# Cheryl Yang

Cheryl Yang (Chinese: 楊謹華; pinyin: Yáng Jǐnhuá; born 12 December 1977) is a Taiwanese actress. She joined the entertainment scene at the age of 14 when she filmed her first commercial. Not long after she started her career, she filmed a music video together with Andy Lau, which garnered her attention in the industry. She rose to prominence when she filmed the Taiwanese drama My Queen in 2009 with actor Ethan Juan.

## Personal life

In 2001, during the filming of Poor Prince, Yang was rumored to have relationships with both Vic Chou and Ken Zhu. She later admitted to having dated Ken Zhu for four months. In 2009, Ethan Juan revealed during a promotion event for My Queen in Malaysia that Yang had also dated Vic Chou. During the filming of My Queen in 2009, Yang dated Harry Chang of Da Mouth. The relationship lasted for over a year. From 2012 to 2015, she was in a relationship with photographer Chao-Zhang Ke.
Yang dated Ben Chen, a Taiwanese-American businessman, for two years and they married in December 2018.
Yang and Elva Hsiao shared a close friendship for 16 years, but the two parted ways in 2017.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | L'elisir d'amore | 愛情靈藥 | Japanese woman | |
| 2002 | Twenty Something Taipei | 台北朝九晚五 | Eva | |
| 2004 | West Town Girls | 終極西門 | Gucci | |
| 2007 | I Wish | 奇妙的旅程 | Qi Li | |
| 2008 | 1895 | 一八九五 | Huang Xian Mei | |
| 2012 | 100% Kiss | 一百分的吻 | Xiao Hua | |
| 2013 | Saving Mother Robot | 瑪德2號 | Fang Fang | |
| 2014 | Live@Love | 活路：妒忌私家偵探社 | Du Ji Ling | |
| 2017 | All Because of Love | 痴情男子漢 | Tan-meng | Special appearance |
| 2019 | Without her, Even Hero is 0 | 我是顧家男 | Xu Shuang Shuang | |
| 2020 | Do You Love Me As I Love You | 可不可以，你也剛好喜歡我 | Shih Tung |
| 2022 | Minxiong Haunted House | 民雄鬼屋 | Ho Sheng-hsin / Ho Te-hsin | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2001 | Poor Prince | 貧窮貴公子 | You Mei | CTS | |
| 2002 | - | 音樂愛情故事：張清芳 | | azio | |
| 2002 | Come to My House | 來我家吧 | Xiao Mei | CTV | Cameo |
| 2002 | - | 聖夏0度C | Hui Jun | | |
| 2002 | - | 音樂愛情故事：劉若英 | | aizo | |
| 2002 | My Secret Garden | 我的秘密花園 | Chen En En | CTV | Cameo |
| 2003 | Happiness Equation | 幸福方程式 | | | |
| 2003 | Diary of Sex and the City | 熟女慾望日記 | Ah Pan | CTV | |
| 2003 | | 心動列車─喔！對面的 | | | |
| 2003 | My Secret Garden 2 | 我的秘密花園2 | Chen En En | CTV | |
| 2003 | Snow Angel | 雪天使 | Elaine Liang | CTS | |
| 2004 | Only You | 我只在乎你 | Wan Qiu | CTS | |
| 2004 | | 男丁格爾 | Girl who committed suicide | CTV | Cameo |
| 2005 | The Hospital | 白色巨塔 | Ma Yi Fen | CTV | |
| 2006 | Love Queen | 戀愛女王 | Zhang Jing Han | CTS | |
| 2006 | Angel Lover | 天使情人 | Vivan | STAR Chinese Channel | |
| 2007 | Mask | 面具 | Su Mei Xin | FTV | |
| 2008 | The Days When Morning Glory Bloomed | 牽牛花開的日子 | Rong Lian Lian | CTV | |
| 2009 | My Queen | 敗犬女王 | | SETTV, TTV | Netflix |
| 2009 | Fall in Love | 爱上女主播 | | TTV | |
| 2010 | Zhong Wu Yen | 鍾無艷 | Zhong Wu Yen | SETTV | |
| 2011 | Happy Michelin Kitchen | 幸福三顆星 | Xin Duo Duo | CTV | |
| 2012 | Once Upon a Love | 原來愛.就是甜蜜 | Tian Ru Mi | FTV, GTV | |
| 2013 | Big Red Riding Hood | 大紅帽與小野狼 | Wu Zhang Mei | TTV | |
| 2013 | The Birth Of The Queen | 女王的誕生 | Tang Mei Bao | CTV | |
| 2014 | Tie the Knot | 媽咪的男朋友 | Li Xiao Mei | SETTV | |
| 2014 | The End of Love | 愛情的盡頭 | | PTV | |
| 2015 | A Touch of Green | 一把青 | Qin Qian Yi | PTS | Netflix |
| 2017 | My Dear Boy | 我的男孩 | Mei Shuang | TTV Main Channel and GTV | |
| 2021 | Light the Night | 華燈初上 | Su Ching-yi | Netflix | |
| 2023 | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble | 不良執念清除師 | Ye Bao-sheng | GTV | iQIYI |
| 2024 | Born for the Spotlight | 影后 | Zhou Fan | Netflix | |

### Music video appearances

| Artist | Song title | Notes |
| Coco Lee | It's a Party | - |
| Andy Lau | Les Miserables | - |
| Andy Lau | Ice Rain | - |
| Andy Lau | Stolen Memories | - |
| Andy Lau | Boys and Girls | - |
| Julia Peng | Memorable | - |
| Wang Pei Rong | Let Go | - |
| Jeff Chang | From The Beginning Until Now | - |
| Elva Hsiao | Spread Your Wings and Fly | - |
| Shunza | 我心動了、 And The Music There… | - |
| Jay Chou | Dad, I'm Back | - |
| Ronald Cheng Kelly Chen | Milky Way | - |
| Elva Hsiao | Both Lonely | - |
| A-do | Almost | - |
| Fish Leong | Looking For Someone | My Queen OST |
| David Tao | Adoration | - |
| David Tao | Your Song | - |
| David Tao | Zero to Hero | - |
| David Tao | RE:DT | - |
| Huang Xiaoming | MOOPA (Move Party) | - |
| A-Lin | We will be Better | - |
| Wan Fang | New everlasting love | - |

## Theater

* "Shakespeare" by Edward Yang
* "The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2007 | 42nd Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series | The Hospital | Nominated |
| 2009 | 44th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | My Queen | Nominated |
| 2014 | 49th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | The Queen! | Nominated |
| 2016 | 51st Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | A Touch of Green | Nominated |
| 2016 | 21st Asian Television Awards | Best Actress | A Touch of Green | Won |
| 2017 | 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | Rock Records in Love - New Everlasting Love | Nominated |
| 2020 | 55th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | The Mirror | Nominated |
| 2020 | 25th Asian Television Awards | Best Actress | The Mirror | Nominated |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Light the Night | Nominated |
| 2022 | 5th Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Leading Actress | Light the Night | Nominated |
| 2024 | 59th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series | Oh No! Here Comes Trouble | Won |