Jayley Woo Jia Qi (born 27 December 1991) is a Singaporean actress and businesswoman who was a full-time MediaCorp artiste from 2012 to 2018. She has an identical twin sister, Hayley Woo, who is also an actress and she is the younger of the twin.
Early life Born to Malaysian parents, Woo studied in Tanglin Secondary School and ITE Clementi.
Career Woo was a blogger alongside her older twin sister, Hayley Woo, under the stage name Jay On The Hay.
In 2012, she made her debut by appearing in Jump! alongside Jeanette Aw and Zhang Zhenhuan. Her work in the series garnered her a Best Newcomer nomination at the Star Awards 2013.
In 2013, she starred in C.L.I.F., 96°C Cafe and The Dream Makers. She also made a cameo appearance in Sudden.
In 2014, she filmed The Caregivers, C.L.I.F. 3 and Against The Tide. She was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2015 and won the award in Star Awards 2016 and Star Awards 2017.
In 2015, she filmed You Can Be an Angel Too, Tiger Mom and Super Senior and made a cameo appearance in The Journey: Our Homeland.
In 2016, she had her first leading role in The Queen. In the same year, she also filmed Beyond Words and Peace & Prosperity, made cameo appearances in Hero and Soul Reaper, a Toggle original series.
In 2017, she filmed Dream Coder, Have A Little Faith and Life Less Ordinary.
In 2018, she wrapped up filming in a Toggle original series, Love At Cavenagh Bridge, and a science fiction English series, Glitch!. She also starred in Jalan Jalan.
In July 2018, Woo left Mediacorp as a full-time artist. The actress wrote in a Facebook post on 3 July 2018 that she will still be taking on suitable acting roles despite leaving Mediacorp. Woo is reportedly pursuing potential opportunities overseas, including possible projects in China.
Personal life Woo was in a romantic relationship with actor Aloysius Pang which began in 2017. Shortly after Pang's death in 2019, Woo revealed that she and Pang had initially planned to go public after their impending wedding.
On 23 October 2022, Woo announced her engagement to Bryan Tan, a senior regional director of business development and events at PCCW Media Group under Viu (Southeast Asia), as well as her pregnancy. Their marriage was registered on 27 December 2022. She gave birth to Jan Tan, a daughter, on 20 January 2023.
Tan was named 'Jan' after her month of birth, January and has a nickname of the "Fried Egg" deriving from the Chinese slang (煎蛋) of her English name that gives the meaning of a fried egg.
Filmography
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2012 Jump! Liu Haiyen 2013Code Of LawLydia Sudden Liao Qiqi Cameo The Dream Makers Rain Pei Xiaoqing 96°C Café Luo Wenjie C.L.I.F. 2 Liao Zhenting 2014The School Bell Rings 2Joyce Sim Against The Tide Huang Liqi Cameo C.L.I.F. 3 Liao Zhenting The Caregivers Yang Haomin 2015 The Journey: Our Homeland Wan Yiting Cameo Super Senior Chen Anxin Tiger Mum Abigail You Can Be an Angel Too Dai Xiwen 2016 Hero Bonnie Soul Reaper (勾魂使者) He Yuna Peace & Prosperity Yang Meikai Beyond Words Ouyang Xuanxuan The Queen Wu Kai'en 2017 Have A Little Faith Qian Leqi Dream Coder Li Huixin 2018Glitch!Chloe Ling Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) Xiao Mi Life Less Ordinary Liang Wenjie 2019 After The Star (攻星计) Young Zhang Lan Cameo Jalan Jalan (带你去走走) Zhang Weina 2021 The Heartland Hero Lin Nannian
Telemovie Year Title Role Notes 2013 The Recipe (回味) Art of Love Easy Breezy 2014 Unexpected Strangers (小心陌生人) Li Luoling Who Killed The Lead (侦凶) Coco Xu
Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Ghost Child Kim That Girl in Pinafore Jayley2015King of Mahjong 2019So Bright 2 (写给梦想的歌) Yao Ziqi
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result 2013 Star Awards Best Newcomer Jump! 2014 Star Awards Asian Skin Solutions Radiant Skin Award 2015 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2016 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2019Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 2021Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
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