Ticket Woman
The Wayward Cloud
as National Museum Narrator
A Confucian Confusion
as Qiqi
The River
as Hsiao-Kang's Girlfriend
What Time Is It There?
as Shiang-Chyi
Sexy Story
Stray Dogs
as Woman
The Clearstream Affair
as Mrs. Yin
The Hole
as (voice)
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
as Chyi
Soul
as Yun
Increasing Echo
as Mrs. Yan. Hsiu-Hsin YEH
Past Present
as Self
Robinson's Crusoe
as Hsui-Ling
The Skywalk Is Gone
as Young Woman
Sweet Degeneration
as Ju-feng