Terri Kwan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. In the stage name, the surname is Kwan.

Terri Kwan (; born 2 July 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and socialite.

Early life Kwan was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her father, Edward Chen Kuo-ho, the former chairman of Jih Sun Financial Holding, while her mother, Tsai Shu-yuan, is the daughter of Tsai Wan-chun, founder of the Lin Yuan Group.

Kwan moved from Japan to Taiwan at 5. She studied dancing at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia before graduating from New York University with a master's degree in arts administration.

Career In 2001, Kwan began appearing in advertisements and endorsing numerous products, like Tobaby Hair Products and JC Sunglasses. In 2002, she had one of her first leading roles in the Taiwanese film Drop Me a Cat alongside Japanese actor Shinji Takeda. She has also played a part in the first Chinese-language Asian film ever from Warner Bros., Turn Left, Turn Right, as the supporting role of Ruby. For her role, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 40th Golden Horse Award.

In 2007, she appeared alongside Peter Ho in My DNA Says I Love You, where they played lovers. Then, in 2009, she appeared in the television series Starlit, shot in Shanghai, together with Jerry Yan. She played a female patient who suffered from the rare disease of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the same year, she also starred in another Taiwanese film Prince of Tears, which premiered at the 66th Venice Film Festival. She sat as a jury member for the 14th (2009) Pusan International Film Festival's "New Currents" section. Recently, she has also published her own book.

Filmography

Film YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRole 2002 Southbound Swallow 小雨之歌 Drop Me a Cat 給我一隻貓 2003 Turn Left, Turn Right 向左走·向右走 Ruby 2005 The Heirloom 宅變 Yo 2007 Shamo 軍雞 Moemi Funato Brotherhood of Legio 神選者 Ya Zhu My DNA Says I Love You 基因決定我愛你 Gigi 2008 Good Will Evil 兇魅 Yi-Hsi Buttonman 鈕扣人 Juan 2009 Prince of Tears 淚王子 Ou Yang Qian Jun 2010 The Fourth Portrait 第四張畫 Huang Laoshi (Teacher Huang) 2012 Black & White 痞子英雄首部曲:全面開戰Du Xiao-Qing Good-for-Nothing Heros 請叫我英雄 Susan Mother Android II 瑪德2號 Hsiao Tieh's aunt 2013 My Lucky Star 非常幸运 Charlize 2014 Black & White: The Dawn of Justice 痞子英雄2：黎明升起 Du Xiao-Qing

Television series YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRole 2002 Toast Boy's Kiss II 吐司男之吻II 2003 又見橘花香 Luo Xin Lei Dandelion 蒲公英 Xia Xue Hi Working Girl Hi 上班女郎 Cameo 2004 Love Bird 候鳥e人 Xiang Zi/Li Yang Xiang Heaven's Wedding Gown 天國的嫁衣 Katrina 2005 偷天換日 2008 Wish to See You Again 這裡發現愛 Lu Yi 2009 Starlit 心星的淚光 Dong Xiao Lu