Jeannie Chan Explained

Jeannie Chan
Birth Name:Jeannie Cheng (鄭鈺瀅)
Birth Date:1989 10, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years Active:2010–present
Notable Works:The No No Girl
Life on the Line
Your Highness
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Jeannie Chan (; born October 22, 1989) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently signed to Shaw Brothers management and has an artiste contract with TVB.

Early life

Jeannie Chan was born in Toronto, Ontario, but moved to Vancouver at a young age. She and her older sister were raised by her grandmother. She also has a younger half-brother. She graduated from University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Business Administration, being an exchange student in City University of Hong Kong for a year.

Personal life

Friendship

Chan is best friends with Stephanie Ho and Moon Lau as they became close when filming the drama Raising The Bar in 2014.[2] She also shared an apartment with Stephanie Ho for a year (2015-2016).[3] She is also good friends with Winki Lai, Kandy Wong, Annice Ng, Cheronna Ng, Anjaylia Chan and Venus Wong from filming the drama Never Dance Alone, they are known as 'M Club'.[4] In 2020, Chan, along with Stephanie Ho, Winki Lai, Sisley Choi, Anjaylia Chan and Cheronna Ng, named their friendship group 'SÏXTERS'. She also become good friends with Kalok Chow, Brian Chu and Joey Wong after filming the drama Your Highness in 2021, naming their friendship group 'SSFN'.

She also has three dogs, Diesel, Baymax and Kumo.[5]

Relationship

In December 2015, Chan admitted that she had been dating Arnaldo Ho, the son of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, but announced their break up in July 2016.[6]

Career

Modelling

Jeannie Chan became a model when she was an exchange student in Hong Kong and later joined the modelling agency Starzpeople.[7] Since then, she had been appeared in numerous Hong Kong advertisements, usually working with skin care, makeup and fashion brands. Chan released her own photo book Half-Transparent Dancer (半透明的舞孃) on 21 August 2015.[8] In 2018, she concluded her contract with Starzpeople as she wanted to focus on acting.

Acting

In 2013, Chan signed a preliminary contract with TVB and began to act in dramas. In 2014, she starred in her first TVB drama 'Never Dance Alone' as the teen version of Yung Dan Dan. In 2015, Chan got her first major role in the drama Raising The Bar and garnered her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards.

In 2017, Chan starred in the drama The No No Girl, which rose her to popularity and she is often referred to as "goddess"(女神) by the media. With her role in the drama, she received multiple nominations, including Best Supporting Actress and Most Improved Female Artiste. Chan also filmed a short comedy for the drama named Bad Hotel Guest,[9] which achieved 1.3M+ views and received a Finalist Certificate from the New York Film Festival.[10]

In early 2018, Chan guest starred in the drama The Forgotten Valley. Despite her short screen time, her performance was praised by viewers as she had to experience uncomfortable times during filming.[11] On 21 March 2018, she signed a 5-year artiste management contract with Shaw Brothers.[12] In October 2018, Chan starred in the drama Life on the Line, in which she was praised for doing multiple crying scenes well.

In February 2019, Chan starred in drama The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady and was praised for her improvement in acting. In April 2019, her first drama as the first female lead, 'ICAC Investigators 2019', was aired. In January 2020, Chan starred as the second female lead in the drama Of Greed and Ants, earning her first Best Actress and Most Popular Female Character nominations at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards.

Business

In March 2017, Jeannie and her best friend, Anna, established an online jewellery brand called, Onliest & Co.[13] She advertised her jewellery through Instagram posts, attracting worldwide customers. In December, they launched a HMV flagship store in Causeway Bay.

