Janel Tsai (born 14 March 1975) is a Taiwanese actress and model. She is known for portraying He Ailin in The Fierce Wife (2011) and Yang Chien in CSIC: I Hero (2015). In 2020, she won Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series at the 55th Golden Bell Awards for her portrayal of Tang Juan in Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner.[1] In 2023, she won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 58th Golden Bell Awards for her portrayal of Liu Zi-xu in Mad Doctor.[2]

Janel Tsai
Janel Tsai at the 58th Golden Bell Awards on October 21, 2023
Born (1975-03-14) March 14, 1975 (age 49)
NationalityTaiwanese
Occupation(s)Actor, model, screenwriter
Years active1994–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蔡淑臻
Simplified Chinese蔡淑臻
Hanyu PinyinCài Shūzhēn
JyutpingCoi3 Suk6zeon1

Early life

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Tsai was born on 14 March 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan. Her mother is from Wuqi, Taichung. Growing up, she spoke Taiwanese with her mother.[3] She attended Yudah High School of Commerce in Taipei with a focus in Japanese.[4]

Career

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Tsai began her modeling career after a friend invited her to a photo shoot. Initially, she planned to retire at 28, but the growing popularity of model/actress Lin Chi-ling gave her the opportunity to try acting.[5] She has since acted in a variety of television shows, films, miniseries, and music videos.

Personal Life

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In 2017, Tsai was diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome and paused acting for a year.[6]

She dated actor Patrick Lee from 2012 to 2020.[7]

Filmography

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Television

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Year English title Mandarin title Role
2003 Friends 名揚四海 Angie
My Secret Garden 我的秘密花園 Ting Ai-Yun
Spicy School - Clever Teacher 麻辣學園妙鮮師 Fang Kei-Jen
Fen hong nü lang 澀女郎 Man Tzu
I'm the Man 我是男子漢 Alice
2005 Male Nurse Nightingale 男丁格爾 Jian Zhong's sister
Ping-{}-Pong 乒-{}-乓 Ana
Devil Beside You 惡魔在身邊 Chuang Ya-Li
2006 Angel Lover 天使情人 Sun Chin
What to do with Emmanuelle 艾曼紐要怎樣 Guest appearance
Tokyo Juliet 東方茱麗葉 Gao Gang Quan
Strange School 國光異校 Chi Hsueh-Wei
Taipei Family 住左邊住右邊 Guest appearance
Love Machine 愛情機器 Li Ying-Ai
2008 Memoirs Of Madam Jin 金大班 Sheng Yueh-Jung
2010 The Fierce Wife 犀利人妻 He Ailin
2011 Office Girls 小資女孩向前衝 Wei Min Na
2012 Love Actually 半熟戀人 Li Hsiao-Yang
What Is Love 花是愛 Li Yi Hua
Lady Maid Maid 愛情女僕 Han Yingzhi
2013 Amour et Pâtisserie 沒有名字的甜點店 Jin Ni
The Queen! 女王的誕生 Chu Ti
2015 Crime Scene Investigation Center/i Hero 鑑識英雄 Yang Chien
2017 Art In Love 那刻的怦然心動 Professor
2019 Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner 噬罪者 Tang Juan
CSIC: i Hero 2 鑑識英雄II 正義之戰 Yang Chien
2022 Mad Doctor 村裡來了個暴走女外科 Liu Zi-xu
Golden Dream On Green Island 茁劇場-綠島金魂 Believer
2023 My Secret, Terrius 開創者 Wu Ming-Li
Bloody Smart 聰明鎮
2024 Imperfect Us 不夠善良的我們
Drink! Idiot 喝酒吧!笨蛋
Upcoming Mad Doctor 2 村裡來了個暴走女外科2 Liu Zi-xu

Film

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Year English title Mandarin title Role
2005 Date 約會
2009 Step by Step 練戀舞 Wu Ju-Ping
Snowfall in Taipei 台北飄雪 Lisa
2010 Comedy Makes You Cry 拍賣春天 Cameo
2011 Mysterious Island 孤島驚魂 Kuan Chih-Chun
The Killer Who Never Kills 殺手歐陽盆栽 Mamasan
Starry Starry Night 星空 Xiao Jie's Mother
2012 The Soul of the Bread 愛的麵包魂 Su Wen-Wen
The Fierce Wife Final Episode 犀利人妻最終回:幸福男·不難 He Ailin
Star of Bethlehem 微光閃亮第一個清晨
2015 Another Woman 234說愛你 Wang Dan Li
2019 Stand by Me 陪你很久很久 Cameo
2020 Acting Out Of Love 練愛iNG Janel
2022 Life for Sale 售命 Shen Ching
2023 U Motherbaker - The Movie 我的婆婆怎麼把OO搞丟了 Main Actress

Television Film/Miniseries

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Year English title Mandarin title Role
2012 The Regret 親愛的 我想告訴你 Yin Hsueh-Fei
2015 1 Carat's Roommate 一克拉的室友 Shen Meng-Chih
2016 The Thin Blue Lines 奉子不成婚 Chiang Hsiao-Hsien
We Shouldn't Discuss Love 我們都不應該討論愛情 Xiao Nai
2018 Possession 靈佔 Wang Ya-Lin
2019 Til Death Do Us Part: Perfectly Spotless 鏡文學驚悚劇場 -《打掃》 Landlord's Wife
Binding 4X相識 - 燒肉粽2019 Ah Hsiu
2022年 You Have to Kill Me 我是自願讓他殺了我 Lin Ching

Music Video

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Year Artist Song
1997 Phil Chang 一個人的天荒地老 (Eternity of a Single Person)
Ekin Cheng 偏愛你 (Partial to You)
1999 Jacky Cheung 心如刀割 (Knife Cut to the Heart)
1/2的幸福 (Half of a Blessing)
2004 Kenny Bee 我給的愛 (The Love I Gave")
2005 Sun Yan Ran 是否 (Yes or No)
2011 Misster 鋼鐵人 (Iron Man)
2024 Andrew Tan 走心的歌 (The Sound of Hearts)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011 46th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series The Fierce Wife Nominated
2015 50th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Television Series CSIC: i Hero Nominated
2019 54th Golden Bell Awards CSIC: i Hero 2 Nominated
2020 55th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner Won
2022 57th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film You Have To Kill Me Nominated
2023 58th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Television Series Mad Doctor Won

References

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  1. ^ "蔡淑臻伊林資訊". 伊林娛樂官方網站. 2013-01-10. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  2. ^ "蔡淑臻金鐘封后淚喊以演員為榮 鼓勵在低谷的人都能找到路 | 娛樂". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ "蔡淑臻台語走調 老師虧「不知混到哪」". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ^ "26年前高中畢業照曝光 楊謹華、徐懷鈺、蔡淑臻超凍齡 | 娛樂星聞 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM". www.setn.com (in Chinese). 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ 蔡淑臻公開最想銷毁照  陳婉若被拐騙入行 Archived 2020-04-15 at the Wayback Machine.蘋果日報.2017-05-15
  6. ^ 【獨家】蔡淑臻筋膜萎縮失業1年 痛到發抖上身障廁所 | 蘋果娛樂 | 台灣蘋果日報 Archived 2020-07-31 at the Wayback Machine.蘋果新聞網.2018-04-01
  7. ^ "李沛旭、蔡淑臻8年情斷!首露面爆分手內幕". 東森美洲電視. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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