Amber An
Amber An | |
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安心亞 | |
Born | Liao Ching-ling 18 September 1985 |
Alma mater | Yu Da High School of Commerce and Home Economics |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, television host, model |
Years active | 2008–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Mandopop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Labels | Wonderful Music, Universal Music Taiwan |
Amber An (Chinese: 安心亞; pinyin: Ān Xīnyà), born Liao Ching-ling (Chinese: 廖婧伶; pinyin: Liào Jìnglíng),[1] is a Taiwanese actress, singer, television host, and model.[2]
Career
[edit]An was a model before officially entering the entertainment industry. She appeared on the variety show Guess and subsequently signed with a company. In February 2009, An became a cast member of the political satire show Celebrity Imitated Show: The Largest Political Party, in which she impersonates other celebrities, most prominently singer Kuo Shu-yao.[3][4] In 2011, An was voted the world's sexiest woman in the Taiwanese version of magazine FHM.[3]
She released her first album in August 2011.[3][5] Later that year, she signed a NT$1 million ($42,500) contract with Reebok to become the brand's Taiwanese ambassador.[6] After a year and half in the making, An released her second album in January 2013.[4] In 2014, she was a Taiwan Fund for Children and Families's Child Protection Ambassador.[7] Her third album was released in September 2014.[5] In it, she tried to focus more on "arts rhythm of the steps of a dance" to show a varied aspect of hers in terms of style of music and her appearance.[5]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
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Evil Girl 惡女[3][8] |
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Sing For You 單身極品[4] |
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With You 在一起[5] |
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Live Beautifully 人生要漂亮 |
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Ai De Qi 愛得起 |
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Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Rice Family | 飯糰之家 | Chiu Yi-wu's ex-girlfriend | Cameo |
Chong Wu Yen | 鍾無艷 | Amy | ||
Love Buffet | 愛似百匯 | Yi-ching | ||
2013 | Love SOS | 愛情急整室 | Lu Yi-chieh | |
2014 | Apple in Your Eye | 妹妹 | Chou Chi-wei | |
2015 | To the Dearest Intruder | 致,第三者 | Sung Chia-an | |
2016 | Prince of Wolf | 狼王子 | Tien Mi-mi | |
A Good Day | 美好年代 | Amber | ||
2017 | What She Put on the Table | 植劇場-五味八珍的歲月 | Fu Pei-mei | |
Running Man | ||||
2019 | Hello Again! | 你有念大學嗎? | Chang Ke-ai | |
2020 | Moonlight Romance | 月老戀習生 | Fang Duo-mi | |
TBA | Count Your Lucky Day | 言承旭劇之吻 | Lu He Jin |
Film
[edit]Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Westgate Tango | 西門町 | Hsiao-meng | |
2013 | Forever Love | 阿嬤的夢中情人 | Young Chiang Mei-yue | [9] |
The Stolen Years | 被偷走的那五年 | Lily | [10] | |
2016 | The Big Power | 大顯神威 | Lin Ching-hsia | |
2018 | The Big Day | 簡單的婚禮 | An Shuyu | |
Nguyen Thi Bich Hoa and Her Two Men | 華視金選劇場-阮氏碧花與她的兩個男人 | Nguyen Thi Bich Hoa | Television | |
2019 | Killer Not Stupid | 殺手不笨 | Talia | |
2022 | The Post-Truth World | 罪後真相 | Chang Cheng-yi's sister |
Variety show
[edit]Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
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2008 | Bingo King | 爆桿賓果王 | Assistant host |
2009 | Celebrity Imitated Show | 全民最大黨 | Cast member |
2010 | Start! Game Party | 電玩大牌黨 | Host, season 2 |
2010–2011 | Guess | 我猜我猜我猜猜猜 | Stand-in host |
2010 | The Game of Killing | 天黑請閉眼 | Host |
2011 | GameGX | 電玩快打 | Host |
Music video
[edit]Year | Artist | Song title |
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2009 | Joanna Wang | "Nobody's A Nun" |
2009 | Shaun | "Devil's Tears" |
2009 | Tiger Huang | "More Difficult Than It Seems" |
2011 | One Two Free | "Bollywood" |
2013 | Vision Wei | "Hello" |
2014 | Alan Ko | "Free the Romance" |
2014 | Miss Ko | "Selfie Addict" |
Theater
[edit]Year | English title | Original title |
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2009 | Der Hässliche | 醜男子 |
2011 | Crazy Co. Ltd | 瘋狂有限公司 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2018 | 53rd Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | Nguyen Thi Bich Hoa and Her Two Men | Nominated |
2023 | 58th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Oxcart Trails | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Shu, Catherine (24 December 2010). "Pop Stop". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Amber An at chinesemov.com
- ^ a b c d Peng, Kwok Kar (31 October 2011). "I was not forced to strip: Amber An". Originally published by The New Paper. Republished by AsiaOne. pp. 1–3. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "安心亞Amber An-性感女神全面升級". Yahoo! (in Chinese). 17 January 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d Fei, Xu (27 October 2014). "Taiwan Pop Star Amber An Releases New Album". China Radio International. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Peng, Kwok Kar (26 October 2011). "Is it a publicity stunt?". Originally published by The New Paper. Republished by AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Ping-hung, Chen (27 April 2014). "Group eyes child abuse". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Top Five Mandarin Albums". Taipei Times. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Adams, Mark (18 March 2013). "Forever Love". ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Elley, Derek (19 June 2013). "The Stolen Years". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- Amber An at IMDb
- Amber An at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Taichung
- 21st-century Taiwanese actresses
- 21st-century Taiwanese singers
- Taiwanese Buddhists
- Taiwanese female models
- Taiwanese film actresses
- Taiwanese television actresses
- Taiwanese television presenters
- 21st-century Taiwanese women singers
- Taiwanese women television presenters
- Musicians from Taichung