Amber An
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]
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liao. In the stage name, the surname is An.
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Born | Liao Ching-ling 18 September 1985 |
Alma mater | Yu Da High School of Commerce and Home Economics |
Occupation | Actress, singer, television host, model |
Years active | 2008–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Mandopop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Wonderful Music (2011-present) |
Career
Amber An entered the showbiz in February 2009 through television program 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][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" in order to show a varied aspect of hers in terms of style of music and her appearance.[5]
Discography
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
Television series
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 |
Film
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 | ||
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 |
Variety show
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
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
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
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 |
References
- Shu, Catherine (December 24, 2010). "Pop Stop". Taipei Times. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- Amber An at chinesemov.com
- Peng, Kwok Kar (October 31, 2011). "I was not forced to strip: Amber An". Originally published by The New Paper. Republished by AsiaOne. pp. 1–3. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- "安心亞Amber An-性感女神全面升級". Yahoo! (in Chinese). January 17, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- Fei, Xu (October 27, 2014). "Taiwan Pop Star Amber An Releases New Album". China Radio International. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- Peng, Kwok Kar (October 26, 2011). "Is it a publicity stunt?". Originally published by The New Paper. Republished by AsiaOne. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- Ping-hung, Chen (April 27, 2014). "Group eyes child abuse". Taipei Times. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- "Top Five Mandarin Albums". Taipei Times. October 31, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- Adams, Mark (March 18, 2013). "Forever Love". ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- Elley, Derek (June 19, 2013). "The Stolen Years". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
External links
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- Amber An on IMDb
- Amber An at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase