Ko Chia-yen

Ko Chia-yen
柯佳嬿
Ko in 2021
Born (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39)
Other namesAlice Ko
Alice Ke
Ke Jia-yan
Alma materShih Chien University
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Hsieh Kun-da
(m. 2017)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese柯佳嬿
Simplified Chinese柯佳嬿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKē Jiāyàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKoa Ka-iàn

Ko Chia-yen (Chinese: 柯佳嬿; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Ka-iàn; born 10 January 1985), also known as Alice Ko, is a Taiwanese actress.[1][2]

Career

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Ko's debut acting role was in the 2006 film Do Over, by award-winning director Cheng Yu-chieh. Subsequently, she had starring roles in the films Miao Miao (2008), Monga (2010) and Night Market Hero (2011).[3][4][5] She first came to prominence for her role in the domestic hit series Office Girls (2011), in which she played a marketing specialist. She is also known for her roles in the drama series Marry Me, or Not? and Someday Or One Day, for which she won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actress in 2016 and 2020 respectively.[6][7]

Personal life

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Beginning 2012, Ko has been in a relationship with actor-singer Hsieh Kun-da, a former member of boy band Energy, whom she had met on the set of the television series Gung Hay Fat Choy.[8] After five years of dating, Ko and Hsieh married on December 3, 2017. They held their wedding ceremony at Marriot Hotel Taipei the following year on September 15.[9][10]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year English title Original title Role Network Notes
2008 Police et vous 波麗士大人 Pan Mei-ho TTV Main Channel Cameo
2009 My Queen 敗犬女王 Han Hsiang-yun TTV Main Channel Cameo
Game Winning Hit 比賽開始 Lin Ming Yu TTV Main Channel alternative title: Play Ball
2011 Office Girls 小資女孩向前衝 Shen Hsin Ren TTV Main Channel
2012 Gung Hay Fat Choy 我們發財了 Jiang Yu Jen SET Metro / Eastern Television
2013 Dragon Gate 飛越龍門客棧 Chiu Mo Yu CTV
2014 Say I Love You 勇敢說出我愛你 Chen Yi Jun CTV
2015 The End of Love 愛情的盡頭 Orange PTS
Constellation Women Series: Leo Woman 星座愛情獅子女 Liu Li Ren Formosa Television
Ghost Stories 4 聊齋新編-陸判 Chu Chi Ting Zhejiang Television
Marry Me, or Not? 必娶女人 Vivienne Tsai/Tsai Huan Jen EBC /CTV
2016 La Grande Chaumière Violette 紫色大稻埕 Chuang Ju Yueh SET Taiwan
2017 Attention, Love! 稍息立正我愛你 Han Rong EBC / CTV Cameo
2019 Déjà Vu 如果愛,重來 He Yong Chi iQiyi / TTV Main Channel
Someday Or One Day 想見你 Huang Yu Hsuan / Chen Yun Ru CTV / Star Chinese Channel
2022 Rainless Love in a Godless Land 無神之地不下雨 Toem iQiyi
Mom, Don't Do That! 媽,別鬧了! Chen Ruo-min Netflix
2023 Copycat Killer 模仿犯 Hu Yun Hui Netflix
We Go Fast On Trust 極速悖論 Shen Shi Mango TV
2025 I'm Married... But 童话故事下集 Netflix February 14 2025

Film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2006 Do Over 一年之初 Butterfly
2007 God Man Dog 流浪神狗人 Advertisement star
2008 Miao Miao 渺渺 Miao Miao
The Eighteenth Birthday Party 愛瑪的晚宴 Short film
2010 Monga 艋舺 Ning
2011 Night Market Hero 雞排英雄 Lin Enan
2012 Bear It 熊熊愛上你 Selina
Through The Night 在夜的盡頭 Leigh Short film
2013 Judgement Day 世界末日 Li Shuzhen
The Croods Eep Taiwanese version, voice
2014 Lion Dancing 鐵獅玉玲瓏 Chen Hui-hsin
Partners in Crime 共犯 School counselor
Freak Family 超級夥伴 Qiu Benming Television
2015 Where the Wind Settles 風中家族 Ayu
Zinnia Flower 百日告別 Wen
2016 Welcome to the Happy Days 五星級魚干女 Fang-ju
The Secret Life of Pets Katie Taiwanese version, voice
See You Tomorrow 擺渡人 Bar patron Cameo
2017 Who Killed Cock Robin 目擊者 Hsu Ai-ting
The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音 Tang Chen (adult)
2018 Let's Cheat Together 市長夫人的秘密 Miu Miu
2019 Stand By Me 陪你很久很久 Celebrity
2020 Your Love Song 你的情歌 Yu Jing
Abyssal 海霧 Xiao Jing
What Con Lovers Do 愛的詐欺犯 Li Ye-an Television
2022 Reclaim 一家之主 Luo Jia-ning Netflix film
Someday or One Day: The Movie 想見你:電影版 Huang Yu-hsuan / Chen Yun-ru

Music video appearances

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Year Artist Song title
2004 Chang Chen-yue "I Will Miss You"
2005 Jay Chou "Maple Leaf"
Will Liu "Rainbow Heaven"
Vivian Hsu "Smiling Eyes"
2006 JJ Lin "Cao Cao"
2008 Matilda Tao "Jealousy"
2009 Khalil Fong "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
2010 A-Lin "Breakup Takes Practice"
2011 Blue J "You Are My Everyday"
2012 Genie Chuo "Xiǎng fēi de zì yóu luò tǐ"
2013 O.D "Good Love"
2015 Joanne Tseng and Real "Love's Forever"
Yoga Lin "Detour"
2019 Waa Wei "Panic Attack"

Published works

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  • Ko, Chia-yen (2012). Walk into Alice. Taipei: Kate Publishing. ISBN 978-986-6175-37-4.
  • Ko, Chia-yen (2021). Hello, Goodbye. Taipei: Readd Publishing. ISBN 9789869879354.

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Notes
2021 "Hug" (抱一抱一下) Featured artist

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 51st Golden Bell Awards Best Actress Marry Me, or Not? Won
21st Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role La Grande Chaumière Violette Nominated
2017 22nd Asian Television Awards Welcome to Happy Days Nominated
2020 55th Golden Bell Awards Best Actress Someday or One Day Won
2022 Seoul International Drama Awards People's Choice - Popular Actress Award Rainless Love in a Godless Land Won

References

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