Lorene Ren

Lorene Ren (Chinese: 任容萱; pinyin: Rèn Róngxuān), previously known as Kirsten Ren, is a Taiwanese actress, commercial model and singer. Her surname is sometimes spelled as Jen. She is also the younger sister of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E member Selina Jen. Ren graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies. She speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese and English.

Biography

Lorene Ren was born on November 22, 1988, in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father, Milton Jen, used to be a technology company executive and now works as a part-time actor. Her mother is Zheng Ruilan, a homemaker.^[1] Ren is the youngest of a two child family. Her older sister is Taiwanese girl group S.H.E member Selina Jen.

Ren attended National Taiwan Normal University and graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies.^[2]

Career

Pre-debut

In 2000, Taiwanese entertainment management agency HIM International Music held a "Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest" to search for new artistes, the winner of the contest would received a contract from HIM. Ren wanted to participate and had register in the contest, but was too young. Her older sister Selina entered the contest in her place and end up winning the contest.^[3] For the next few years Ren would then sometimes appear on variety shows as her sister guest, appear in other artistes music videos and also appear in commercial advertisements before officially debuting in 2009.

Acting

Ren made her acting debut in 2009 starring as the lead actress in GTV's fantasy idol drama K.O.3an Guo, which is a spin-off of the popular KO One drama franchise.^[4] The drama took an entire year to film since it was split into 3 seasons with 53 episodes total. The drama helped her gain more exposure and soon she received more acting offers, usually starring as the lead or main cast.

Her most acclaimed work to date is 2013 SETTV political themed idol drama In a Good Way. The drama was praised for its original storyline. Ren played "Lin Jia En" (林嘉恩), a country girl who wonders into the big city for fun but ends up meeting and falling for "Liu Shan Feng" (劉杉峰), played by Lego Lee, the most popular guy at a college from a strong political family during the 90's in Taiwan,^[5] The drama received multi Golden Bell Awards nominations, including Best Drama at the 49th ceremony.^[6] The Pairing of Ren and Lee was also well received as the two won Best Screen Couple Award at the 2014 Sanlih Drama Awards.^[7]

Singing

Ren occasionally contributes to the soundtracks of the dramas she starred in. She first sang as part of the chorus for Danson Tang's single "When Together (愛在一起)", featured in his 2007 album Love Me.^[8]

Television series

Filmography

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Short films/drama

Music Video Appearances

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

• Lorene Ren Facebook page(Chinese)
• Lorene Ren Weibo page(Chinese)
• Lorene Ren Instagram page(Chinese)
• Lorene Ren International Fan Club page(Chinese)