Early life and education Janis Chan was born in
British Hong Kong on 14 June 1979. She has one elder sister and one younger brother. Her father, Chan Yongho, worked as a concert production director. At the age of 12, while studying in Primary Five at
Marymount Primary School, Chan and her family
emigrated to
Vancouver, Canada, amid the wave of emigration from Hong Kong in the early 1990s. She later attended
Simon Fraser University, where she majored in journalism and communication and minored in education.
Career In 2003, Chan was discovered by
TVB executive Yu Wing-shan and joined
Hong Kong Cable Television's newly launched Entertainment News Channel. She returned to Hong Kong to work as a
news anchor and
reporter, becoming one of the city's first generation of entertainment news presenters. Her early assignments included covering
Michael Joseph Jackson events, the
Academy Awards,
Cannes Film Festival,
Venice Film Festival, and fashion weeks in
Milan and New York City. She interviewed celebrities such as
Takuya Kimura,
Lee Byung-hun, and
Ang Lee, earning her the nickname "Queen of Cable Entertainment News." In 2009, she joined BMA Entertainment as an artist and a sports marketing executive, managing
Hong Kong First Division League football clubs.
South China and
TSW Pegasus, as well as managing the company's publishing business, promoting both sports and culture. During this time, Due to
BMA affiliation with the
Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance (HKRIA) amid an ongoing copyright dispute, she stopped hosting on
TVB. Subsequently, she became a guest host on the NOW 101 Channel program 'Action to Money' until she was appointed as the channel head of NOW Star Channel upon its launch. In 2017, she hosted the TVB program 'Faraway Brides', traveling to countries such as Germany,
Denmark,
Thailand, and
Abu Dhabi. That year, she finalized her divorce. In 2022, Chan won the "Best Female Host" award at the
TVB Anniversary Awards 2021 and was selected as one of the "2021
Touching China " for her TVB program " Infinite Road ". The program was also selected by the expert review team of the General
National Radio and Television Administration as one of the 20 "Outstanding Overseas Communication Works" of 2021. In 2024, Chen Bei'er won the "Best Female Host" award at the TVB Anniversary Awards 2024 for the third time. on the program Bay Area Youth Talk. == Filmography ==