---
name: "Sylvia Chang"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sylvia-chang-26739"
fi1m_id: "sylvia-chang-26739"
imdb_id: "nm0151827"
tmdb_id: 26739
wikidata_id: "Q292693"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 July 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T04:34:52.108072+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Sylvia Chang

## Identity

Sylvia Chang

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sylvia-chang-26739
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sylvia-chang-26739
- **IMDb ID:** nm0151827
- **TMDB ID:** 26739
- **Wikidata ID:** Q292693
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Chang, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292693, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26739

Actor. Born 22 July 1953 in Chiayi, Taiwan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 July 1953, Chiayi, Taiwan
- **Also known as:** 张艾嘉, 실비아 창, Aga Chang, Chang Aga, 張艾嘉, سیلویا چانگ, 张爱嘉, Ai-Chia Chang
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Chang, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292693, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151827/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26739

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Eat Drink Man Woman*](https://film.one/film/eat-drink-man-woman.md) (82)

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## Biography

Sylvia Chang is a Taiwanese actress, director, screenwriter, producer and singer. She made her film debut in 1973 and has appeared in more than 100 feature films, including roles in *M*A*S*H* (1972), *Aces Go Places* (1982), *That Day, on the Beach* (1983), *Twin Dragons* (1992), *Eat Drink Man Woman* (1994) as Jin-Rong, *The Red Violin* (1998) and *Mountains May Depart* (2015).

Chang served on the jury of the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival in 1992. She has also directed and written films, winning awards including Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Awards for acting and directing.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, berlinale.de, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Eat Drink Man Woman* (1994), Fi1m 82, as Jin-Rong — [page](https://film.one/film/eat-drink-man-woman.md)

