Tracy Chou Tsai-shih (; born 10 January 1983) is a Taiwanese actress. Beginning her modeling career in 2004, Chou made her acting debut in 2006 with the PTS television series Merry Me. She subsequently landed starring roles in several television dramas, including Hot Shot (2008), Bitter Sweet (2015), The Love Song (2016), and The World Between Us (2019). In 2022, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 57th Golden Bell Awards for her triple roles in the HBO Asia series Twisted Strings.
Early life and education Chou was born on 10 January 1983. Her mother is a high school teacher, and her family resided in Taichung. She studied Japanese at Fu Jen Catholic University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. While in university, she was discovered by a talent scout and invited to film an advertisement with Jordan Chan. She began working as a model and filming advertisements starting from 2004. After signing with a talent agency, she pursued an acting career, a decision she described as "being just for fun".
Career Chou made her acting debut in the PTS television series , and starred in two other series, and , the following year. She also appeared in Lee Kang-sheng's romance film Help Me Eros in the same year. She gained public recognition for her role in the 2008 sports drama Hot Shot alongside Jerry Yan, followed by a lead role in Giddens Ko's segment of the 2009 romance anthology film . Her performance in Hot Shot faced criticism, leading her to consider quitting showbiz at that time. In 2009, she was sued by her talent agency Rock Records for breaching her contract by accepting job offers outside the agency (including appearing in the music video of Yoga Lin's "Fairy Tale") and for refusing to film in China. She paused her career during the lawsuit and returned to showbiz in 2010 after winning the case. She landed two main roles in Calling for Love and in that year, followed by in 2011. In 2012, Chou secured a main role as Seiko Itō, the Chinese-Japanese lover of 's character, in the romance series , a role she performed primarily in Japanese, a language in which she was fluent due to her university education. She also began to star in feature films after leaving her talent agency, including in the sports drama film that year and in Henry Chan's 2013 romantic comedy 100 Days alongside Johnny Lu and Akira Chen. In 2014, she played the sister of Lee Wei's character, who appeared only in flashback scenes, in the drama series .
In 2015, Chou had her breakthrough role as Wang Shang-huan in the romance comedy series Bitter Sweet, earning a nomination for Best Actress at the 4th Sanlih Drama Awards. She starred as Hsia Yi-qing in the 2016 romance series The Love Song and appeared in the 2017 Taiwanese-Japanese television film . She received critical acclaim for her role as Ting Mei-mei in the 2019 drama series The World Between Us, for which she was shortlisted for the 54th Golden Bell Awards. After a supporting lead role as Hsia Tien-qing in the 2021 , Chou took on triple roles in the HBO Asia fantasy series , earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 57th Golden Bell Awards. In 2024, she had a main role in the first segment of the horror anthology series and starred alongside Eugenie Liu in the drama film Daughter's Daughter.
Personal life Chou married a classmate from Fu Jen Catholic University in 2017, with whom she began dating while in school, and she gave birth to a son in 2019.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 2007 Help Me Eros Qi Qi (琪琪) 2009 The Love Chaser Segment: The Sixth Bangs 2012 Nancy 2013 100 Days Xiao Wei (莫唯心) 2024 Daughter's Daughter Zhou Jiayi (周家儀) 2025 Mudborn Liu Hsin (劉芯)
Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2006 Cola Lin (林可柔) Main role2007 Su Hui-chung (蘇慧中) Main role Sherry Kan (甘雪莉) Recurring role 2008 Hot Shot Zhan Jie-er (湛潔兒) Main role2010 Calling for Love Yang Wei-chen (楊惟晨) Main role Cho Yi-an (卓以安) Main role 2011 Ye Ting (葉庭) Main role 2012 Seiko Itô (伊藤聖子) Main role 2014 Tu Ke-chieh (杜可婕) Main role 2015 Bitter Sweet Wang Shang-huan (王尚歡) Main role 2016 The Love Song Hsia Yi-qing (夏以晴) Main role 2017 Chen Fen-fen (陳紛紛) Main role; television film 2018 Tina Cameo 2019 The World Between Us Ting Mei-mei (丁美媚) Main role 2021 Hsia Tien-qing (夏天晴) Main role 2022 Guo Xinyi/Yunxin/Madame Hong (郭欣怡/允心/洪姐) Co-starring 2024 Patty Main role Chen Shu-fen（陳淑芬） Main role2025Forget You Not Lin Chia-yun（林佳雲） Main role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2015 4th Sanlih Drama Awards Best Actress Bitter Sweet 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
References
External links