Cheryl Yang

{{Short description|Taiwanese actress}}

{{family name hatnote|Yang|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Cheryl Yang

| image = Cheryl Yang 20221022.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Yang at the 57th Golden Bell Awards in October 2022

| native_name = 楊謹華

| birth_name = Yang Ching-hua

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|12|12}}

| birth_place = Taiwan

| alma_mater = Yu Da High School of Commerce and Home Economics

| occupation = Actress, model

| years_active = 1992-present

| spouse = {{marriage|Ben Chen|2018}}

| children =

| agent = One Shot Entertainment

| website =

| module = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue

| t = 楊謹華

| s = 杨谨华

| p = Yáng Jǐnhuá

}}

}}

Cheryl Yang ({{zh|t=楊謹華|p=Yáng Jǐnhuá}}; born 12 December 1977) is a Taiwanese actress.[http://chinesemov.com/actors/Cheryl%20Yang.html Cheryl Yang at chinesemov.com] She joined the entertainment scene at the age of 14 when she filmed her first commercial. Not long after she started her career, she filmed a music video together with Andy Lau, which garnered her attention in the industry. She rose to prominence when she filmed the Taiwanese drama My Queen in 2009 with actor Ethan Juan.

Personal life

In 2001, during the filming of Poor Prince, Yang was rumored to have relationships with both Vic Chou and Ken Zhu. She later admitted to having dated Ken Zhu for four months.{{Cite web |title=杨谨华承认曾与朱孝天拍拖 称谈过7次恋爱(图)_影音娱乐_新浪网 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2009-06-17/07172567729.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428205939/http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2009-06-17/07172567729.shtml |archive-date=2024-04-28 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=ent.sina.com.cn |url-status=live}} In 2009, Ethan Juan revealed during a promotion event for My Queen in Malaysia that Yang had also dated Vic Chou.{{Cite web |title=楊謹華被揭嗒過仔仔 - 東方日報 |url=https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20091030/00282_063.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203133141/http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20091030/00282_063.html |archive-date=2010-02-03 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=orientaldaily.on.cc |url-status=live}} During the filming of My Queen in 2009, Yang dated Harry Chang of Da Mouth. The relationship lasted for over a year. From 2012 to 2015, she was in a relationship with photographer Chao-Zhang Ke.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-22 |title=【師娘嬌嗔擾鄰】蕭亞軒玩完13段戀情 楊謹華敗犬復活 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%B8%AB%E5%A8%98%E5%AC%8C%E5%97%94%E6%93%BE%E9%84%B0-%E8%95%AD%E4%BA%9E%E8%BB%92%E7%8E%A9%E5%AE%8C13%E6%AE%B5%E6%88%80%E6%83%85-%E6%A5%8A%E8%AC%B9%E8%8F%AF%E6%95%97%E7%8A%AC%E5%BE%A9%E6%B4%BB-205940482.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428205938/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%B8%AB%E5%A8%98%E5%AC%8C%E5%97%94%E6%93%BE%E9%84%B0-%E8%95%AD%E4%BA%9E%E8%BB%92%E7%8E%A9%E5%AE%8C13%E6%AE%B5%E6%88%80%E6%83%85-%E6%A5%8A%E8%AC%B9%E8%8F%AF%E6%95%97%E7%8A%AC%E5%BE%A9%E6%B4%BB-205940482.html |archive-date=2024-04-28 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Yahoo News |language=zh-Hant-TW |url-status=live}}

Yang dated Ben Chen, a Taiwanese-American businessman, for two years and they married in December 2018. {{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Ruey Yan |date=2023-10-09 |title=Actress Cheryl Yang celebrates husband's birthday with uni sushi 'cake' |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-cheryl-yang-celebrates-husband-s-birthday-with-uni-sushi-cake |access-date=2024-09-18 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}

Yang and Elva Hsiao shared a close friendship for 16 years, but the two parted ways in 2017.{{Cite web |last=娛樂組 |date=2021-12-07 |title=【生日同歡護醉夫4】16年閨密好到穿同條內褲 楊謹華蕭亞軒雙姝怨扯上柯震東 |url=https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20211207ent006 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=鏡週刊 Mirror Media |language=zh-Hant}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! English title

! Original title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2002

| L'elisir d'amore

| 愛情靈藥

| Japanese woman

|

Twenty Something Taipei

| 台北朝九晚五

| Eva

|

style="text-align:center"|2004

| West Town Girls

| 終極西門

| Gucci

|

style="text-align:center"|2007

| I Wish

| 奇妙的旅程

| Qi Li

|

style="text-align:center"|2008

| 1895

| 一八九五

| Huang Xian Mei

|

style="text-align:center"|2012

| 100% Kiss

| 一百分的吻

| Xiao Hua

|

style="text-align:center"|2013

| Saving Mother Robot

| 瑪德2號

| Fang Fang

|

style="text-align:center"|2014

| Live@Love

| 活路:妒忌私家偵探社

| Du Ji Ling

|

style="text-align:center"|2017

| All Because of Love

| 痴情男子漢

| Tan-meng

| Special appearance

style="text-align:center"|2019

| Without her, Even Hero is 0

| 我是顧家男

| Xu Shuang Shuang

|

2020

|Do You Love Me As I Love You

|可不可以,你也剛好喜歡我

|Shih Tung

2022

|Minxiong Haunted House

|民雄鬼屋

|Ho Sheng-hsin / Ho Te-hsin

|

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! English title

! Original title

! Role

! Network

! class="unsortable" | Notes

style="text-align:center"|2001

| Poor Prince

| 貧窮貴公子

| You Mei

| CTS

|

rowspan=5 style="text-align:center"|2002

| -

| 音樂愛情故事:張清芳

|

| azio

|

Come to My House

|來我家吧

| Xiao Mei

| CTV

| Cameo

-

|聖夏0度C

| Hui Jun

|

|

-

|音樂愛情故事:劉若英

|

| aizo

|

My Secret Garden

|我的秘密花園

| Chen En En

| CTV

| Cameo

rowspan=5 style="text-align:center"|2003

| Happiness Equation

| 幸福方程式

|

|

|

Diary of Sex and the City

|熟女慾望日記

| Ah Pan

| CTV

|

|心動列車─喔!對面的

|

|

|

My Secret Garden 2

| 我的秘密花園2

| Chen En En

| CTV

|

Snow Angel

|雪天使

| Elaine Liang

| CTS

|

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2004

| Only You

| 我只在乎你

| Wan Qiu

| CTS

|

|男丁格爾

| Girl who committed suicide

| CTV

| Cameo

style="text-align:center"|2005

| The Hospital

| 白色巨塔

| Ma Yi Fen

| CTV

|

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2006

| Love Queen

| 戀愛女王

| Zhang Jing Han

| CTS

|

Angel Lover

|天使情人

| Vivan

| STAR Chinese Channel

|

style="text-align:center"|2007

| Mask

| 面具

| Su Mei Xin

| FTV

|

style="text-align:center" |2008

| The Days When Morning Glory Bloomed

| 牽牛花開的日子

| Rong Lian Lian

| CTV

|

style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" |2009

| My Queen

| 敗犬女王

|

| SETTV, TTV

| Netflix

Fall in Love

|爱上女主播

|

|TTV

|

style="text-align:center"|2010

| Zhong Wu Yen

|鍾無艷

| Zhong Wu Yen

| SETTV

|

style="text-align:center"|2011

| Happy Michelin Kitchen

| 幸福三顆星

| Xin Duo Duo

| CTV

|

style="text-align:center"|2012

| Once Upon a Love

|原來愛.就是甜蜜

| Tian Ru Mi

| FTV, GTV

|

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2013

| Big Red Riding Hood

| 大紅帽與小野狼

| Wu Zhang Mei

| TTV

|

The Birth Of The Queen

| 女王的誕生

| Tang Mei Bao

| CTV

|

rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2014

| Tie the Knot

| 媽咪的男朋友

| Li Xiao Mei

| SETTV

|

The End of Love

| 愛情的盡頭

|

| PTV

|

rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|2015

| A Touch of Green

| 一把青

| Qin Qian Yi

| PTS

| Netflix

rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|2017

| My Dear Boy

| 我的男孩

| Mei Shuang

| TTV Main Channel and GTV

|

rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|2021

| Light the Night

| 華燈初上

| Su Ching-yi

| Netflix

|

rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|2023

| Oh No! Here Comes Trouble

| 不良執念清除師

| Ye Bao-sheng

| GTV

| iQIYI

rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|2024

| Born for the Spotlight

| 影后

| Zhou Fan

| Netflix

|

=Music video appearances=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Artist !! Song title !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Coco LeeIt's a Party-
Andy LauLes Miserables-
Andy LauIce Rain-
Andy LauStolen Memories-
Andy LauBoys and Girls-
Julia PengMemorable-
Wang Pei Rong Let Go-
Jeff ChangFrom The Beginning Until Now-
Elva HsiaoSpread Your Wings and Fly-
Shunza我心動了、 And The Music There…-
Jay ChouDad, I'm Back-
Ronald Cheng
Kelly Chen
Milky Way-
Elva HsiaoBoth Lonely-
A-doAlmost-
Fish LeongLooking For SomeoneMy Queen OST
David TaoAdoration-
David TaoYour Song-
David TaoZero to Hero-
David TaoRE:DT-
Huang XiaomingMOOPA (Move Party)-
A-LinWe will be Better-
Wan FangNew everlasting love-

Theater

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
200742nd Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesThe Hospital{{nom}}
200944th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television SeriesMy Queen{{nom}}
201449th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television SeriesThe Queen!{{nom}}
rowspan=2|201651st Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television Seriesrowspan=2|A Touch of Green{{nom}}
21st Asian Television AwardsBest Actress{{won}}
201752nd Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmRock Records in Love - New Everlasting Love{{nom}}
rowspan=2|202055th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television Seriesrowspan=2|The Mirror{{nom}}
25th Asian Television AwardsBest Actress{{nom}}
rowspan=2|202257th Golden Bell Awards{{cite web |url=https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?Type=196&SerialNo=153645|title=【金鐘獎入圍公布】《華燈初上》林心如、楊謹華搶視后 《茶金》溫昇豪、郭子乾爭視帝|accessdate=7 September 2022|work=Up Media}}Best Leading Actress in a Television Seriesrowspan=2|Light the Night{{nom}}
5th Asian Academy Creative AwardsBest Leading Actress{{nom}}
rowspan=1|202459th Golden Bell Awards{{cite web |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/amov/202410190270.aspx|title=楊謹華入圍金鐘8次終奪戲劇女配角淚崩 喊這輩子最幸運就是當演員|trans-title=Yang Jinhua has been shortlisted for the Golden Bell for 8 times and finally won the supporting actress in drama. She burst into tears and said that the luckiest thing in her life is to be an actor.|language=zh-TW|date=19 October 2024|accessdate=20 October 2024|website=Central News Agency (Taiwan)|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241020000320/https://www.cna.com.tw/news/amov/202410190270.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2024|url-status=live}}Best Supporting Actress in a TV Seriesrowspan=2|Oh No! Here Comes Trouble{{won}}

References

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