Jayley Woo

Jayley Woo is a Singaporean actress. She was a full-time MediaCorp artiste from 2012 to 2018 but continues to work on an ad hoc basis.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Woo.
Jayley Woo
Born
Jayley Woo Jia Qi

(1991-12-27) 27 December 1991
Singapore
EducationITE College West
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Bryan Tan
​
(m. 2022)​
[1]
Children1
FamilyHayley Woo (sister)
Chinese name
Chinese胡佳琪

Career

Woo was a blogger alongside her older twin sister, Hayley Woo,[2] under the stage name Jay On The Hay.

In 2012, she made her debut by appearing in Jump![3] 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. 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.[4]

Personal life

Woo studied in Tanglin Secondary School and ITE Clementi.[5]

Woo was in a clandestine relationship with actor Aloysius Pang which first started from 2017.[6][7] Shortly after his death, Woo revealed that they'd only planned to go public after the wedding.[8]

On 23 October 2022, Woo announced her engagement and her pregnancy.[9] Their marriage was registered on 27 December 2022.[1] Their daughter was born on 20 January 2023.[10]

Filmography

English-language
YearDramaRoleNotes
2013Code Of LawLydia
2014The School Bell Rings 2Joyce Sim
2018Glitch!Chloe LingToggle Original Series

Mandarin-language
YearDramaRoleNotes Ref
2012Jump!Liu Haiyen 刘海燕
2013SuddenLiao Qiqi 廖琪琪Cameo
The Dream MakersRain Pei Xiaoqing 裴晓晴
96°C CaféLuo Wenjie 洛文洁
C.L.I.F. 2Liao Zhenting 廖贞婷
2014Against The TideHuang Liqi 黄莉琦Cameo
C.L.I.F. 3Liao Zhenting 廖贞婷
The CaregiversYang Haomin 杨浩敏
2015The Journey: Our HomelandWan Yiting 万怡婷Cameo
Super SeniorChen Anxin 陈安心
Tiger MumAbigail 刘
You Can Be an Angel TooDai Xiwen 戴希雯
2016HeroBonnie
Soul Reaper 勾魂使者He Yuna 何语娜
Peace & ProsperityYang Meikai 杨梅开
Beyond WordsOuyang Xuanxuan 欧阳萱萱
The QueenWu Kai'en 吴凯恩
2017Have A Little FaithQian Leqi 钱乐琪
Dream CoderLi Huixin 李慧欣
2018Love At Cavenagh Bridge 加文纳桥的约定Xiao Mi 晓米
Life Less OrdinaryLiang Wenjie 梁文洁
2019After The Star 攻星计Young Zhang Lan 少年张岚Cameo
Jalan Jalan 带你去走走Zhang Weina 张玮娜
2021The Heartland Hero 邻里帮Lin Nannian 林楠念

Telemovie
YearTitleRole !
2013Recipe
Art of Love
Easy Breezy
2014Unexpected Strangers 小心陌生人Li Luoling
Who Killed The Lead 侦凶Coco Xu

Film
YearEnglish titleNative titleRoleNotes
2013Ghost ChildKim
That Girl in PinaforeJayley
2015King of Mahjong
2019So Bright 2 写给梦想的歌姚紫奇

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyCategoryNominated WorkResult Ref
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

References
  1. "Singapore actress Jayley Woo, who is eight months pregnant, registers marriage". The Star. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. "Siblings in Showbiz". Straits Times. Straits Times. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. "Carrie Wong, Shane Pow and Jayley Woo break into SA2015 Top 40". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. "Actress Jayley Woo quits as full-time artist at Mediacorp". sg.style.yahoo.com.
  5. "ITE gave actress Jayley Woo a fresh start in life". 2 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. "女友胡佳琪真挚留言悼念冯伟衷". 早报. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  7. hermesauto (24 January 2019). "'My world is gone': Actress Jayley Woo pens emotional farewell to boyfriend, actor Aloysius Pang". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. "Jayley Woo pens heartbreaking note to late boyfriend Aloysius Pang". AsiaOne. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. Lee, Jan (27 October 2022). "Pregnant actress Jayley Woo grappled with guilt after finding love again". The New Paper. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. Lim, Ruey Yan (20 January 2023). "Actress Jayley Woo welcomes baby girl before Chinese New Year | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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