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 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). 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. 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. 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, which achieved 1.3M+ views and received a Finalist Certificate from the New York Film Festival.
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. On 21 March 2018, she signed a 5-year artiste management contract with Shaw Brothers. 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. She also shared an apartment with Stephanie Ho for a year (2015–2016). 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. 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.
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.
Business In March 2017, Jeannie and her best friend, Anna, established an online jewellery brand called, Onliest & Co. In December, they launched a HMV flagship pop up store in Causeway Bay.
Filmography
Television dramas
TVB YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes2014Never Dance Alone女人俱樂部Yung Dan-Dan - youth (容丹丹)Minor Role2015Raising the Bar四個女仔三個BARBrittany Fok Tsz-Ying (霍紫凝)Major Supporting Role2016Fashion War潮流教主Meg Lam Ho-Tung (林可彤)Supporting RoleBlue Veins殭Yuen Bing (阮冰)Supporting RoleHouse of Spirits一屋老友記JeannieGuest Appearance (ep. 31)Come Home Love: Dinner at 8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 RoleMy 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 AppearanceLife on the Line跳躍生命線Luna Heung Moon-Yuet (向滿月)Major Supporting Role2019The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady福爾摩師奶Sugar Ngai So-Ka (魏素嘉)Major Supporting RoleICAC Investigators 2019廉政行動2019Sum Wing-Kwan (沈泳君)Main Role2020Of Greed And Ants黃金有罪Shui Man-Ting (水敏婷)Major Supporting RoleThe 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 RoleShadow of Justice伙記辦大事Sheung Siu (常笑)Major Supporting RoleBattle 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-po (鍾家寶)Main Role2023My Pet My Angel寵愛Pet PetGuestGuest Appearance 2025 Your Highness 2 痞子無間道 Fu Ling (符玲) Main RoleTBA臥底嬌娃Major Supporting Role
Shaw Brothers YearEnglish titleChinese titleCharacterRole2018Guardian Angel守護神之保險調查JoanneGuest Appearance2021Flying Tiger III飛虎之壯志英雄Ho Ka-Bo (何家寶)Major Supporting Role Youku YearEnglish titleChinese titleCharacterRole2024The Heir to the Throne家族榮耀之繼承者Noelle Yau Chi-tung (丘芷彤)Major Supporting Role
Film YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole2012Cold War寒戰Nicole Chan (陳少珍)2013Together在一起Siu-bing (小冰)Piece of Cake (short film)MichelleTales from the Dark 1迷離夜Mrs. Cheung (張太太)2014Horseplay盜馬記Lee Tan's daughter2016Cold War 2寒戰2Nicole Chan (陳少珍)2019Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (Hong Kong)魔鏡肥緣Snow White (voice)2021All U Need Is Love總是有愛在隔離Milky2023Prison Flowers女子監獄Bobo Chan Bo-ling (陳寶玲)
Host YearEnglish titleChinese titleOther host(s)2018Fun Abroad (Season 2)3日2夜 (第二輯)Moon Lau
Television commercials 2010 Pizza Hut: Commercial for new menu item () 2010 Standard Chartered Bank: New plan () 2011 1-Day ACUVUE Moist 2011 Hong Kong Disneyland TV Commercial () 2011 Lee Kum Kee TVC 2013 Citibank: Credit card ad ()
Awards and nominations
Starhub TVB Awards YearAwardDramaRoleResult2017Favourite TVB Supporting ActressThe No No Girl (全職沒女)Muse Miu Sze (繆思)
TVB Star Awards Malaysia YearAwardDramaRoleResult2015Top 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 ActressTop 17 Favourite TVB Drama Characters
TVB Anniversary Awards YearAwardDramaRoleResult2015Best 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 Malaysia Life on the Line (跳躍生命線) Luna Heung Moon-yuet (向滿月) Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore Best Supporting Actress2019The 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 CharacterFavourite TVB Actress in Malaysia 2021Most Improved Female Artiste Beauty and the Boss, Shadow of Justice, Battle of the Seven Sisters Top 5 Best Actress Beauty 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 Character 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) 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 Partnership Beauty 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 2022 Best Actress Your 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 Character Your 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 Malaysia Your 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 Partnership Your Highness (with Kalok Chow, JW Wong, Brian Chu, Jonathan Cheung) The Beauty of War (with Moon Lau, Hera Chan)
People's Choice Television Awards YearCategory WorkRoleResult 2018 People’s Choice Best Supporting Actress Life 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) 2021 Beauty and the Boss, Shadow of Justice, Battle of the Seven Sisters People’s Choice Best Supporting Actress Beauty and the Boss (愛美麗狂想去) Lee Siu-yong (李小勇)
AEG Entertainment Awards YearCategory WorkResult2022Favourite ActressThe Beauty of War (美麗戰場)Best Couple (with Kalok Chow)Your Highness (痞子殿下)
Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards YearCategory WorkResult2022Television Female Artiste AwardPopular Television Couple (with Moon Lau and Hera Chan)The Beauty of War (美麗戰場)
References
External links Jeannie's Tumblr blog Jeannie's Official Facebook Page Jeannie's Instagram Jeannie's Weibo