Fala Chen
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| Chinese name | 陳法拉 (traditional) | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 陈法拉 (simplified) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Chén Fǎlā (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Jyutping | Can3 Faat3 Laai1 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1982 Chengdu, Sichuan, China[1] |
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| Occupation | Actress,[2] Singer,[2] Beauty Pageant Titleholder | ||||||||
| Label(s) | Stars Shine International (2010–2012) | ||||||||
| Years active | 2005–present | ||||||||
| Ancestry | Fenghua, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||
| Official website | Fala Chen | ||||||||
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Fala Chen (Chinese: 陳法拉; born 24 February 1982) is a Chinese-born American actress and singer.[1] Currently active in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, she was previously signed under Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). Having starred in numerous Hong Kong drama series and movies, some of her notable works include Moonlight Resonance, No Regrets, Lives of Omission, Triumph in the Skies II, Turning Point, and her latest work - Tales from the Dark II. Known to be multilingual, Chen's mother tongue is Mandarin, but she is able to speak English, Cantonese, as well as Japanese, with much ease.[3]
Contents
Early life
Chen was born and raised in Chengdu, Sichuan, China until 14 years old, when she emigrated to Atlanta, Georgia, United States with her parents.[1] Graduating from high school within the top 10 of her cohorts, she then went on to pursue a course in Marketing and International Business in Emory University's Goizueta Business School in Georgia. She graduated from Emory University with a BBA degree in May, 2005.[citation needed]
During her college term breaks, Chen took part in a couple of pageants as a means to pay for her tuition fees. In 2002, she represented Georgia and won the 2002 Miss Asian America Pageant.[3][4] In 2003, she went on to San Francisco to compete in the 2003 Miss Chinatown USA Pageant, where she was placed as 1st runner-up.[3] In 2004, Chen won the 2004 Miss NY Chinese Pageant along with three awards in the same event, giving her the chance to participate in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2005 which was hosted in Hong Kong, where she earned a place as 1st runner-up, kick starting her public life.[3][5][6]
Career
TV career
2005–06: Entry to the TV Scene
After graduating from Emory University in May 2005 with the 1st runner up position in 2005 Miss Chinese International Pageant under her belt, Chen signed an 8-year contract with TVB. She first started out as a host on numerous variety shows on TVB8's mandarin channel, before making her acting debut in the TVB series Forensic Heroes, where she was cast as a murderess.
2007–09: Breakthrough
In 2007, after starring in Heart of Greed, The Family Link, and Steps, Chen won her first acting award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in Steps.[3] Additionally, she was also nominated for "My Favorite Female Character" and "Most Improved Actress" categories for the same role. She also received a nomination in the "Most Improved Actress" category for her roles in Heart of Greed and The Family Link in 2007.
Chen's breakthrough came in 2008, when her notable work was the character of Gam Wing Hing (a mute girl) in a TVB series Moonlight Resonance, a non-related sequel to Heart of Greed. The final episode of the series received an average of 47 rating points and peaked at 50 points.[3][7][8] Chen had to specially learn sign language in order to portray her character. This role landed her nominations for the "Best Supporting Actress" and "My Favorite Female Character" categories for the second year in a row.
In 2009, Chen was nominated again for the "Best Supporting Actress" and "My Favorite Female Character" categories for her role in The Stew of Life.
2010–13: Leading Roles & Entry to the Music Scene
Chen's acting in 2010's No Regrets secured her position as one of Hong Kong's celebrated actresses, alongside Tavia Yeung, Linda Chung, Myolie Wu, and Kate Tsui. Her role as Lau Ching in No Regrets, not only won her Best Supporting Actress at the TVB Anniversary Awards in 2010, but also brought her recognition at the 16th Asian Television Awards in Singapore for "The Best Actress in a Supporting Role" category.
With a total of five dramas belted out in 2010 alone, Chen was one of the few actresses within the industry with a higher exposure rate.
Since then, she has been taking on leading roles in numerous productions, and some of which were Lives of Omission, Queens of Diamonds and Hearts, and Triumph in the Skies II. Lives of Omission (2011) was a distant sequel to the 2009 film Turning Point in which Chen had also acted in as the sister of a triad boss. Queens of Diamonds and Hearts (Feb 2012) allowed Chen to experiment with looking 'ugly' on screen for the first time, as her character Chung Mo Yim was born with a prominent birth mark on her face. Triumph in the Skies II (2013) was a sequel to the station's previous drama Triumph in the Skies (2003). Chen played was cast as Holiday Ho (a free-spirited punk girl who aspires to fly) who became emotionally entangled between 2 male leads, Captain Samual Tong played by Francis Ng and Captain Jayden Koo played by Julian Cheung. Chen also starred in one of TVB's 2013 productions Will Power 《法外風雲》 alongside veteran actors Wayne Lai and Moses Chan in . She played the role of Sam Yuet Kan, a junior barrister with a tough personality.
Since 2009, Chen has been sporadically participating in the music scene, singing theme songs for The Stew of Life, Links to Temptation, and Queens of Diamonds and Hearts. In 2010, Chen signed under Stars Shine International and subsequently launched her first album in 2012, titled Beautiful Life. Her contract with Stars Shine International has come to an end.