## Complete filmography (142)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Measure in Love* (2025), Executive Producer, Writer
- *Forget You Not* (2025), series, as Lady on the MRT
- *Moon the Panda* (2025), as Nai Nai Zhao
- *Daughter's Daughter* (2024), as Jin Ai-xia · Executive Producer
- *24 Flavors* (2024), Actor
- *Hong Kong Classics Reimagined* (2024), Actor
- *A Light Never Goes Out* (2023), as Heung Kong
- *Hero* (2022), Screenplay, Director
- *Twisted Strings* (2022), series, as Wu Yue Nü, Wu Yuenu
- *Before Next Spring* (2022), as Li Lili
- *Are You Lonesome Tonight?* (2021), as Mrs. Liang
- *Keep Rolling* (2020), Actor
- *The Garden of Evening Mists* (2019), as Older Teoh Yun Ling
- *No. 7 Cherry Lane* (2019), as Mrs Yu (voice)
- *Long Day's Journey Into Night* (2018), as Wildcat's Mother / Red-haired Woman
- *High Flash* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Love Education* (2017), as Qiu Huiying · Writer, Director
- *Shuttle Life* (2017), as Li Jun
- *Rock Records in Love* (2016), series, as Theme Song Performance
- *The Rocking Sky* (2015), Actor
- *Mountains May Depart* (2015), as Mia
- *Office* (2015), as Winnie Chang · Screenplay, Producer, Theatre Play
- *Murmur of the Hearts* (2015), Director, Screenplay
- *Concrete Clouds* (2013), Producer
- *Out of Inferno* (2013), Thanks
- *10 Plus 10* (2011), Writer, Director
- *Buddha Mountain* (2011), as Chang Yueqin
- *Run Papa Run* (2008), Director, Writer
- *The Go Master* (2007), as Shu Wen
- *Happy Birthday* (2007), Screenplay
- *Rice Rhapsody* (2005), as Jen
- *American Fusion* (2005), as Yvonne
- *20 30 40* (2004), as Lily · Writer, Director
- *Princess D* (2002), Director, Writer
- *Forever and Ever* (2001), as Mrs Tam
- *Tempting Heart* (1999), as Sheryl · Director, Screenplay
- *The Red Violin* (1998), as Xiang Pei (Shanghai)
- *Bishonen* (1998), Producer
- *The Personals* (1998), Thanks
- *Tonight Nobody Goes Home* (1996), Screenplay, Director
- *Siao Yu* (1995), Writer, Director
- *I Want to Go on Living* (1995), Screenplay
- *Eat Drink Man Woman* (1994), as Jin-Rong — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/eat-drink-man-woman.md)
- *In Between* (1994), as Anna Lau · Director
- *C'est La Vie Mon Cheri* (1993), as Min's Doctor
- *Shadow of Dream* (1993), Actor
- *Mary from Beijing* (1992), Director, Screenplay
- *Three Summers* (1992), Story
- *Lucky Encounter* (1992), as Pregnant Woman
- *Twin Dragons* (1992), as Mrs. Ma
- *Sisters of the World Unite* (1991), as Sylvia Lau · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Stars* (1991), Actor
- *A Rascal's Tale* (1991), Actor
- *Queen of Temple Street* (1990), as Wah
- *The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon* (1990), as Hung Leung Yuk
- *Eight Taels of Gold* (1989), as Jenny
- *Full Moon in New York* (1989), as Wang Hsiung Ping
- *All About Ah-Long* (1989), as Sylvia Poon / Por-Por · Writer
- *King of Stanley Market* (1988), as Kwun
- *Chicken and Duck Talk* (1988), as Mrs. Hui
- *Soursweet* (1988), as Lily
- *My Mother's Teahouse* (1988), Actor
- *The Game They Call Sex* (1987), Writer, Director
- *Seven Years Itch* (1987), as Sylvia Chang
- *Immortal Story* (1986), as Chang Mei Ling
- *Passion* (1986), as Wendy · Director, Writer
- *Lucky Stars Go Places* (1986), as Quito
- *Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice* (1986), as Inspector Nancy Ho
- *Crazy Romance* (1985), as Cheung Ka Ka
- *My Favorite Season* (1985), as Liu Xiang-mei
- *Qiang Bang Chu Ji* (1985), Actor
- *Story of a Bride* (1985), Actor
- *Shanghai Blues* (1984), as Shu-Shu
- *Double Trouble* (1984), as Yau Wing Chee
- *Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street* (1984), as Supt. Nancy Ho
- *The Story in Sorghum Field* (1984), as the woman
- *The Great Surprise* (1983), as Su San
- *That Day, on the Beach* (1983), as Lin Jiali
- *Kidnapped* (1983), Actor
- *Send in the Clowns* (1983), Actor
- *Aces Go Places II* (1983), as Supt. Nancy Ho
- *No Way to a Girl* (1982), Actor
- *In Our Time* (1982), as Vocals
- *I Shall Return* (1982), Actor
- *It Takes Two* (1982), as Restaurant Cleaner
- *Attack Force Z* (1982), as Chien Hua
- *He Lives by Night* (1982), as Cissy
- *Aces Go Places* (1982), as Supt. Nancy Ho
- *Xiao-Yeah* (1982), Producer
- *Nightmare of a Painting* (1982), Producer
- *A Sky of One's Own* (1981), Producer, Director
- *Last Summer* (1981), Producer
- *Once Upon a Time* (1981), Director, Screenplay
- *Song of Dong-xian* (1981), Producer
- *Leave It to Destiny* (1981), as Producer
- *Duckweed* (1981), Producer
- *My Grandfather* (1981), Actor
- *Idle Dream* (1981), Producer
- *Leaving a Relationship* (1981), as Producer
