1. Jeannie Chan is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actress and model.
21 Facts About Jeannie Chan
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Jeannie Chan is currently signed to Shaw Brothers management and has an artiste contract with TVB.
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Jeannie Chan was born in Toronto, Ontario on 22 October 1989, as Zheng Yuk-ying.
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Jeannie Chan's father passed away when she was very young and her mother remarried.
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Jeannie Chan formed a close bond with her stepfather, and later decided to change her surname to follow his, and her name to Chan Ying.
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Jeannie Chan graduated from University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Business Administration, being an exchange student in City University of Hong Kong for a year.
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Jeannie Chan became a model when she was an exchange student in Hong Kong and later joined the modelling agency Starzpeople.
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Jeannie Chan released her own photo book Half-Transparent Dancer on 21 August 2015.
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In 2013, Jeannie Chan signed a preliminary contract with TVB and began to act in dramas.
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In 2015, Jeannie Chan got her first major role in the drama Raising The Bar and garnered her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2015 TVB Anniversary Awards.
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In 2017, Jeannie Chan starred in the drama The No No Girl, which rose her to popularity and she is often referred to as "goddess" by the media.
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Jeannie Chan filmed a short comedy for the drama named Bad Hotel Guest, which achieved 1.3M+ views and received a Finalist Certificate from the New York Film Festival.
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In early 2018, Jeannie Chan guest starred in the drama The Forgotten Valley.
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In October 2018, Jeannie Chan starred in the drama Life on the Line, in which she was praised for doing multiple crying scenes well.
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In February 2019, Jeannie Chan starred in drama The Ghetto-Fabulous Lady and was praised for her improvement in acting.
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In January 2020, Jeannie Chan starred as the second female lead in the drama Of Greed and Ants, earning her first Best Actress and Most Popular Female Character nominations at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards.
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Jeannie Chan is best friends with Stephanie Ho and Moon Lau as they became close when filming the drama Raising The Bar in 2014.
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Jeannie Chan shared an apartment with Stephanie Ho for a year.
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Jeannie Chan is good friends with Winki Lai, Kandy Wong, Cheronna Ng, Anjaylia Chan and Venus Wong from filming the drama Never Dance Alone, they are known as 'M Club'.
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Jeannie Chan become good friends with Kalok Chow, Brian Chu and Joey Wong after filming the drama Your Highness in 2021, naming their friendship group 'SSFN'.
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In December 2015, Jeannie Chan admitted that she was in a relationship with Arnaldo Ho, the son of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, but announced their break up in July 2016.