Ady An

Ady An Yi-xuan (; born on 29 September 1980) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She is known for TV dramas The Outsiders, Chinese Paladin (2005), and Autumn's Concerto (2009).

Career

An was born into a wealthy family in Taipei. Her father runs a security company, while her grandmother and aunt are major landlords in Taipei. An's parents divorced when she was four, and both her parents remarried. She and her mother stopped seeing each other, and she was raised in a strict manner by her father and stepmother. Her cousin is actress Wan Wei Qiao.

An debuted in 2000 with the TV drama Spicy Teacher. She rose to fame in 2004 after starring in the youth idol drama The Outsiders opposite Dylan Kuo. She broke into mainland China shortly after by starring in the TV drama Chinese Paladin, an adaptation of the fantasy RPG The Legend of Sword and Fairy. Since then, she had been actively involved in both Chinese and Taiwanese productions, such as The Legend of Hero (2005), Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain (2006), Fast Track Love (2006), The Great Revival (2007), and Yun Niang (2008).

In 2009, she signed with Huayi Brothers, and was cast as Zhao Min in the wuxia drama The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Louis Cha. While the wuxia drama met with a lukewarm reception, An found success that same year in the Taiwanese idol drama Autumn's Concerto, starring opposite Vanness Wu. In 2011, An played in two TV adaptations of China's Four Classic Novels, All Men Are Brothers and Journey to the West. In 2012, she reunited with Chinese Paladin co-star Hu Ge in short film Refresh 3+7. She starred in idol drama Go, Single Lady.(2014) alongside Mike He.

An retired from acting after her marriage in 2017.

Personal life An's known as the head of her group of celebrity friends, collectively known as An Corporation, including Joe Chen, Shone An, Esther Liu, Bianca Bai, Linda Liao and Kimi Hsia.

On March 15, 2017, An announced her marriage to Macau businessman Levo Chen, the boss of Macau's second biggest casino junket, whom she met in late 2014. They held their wedding on 5 June in Hawaii, as Chen is nicknamed 65. They have a son, Ace, nicknamed "66", born in 2019, and a daughter, Aira, nicknamed "Wa-bao", born in 2020. In January 2022, Chen was arrested in Macau, reportedly for his involvement in the case of Alvin Chau. On April 21, 2023, Macau Primary Court’s first-instance verdict sentenced Chen to 14 years in prison on charges including illegal gambling, fraud, and money laundering. On November 28, 2024, Macau’s Court of Final Appeal upheld the original verdict, maintaining a 13-year prison sentence but reducing the fine from 2.4 billion HKD to 1.8 billion HKD. Because of the scandal, some of Ady An's previous works including Autumn's Concerto and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2009) are removed from streaming platforms.

Filmography

Film Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes 2003 Fengcheng 風城 2003 Wangwei Jichengren王位继承人 Ah Hua 2004 Kung Fu Girls空手道少女組 Huang Yiyi 2010 Death and Glory in Changde喋血孤城 Wan Qing 2010 If You Are the One 2 非誠勿擾2 Xuan Xuan 2011 Case Sensitive敏感事件 Luo Xiaoni 2012 Rhapsody of Marriage結婚狂想曲 Yue Lin 2012 Chrysanthemum to the Beast给野兽献花 Yoyo 2013 Saving General Yang忠烈楊家將 Princess Chai 2013 Control控制 Mimi 2014 Mr. Lucky好命先生 Qin Sisi 2014 One Day 有一天 Cameo 2014 Mystery 秘术 Su Meike 2016 Spicy Hot in Love 爱情麻辣烫之情定终身 Cameo 2016 Perfect Imperfection 我是处女座 Ye Xiaomeng 2018 The Outsiders

Television Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes 2000 Spicy Teacher 麻辣鮮師 Tang Keling 2001 Marmalade Boy 橘子醬男孩 Li Mei Cameo 2001 Taiwan Lingyi Shijian 台灣靈異事件 Lin Ling 2002 Mala Gaoxiao Sheng 麻辣高校生 Ou Peiqi 2002 Tianxia Wushuang 天下無雙 Shuang Shuang Cameo 2003 Lanxing 藍星 Sun Lanxing 2003 Wangpai Tianshi 王牌天使 Kang Jiarou 2004 Single Dormitory 單身宿舍連環泡 Yu Ruoxue 2004 Zhuifeng Shaonian 追風少年 Zhu Keli 2004 The Outsiders 鬥魚 Pei Yuyan 2004 The Outsiders II 鬥魚2 Pei Yuyan 2004 Blazing Courage 火線任務 Li Jiajia 2005 The Legend of Hero 中華英雄 Chen Jieyu 2005 Chinese Paladin 仙劍奇俠傳 Lin Yueru 2006 The Prince of Han Dynasty 3 大漢天子三 Huo Qilian 2006 Fast Track Love 車神 Ouyang Qian 2006 White Robe of Love 白袍之戀 Liu Yining 2006 Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain 雪山飛狐 Miao Ruolan 2007 The Great Revival 臥薪嚐膽 Xi Shi 2007 New Breath of Love 愛情新呼吸 Fan Lisha 2007 Super Mates 超級男女 Du Xiaofeng 2008 Yunniang 芸娘 Yun'er / Wei Yixian 2009 Love Tribulations 鎖清秋 Du Lanyan alternative title: Tiandi Burong (天地不容) 2009 Cowherd and Weaver Girl 牛郎织女 Weaver Girl 2009 Autumn's Concerto 下一站，幸福 Liang Mucheng 2009 The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天屠龍記 Zhao Min 2011 All Men Are Brothers 水滸傳 Li Shishi 2011 Journey to the West 西遊記 White Bone Demoness 2011 Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior 古今大戰秦俑情 Han Dong'er / Zhu Lili / Xu Xiaojing 2011 The Emperor's Harem 后宫 Shao Chunhua / Li Ziyun 2012 Wipe Out the Bandits of Wulong Mountain 新乌龙山剿匪记 A Xi Miaomiao 2012 Refresh 3+7 刷新之喜宴 Xia Tian 2013 The Princess 全民公主 Zhou Xiaotong 2014 Bian Guan Feng Huo Qing 边关烽火情 Yang Fen 2014 Go, Single Lady 真爱遇到他 Wang Manling alternative title: My Pig Lady 上流俗女 2015 The Female Assassins 金钗谍影 Cai Die 2015 Epiphyllum Dream 昙花梦 Ouyang Qian 2016 Plastic Surgery Season 整容季 Celebrity patient Cameo 2016 Decoded 解密 Chen Yu Special appearance 2016 Demon Girl 半妖倾城 Ying Die Cameo2017 Royal Sister Returns 御姐归来 2018 The Legend of Dugu 独孤天下 Dugu Banruo

Music video appearances Year Artist Song title 2003 B. A. D. "My Fault" 2009 Tiger Hu "Vacancy" 2011 Vanness Wu "Aiya"

Discography Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsTrack listingI'm a Libra I'm天秤座 Released: May 13, 2007 Label: EMI Music Formats: CD, digital download

Published works

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2011 6th Huading Awards Best Actress (Legend) A Terracotta Warrior 2013 5th Macau International Movie Festival Best Supporting Actress Saving General Yang 2016 8th Macau International Movie Festival Best Actress Perfect Imperfection