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Ko Chia-yen | |||||||||||
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| 柯佳嬿 | |||||||||||
.png) Ko in 2021 | |||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1985 | ||||||||||
| Other names | Alice Ko Alice Ke Ke Jia-yan | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Shih Chien University | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Hsieh Kun-da (m. 2017) | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 柯佳嬿 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 柯佳嬿 | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Television series
[edit]| 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 | ||
| We Go Fast On Trust | 極速悖論 | Shen Shi | Mango TV | ||
| 2023 | Copycat Killer | 模仿犯 | Hu Yun Hui | Netflix | |
| 2023 | 童话故事下集 | Not yet broadcast |
Film
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Hug" (抱一抱一下) | Featured artist |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Alice Ke - Actress - Taiwan - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies". act.chinesemov.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Alice Ke". Rakuten Viki.
- ^ "FILM REVIEW:Heartbreak at high school - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 14 November 2008.
- ^ "'Night Market Hero' to wow China - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 8 July 2011.
- ^ "FILM REVIEW: What tangled webs they weave - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Taiwan Headline News - What the Papers Say - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS".
- ^ "Someday or One Day Wins Big at the Golden Bell Awards 2020, Alice Ko Wins Best Actress a Second Time". dramapanda.com. 27 September 2020.
- ^ "柯佳嬿&坤達罕見同台！ 邱澤酒後吐真言 - ETNEWS星光雲 - ETNEWS新聞雲". 20 March 2016.
- ^ "柯佳嬿、坤達結婚啦 結婚書約曝光好Q". 中時電子報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Kunda Hsieh and Alice Ko finally held their wedding". sg.finance.yahoo.com. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ko Chia-yen.
- Ko Chia-yen at IMDb
- Ko Chia-yen on Facebook
- Ko Chia-yen at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Ko Chia-yen on Instagram
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