Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen

Acting

Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen

Born 1974-10-07 · Taipei, Taiwan

Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen was born in Taipei in October 7th, 1974 and stepped into the entertainment industry at 16. She quit school early to pay off family debts and grew into a renowned actress. She actively participates in various charitable causes to help disadvantaged groups, won a top acting award in 2019 and later released an autobiography about her life. She has experienced two marriages and now enjoys a happy family life.

Acting credits

What a Day! poster
4.7

Fan, a mailman who was born on April Fool and caught into a circulatory day full of bad experiences. However, A mysterious man appears and helps him find out a way.

What a Day!

2017

User Not Found poster
7.5

Two men and women with unknown identities, a live online trial in a confined space, and an extreme escape between death and truth

User Not Found

2026

First of May poster
7.0

Weaving two stories set 30 years apart, First of May is about a middle-aged man looking back at his teenage years, dreaming of his first and possibly only love. At the center of the drama is Bai, a 17-year-old student living with her single mother Wong Lei, and her grandmother. Bai gradually falls for her admirer/stalker Yeh, who is always walking behind her and her best friend Wen Wen wherever they go.

First of May

2015

The Falls poster
6.6

After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.

The Falls

2021

Granny and Magic Sprout poster
NR

When work takes Little Sprout’s father away, he entrusts the child to the care of great-granny Asha. One night, as Little Sprout falls asleep, a strange light begins to glow from the soft spot on his head, awakening a mysterious power that connects him to the universe. Through this magical force, Little Sprout and his grandmother Mei-chen travel back in time to Asha’s childhood during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. As they witness the struggles of the young Asha, Mei-chen begins to understand the painful past that shaped her mother’s life. But the past has not fully faded. A vengeful spirit from that turbulent era resurfaces, seeking revenge on the elderly Asha in the present. Now, Mei-chen and Little Sprout must find a way to return home before it is too late to save her.

Granny and Magic Sprout

Sex Appeal poster
6.4

Huihua, a music school freshman, is raped by Professor Lee. She files a suit against him with the help of another professor, who involves his attorney friend, Fang Anyu. As the film focuses on the secondary abuse inflicted on Huihua, it narrows in on the characters’ inner lives. Why does Fang Anyu defend Huihua while his marriage crumbles? Why does attorney Lin so actively defend her husband? Above all, Huihua’s complex psyche is evident in the words, "I may have loved Professor Lee," changes the film into something beyond a simple courtroom drama.

Sex Appeal

2014

Free Will poster
NR

A daughter embarks on a fantasy journey to "rescue" her mother from the suffocating shackles of marriage and motherhood.

Free Will

Candlestick poster
4.0

In Japan today, there is a demand for "100 million people to become shareholders" due to the "20 million yen retirement problem" and the spread of NISA and iDeCo. It is no exaggeration to say that we live in an age where "billionaires" are born through cryptocurrencies and stocks, and that anyone has the chance to become a billionaire.

Candlestick

2025

Kids poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kids

2024

Bad Girl Trilogy poster
8.0

This is a collection of three films by emerging Taiwanese directors all revolving around the theme of strong, young women involved in mayhem of some sort. In all of them the theme of alienation within the crowded streets of Taiwan runs strong.

Bad Girl Trilogy

1998

Spring Cactus poster
10.0

Rebellious girl Lan leaves home at a young age, and the cruel reality forces her to sell her body in order to get by. Her hope of happiness and freedom vanishes the moment she stabs her priest husband. After being released from prison, she meets Blackie, her live-in boyfriend who is a gambler, and Xiu Xiu, a kind-hearted girl who intends to help her lead a normal life. But Lan makes the same mistake again and is back in jail...

Spring Cactus

1999

The Rocking Sky poster
9.0

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of WWII, this documentary film describes the eight years of dauntless air-force fighting of the republic of China during the Anti-Japanese War, with only 300 combat-capable aircraft from China while Japan had over 2000.

The Rocking Sky

2015

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Saving Brother Ryan