Jayley Woo | |
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Born | |
Education | Tanglin Secondary School |
Alma mater | ITE College West |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Spouse | Bryan Tan (m. 2022) |
Children | 1 |
Family | Hayley Woo (sister) |
Chinese name | |
Chinese | 胡佳琪 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Hú Jiāqí |
Jayley Woo Jia Qi (born 27 December 1991) is a Singaporean actress and businesswoman who was a full-time MediaCorp artiste from 2012 to 2018. She has an identical twin sister, Hayley Woo, who is also an actress and she is the younger of the twin.
Born to Malaysian parents, [2] [3] Woo studied in Tanglin Secondary School and ITE Clementi. [4]
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. [7] 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. [8]
Woo was in a romantic relationship with actor Aloysius Pang which began in 2017. [9] [10] Shortly after Pang's death in 2019, 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]
Tan was named 'Jan' after her month of birth, January and 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. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Jump! | Liu Haiyen | [15] | |
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 | [16] | ||
Beyond Words | Ouyang Xuanxuan | |||
The Queen | Wu Kai'en | |||
2017 | Have A Little Faith | Qian Leqi | [15] | |
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 | [15] | ||
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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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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 |
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