Jeannie Chan

Jeannie Chan (Chinese: 陳瀅; pinyin: Chén Yíng; born October 22, 1989)^[1] 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 on 22 October 1989, as Zheng Yuk-ying (鄭鈺瀅). Chan moved to Vancouver at a young age, where she grew up. She and her older sister were raised by her grandmother. Her father died when she was very young and her mother remarried. She formed a close bond with her stepfather, and later decided to change her surname to follow his, (Chan) and her name to Chan Ying (陳瀅).^[2] 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.

Career

Modelling

Jeannie Chan became a model when she was an exchange student in Hong Kong and later joined the modelling agency Starzpeople.^[3] Since then, she has 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.^[4] 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,^[5] which achieved 1.3M+ views and received a Finalist Certificate from the New York Film Festival.^[6]

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.^[7] On 21 March 2018, she signed a 5-year artiste management contract with Shaw Brothers.^[8] 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.

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.^[9] She also shared an apartment with Stephanie Ho for a year (2015-2016).^[10] She is also good friends with Winki Lai, Kandy Wong, Cheronna Ng, Anjaylia Chan and Venus Wong from filming the drama Never Dance Alone, they are known as 'M Club'.^[11] 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 has three dogs, Diesel, Baymax, and Kumo.^[12]

Relationship

In December 2015, Chan admitted that she was in a relationship with Arnaldo Ho, the son of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, but announced their break up in July 2016.^[13]

Business

In March 2017, Jeannie and her best friend, Anna, established an online jewellery brand called, Onliest & Co.^[14] In December, they launched a HMV flagship pop up store in Causeway Bay.

Filmography

Television Dramas

TVB

Shaw Brothers

Youku

Film

Host

Television commercials

• 2010 Pizza Hut: Commercial for new menu item (Chinese: 海班火山批)
• 2010 Standard Chartered Bank: New plan (Chinese: 優先理財 「優先全面賞」計劃 - 超錯四眼仔)^[15]
• 2011 1-Day ACUVUE Moist
• 2011 Hong Kong Disneyland TV Commercial (Chinese: 飛躍奇妙5周年)
• 2011 Lee Kum Kee TVC^[16]
• 2013 Citibank: Credit card ad (Chinese: 信用卡ifc商場簽賬)

Awards and nominations

Starhub TVB Awards

TVB Star Awards Malaysia

TVB Anniversary Awards

People's Choice Television Awards

AEG Entertainment Awards

Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards

References

1. ^ "提早為陳瀅慶祝33歲生日". HK01. 2022-10-22.
2. ^ 壹週刊 NEXT (2015-10-03). 豪語錄】生父早逝 陳瀅不是親生女. – via YouTube.
3. ^ "Jeannie Chan Model Profile on Starz People (HK)". StarzPeople. Archived from the original on 2010-03-09.
4. ^ "【全裸相曝光】陳瀅露股玩貓感尷尬" (in zh-hk). on.cc 東網. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
5. ^ "See See TVB". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
6. ^ "New York Festivals - 2018 World's Best Television & Films™ Winners". www.newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
7. ^ 黃梓恒 (2018-01-24). "【平安谷】成日被鬼壓 陳瀅：見到啲唔應該見到嘅嘢，已經慣咗" (in zh-HK). 香港01. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
8. ^ "爹哋同樂易玲係老友！陳瀅簽邵氏有高層照" (in zh-hk). on.cc東網. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
9. ^ "陳瀅何雁詩係地獄廚神 劉佩玥未入過廚房！" (in zh-hk). on.cc東網. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
10. ^ "陳瀅何雁詩同居容易同「婚」難" (in zh-hk). on.cc 東網. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
11. ^ "床照曝光！賴慰玲陳瀅陳嘉寶開P晒姊妹情" (in zh-hk). on.cc東網. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
12. ^ "陳瀅帶埋兩隻得意狗狗出騷" (in zh-hk). on.cc東網. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
13. ^ "直認關係退一步 陳瀅暗示與猷亨分手" (in zh-hk). on.cc 東網. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
14. ^ "Onliest & Co.". Onliest & Co.. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
15. ^ Jeannie Chan(Actress). 渣打優先理財 「優先全面賞」計劃 - 超錯四眼仔 (Television Commercial)
16. ^ Jeannie Chan(Actress). Lee Kum Kee TVC (Television Commercial)

External links

• Jeannie's Tumblr blog
• Jeannie's Official Facebook Page
• Jeannie's Instagram
• Jeannie's Weibo
• Jeannie Chan at IMDb