Do or die in the office

How can a 50-something actress survive in today's competitive world of youth-orientated cinema? Ask Sylvia Chang. Age has never been an issue for the 55-year-old actress who continues to keep her zest for life.

Chang boasts a career spanning three decades and has starred in nearly 100 films, including Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) and The Red Violin (1998).

Since 1986 the Taiwan actress and singer has also been writing and directing her own motion pictures.