Career Fala Chen

1 career

1.1 tv career

1.1.1 2005–06: entry tv scene
1.1.2 2007–09: breakthrough
1.1.3 2010–13: leading roles , entry music scene
1.1.4 2014: entry china s tv industry


1.2 film career

1.2.1 2009: newcomer
1.2.2 2010–13: budding film actress
1.2.3 2015: movies pending release


1.3 theatre career

1.3.1 2013-16: stage debut


1.4 music career

1.4.1 2012: first album - beautiful life


1.5 endorsements

career
tv career
2005–06: entry tv scene

chen began professional acting career when signed 8-year contract tvb. first started out host on numerous variety shows on tvb8 s mandarin channel, before making acting debut in tvb series forensic heroes, cast murderess.

2007–09: breakthrough

in 2007, after starring in heart of greed, family link, , steps, chen won first acting award in best supporting actress category role in steps. additionally, nominated favorite female character , improved actress categories same role. received nomination in improved actress category roles in heart of greed , family link in 2007.

chen s breakthrough came in 2008, when notable work character of gam wing hing (a mute girl) in tvb series moonlight resonance, non-related sequel heart of greed. final episode of series received average of 47 rating points , peaked @ 50 points. chen had specially learn sign language in order portray character. role landed nominations best supporting actress , favorite female character categories second year in row.

in 2009, chen nominated again best supporting actress , favorite female character categories role in stew of life.

2010–13: leading roles , entry music scene

chen s acting in 2010 s no regrets secured position 1 of hong kong s celebrated actresses, alongside tavia yeung, linda chung, myolie wu, , kate tsui. role lau ching in no regrets, not won best supporting actress @ tvb anniversary awards in 2010, brought recognition @ 16th asian television awards in singapore best actress in supporting role category.

with total of 5 dramas belted out in 2010 alone, chen 1 of few actresses within industry higher exposure rate.

since then, has been taking on leading roles in numerous productions, , of lives of omission, queens of diamonds , hearts, , triumph in skies ii. lives of omission (2011) distant sequel 2009 film turning point in chen had acted in sister of triad boss. queens of diamonds , hearts (feb 2012) allowed chen experiment looking ugly on screen first time, character chung mo yim born prominent birth mark on face. triumph in skies ii (2013) sequel station s previous drama triumph in skies (2003). chen played role of holiday ho - free-spirited punk girl aspires fly - became emotionally entangled between 2 male leads, captain samuel tong played francis ng , captain jayden koo played julian cheung. chen starred in 1 of tvb s 2013 productions power 《法外風雲》 alongside veteran actors wayne lai , moses chan played role of sam yuet kan, junior barrister tough personality.

since 2009, chen has been sporadically participating in music scene, singing theme songs stew of life, links temptation, , queens of diamonds , hearts. in 2010, chen signed under stars shine international , subsequently launched first album in 2012, titled beautiful life. contract stars shine international has come end.

at same time, contract television broadcasts limited (tvb) had ended in middle of 2013, , chen self-managed artiste. having more freedom choose , ever determined become better actress, chen direct focus on filming more movies , dramas, , not afraid take new challenges.

2014: entry china s tv industry

chen acted in first mainland chinese drama series, sound of desert, played role of li yan. aired in 2014 , based on historical romance novel ballad of desert tong hua.

film career
2009: newcomer

in 2009, chen took chance @ first leading female character in movie turning point michael tse s girlfriend , francis ng s sister. turning point spin-off tvb crime drama in 2009 - e.u. (tv series), laughing gor , played michael tse, has become household name.

chen nominated best new performer category @ 29th hong kong film awards role in turning point.

2010–13: budding film actress

ever since first break movie scene in 2009, chen has been continuously involved in string of movies every year despite busy work schedule @ tvb.

in 2010, chen starred in 2 movies, black ransom , 72 tenants of prosperity. in black ransom, acted superintendent, alongside internationally acclaimed hong kong actor , film producer, simon yam. 72 tenants of prosperity on other hand, light-hearted hong kong comedy film directed eric tsang, involving star-studded cast of hong kong stars.

chen took movie scene again in 2011, acting in first installment of heartwarming love hong kong film series, directed , produced eric tsang. worked eric tsang again produced , acted in fortune buddies, hong kong comedy film co-stars louis yuen, wong cho-lam , johnson lee better known fuk luk sau (福祿壽).

tales dark 2 (2013) first shot @ horror movie scene, , acting gordon lam. chen s story revolves around pillow demons, character chow jing ee seen suffer serious insomnia after break-up boyfriend yuen hao hong, played gordon lam. chen delivered stellar performance, , commended preparation work did prior filming, staying few nights alone in cold apartment filmed @ character , understand loneliness , insomnia character suffered. media had focused on scene chen s character accidentally killed boyfriend , tried rid of corpse taking off of garments , putting him vacuum bag. first time gordon lam has gone nude in film. owing explicit scenes, movie has received category iii rating.

chen starred in cantonese version of despicable me 3 voice of lucy wilde, anti-villain league agent, gru s wife , girls adoptive mother. doing voice-over animation film first time, chen commented requires lot of energy , precision sync character s lip movement, , takes capturing unique sounds , myriad of nuances in personality bring character life.

2015: movies pending release

chen has concluded filming treasure, directed gordon chan , ronald tsang.

theatre career
2013-16: stage debut

ever since chen s contract television broadcasts limited (tvb) concluded in 2013, went on pursue 4-year master of fine arts in drama (mfa) program @ juilliard school passion , determination better herself professional artiste. mfa program accepts 8 10 students each year, , encompasses areas such production, directing, playwriting, pedagogy, , current trends in american , world theater.

chen s debut on theatre stage came in 2016 skylight (play) - premiere of chinese adaptation of 1995 british play written david hare debuted in west end , broadway. play scheduled run 24 shows @ hong kong academy performing arts, due overwhelming responses, 11 additional shows added, making total of 35 shows running across 1 july 2016 14 august 2016. starring alongside dayo wong , terrance lau, skylight (play) sold out show within few hours, , received plenty of raving positive reviews including praises chen s performance theatre actor.

music career
2012: first album - beautiful life

chen s first canto-pop debut album, beautiful life, released on 31 july 2012. of highlights album 一半 , 愛上鳥 , , beautiful life . among these songs, 一半 first plugged song garnered awards in best newcomer category across various music platforms such 2012 tvb8 golden music awards bronze award, 2012 jade solid gold best ten music awards presentation, , 2013 ifpi hong kong top sales music awards .

within week launch of album, had climbed first place on hmv s asian album top sales chart .

endorsements

chen spokesperson olay in china, hong kong , taiwan. hong kong cancer fund’s pink ambassador pink revolution campaign, held every october promote breast cancer awareness , raise funds support free services patients , families.