Ko Chia-yen
Ko Chia-yen | |||||||||||
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Born | |||||||||||
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
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
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
Television series
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2008 | Police et vous | Pan Mei-ho | TTV Main Channel | Cameo | |
2009 | My Queen | Han Hsiang-yun | TTV Main Channel | Cameo | |
Game Winning Hit | Lin Ming Yu | TTV Main Channel | alternative title: Play Ball | ||
2011 | Office Girls | Shen Hsin Ren | TTV Main Channel | ||
2012 | Gung Hay Fat Choy | Jiang Yu Jen | SET Metro / Eastern Television | ||
2013 | Dragon Gate | Chiu Mo Yu | CTV | ||
2014 | Say I Love You | Chen Yi Jun | CTV | ||
2015 | The End of Love | Orange | PTS | ||
Constellation Women Series: Leo Woman | Liu Li Ren | Formosa Television | |||
Ghost Stories 4 | 聊齋 |
Chu Chi Ting | Zhejiang Television | ||
Marry Me, or Not? | 必娶 |
Vivienne Tsai/Tsai Huan Jen | EBC /CTV | ||
2016 | La Grande Chaumière Violette | Chuang Ju Yueh | SET Taiwan | ||
2017 | Attention, Love! | Han Rong | EBC / CTV | Cameo | |
2019 | Déjà Vu | 如果 |
He Yong Chi | iQiyi / TTV Main Channel | |
Someday Or One Day | Huang Yu Hsuan / Chen Yun Ru | CTV / Star Chinese Channel | |||
2022 | Rainless Love in a Godless Land | Toem | iQiyi | ||
Mom, Don't Do That! | 媽, |
Chen Ruo-min | Netflix | ||
We Go Fast On Trust | Shen Shi | Mango TV | |||
2023 | Copycat Killer | Hu Yun Hui | Netflix | ||
2023 | Not yet broadcast |
Film
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Do Over | Butterfly | ||
2007 | God Man Dog | Advertisement star | ||
2008 | Miao Miao | Miao Miao | ||
The Eighteenth Birthday Party | Short film | |||
2010 | Monga | 艋舺 | Ning | |
2011 | Night Market Hero | 雞排 |
Lin Enan | |
2012 | Bear It | Selina | ||
Through The Night | Leigh | Short film | ||
2013 | Judgement Day | Li Shuzhen | ||
The Croods | — | Eep | Taiwanese version, voice | |
2014 | Lion Dancing | Chen Hui-hsin | ||
Partners in Crime | School counselor | |||
Freak Family | Qiu Benming | Television | ||
2015 | Where the Wind Settles | Ayu | ||
Zinnia Flower | Wen | |||
2016 | Welcome to the Happy Days | Fang-ju | ||
The Secret Life of Pets | — | Katie | Taiwanese version, voice | |
See You Tomorrow | 擺渡 |
Bar patron | Cameo | |
2017 | Who Killed Cock Robin | Hsu Ai-ting | ||
The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | Tang Chen (adult) | |||
2018 | Let's Cheat Together | Miu Miu | ||
2019 | Stand By Me | 陪你很久很久 | Celebrity | |
2020 | Your Love Song | 你的 |
Yu Jing | |
Abyssal | Xiao Jing | |||
What Con Lovers Do | Li Ye-an | Television | ||
2022 | Reclaim | Luo Jia-ning | Netflix film | |
Someday or One Day: The Movie | Huang Yu-hsuan / Chen Yun-ru |
Music video appearances
Year | Artist | Song title |
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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
- 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
Singles
Year | Title | Notes |
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2021 | "Hug" ( |
Featured artist |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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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
- ^ "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
- Ko Chia-yen at IMDb
- Ko Chia-yen on Facebook
- Ko Chia-yen at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Ko Chia-yen on Instagram