Chloe Xiang

Chloe Xiang
項婕如
Xiang in April 2023
Born1999 (age 25–26)
Taiwan
Other names
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present

Chloe Xiang Jie-ru (Chinese: 項婕如; born 1999) is a Taiwanese actress. Beginning her career with the SET television series Let's Go Crazy on Live! (2019–2020), Xiang is best known for her leading roles in the crime thriller The Abandoned (2022) and the medical drama Eye of the Storm (2023). In 2024, Xiang received a nomination for Best Actress in the 26th Taipei Film Awards for her role in the romance film Suffocating Love.

Early life and education

Xiang was born in 1999 in Taiwan.[1] She attended a vocational high school, where she studied early childcare.[2] She described herself as "shy" during her childhood and did not have a particular interest in acting until she coincidentally joined an audition, which inspired her to pursue a career as an actress.[3][4] At the age of 16, she auditioned for Giddens Ko's 2017 horror comedy film Mon Mon Mon Monsters, but did not secure a role.[4] She continued her studies at the University of Kang Ning, majoring in early childhood care and education, and graduated with a Bachelor of Education in 2019.[5][6] During university years, she became determined to pursue acting and took on multiple part-time jobs to save money for future auditions.[4][2]

Career

Xiang made her acting debut in a lead role as Hsu Hsin-meng, a high school student, in the 2018 romance film How to Train Our Dragon [zh],[7][8] winning the role from a pool of 200 auditioners.[9] The following year, she landed a main role as Lin An-an, alongside Ben Wu, in the SET television series Let's Go Crazy on Live!.[10] During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Xiang faced several months without acting roles and worked as a babysitter to make a living.[2] In 2021, she starred in main roles in the romance series The Love's Outlet [zh] and the drama series The Summer Temple Fair [zh].[11][12]

In 2022, Xiang played Wilson, a rookie cop, alongside Janine Chang and Ethan Juan in the crime thriller film The Abandoned.[13] She also gained recognition for her breakout role as Da Shi Yao Ji in the Netflix drama series Mom, Don't Do That!.[14] She was named Top Talent by Taipei Film Festival in the same year.[15] The following year, she starred as Dr. Li Xinyan, an empathic surgical intern during the SARS outbreak, in the medical drama film Eye of the Storm [zh].[16] She also took on another main role as Chuang Ying-wen in the SET television series Lovely Villain [zh] that same year.[17]

In 2024, Xiang starred in Liao Ming-yi's experimental romance film Suffocating Love, which was entirely filmed with an iPhone.[18] This performance earned her a nomination for Best Actress in the 26th Taipei Film Awards.[19] She also appeared in the drama film The Uniform, alongside Buffy Chen, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival that year.[20]

Personal life

In 2020, Xiang published a poetry anthology titled A Room with No Name,[21] which sold approximately 8,000 copies within a month of its release.[22]

Filmography

Xiang at the Taichung premiere of Eye of the Storm (2023)

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 How to Train Our Dragon [zh] Hsu Hsin-meng (徐心夢) [7]
2022 The Abandoned Wilson (蔡瑋姍) [13]
2023 Eye of the Storm [zh] Li Xin-yan (李心妍) [16]
2024 Suffocating Love Bai Jia-qi (白佳琪) [23]
The Uniform Min (羅家敏) [20]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Let's Go Crazy on Live! Lin An-an (林安安) Main role[10]
2020 Workers [zh] Yu (小玉) Recurring role[24]
2021 The Love's Outlet [zh] Fu Jing-xue (傅靖雪) Main role[11]
The Summer Temple Fair [zh] Chen Nuan-nuan (陳暖暖) Main role[12]
The Memory Garden [zh] Tang Wan-ping (唐晚蘋) Special appearance[25]
2022 Mom, Don't Do That! Da Shi Yao Ji (大食腰姬) Recurring role[14]
Women in Taipei Yi-shan (小怡珊) Cameo[26]
2023 Lovely Villain [zh] Chuang Ying-wen (莊映文) Main role[17]
2024 Urban Horror [zh] Yu (小瑜) Main role[27]
TBA Million-follower Detective TBA Recurring role[28]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2024 26th Taipei Film Awards Best Actress Suffocating Love Nominated [19]

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