- *Happy Single Lady* (1981), Producer
- *Ah-Kuei* (1981), Producer
- *The Juvenizer* (1981), as Chu Wei · Coordinating Producer
- *Funny General* (1981), Actor
- *White Jasmin* (1980), Actor
- *The Imperious Princess* (1980), as Princess Sheng Ping
- *A Miracle of Leprosy* (1980), Actor
- *Mission Over the Eagle Castle* (1980), Actor
- *The Funniest Movie* (1980), Actor
- *The Secret* (1979), as Lin Jeng-ming
- *Legend of the Mountain* (1979), as Cloud
- *Con Artists* (1978), Actor
- *The Golden Age* (1977), Actor
- *Green Mountains* (1977), Actor
- *The Dream of the Red Chamber* (1977), as Lin Daiyu
- *A Pirate of Love* (1977), as Ah-Chen
- *Yesterday Dies Too Soon* (1977), Actor
- *The Lady Killer* (1977), Actor
- *Taipei 66* (1977), Actor
- *Mitra* (1977), Actor
- *Confused Love* (1977), Actor
- *跳躍的愛情* (1977), Actor
- *Taipei 77* (1977), Actor
- *Posterity and Perplexity* (1976), Actor
- *The Star* (1976), Actor
- *Painted Waves of Love* (1976), Actor
- *Golden Leaves* (1976), Actor
- *Deep Autumn Love* (1976), Actor
- *Victory* (1976), Actor
- *Elmo Takes a Bride* (1976), Actor
- *Warmth in the Autumn* (1976), Actor
- *The Dusk of Wild Pigeon* (1976), Actor
- *The Story of Four Girls* (1975), Actor
- *Eight Hundred Heroes* (1975), as Tzu Ni
- *Hong Kong Superman* (1975), as Shirley Wang
- *Deep Autumn Love* (1975), Actor
- *Sweet Seventeen* (1974), Actor
- *Slaughter in San Francisco* (1974), as Sylvia Chu
- *Chinatown Capers* (1974), as Sylvia Lin
- *The Tattooed Dragon* (1973), as Ai-Chia
- *The Flying Tiger* (1973), Actor
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, as Sooni — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *One Fine Day*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Sylvia Chang](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-e1cb7db22685.jpg) Sylvia Chang — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Sylvia_Chang_from_%22Daughter%27s_Daughter%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_%2854577973591%29.jpg/1280px-Sylvia_Chang_from_%22Daughter%27s_Daughter%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_%2854577973591%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![​電影《念念》導演張艾嘉出席《念念》宣傳座談會。 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-c70e0abe77b4.jpg) ​電影《念念》導演張艾嘉出席《念念》宣傳座談會。 (2015) — 范姜中岑, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sylvia_Chang_20150318_3_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Sylvia_Chang_20150318_3_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![​電影《念念》導演張艾嘉出席《念念》宣傳座談會。 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-22579c374856.jpg) ​電影《念念》導演張艾嘉出席《念念》宣傳座談會。 (2015) — 范姜中岑, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Sylvia_Chang_20150318_1.jpg/1280px-Sylvia_Chang_20150318_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sylvia Chang at the 2011 Hong Kong International Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-e6c63f3e1340.jpg) Sylvia Chang at the 2011 Hong Kong International Film Festival — alanine from Hong Kong, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sylvia_Chang_2011.jpg/1280px-Sylvia_Chang_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sylvia Chang](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-947ef154100d.jpg) Sylvia Chang — Image via TMDB
- ![Sylvia Chang](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-50aadcd05df9.jpg) Sylvia Chang — Image via TMDB
- ![Sylvia Chang](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-4c523419214a.jpg) Sylvia Chang — Image via TMDB
- ![​電影《念念》導演張艾嘉出席《念念》宣傳座談會。 (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-047b8f7f42f5.jpg) ​電影《念念》導演張艾嘉出席《念念》宣傳座談會。 (2015) — 范姜中岑, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Sylvia_Chang_20150318_2.jpg/1280px-Sylvia_Chang_20150318_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sylvia Chang](https://film.one/media/person/5531951/gallery-0a07193da555.jpg) Sylvia Chang — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 5 won

- Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong 2023: Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong (won)
- Asia's Most Influential Taiwan 2021: Asia's Most Influential Taiwan (won)
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2017: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won)
- Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress 1986: Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress (won), for *Passion*
- Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress 1981: Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress (won), for *My Grandfather*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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