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The Making of an Ordinary Woman

The Making of an Ordinary Woman

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The Making of an Ordinary Woman

2019- 2021

2 Seasons

20 Episodes

8.7(27 votes)

Ended

Comedy

Drama

Family

Overview

A story of a woman born in 60s grew up in a Chinese herbal medicine store in southern Taiwan. Love, marriage, and seniority in human relationships around her collide together, leading to a different aspect of life.

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CTS

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Hsieh Ying-shiuan

Hsieh Ying-shiuan

Chen Chia Ling

Bella Wu

Bella Wu

Young Chen Chia-Ling

Bamboo Chen

Bamboo Chen

Chen Chin-Wen

Yang Li-yin

Yang Li-yin

Chen Lee Yueh-Ying

Sara Yu

Sara Yu

Wu Hsiu-Chin

Joseph Hsia

Joseph Hsia

Chen Yi-Sheng

Lan Wei-hua

Lan Wei-hua

Tsai Yung-Sen

Johnny Yang

Johnny Yang

Hsiao-Tu

Wayne Song

Wayne Song

Chen Chia-Ming

Creative team

Created by: Yen Yi-wen
Written by: Yen Yi-wen

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