Her acting captured people's hearts and helped her clinch the nomination for the "Best New Actress Award" at the 46th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.
For her performance in the film, Chen was also nominated for a "Best Actress" award at the 46th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.
Due to the success of You Are the Apple of My Eye, Michelle Chen was cast in the lead role of the film Badges of Fury starring Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Simon Yam.
1983
Michelle Chen Yanxi (born Chen Mei-hsuan; 31 May 1983) is a Taiwanese actress and singer.
2005
After middle school, she studied at Southwestern Academy in California in the United States, eventually graduating from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2005.
She speaks English and Chinese (Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien) fluently.
2006
In 2006, while visiting family in Taiwan, Chen caught the eye of renowned producer Angie Chai (柴智屏), who was responsible for the success of talent such as F4 and Rainie Yang, among other popular idols.
Chen wanted to break into music at the time, but due to the slow growth of the industry, was persuaded instead by Chai to start her career in acting.
2007
2007 Chen signed a contract with the company Comic Dialogue Theme by Angie Chai.
Initially she wanted to be a singer, but the company wanted her to try to advance in the field of cinema.
She therefore played supporting roles in several films and television series and caught attention for her lovely and cute looks, but did not leave much impression.
2009
Chen is also known for the films Hear Me (2009), Badges of Fury (2013), Pali Road (2015), as well as the TV series The Romance of the Condor Heroes (2014).
Michelle Chen was born and raised in Taipei.
2009 She starred in the movie Hear Me as a swimming athlete with hearing disabilities.
2011
Chen is best known for starring in the 2011 film You Are the Apple of My Eye, which broke box office records for Chinese-language films in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
2011 After seeing success with her debut film Hear Me, Chen starred in the hit Taiwanese film You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011).
The film was written and directed by Giddens Ko, produced by Angie as executive, and based on Ko's novel.
In the film, Chen plays the role of Shen Chia-yi.
The film broke records at the box office, becoming the 4th highest grossing domestic Taiwanese film.
In the film's soundtrack, she also wrote and sang the song ( " 孩子氣 " ).
2013
2013 In May, Chen released her debut album Me, Myself, and I.
Including some self-composed songs, the album received an average response from critics and music listeners.
2014
2014 After termination of the contract with the company Comic Voice Tri in 2012, Chen was cast as Xiaolongnü in The Romance of the Condor Heroes.
Her casting announcement was met with widespread opposition from the public, with criticisms leveled at her appearance, which is not as light and angelic as the description of Xiaolongnu in the book.
2015
2015 Michelle Chen starred in two new series set for release in 2015.
In the movie Young For You, she role in He plays Qiu Zi, and drama.
The Legend of Qin (animated TV series) role in Duanmu Rong shoulder.
In 2015, Michelle Chen began dating her The Romance of the Condor Heroes co-star Chen Xiao.
The pair will also star in Quentin Lee's Morning, Paris! (巴黎早安), a romantic comedy that was filmed in September 2015 and set for a 2016 release.
Michelle Chen has an older sister.
All songs are in Mandarin.
2016
2016 to present
In 2016, she starred in Pali Road where she played the role of Lily with actor Jackson Rathbone.
The movie, filmed and set in Hawaii, was a collaboration between the US and China.
On July 19, Michelle married Chen Xiao in Beijing, and another wedding banquet was held in Taipei on July 21, 2016.
Chen gave birth to their first son in 2016, named him Chen Muchen.
