Chloe Xiang
{{Short description|Taiwanese actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
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| caption = Xiang in April 2023
| native_name = 項婕如
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1999}}
| birth_place = Taiwan
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| othername = {{ubl|University of Kang Ning (BEd)}}
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| occupation = Actress
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| yearsactive = 2018–present
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Chloe Xiang Jie-ru ({{zh|t=項婕如}}; born 1999) is a Taiwanese actress. Beginning her career with the SET television series Let's Go Crazy on Live! (2019–2020), Xiang is best known for her leading roles in the crime thriller The Abandoned (2022) and the medical drama Eye of the Storm (2023). In 2024, Xiang received a nomination for Best Actress in the 26th Taipei Film Awards for her role in the romance film Suffocating Love.
Early life and education
Xiang was born in 1999 in Taiwan.{{Cite web |url=https://www.elle.com/tw/entertainment/voice/g60086642/taiwanesetop10-young-actresses/ |title=10位顏值演技在線的「台灣新生代女星」！《周處除三害》王淨、 混血感美女雷嘉汭、12歲金馬影后必須認識 |date=5 March 2024 |website=Elle |last=Hsieh |first=Allie |access-date=2 November 2024 |language=zh}} She attended a vocational high school, where she studied early childcare.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20220711ent034 |title=【專訪】項婕如獲台北電影節「非常新人」 疫情爆發重回老本行撐過空窗 |date=11 July 2022 |website=Mirror Media |author=熊景玉 |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023213415/https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20220711ent034 |url-status=live }} She described herself as "shy" during her childhood and did not have a particular interest in acting until she coincidentally joined an audition, which inspired her to pursue a career as an actress.{{Cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com.tw/entertainment/article/the-loves-outlet-chloe-xiang |title=項婕如：每次建構角色時，我都會依角色性格幫她設計一個星座 |date=16 June 2021 |website=Vogue Taiwan |last=Liu |first=September |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511030457/https://www.vogue.com.tw/entertainment/article/the-loves-outlet-chloe-xiang |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://filmaholic.tw/people/64f55fe6fd89780001e7240d/ |title=從說故事姐姐成為說故事的人──專訪《查無此心》項婕如 |date=4 September 2023 |website=Filmaholic |last=Chien |first=Ying-jou |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220225148/https://filmaholic.tw/people/64f55fe6fd89780001e7240d/ |url-status=live }} At the age of 16, she auditioned for Giddens Ko's 2017 horror comedy film Mon Mon Mon Monsters, but did not secure a role. She continued her studies at the University of Kang Ning, majoring in early childhood care and education, and graduated with a Bachelor of Education in 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/1531460 |title=雷／《網紅的瘋狂世界》女主角零負評！ 年紀登PTT網狂讚：超像小天心 |date=9 September 2019 |website=ETtoday |author=李欣容 |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625092731/https://star.ettoday.net/news/1531460 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.nownews.com/news/6114735 |title=專訪／曾敬驊拍片揣摩姊姊心境 坦言：醫護人員更難接受病人離世 |date=19 April 2023 |website=Nownews |author=黃雅琪 |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624184948/https://www.nownews.com/news/6114735 |url-status=live }} During university years, she became determined to pursue acting and took on multiple part-time jobs to save money for future auditions.
Career
Xiang made her acting debut in a lead role as Hsu Hsin-meng, a high school student, in the 2018 romance film {{ill|How to Train Our Dragon|zh|有五個姊姊的我就註定要單身了啊！}},{{Cite web |url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1531777 |title=《人物專訪》項婕如出道4年不介意被稱新人 摸索自身定位心態大躍進 |date=1 August 2022 |website=Liberty Times |author=許世穎 |access-date=2 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731220932/https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1531777 |url-status=live }} winning the role from a pool of 200 auditioners.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20181114web001 |title=【導演手記】《有五個姊姊的我就註定要單身了啊》 這就是一場愛情 |date=16 November 2018 |website=Mirror Media |author=蘇文聖 |access-date=2 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120105536/https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20181114web001/ |url-status=live }} The following year, she landed a main role as Lin An-an, alongside Ben Wu, in the SET television series Let's Go Crazy on Live!. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Xiang faced several months without acting roles and worked as a babysitter to make a living. In 2021, she starred in main roles in the romance series {{ill|The Love's Outlet|zh|愛的奧特萊斯}} and the drama series {{ill|The Summer Temple Fair|zh|神之鄉}}.
In 2022, Xiang played Wilson, a rookie cop, alongside Janine Chang and Ethan Juan in the crime thriller film The Abandoned. She also gained recognition for her breakout role as Da Shi Yao Ji in the Netflix drama series Mom, Don't Do That!. She was named Top Talent by Taipei Film Festival in the same year.{{Cite web |url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4009957 |title=（專訪）獲選「非常新人」當禮物 項婕如經歷迷惘學會轉念 |date=31 July 2022 |website=Liberty Times |author=許世穎 |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=zh}} The following year, she starred as Dr. Li Xinyan, an empathic surgical intern during the SARS outbreak, in the medical drama film {{ill|Eye of the Storm (2023 film)|lt=Eye of the Storm|zh|疫起}}. She also took on another main role as Chuang Ying-wen in the SET television series {{ill|Lovely Villain|zh|親愛壞蛋}} that same year.
In 2024, Xiang starred in Liao Ming-yi's experimental romance film Suffocating Love, which was entirely filmed with an iPhone.{{Cite web |url=https://dramago.ptsplus.tv/articles/17927/ |title=項婕如專訪｜有些情緒會上癮，承受不住就會忘記自己是怎樣的人 |date=26 July 2024 |website=Public Television Service |author=朱予安 |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=zh}} This performance earned her a nomination for Best Actress in the 26th Taipei Film Awards. She also appeared in the drama film The Uniform, alongside Buffy Chen, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival that year.
Personal life
In 2020, Xiang published a poetry anthology titled A Room with No Name,{{Cite web |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/story/59842/chloe-cutest-little-things |title=萌力覺醒｜成為蕨類媽媽的森林精靈，項婕如 |date=27 August 2021 |website=Marie Claire |last=Chen |first=Juju |access-date=2 November 2024 |language=zh}} which sold approximately 8,000 copies within a month of its release.{{Cite web |url=https://star.setn.com/news/883046 |title=遭網轟不會演戲！21歲項婕如爆哭失眠 親曝「轉念心境」 |date=16 January 2021 |website=SET News |author=林明柔 |access-date=2 November 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225194338/https://star.setn.com/news/883046 |url-status=live }}
Filmography
File:Hsiang Jie Ru 2023.jpg premiere of Eye of the Storm (2023)]]
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Awards and nominations
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| 2024
| Best Actress | Suffocating Love | {{nom}} | {{Cite web |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/movie/79321/taipei-film-awards |title=2024台北電影獎入圍名單！《周處除三害》入圍13項，阮經天周渝民爭影帝 |date=15 May 2024 |website=Marie Claire |access-date=2 November 2024 |language=zh}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|10221960}}
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Category:21st-century Taiwanese actresses