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Janel Tsai
Janel Tsai at the58th Golden Bell Awards on October 21, 2023
Born	(1975-03-14)March 14, 1975 (age 50) Taichung,Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Occupation(s)	Actor,model,screenwriter
Years active	1994–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔡淑臻
Simplified Chinese	蔡淑臻
Hanyu Pinyin	Cài Shūzhēn
Jyutping	Coi3 Suk6zeon1

Janel Tsai (born 14 March 1975) is aTaiwanese actress and model. She is known for portraying He Ailin inThe Fierce Wife (2011) and Yang Chien inCSIC: I Hero (2015). In 2020, she wonBest Supporting Actress in a Television Series at the55th Golden Bell Awards for her portrayal of Tang Juan inHate the Sin, Love the Sinner.^[1] In 2023, she wonBest Leading Actress in a Television Series at the58th Golden Bell Awards for her portrayal of Liu Zi-xu inMad Doctor.^[2]

Tsai was born on 14 March 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan. Her mother is fromWuqi, Taichung. Growing up, she spokeTaiwanese with her mother.^[3]She attended Yudah High School of Commerce inTaipei with a focus in Japanese.^[4]

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/actressLin Chi-ling gave her the opportunity to try acting.^[5] She has since acted in a variety of television shows, films, miniseries, and music videos.

In 2017, Tsai was diagnosed withmyofascial pain syndrome and paused acting for a year.^[6]

She dated actorPatrick Lee from 2012 to 2020.^[7]

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