Esther Liu

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Esther Liu
Born (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 36)
Other namesLiu Pin-yan
Alma materMod'art International
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, television host
Years active2003—present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 劉品言
Simplified Chinese 刘品言
Hanyu Pinyin Liú Pǐnyán
Musical career
Genres Mandopop
Instrument Vocals
LabelsSeed Music (2015-present)
Formerly of Sweety

Esther Liu (born 8 August 1988) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. [1] [2]

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Liu began her career at the age of 14 as part of the girl group Sweety with Joanne Tseng. [3] In 2003, Liu made her acting debut in the television series Westside Story alongside Tony Sun and Wallace Huo. Since then, she has starred in several drama series including Chinese Paladin (2005), Green Forest, My Home (2005), The Concerto (2009), Falling (2013), Thirty Something (2015) and Light the Night (2021). [4]

Filmography

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2003Westside Story西街少年Lan Yu-li
2005 Chinese Paladin 仙劍奇俠傳A-nu
2005Mr. Fighting格鬥天王Yeh You-li
2005The Doctor大熊醫師家Yan-yanEpisode 9
2005 Green Forest, My Home 綠光森林Sophie
2007Liao Zhai 2聊齋2之粉蝶Fen Die
2009The Concerto協奏曲Kao Ling
2011Way Back into Love愛。回來Hsueh Ya-hsinCameo
2012Falling含苞欲墜的每一天Jill
2013Love For All The Moments愛情ATMCheng Hsin-juAlternative title: Love For A.T.M
2015 Bitter Sweet 軍官·情人Wang Shang-min
2015 Thirty Something 我的30定律Fang Wen-hui
2017Family Time酸甜之味Tseng Ya-pingCameo
2017 Wake Up 2 麻醉風暴2Shih Pei-hsuan
2017Art in Love那刻的怦然心動Chung Yu
2021 Light the Night 華燈初上Li Shu-hua

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2008 Winds of September 九降風Hsieh Meng-lunCameo
2011 Night Market Hero 雞排英雄Lin Mei-hsiang
2012 Din Tao: Leader of the Parade 陣頭Hsiao-bi
2012The Golden Child金孫Juan Chin-chihTelevision
201622nd Catch22個男人Annie
2022 My Best Friend's Breakfast 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐Sun Li-qingSpecial appearance
2024Salli莎莉Huijun/Salli

Variety show

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
2003 100% Entertainment 娛樂百分百Stand-in host
2005Crazy Arcade阿給大滿冠Host
2005-2006Ultimate Victory齊天大勝Host
2006Game Attack電玩特攻Host
2006, 2007, 2010 Guess 我猜我猜我猜猜猜Stand-in host
2013Saturday Challenge周六大挑戰Host

Music video appearances

YearArtistSong title
2002Where Chou"Just Be Friends"
2004Queenie Lin"Butterfly Lovers"
2009 Tiger Hu "No Regrets"

Theater

YearEnglish titleOriginal title
2010-2011Notice from a Bachelorette徵婚啟事-浪漫版
2012Wedding Memories女兒紅-深情版
2012-2013Staying-up守歲

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsTrack listing
Résurrection
重生
Track listing
  1. 重生 Résurrection
  2. 謝謝我的我 Thank of Myself
  3. 我們都沒錯 There's Nothing Wrong with Us
  4. Sista
  5. 大男人大女人 Male Chauvinist, Female Chauvinist (feat. Shone An)
  6. 女王 Empress
  7. Fighting Girls
  8. 幸福是種天份 Happiness Is a Kind of Gifted
  9. 說好以後 Talk in Future
  10. 親愛的晚安 Goodnight, My Dear

Published works

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2012 47th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film The Golden ChildNominated
2013 48th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series FallingWon
2022 57th Golden Bell Awards [5] Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Light the Night Nominated

References

  1. "Esther Liu". Rakuten Viki.
  2. "Esther Liu - Actress - Taiwan - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies". chinesemov.com.
  3. "感嘆閨密情逝 劉品言心痛發文:跟分手一樣難過 | 娛樂星聞 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM". www.setn.com. December 1, 2016.
  4. "金鐘》奪戲劇女配角獎 劉品言直呼幸運 - 自由娛樂". Liberty Times Net. 25 October 2013.
  5. "【金鐘獎入圍公布】《華燈初上》林心如、楊謹華搶視后 《茶金》溫昇豪、郭子乾爭視帝". Up Media . Retrieved 7 September 2022.