# Bai Bai

Pai Ching-I (Chinese: 白靜宜; born 10 August 1988), also known by her stage name Bai Bai (百白), is a Taiwanese actress best known for her role as Pretty in the horror comedy film Treat or Trick (2021), which earned her Best Supporting Actress in the 23rd Taipei Film Awards.

## Early life

Bai was born on 10 August 1988 in Taiwan. Her father was a triad member, and she moved her home about twenty times during her childhood to evade his enemies. She attended the National Taiwan University of Arts, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama. After graduation, she briefly worked as a substitute teacher before becoming an acting coach at the age of 22. She taught Kent Tsai and Edward Chen, and served as the on-set coach for the 2015 romance film Our Times. Due to a lack of students, Bai intended to end her coaching career and pursue work in a restaurant. However, her father encouraged her to follow her acting dreams, leading her to debut onscreen.

## Career

Bai began her career as a character actor and her early roles include appearances in the 2015 television series To the Dearest Intruder and Taste of Love. She landed main roles in the 2016 drama series Smile is a Best Medicine [zh] and the 2018 thriller series Nana's Game [zh], as well as starring in the 2018 comedy horror film Secrets in The Hot Spring [zh].
In 2021, Bai received her breakout role as Pretty in the horror-comedy film Treat or Trick [zh], which earned her Best Supporting Actress in the 23rd Taipei Film Awards. She also starred in the supernatural comedy series Sometimes When We Touch [zh] in the same year. In 2022, Bai both acted in and served as the acting coach for the drama films Little Blue [zh] and I've Walked Through The Love's Wilderness [zh]. She is set to appear in a lead role as Camilla in the 2024 horror-comedy film Dead Talents Society.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Café. Waiting. Love | Bookclub member | |
| 2016 | My Egg Boy [zh] | Lin's colleague | |
| 2017 | The Village of No Return | Villager | |
| 2018 | Secrets in The Hot Spring [zh] | The Bat (蝙蝠) | |
| 2020 | Sent From Above [zh] | Fan's henchwoman | |
| 2021 | Treat or Trick [zh] | Pretty (美女) | |
| 2022 | Little Blue [zh] | Teacher | Cameo |
| 2022 | Girls, Be Ambitious! [zh] | Kiang-kiang (強強) | |
| 2023 | Miss Shampoo | Guan (阿娟) | |
| 2023 | Hello Ghost | Master Fafa (發發大師) | |
| 2024 | Dead Talents Society | Camilla (卡蜜拉) | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | To the Dearest Intruder | Dou Ying-jun (都英俊) | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Taste of Love | Ruby (魯鼻) | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Smile is a Best Medicine [zh] | Si-yu (思妤) | Main role |
| 2018 | Nana's Game [zh] | Liu (小劉) | Main role |
| 2021 | Sometimes When We Touch [zh] | Chen Jing-fang (陳靜芳) | Main role |
| 2022 | I've Walked Through The Love's Wilderness [zh] | Liu Cai-lin (劉彩琳) | Main role |
| 2023 | Island Nation: Hoping | Liu Hsin-yi (劉欣儀) | Recurring role (season SP) |
| 2024 | My Unexpected Roommate [zh] | Hsieh Mei-hung (謝美虹) | Main role |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2021 | 23rd Taipei Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Treat or Trick [zh] | Won | |