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.蔡淑臻公開最想銷毁照 陳婉若被拐騙入行 .蘋果日報.2017-05-15 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.【獨家】蔡淑臻筋膜萎縮失業1年 痛到發抖上身障廁所 | 蘋果娛樂 | 台灣蘋果日報 .蘋果新聞網.2018-04-01
She dated actor Patrick Lee from 2012 to 2020.
Filmography Television Year English title Mandarin title Role2003Friends名揚四海AngieMy Secret Garden我的秘密花園Ting Ai-YunSpicy School – Clever Teacher麻辣學園妙鮮師Fang Kei-JenFen hong nü lang澀女郎Man TzuI'm the Man我是男子漢Alice2005Male Nurse Nightingale男丁格爾Jian Zhong's sisterPing-{}-Pong乒-{}-乓AnaDevil Beside You惡魔在身邊Chuang Ya-Li 2006Angel Lover天使情人Sun ChinWhat to do with Emmanuelle艾曼紐要怎樣Guest appearanceTokyo Juliet東方茱麗葉Gao Gang QuanStrange School國光異校Chi Hsueh-WeiTaipei Family住左邊住右邊Guest appearanceLove Machine愛情機器Li Ying-Ai2008Memoirs of Madam Jin金大班Sheng Yueh-Jung2010The Fierce Wife犀利人妻He Ailin2011Office Girls小資女孩向前衝Wei Min Na2012Love Actually半熟戀人Li Hsiao-YangWhat Is Love花是愛Li Yi HuaLady Maid Maid愛情女僕Han Yingzhi2013Amour et Pâtisserie沒有名字的甜點店Jin NiThe Queen!女王的誕生Chu Ti2015Crime Scene Investigation Center／i Hero鑑識英雄Yang Chien2017Art in Love那刻的怦然心動Professor2019Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner噬罪者Tang JuanCSIC: i Hero 2鑑識英雄II 正義之戰Yang Chien2022Mad Doctor村裡來了個暴走女外科Liu Zi-xuGolden Dream On Green Island茁劇場－綠島金魂Believer2023My Secret, Terrius開創者Wu Ming-LiBloody Smart聰明鎮 2024Imperfect Us不夠善良的我們 Drink! Idiot喝酒吧！笨蛋 UpcomingMad Doctor 2村裡來了個暴走女外科2Liu Zi-xu
Film Year English title Mandarin title Role2005Date約會2009Step by Step練戀舞Wu Ju-PingSnowfall in Taipei台北飄雪Lisa 2010Comedy Makes You Cry拍賣春天Cameo2011Mysterious Island孤島驚魂Kuan Chih-ChunThe Killer Who Never Kills殺手歐陽盆栽Mamasan Starry Starry Night星空Xiao Jie's Mother 2012The Soul of the Bread愛的麵包魂Su Wen-WenThe Fierce Wife Final Episode犀利人妻最終回：幸福男·不難He Ailin Star of Bethlehem微光閃亮第一個清晨 2015Another Woman234說愛你Wang Dan Li2019Stand by Me陪你很久很久Cameo2020Acting Out Of Love練愛iNG Janel2022Life for Sale售命Shen Ching2023U Motherbaker – The Movie我的婆婆怎麼把OO搞丟了Main Actress2025 Left-Handed Girl 左撇子女孩Shu-Fen
Television film/miniseries Year English title Mandarin title Role2012The Regret親愛的 我想告訴你Yin Hsueh-Fei20151 Carat's Roommate一克拉的室友Shen Meng-Chih2016The Thin Blue Lines奉子不成婚Chiang Hsiao-HsienWe Shouldn't Discuss Love我們都不應該討論愛情Xiao Nai2018Possession靈佔Wang Ya-Lin2019Til Death Do Us Part: Perfectly Spotless鏡文學驚悚劇場 -《打掃》Landlord's WifeBinding4X相識 – 燒肉粽2019 Ah Hsiu2022You Have to Kill Me我是自願讓他殺了我Lin Ching
Music video appearances Year Artist Song1997Phil Chang一個人的天荒地老 (Eternity of a Single Person)Ekin Cheng偏愛你 (Partial to You)1999Jacky Cheung心如刀割 (Knife Cut to the Heart)1/2的幸福 (Half of a Blessing)2004Kenny Bee我給的愛 (The Love I Gave)2005Sun Yan Ran是否 (Yes or No)2011Misster鋼鐵人 (Iron Man)2024Andrew Tan走心的歌 (The Sound of Hearts)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2011 46th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Television Series The Fierce Wife 2015 50th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television Series CSIC: i Hero 2019 54th Golden Bell AwardsCSIC: i Hero 2 2020 55th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesHate the Sin, Love the Sinner 2022 57th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmYou Have To Kill Me 2023 58th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television SeriesMad Doctor
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