Ma Shih-yuan

Ma Shih-yuan
馬士媛
Born
Ma Shih-yuan

2000 (age 25–26)
OccupationActress
AgentISTAR Ent. [1]

Ma Shih-yuan (Chinese: 馬士媛) is a Taiwanese actress. Her performance in Left-Handed Girl (2025) earned her Best New Performer at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards.[2]

Early life

Ma Shih-yuan was born in 2000. She developed an interest in acting after portraying a crazy character in Jade's music video "Telephone." She realized that acting allowed her to express herself.[3]

Career

Ma began her acting career by appearing in music videos.[3] She was discovered by film director Shih-Ching Tsou on Instagram, who chose her to star in the film Left-Handed Girl. In the film she portrayed Yi-an, eldest daughter of Janel Tsai's character who attends school during the day and works at a betel nut stand at night to support her family.[4][5] For her performance in this film, Ma received the Best New Performer at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards and the Best Actress award at the Stockholm International Film Festival.[2][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2025 Dead Talents Society Cameo
Left-Handed Girl Yi-an Lead Role [7]

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2023 At the Moment Hsueh-li Netflix Cameo; Episode 10
2025 Fragrance of the First Flower Season 2 Clothing Store clerk GagaOOLala , Netflix Cameo

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2025 Stockholm International Film Festival Best Actress Left-Handed Girl Won [6]
62nd Golden Horse Awards Best New Performer Won [2]

References

  1. ^ "Megan 馬士媛" (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "馬士媛奪金馬新演員獎鼓勵追夢人會有對的位置". Central News Agency (in Traditional Chinese). 2025-11-22.
  3. ^ a b "馬士媛是誰?金馬62最佳新演員5件事,曾叛逆離家出走、男友是金曲獎得主". Marie Claire Taiwan (in Chinese). 2025-11-23.
  4. ^ "IG私訊改變人生!馬士媛素人變金馬新星 導演讚「挖到寶」". Mirror Media (in Traditional Chinese). 2025-10-16.
  5. ^ "《左撇子女孩》馬士媛演員之路充滿驚喜!靠IG被導演挖掘,深刻展現角色魅力". Vision Magazine (in Traditional Chinese). 2025-10-31.
  6. ^ a b "「左撇子女孩」傳捷報 馬士媛摘斯德哥爾摩影后". Central News Agency (in Traditional Chinese). 2025-11-15.
  7. ^ "電影《左撇子女孩》好看嗎?蔡淑臻化身單親媽媽,以寫實家庭故事呈現世代間無聲的衝突與掙扎". Elle (in Traditional Chinese). 2025-11-04.