Vicky Tseng

Vicky Tseng Wan-ting (; born 5 May 1982) is a Taiwanese actress who debuted as a child actress at the age of 16 with minor television roles. She began starring in sitcoms after 2006, including her role as Lin Ai-ting in Lee's Family Reunion. Tseng is best known for her portrayal of the main villain Kuo Jia-jia in the Hokkien sitcom Ordinary Love (2013). Since then, she has continued her career in sitcoms, appearing in Taste of Life (2015) and 100%Wife (2018), while also expanding her work into other genres, including the coming-of-age series Youngsters On Fire (2021-2022), as well as the Netflix drama series Mom, Don't Do That! (2022) and Born for the Spotlight (2024).

Early life and education Tseng was born on 5 May 1982 in Taipei, Taiwan, and grew up in Taichung. Her father is a surveyor who operates his own surveying company, and Tseng described her family as "wealthy" during her childhood years. She has an elder brother, nine years her senior, who later pursued a career as a film director. Aspiring to become an actress from a young age, Tseng attended to study performing arts, influenced by her brother. She was a classmate of musician at Hwa Kang. She had her first acting experience when talent scouts from Public Television Service selected students from her school to serve as cast extras. while her father's business also declined, resulting in poor financial conditions for the family. Unable to repay the debts, Tseng's mother briefly left the family, and she often faced debt collectors at their home starting from junior high school. Tseng was forced to leave school and start working at age 16 to alleviate her family's financial struggles. She later moved to Hong Kong to work as a model and television host at the age of 19. When she was 23, her father was killed in a train accident while conducting a survey in Keelung. The accident prompted her to return to Taiwan, She managed to repay the debts three years after landing recurring roles in sitcoms.

Acting career Early roles (1998–2012) Tseng made her acting debut as a child actress at the age of 16, taking on her first role as a maid in without any dialogue. In 2011, Tseng landed her first leading role in the romance series . with TVBS describing the role as "iconic", It also established her as a character actress known for portraying villainous roles. She took on another villainous main role as Zhou Xiao-jing, a disfigured woman, in the 2015 drama series Taste of Life. In 2016, she made her feature film debut with a supporting role as Lin Mei-hsiu's character's sister in the comedy film ,

Tseng secured another main role as Miranda, a discipline teacher, in the coming-of-age drama series from 2021 to 2022, appearing in all three seasons. She deferred her studies for a year in 2022 and returned to fulfill her contracted film roles as productions began to resume. She also announced her transition from television to web series in the same year, starting her new career path with leading roles in the web miniseries and the Netflix drama series Mom, Don't Do That!. headquartered in Taichung. The same year, she and her mother established food manufacturer AwesomeFood Zhen. In November 2018, she launched another clothing brand I.Real. In October 2019, Tseng published her autobiography I.REAL Vicky Tseng. The book sold over 10,000 copies within the first month of its release.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 2016 38 Mei's younger sister 2017 The Perfect Girl Yeh Hsin's personality Cameo 2019 Bra Sister (普拉嘉) 2021 Shi Pei-yu (石珮瑜) 2023 Auntie Yu-fan (羽凡姑姑) Rose (玫瑰)

Television Year Title Role Notes/ 1998 Maid Cast extra 2001 Cast extra Strokes of Life Fen Fang (芬芳) Guest role Chen Pei-yung (陳佩蓉) Guest role 2002 Spicy Teacher Tseng Yuan-hua (曾婉華) Guest role Song Chien-chien (宋芊芊) Guest role 2003 Feng Kai-li (馮凱莉) Recurring role 2004 Hu Mei-mei (胡美美) Guest role The Unforgettable Memory Hsin Hsin (欣欣) Guest role 2009 Liu Fei-yen (柳飛燕) Guest role 2010 Tsin Mei-hsuan (秦美璇) Recurring role Lee's Family Reunion Lin Ai-ting (林艾婷) Recurring role 2011 Chen Yu-siu (陳育秀) Main role 2012 Tseng Yu-ting (曾玉婷) Main role Tsai Jia-min (蔡佳敏) Main role The Heart of Woman Chao Yu-wei (趙郁惠) Recurring role 2013 Kuo Jia-jia (郭佳佳) Main role 2015 Taste of Life Zhou Xiao-jing (周曉菁) Main role 2016 Chiang Yu-wei (江雨薇) Recurring role 2018 Jin Chien-chien(金倩倩) Main role The Sound of Happiness He Xin-di (何辛蒂) Cameo 2019 The Devil Punisher Li Shu-hui (李淑惠) Cameo 2021–2022 Miranda (米蘭達) Main role (season 1–3) 2022 Ursula (烏蘇拉) Main role Mom, Don't Do That! Ceng Kai-te (曾凱特) Main role 2023 Wang Pei-tsi (王沛芝) Recurring role 2024 Lin Hsuan-shui (林尚水) Main role Soybean (豆花) Main role Born for the Spotlight Yin-yin (潘茵茵) Main role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated Work Result 2025 60th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Born for the Spotlight