Jayley Woo Jia Qi (born 27 December 1991) is a Singaporean actress and businesswoman who was a full-time MediaCorp artiste from 2012 to 2018. She has an identical twin sister, Hayley Woo, who is also an actress and she is the younger of the twin.

Early life

Born to Malaysian parents, Woo studied in Tanglin Secondary School and ITE Clementi.

Career

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

In 2012, she made her debut by appearing in Jump! 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.

Personal life

Woo was in a romantic relationship with actor Aloysius Pang which began in 2017. Shortly after Pang's death in 2019, Woo revealed that she and Pang had initially planned to go public after their impending wedding.

On 23 October 2022, Woo announced her engagement to Bryan Tan, a senior regional director of business development and events at PCCW Media Group under Viu (Southeast Asia), as well as her pregnancy. Their marriage was registered on 27 December 2022. She gave birth to Jan Tan, a daughter, on 20 January 2023.

Tan was named 'Jan' after her month of birth, January and has a nickname of the "Fried Egg" deriving from the Chinese slang (煎蛋) of her English name that gives the meaning of a fried egg.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012Jump!Liu Haiyen
2013Code Of LawLydia
SuddenLiao QiqiCameo
The Dream MakersRain Pei Xiaoqing
96°C CaféLuo Wenjie
C.L.I.F. 2Liao Zhenting
2014The School Bell Rings 2Joyce Sim
Against The TideHuang LiqiCameo
C.L.I.F. 3Liao Zhenting
The CaregiversYang Haomin
2015The Journey: Our HomelandWan YitingCameo
Super SeniorChen Anxin
Tiger MumAbigail
You Can Be an Angel TooDai Xiwen
2016HeroBonnie
Soul Reaper (勾魂使者)He Yuna
Peace & ProsperityYang Meikai
Beyond WordsOuyang Xuanxuan
The QueenWu Kai'en
2017Have A Little FaithQian Leqi
Dream CoderLi Huixin
2018Glitch!Chloe Ling
Love At Cavenagh Bridge (加文纳桥的约定)Xiao Mi
Life Less OrdinaryLiang Wenjie
2019After The Star (攻星计)Young Zhang LanCameo
Jalan Jalan (带你去走走)Zhang Weina
2021The Heartland HeroLin Nannian

Telemovie

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013The Recipe (回味)
Art of Love
Easy Breezy
2014Unexpected Strangers (小心陌生人)Li Luoling
Who Killed The Lead (侦凶)Coco Xu

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013Ghost ChildKim
That Girl in PinaforeJayley
2015King of Mahjong
2019So Bright 2 (写给梦想的歌)Yao Ziqi

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef
2013Star AwardsBest NewcomerJump! (as Liu Haiyan)Nominated
2014Star AwardsAsian Skin Solutions Radiant Skin Award—N/aNominated
2015Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes—N/aNominated
2016Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes—N/aWon
2017Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes—N/aWon
2019Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes—N/aNominated
2021Star AwardsTop 10 Most Popular Female Artistes—N/aNominated

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