At the same time, her contract with Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) had ended in the middle of 2013, and Chen is currently a self-managed artiste. Having more freedom to choose and ever so determined to become a better actress, Chen would like to direct her focus on filming more movies and dramas, and she is not afraid to take up new challenges.
2014: Dramas To Be Aired
In 2012, Chen starred in her first mainland Chinese drama series, Sound of the Desert, which is based on the historical romance novel Ballad of the Desert by Tong Hua. Set to air in 2014, Chen plays the role of Li Yan.[1]
Film career
2009: Newcomer
In 2009, Chen took her chance at her first leading female character in the movie Turning Point as Michael Tse's girlfriend and Francis Ng's sister. Turning Point is a spin-off from a TVB crime drama in 2009 - E.U. (TV series), where "Laughing Gor", played by Michael Tse, has become a household name.
Chen was nominated for the Best New Performer category at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in Turning Point.
2010–13: Budding Film Actress
Ever since her first break into the movie scene in 2009, Chen has been continuously involved in a string of movies almost every year despite her busy work schedule at TVB.
In 2010, Chen starred in two movies, Black Ransom and 72 Tenants of Prosperity. In Black Ransom, she acted as a superintendent, alongside internationally acclaimed Hong Kong actor and film producer, Simon Yam. 72 Tenants of Prosperity on the other hand, was a light-hearted Hong Kong comedy film directed by Eric Tsang, involving a star-studded cast of Hong Kong stars.
Chen took to the movie scene again in 2011, acting in the first installment of the heartwarming I Love Hong Kong film series, directed and produced by Eric Tsang. She too worked together with Eric Tsang again who produced and acted in The Fortune Buddies, another Hong Kong comedy film which also co-stars Louis Yuen, Wong Cho-lam and Johnson Lee who are better known as "Fuk Luk Sau" (福祿壽).
Chen's latest movie Tales from the Dark 2 (2013) is her first shot at the horror movie scene, and acting with her is Gordon Lam. Chen's story revolves around pillow demons, where her character Chow Jing Ee is seen to suffer from serious insomnia after her break-up with her boyfriend Yuen Hao Hong, played by Gordon Lam. Chen delivered a stellar performance, and was commended for the preparation work she did prior to filming, by staying a few nights alone in the cold apartment they filmed at to get into character and understand the loneliness and insomnia that the character suffered. The media had focused on the scene where Chen's character accidentally killed her boyfriend and tried to get rid of the corpse by taking off all of his garments and putting him into a vacuum bag. This is the first time that Gordon Lam has gone fully nude in a film. Owing to the explicit scenes, the movie has received a Category III rating.[9]
2014: Movies in the Making
Chen is currently filming The Treasure, directed by Gordon Chan and Ronald Tsang.
Music career
2012: First Album - Beautiful Life
Chen's first Canto-pop debut album, Beautiful Life, was released on 31 July 2012. Some of the highlights from the album are "一半", "愛上鳥", and "Beautiful Life". Among these songs, "一半" was the first plugged song which garnered her awards in the Best Newcomer category across various music platforms such as 2012 TVB8 Golden Music Awards for the Bronze Award, 2012 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, and "2013 IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards".
Within a week from the launch of her album, it had climbed up to first place on HMV's 'Asian Album Top Sales Chart'.[citation needed]
Filmography
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Forensic Heroes 《法政先鋒》 |
Yung Wai 容慧 |
Guest Star |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Crime Fighter 《通天幹探》 |
Ada | Guest Star |
| Heart of Greed 《溏心風暴》 |
Tong Chi Yan 唐至欣 |
Nominated – Most Improved Actress | |
| Best Selling Secrets 《同事三分親》 |
To Bing-Bing 杜冰冰 |
Guest Star ep. 28 | |
| The Family Link 《師姐兵團》 |
Angela | Nominated – Most Improved Actress | |
| Steps 《舞動全城》 |
Ching Ka-Man (Karmen) 程嘉汶 |
Won - Best Supporting Actress Nominated – My Favorite Female Character (Top 20) Nominated – Most Improved Actress |
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| 2008 | A Journey Called Life 《金石良緣》 |
Shing Mei-Sam (Vicky) 成美心 |
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| Catch Me Now 《原來愛上賊》 |
Hong Mei-Lei (Minnie) 康美莉 |
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| Moonlight Resonance 《溏心風暴之家好月圓》 |
Gam Wing Hing (Wing) 甘永慶 |
Nominated – Best Supporting Actress Nominated – My Favorite Female Character |
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| Colours Of Love 《森之愛情》 |
Nurse Chan 陳護士 | Guest Star | |
| 2009 | The Stew of Life 《有營煮婦》 |
Ng Choi Nei (Charlie) 吳采妮 |
Nominated – Best Supporting Actress Nominated – My Favorite Female Character |
| 2010 | In the Eye of the Beholder 《秋香怒點唐伯虎》 |
Chu Ting Yuk 朱婷玉 |
