Kuo Shu-yao | |
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Kuo at Taipei New Year's Eve Party 2011
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Background information | |
Chinese name | 郭書瑤 |
Pinyin | Guō Shūyáo (Mandarin) |
Born |
Taipei, Taiwan |
18 July 1990
Other name(s) | Kuo Shu-yau Guo Shu-yao Yao Yao (瑶瑶) |
Occupation | Actress, singer, television host |
Label(s) | Seed Music (2009–2014) |
Years active | 2008–present |
Kuo Shu-yao (Chinese: 郭書瑤, born 18 July 1990), nicknamed Yao Yao, is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. In 2013 she won the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer for her role in Step Back to Glory.
In May 2007, Kuo's father died and she began working part-time at a restaurant to support her family. Two years later, in 2009, she entered show business as a model. After signing with Seed Music in 2009, she debuted as a singer and released a mini album titled Love Hug on September 25, 2009.
In 2017, she played the titular character in the supernatural coming-of-age drama The Teenage Psychic. The 6-episode series is an adaptation of the short film The Busy Young Psychic by writer-director Chen Ho-yu. The Teenage Psychic is also HBO Asia's first Mandarin-language original series.