Television commercials

Filmography

Television Dramas

TVB

YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
2014Never Dance Alone女人俱樂部Yung Dan-Dan - youth (容丹丹)Minor Role
2015Raising the Bar四個女仔三個BARBrittany Fok Tsz-Ying (霍紫凝)Major Supporting Role
2016Fashion War潮流教主Meg Lam Ho-Tung (林可彤)Supporting Role
Blue VeinsYuen Bing (阮冰)Supporting Role
House Of Spirits一屋老友記JeannieGuest Appearance (ep. 31)
愛·回家之八時入席Vivian Wan Fei-Fei - youth (雲飛飛)Guest Appearance (ep. 42-43,106-109)
2017The No No Girl全職沒女Muse Miu Sze (繆思)Major Supporting Role
My Ages Apart誇世代Sheung Hing-Duen - youth (尚慶端)Guest Appearance
2018The Forgotten Valley平安谷之詭谷傳說Yau Ching-Lan (邱青蘭)Guest Appearance
Life on the Line跳躍生命線Luna Heung Moon-Yuet (向滿月)Major Supporting Role
2019The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady福爾摩師奶Sugar Ngai So-Ka (魏素嘉)Major Supporting Role
ICAC Investigators 2019廉政行動2019Sum Wing-Kwan (沈泳君)Main Role
2020Of Greed And Ants黃金有罪Shui Man-Ting (水敏婷)Major Supporting Role
The Exorcist’s 2nd Meter降魔的2.0JeannieGuest Appearance (ep. 19-20)
2021Beauty And The Boss愛美麗狂想曲Lee Siu-Yong (李小勇)Major Supporting Role
Shadow Of Justice伙記辦大事Sheung Siu (常笑)Major Supporting Role
Battle Of The Seven Sisters七公主Moon Chiu Kwan-Yuet / Wu Chung-Chau (趙君月 / 胡頌秋)Major Supporting Role
2022Your Highness痞子殿下Nap Hak Wan-Yau / Man Yi (納克溫柔 / 蠻儀)Main Role
The Beauty of War美麗戰場Michelle Chung Ka-Bo (鍾家寶)Main Role
2023My Pet My Angel寵愛Pet PetGuestGuest Appearance
TBAYour Highness 2痞子無間道Fu Ling (符玲)Main Role

Shaw Brothers

YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleCharacterRole
2018Guardian Angel守護神之保險調查JoanneGuest Appearance
2021Flying Tiger III飛虎之壯志英雄Ho Ka-Bo (何家寶)Major Supporting Role
Youku

Film

YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRole
2012Cold War寒戰Nicole Chan (陳少珍)
2013Together在一起Siu-bing (小冰)
Piece Of Cake (short film)-|Michelle|-|Tales from the Dark 1|迷離夜|Mrs Cheung (張太太)|-|2014|Horseplay|盜馬記|Lee Tan's daughter|-|2016|Cold War 2|寒戰2|Nicole Chan (陳少珍)|-|2019|Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (Hong Kong)|魔鏡肥緣|Snow White (voice)|-|2021|All U Need Is Love|總是有愛在隔離|Milky|-|2023|Prison Flowers|女子監獄|Bobo Chan Bo-ling (陳寶玲)|}

