# 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 (2011) 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

| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role |
| 2003 | Friends | 名揚四海 | Angie |
| 2003 | My Secret Garden | 我的秘密花園 | Ting Ai-Yun |
| 2003 | Spicy School - Clever Teacher | 麻辣學園妙鮮師 | Fang Kei-Jen |
| 2003 | Fen hong nü lang | 澀女郎 | Man Tzu |
| 2003 | I'm the Man | 我是男子漢 | Alice |
| 2005 | Male Nurse Nightingale | 男丁格爾 | Jian Zhong's sister |
| 2005 | Ping--Pong | 乒--乓 | Ana |
| 2005 | Devil Beside You | 惡魔在身邊 | Chuang Ya-Li |
| 2006 | Angel Lover | 天使情人 | Sun Chin |
| 2006 | What to do with Emmanuelle | 艾曼紐要怎樣 | Guest appearance |
| 2006 | Tokyo Juliet | 東方茱麗葉 | Gao Gang Quan |
| 2006 | Strange School | 國光異校 | Chi Hsueh-Wei |
| 2006 | Taipei Family | 住左邊住右邊 | Guest appearance |
| 2006 | Love Machine | 愛情機器 | Li Ying-Ai |
| 2008 | Memoirs Of Madam Jin | 金大班 | Sheng Yueh-Jung |
| 2010 | The Fierce Wife | 犀利人妻 | He Ailin |
| 2011 | Office Girls | 小資女孩向前衝 | Wei Min Na |
| 2012 | Love Actually | 半熟戀人 | Li Hsiao-Yang |
| 2012 | What Is Love | 花是愛 | Li Yi Hua |
| 2012 | Lady Maid Maid | 愛情女僕 | Han Yingzhi |
| 2013 | Amour et Pâtisserie | 沒有名字的甜點店 | Jin Ni |
| 2013 | The Queen! | 女王的誕生 | Chu Ti |
| 2015 | Crime Scene Investigation Center／i Hero | 鑑識英雄 | Yang Chien |
| 2017 | Art In Love | 那刻的怦然心動 | Professor |
| 2019 | Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner | 噬罪者 | Tang Juan |
| 2019 | CSIC: i Hero 2 | 鑑識英雄II 正義之戰 | Yang Chien |
| 2022 | Mad Doctor | 村裡來了個暴走女外科 | Liu Zi-xu |
| 2022 | Golden Dream On Green Island | 茁劇場－綠島金魂 | Believer |
| 2023 | My Secret, Terrius | 開創者 | Wu Ming-Li |
| 2023 | Bloody Smart | 聰明鎮 | |
| 2024 | Imperfect Us | 不夠善良的我們 | |
| 2024 | Drink! Idiot | 喝酒吧！笨蛋 | |
| Upcoming | Mad Doctor 2 | 村裡來了個暴走女外科2 | Liu Zi-xu |

### Film

| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role |
| 2005 | Date | 約會 | |
| 2009 | Step by Step | 練戀舞 | Wu Ju-Ping |
| 2009 | Snowfall in Taipei | 台北飄雪 | Lisa |
| 2010 | Comedy Makes You Cry | 拍賣春天 | Cameo |
| 2011 | Mysterious Island | 孤島驚魂 | Kuan Chih-Chun |
| 2011 | The Killer Who Never Kills | 殺手歐陽盆栽 | Mamasan |
| 2011 | Starry Starry Night | 星空 | Xiao Jie's Mother |
| 2012 | The Soul of the Bread | 愛的麵包魂 | Su Wen-Wen |
| 2012 | The Fierce Wife Final Episode | 犀利人妻最終回：幸福男·不難 | He Ailin |
| 2012 | Star of Bethlehem | 微光閃亮第一個清晨 | |
| 2015 | Another Woman | 234說愛你 | Wang Dan Li |
| 2019 | Stand by Me | 陪你很久很久 | Cameo |
| 2020 | Acting Out Of Love | 練愛iNG | Janel |
| 2022 | Life for Sale | 售命 | Shen Ching |
| 2023 | U Motherbaker - The Movie | 我的婆婆怎麼把OO搞丟了 | Main Actress |

### Television Film/Miniseries

| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role |
| 2012 | The Regret | 親愛的 我想告訴你 | Yin Hsueh-Fei |
| 2015 | 1 Carat's Roommate | 一克拉的室友 | Shen Meng-Chih |
| 2016 | The Thin Blue Lines | 奉子不成婚 | Chiang Hsiao-Hsien |
| 2016 | We Shouldn't Discuss Love | 我們都不應該討論愛情 | Xiao Nai |
| 2018 | Possession | 靈佔 | Wang Ya-Lin |
| 2019 | Til Death Do Us Part: Perfectly Spotless | 鏡文學驚悚劇場 -《打掃》 | Landlord's Wife |
| 2019 | Binding | 4X相識 - 燒肉粽2019 | Ah Hsiu |
| 2022年 | You Have to Kill Me | 我是自願讓他殺了我 | Lin Ching |

### Music Video

| Year | Artist | Song |
| 1997 | Phil Chang | 一個人的天荒地老 (Eternity of a Single Person) |
| 1997 | Ekin Cheng | 偏愛你 (Partial to You) |
| 1999 | Jacky Cheung | 心如刀割 (Knife Cut to the Heart) |
| 1999 | Jacky Cheung | 1/2的幸福 (Half of a Blessing) |
| 2004 | Kenny Bee | 我給的愛 (The Love I Gave") |
| 2005 | Sun Yan Ran | 是否 (Yes or No) |
| 2011 | Misster | 鋼鐵人 (Iron Man) |
| 2024 | Andrew Tan | 走心的歌 (The Sound of Hearts) |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2011 | 46th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series | The Fierce Wife | Nominated |
| 2015 | 50th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | CSIC: i Hero | Nominated |
| 2019 | 54th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | CSIC: i Hero 2 | Nominated |
| 2020 | 55th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series | Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner | Won |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | You Have To Kill Me | Nominated |
| 2023 | 58th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Mad Doctor | Won |