Jayley Woo

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Woo.
Jayley Woo
Woo in September 2017
Born (1991-12-27) 27 December 1991 (age 32)
EducationTanglin Secondary School
Alma materITE College West
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Bryan Tan
​
(m. 2022)​
[1]
Children1
FamilyHayley Woo (sister)
Chinese name
Chinese胡佳琪
Hanyu PinyinHú Jiāqí

Jayley Woo Jia Qi (born 27 December 1991) is a Singaporean actress who was a full-time MediaCorp artiste from 2012 to 2018.

Early life

Born to Malaysian parents,[2][3] Woo studied in Tanglin Secondary School and ITE Clementi.[4]

Career

Woo was a blogger alongside her older twin sister, Hayley Woo,[5] under the stage name Jay On The Hay.

In 2012, she made her debut by appearing in Jump![6] alongside Jeanette Aw and Zhang Zhenhuan. Her work in the series garnered her a Best Newcomer nomination at the Star Awards 2013.

In 2013, she starred in C.L.I.F., 96°C Cafe and The Dream Makers. She also made a cameo appearance in Sudden.

In 2014, she filmed The Caregivers, C.L.I.F. 3 and Against The Tide. She was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2015 and won the award in Star Awards 2016 and Star Awards 2017.

In 2015, she filmed You Can Be an Angel Too, Tiger Mom and Super Senior and made a cameo appearance in The Journey: Our Homeland.

In 2016, she had her first leading role in The Queen. In the same year, she also filmed Beyond Words and Peace & Prosperity, made cameo appearances in Hero and Soul Reaper, a Toggle original series.

In 2017, she filmed Dream Coder, Have A Little Faith and Life Less Ordinary.

In 2018, she wrapped up filming in a Toggle original series, Love At Cavenagh Bridge, and a science fiction English series, Glitch!'. She also starred in Jalan Jalan.

In July 2018, Woo left Mediacorp as a full-time artist. The actress wrote in a Facebook post on 3 July 2018 that she will still be taking on suitable acting roles despite leaving Mediacorp. Woo is reportedly pursuing potential opportunities overseas, including possible projects in China.[7]

Personal life

Tan has a nickname of the "Fried Egg" deriving from the Chinese slang (煎蛋) of her English name that gives the meaning of a fried egg.[8]

Woo was in a relationship with actor Aloysius Pang which began in 2017.[9][10] Shortly after Pang's death, Woo revealed that she and Pang had initially planned to go public after their impending wedding.[11]

On 23 October 2022, Woo announced her engagement to Bryan Tan, a senior regional director of business development and events at PCCW Media Group under Viu (Southeast Asia), as well as her pregnancy.[12] Their marriage was registered on 27 December 2022.[1] She gave birth to Jan Tan, a daughter, on 20 January 2023.[13]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Jump! Liu Haiyen [14]
2013 Code Of Law Lydia
Sudden Liao Qiqi Cameo
The Dream Makers Rain Pei Xiaoqing
96°C Café Luo Wenjie
C.L.I.F. 2 Liao Zhenting
2014 The School Bell Rings 2 Joyce Sim
Against The Tide Huang Liqi Cameo
C.L.I.F. 3 Liao Zhenting
The Caregivers Yang Haomin
2015 The Journey: Our Homeland Wan Yiting Cameo
Super Senior Chen Anxin
Tiger Mum Abigail
You Can Be an Angel Too Dai Xiwen
2016 Hero Bonnie
Soul Reaper (勾魂使者) He Yuna
Peace & Prosperity Yang Meikai
Beyond Words Ouyang Xuanxuan
The Queen Wu Kai'en
2017 Have A Little Faith Qian Leqi [14]
Dream Coder Li Huixin
2018 Glitch! Chloe Ling
Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定) Xiao Mi
Life Less Ordinary Liang Wenjie [14]
2019 After The Star (攻星计) Young Zhang Lan Cameo
Jalan Jalan (带你去走走) Zhang Weina
2021 The Heartland Hero Lin Nannian

Telemovie

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Recipe
Art of Love
Easy Breezy
2014 Unexpected Strangers (小心陌生人) Li Luoling
Who Killed The Lead (侦凶) Coco Xu

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Ghost Child Kim
That Girl in Pinafore Jayley
2015 King of Mahjong
2019 So Bright 2 (写给梦想的歌) Yao Ziqi

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref
2013 Star Awards Best Newcomer Jump! (as Liu Haiyan) Nominated
2014 Star Awards Asian Skin Solutions Radiant Skin Award — Nominated
2015 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 20
2016 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2017 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 10
2019 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 20
2021 Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes — Top 30

References

  1. ^ a b "Singapore actress Jayley Woo, who is eight months pregnant, registers marriage". The Star. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "宝宝提早报到 胡佳琪喜迎小公主|中國報". 中國報 China Press. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ "胡佳琪：这些事......我不会在网上自曝". NUYOU SINGAPORE《女友》 - 最时尚中文杂志. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ "ITE gave actress Jayley Woo a fresh start in life". 2 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Siblings in Showbiz". Straits Times. Straits Times. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Carrie Wong, Shane Pow and Jayley Woo break into SA2015 Top 40". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Actress Jayley Woo quits as full-time artist at Mediacorp". sg.style.yahoo.com.
  8. ^ Lim, Ruey Yan (20 January 2023). "Actress Jayley Woo welcomes baby girl before Chinese New Year | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ^ "女友胡佳琪真挚留言悼念冯伟衷". 早报. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  10. ^ hermesauto (24 January 2019). "'My world is gone': Actress Jayley Woo pens emotional farewell to boyfriend, actor Aloysius Pang". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Jayley Woo pens heartbreaking note to late boyfriend Aloysius Pang". AsiaOne. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. ^ Lee, Jan (27 October 2022). "Pregnant actress Jayley Woo grappled with guilt after finding love again". The New Paper. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. ^ Lim, Ruey Yan (20 January 2023). "Actress Jayley Woo welcomes baby girl before Chinese New Year". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "Actress Jayley Woo quits as full-time artist at Mediacorp". sg.style.yahoo.com. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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