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Jayley Woo
Woo in September 2017
Born	(1991-12-27) 27 December 1991 (age 32)
Education	Tanglin Secondary School
Alma mater	ITE College West
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Spouse	Bryan Tan ​ (m. 2022)​ [1]
Children	1
Family	Hayley Woo (sister)
Chinese name
Chinese	胡佳琪
Hanyu Pinyin	Hú Jiāqí

Jayley Woo Jia Qi (born 27 December 1991) is a Singaporean actress who was a full-time MediaCorp artiste from 2012 to 2018.

Born to Malaysian parents,^[2][3] Woo studied in Tanglin Secondary School and ITE Clementi.^[4]

Woo was a blogger alongside her older twin sister, Hayley Woo,^[5] under the stage name Jay On The Hay.

In 2012, she made her debut by appearing in Jump!^[6] 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.^[7]

Tan 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.^[8]

Woo was in a relationship with actor Aloysius Pang which began in 2017.^[9][10] Shortly after Pang's death, Woo revealed that she and Pang had initially planned to go public after their impending wedding.^[11]

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.^[12] Their marriage was registered on 27 December 2022.^[1] She gave birth to Jan Tan, a daughter, on 20 January 2023.^[13]

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