Host

Awards and nominations

YearAwardDramaRoleResult
2015Top 16 Favourite TVB Drama CharactersRaising the Bar (四個女仔三個BAR)Brittany Fok Tsz-ying (霍紫凝)
2017Favourite TVB Most Improved Female Artiste The No No Girl (全職沒女)Muse Miu Sze (繆思)
Favourite TVB Supporting Actress
Top 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters
YearAwardDramaRoleResult
2015Best Supporting ActressRaising the Bar (四個女仔三個BAR)Brittany Fok Tsz-ying (霍紫凝)
2016Blue Veins (殭)Yuen Bing (阮冰)
2018Favourite TVB Actress in MalaysiaLife on the Line (跳躍生命線)Luna Heung Moon-yuet (向滿月)
Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore
Best Supporting Actress
2019The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady (福爾摩師奶)Sugar Ngai So-ka (魏素嘉)
2020Best ActressOf Greed And Ants (黃金有罪)Shui Man-ting (水敏婷)
Most Popular Female Character
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia
2021Most Improved Female ArtisteBeauty And The Boss, Shadow of Justice, Battle Of The Seven Sisters Top 5
Best ActressBeauty And The Boss (愛美麗狂想曲)Lee Siu-yong (李小勇)Top 10
Shadow Of Justice (伙計辦大事)Sheung Siu (常笑)
Most Popular Female CharacterBeauty And The Boss (愛美麗狂想曲)Lee Siu-yong (李小勇)
Shadow Of Justice (伙計辦大事)Sheung Siu (常笑)
Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia Beauty And The Boss (愛美麗狂想曲)Lee Siu-yong (李小勇)
Shadow Of Justice (伙計辦大事)Sheung Siu (常笑)
Most Popular Onscreen PartnershipBeauty And The Boss (with Edwin Siu)
Battle Of The Seven Sisters (with Priscilla Wong, Rosina Lam, Samantha Ko, Kaman Kong, Venus Kwong)
Best Dressed Female Artiste
2022Best ActressYour Highness (痞子殿下)Nap Hak Wan-yau (納克溫柔)Top 5
The War of Beauties (美麗戰場)Chung Ka-Bo (鍾家寶)
Most Popular Female CharacterYour Highness (痞子殿下)Nap Hak Wan-yau (納克溫柔)Top 10
The War of Beauties (美麗戰場)Chung Ka-Bo (鍾家寶)
Favourite TVB Actress in MalaysiaYour Highness (痞子殿下)Nap Hak Wan-yau (納克溫柔)
The War of Beauties (美麗戰場)Chung Ka-Bo (鍾家寶)Top 10
Most Popular Onscreen PartnershipYour Highness (with Kalok Chow, JW Wong, Brian Chu, Jonathan Cheung)
The Beauty of War (with Moon Lau, Hera Chan)
YearCategory WorkRoleResult
2018People’s Choice Best Supporting ActressLife on the Line (跳躍生命線)Luna Heung Moon-yuet (向滿月) Top 5 (Ranked 4th)
People’s Choice Most Improved Female Artiste Life on the Line, Fun Abroad Top 5 (Ranked 4th)
2021Beauty And The Boss, Shadow of Justice, Battle Of The Seven Sisters
People’s Choice Best Supporting ActressBeauty And The Boss (愛美麗狂想去)Lee Siu-yong (李小勇)
YearCategory WorkResult
2022Favourite ActressThe Beauty of War (美麗戰場)
Best Couple (with Kalok Chow)Your Highness (痞子殿下)
YearCategory WorkResult
2022Television Female Artiste Award
Popular Television Couple (with Moon Lau and Hera Chan)The Beauty of War (美麗戰場)

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Notes and References

  1. News: 提早為陳瀅慶祝33歲生日. HK01. 2022-10-22.
  2. News: 陳瀅何雁詩係地獄廚神 劉佩玥未入過廚房!. on.cc東網. 2018-04-19. zh-hk.
  3. News: 陳瀅何雁詩同居容易同「婚」難. on.cc 東網. 2018-04-19. zh-hk.
  4. News: 床照曝光!賴慰玲陳瀅陳嘉寶開P晒姊妹情. on.cc東網. 2018-04-19. zh-hk.
  5. News: 陳瀅帶埋兩隻得意狗狗出騷. on.cc東網. 2018-04-19. zh-hk.
  6. News: 直認關係退一步 陳瀅暗示與猷亨分手. on.cc 東網. 2018-04-19. zh-hk.
  7. Web site: Jeannie Chan Model Profile on Starz People (HK) . StarzPeople . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100309103440/http://www.starzpeople.com/profile/female_models/Asian/Jeannie%20Zheng/profile.html . 2010-03-09 .
  8. News: 【全裸相曝光】陳瀅露股玩貓感尷尬. on.cc 東網. 2018-04-19. zh-hk.
  9. Web site: See See TVB. www.facebook.com. en. 2018-04-20.
  10. Web site: New York Festivals - 2018 World's Best Television & Films™ Winners. www.newyorkfestivals.com. 2018-04-20. 2018-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180813080046/http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/winners/2018/index.php. dead.
  11. News: 【平安谷】成日被鬼壓 陳瀅:見到啲唔應該見到嘅嘢,已經慣咗. 黃梓恒. 2018-01-24. 香港01. 2018-04-19. zh-HK.
  12. News: 爹哋同樂易玲係老友!陳瀅簽邵氏有高層照. on.cc東網. 2018-03-20. zh-hk.
  13. Web site: Onliest & Co.. Onliest & Co.. en. 2017-12-18.
  14. Jeannie Chan(Actress) . 渣打優先理財 「優先全面賞」計劃 - 超錯四眼仔 . Television Commercial . Hong Kong .
  15. Jeannie Chan(Actress) . Lee Kum Kee TVC . Television Commercial . Hong Kong .