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| Ghost Writer 《蒲松齡》 |
Ling-Wu Siu-Tsui 令狐小翠 |
Nominated - Best Actress | |
| Can't Buy Me Love 《公主嫁到》 |
Szeto Ngan-Ping 司徒銀屏 |
Nominated - My Favorite Female Character | |
| No Regrets 《巾幗梟雄之義海豪情》 |
Lau Ching 劉晴 |
Won - Best Supporting Actress Won - Asian Television Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
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| Links to Temptation 《誘情轉駁》 |
Hung Long-Kiu (Jojo) 熊朗蕎 |
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| 2011 | Grace Under Fire 《女拳》 |
Kwai Fa 葵花 |
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| Lives of Omission 《潛行狙擊》 |
Chau Mong-ching (Jodie) 周望晴 |
Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for My Favorite Female Character My Astro On Demand Awards for My Favorite Characters |
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| 2012 | Queens of Diamonds and Hearts 《東西宮略》 |
Chung Mo-Yim 鍾無艷 |
Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for My Favourite Female Character |
| 2013 | Triumph in the Skies II 《衝上雲霄II》 |
Ho Nin-hei, Holiday 何年希 |
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| Will Power 《法外風雲》 |
Sam Yuet Kan 沈悦勤 |
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| 2014 | Sound of the Desert 《风中奇缘》 |
Lee Yan 李妍 |
First Mainland Chinese Drama |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Turning Point 《Laughing Gor之变节》 |
Karen and Jodie | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer |
| 2010 | Black Ransom 《撕票風雲》 |
Superintendent Koo | |
| 72 Tenants of Prosperity 《72家租客》 |
Xiu Tou Hung 小桃紅 |
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| 2011 | I Love Hong Kong 《我愛HK 開心萬歲》 |
Lee Kei (Nikki) 李琪 |
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| The Fortune Buddies 《勁抽褔祿壽》 |
Sister Man 蚊姐 |
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| 2013 | Tales from the Dark II 《奇幻夜》 |
Chow Jing Ee | |
| 2015 | Secret Treasure[10] |
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album Title | Album Information |
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| 2012 | Beautiful Life |
Release Date: 31 July 2012 Label: Star Shine International Debut Album |
Awards
2013
- TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2013: Favourite TVB Character (Triumph in the Skies 2 - Holiday)
- 2013 10th Huading Awards: Best Female Drama Actress (China)
- 2013 IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards: Best Newcomer Award
2012
- StarHub TVB Awards 2012: My Favorite TVB Female Character (Queens of Diamonds and Hearts - Chung Mo-Yim)
- 2012 TVB8 Golden Music Awards: Best Newcomer Award (Bronze)
- 2012 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation: Newcomer Impact Award
2011
- 16th Asian Television Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (No Regrets - Lau Ching)[11]
- StarHub TVB Awards 2011: My Favorite TVB Female Character (No Regrets - Lau Ching)
- Starhub TVB Awards 2011: Perfect Smile Award
- My AOD Malaysia My Favourite TVB Series Presentation 2011: My Favourite Top 15 Characters (Lives of Omission - Jodie)
- My AOD Malaysia My Favourite TVB Series Presentation 2011: My Favourite Onscreen Couple (Lives of Omission - Fala Chen and Michael Tse)
- Next TV Awards: Top 10 Artist (No. 9)
2010
- TVB Anniversary Awards 2010 - Best Supporting Actress (No Regrets - Lau Ching)[12]
- My AOD Malaysia My Favourite TVB Series Presentation 2010: Best Supporting Actress (No Regrets - Lau Ching)
- Next TV Awards: Top 10 Artist (No. 10)
2009
- Next TV Awards 2009: Hekura Stylish Female Artist
- StarHub TVB Awards 2009: My Favorite TVB Female Character (Moonlight Resonance - Gum Wing Hing)
2008
- Next TV Awards 2008: Hekura Acting Improvement Award
- Next TV Awards 2008: Most Promising Female Artist
2007
- TVB Anniversary Awards 2007 - Best Supporting Actress (Steps - Ching Ka-Man (Karmen))
- Next TV Awards 2007: Hekura Most Self-confident New Actress
2005
- Miss Chinese International 2005 - 1st runner up
2004
- Miss NY Chinese 2004 - Best MTV, Best Costume, and Miss Photogenic
2003
- Miss Chinatown USA 2003 - 1st runner up (officially known as Miss Chinese Chamber of Commerce 2003)
2002
- Miss Asian America 2002
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External links
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- Fala Chen on Sina Weibo
- Fala Chen at the Internet Movie Database
- Fala Chen Fa-La at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| TVB Anniversary Awards | ||
| Preceded by | Best Supporting Actress 2007 for Steps |
Succeeded by Tavia Yeung for Moonlight Resonance |
| Preceded by | Best Supporting Actress 2010 for No Regrets |
Succeeded by Sharon Chan for Ghetto Justice |
| Miss Chinese International Pageant | ||
| Preceded by | 1st runner up 2005 |
Succeeded by Ginney Kanchanawat |
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- Chinese emigrants to the United States
- Goizueta Business School alumni
- Miss Asian America winners
- Musicians from Chengdu
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