Janel Tsai

Janel Tsai (born 14 March 1975) is a Taiwanese actress and model. She is known for portraying He Ailin in The Fierce Wife and Yang Chien in CSIC: I Hero (2015). In 2020, she won Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series at the 55th Golden Bell Awards for her portrayal of Tang Juan in Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner. In 2023, she won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 58th Golden Bell Awards for her portrayal of Liu Zi-xu in Mad Doctor.

Early life Tsai was born on 14 March 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan. Her mother is from Wuqi, Taichung. Growing up, she spoke Taiwanese with her mother. She attended Yudah High School of Commerce in Taipei with a focus in Japanese.

Career Tsai began her modeling career after a friend invited her to a photo shoot. Initially, she planned to retire at 28, but the growing popularity of model/actress Lin Chi-ling gave her the opportunity to try acting. She has since acted in a variety of television shows, films, miniseries, and music videos.

Personal life

In 2017, Tsai was diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome and paused acting for a year.

She dated actor Patrick Lee from 2012 to 2020.

Filmography Television

Film

Television film/miniseries

Music video appearances

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2011 46th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Television Series The Fierce Wife 2015 50th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television Series CSIC: i Hero 2019 54th Golden Bell AwardsCSIC: i Hero 2 2020 55th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesHate the Sin, Love the Sinner 2022 57th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmYou Have To Kill Me 2023 58th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television SeriesMad Doctor