Leanne Liu

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Leanne Liu Hsueh-hua
Born (1959-11-12) 12 November 1959 (age 65)
Other namesLau Suet Wah
Occupation Actress
Years active1978-present
Spouse
(m. 1999;died 2011)
Awards Golden Bell AwardsBest Actress in a TV Series
1992 Bedside Love Story: Love in the Wind


Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Liú Xuěhuá
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Lau4 Syut3 Waa4

Liu Sue-Hua, also known as Leanne Liu, is a Golden Bell Award-winning Hong Kong actress.

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She first starred in Shaw Brothers films in Hong Kong, but moved to Taiwan in the 1980s to focus on her television career. She is particularly famous for appearing in many television adaptations of Chiung Yao's novels. She is still active in Mainland Chinese series and is one of the highest paid television actresses there. [1]

Filmography

Films

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1978Young and Lovable情不自禁
1979Affairs冤家
1979The Almighty Extra通天臨記
1980Innocence情劫
1980 White Hair Devil Lady 白髮魔女傳
1982 Hell Has No Boundary 魔界
1983Hong Kong Playboys花心大少
1983The Lady Assassin清宮啟示錄
1983 Little Dragon Maiden 楊過與小龍女 Huang Rong
1983 Bastard Swordsman 天蠶變
1983Holy Flame of the Martial World武林聖火令
1983Usurpers of Emperor's Power封神劫
1984The Little Cute Fellow男女方程式
1984Return of the Bastard Swordsman布衣神相
1984 Opium and the Kung-Fu Master 洪拳大師Xiao Cui
1984 The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre 魔殿屠龍 Zhou Zhiruo
1985My Mind, Your Body錯體人

Television

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1981The Three Musketeers妙手神偷
1983 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 笑傲江湖 Ren Yingying
1984Young Empress Dowager少女慈禧 Empress Dowager Cixi
1986 Lovers Under the Rain 煙雨濛濛Lu Yi-ping
1986Many Enchanting Nights幾度夕陽紅Li Meng Chu
1988 One Side of the Water 在水一方Tu Hsiao-shuang
1991Bedside Love Story: Love in the Wind床邊愛情故事:風裡的愛Yu NinaWonGolden Bell Award for Best Actress in a TV Series
1992 The Book and the Sword 書劍恩仇錄Huoqingtong
Green Green Grass By The River 青青河边草Zhu Shulan
1993 Justice Pao 包青天Qin Xianglian & Huo Qiuniang
1994Heavenly Ghost Catcher 2天師鍾馗II
1995Princess Moon新月格格 Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang
1998Thunderstorm Rider霹靂菩薩
1999 Hero of the Times 新方世玉Miao Cuihua
2000Princess Jade懷玉公主 Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang
2000 State of Divinity 笑傲江湖 Dongfang Bubai
2003 The Pawnshop No. 8 第8號當舖
2005The Palm of Ru Lai新如来神掌
2006 Emerald on the Roof 屋頂上的綠寶石
2008Romantic Red Rouge胭脂雪
2007Pearl Love還君明珠
2011Qin Xianglian秦香莲Chen Shimei's mother
2011 Palace 宮鎖心玉 Consort De
2011 New My Fair Princess 新環珠格格 Empress Xiaoshengxian
2012 The Legend of Zhen Huan 後宮甄嬛傳 Empress Dowager Renshou
2012 Palace II 宮鎖珠簾 Consort De
2013 Legend of Lu Zhen 陆贞传奇Luo Zhaojun
2016 The Princess Weiyoung 锦绣未央 Feng Xin'er's grandmother

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References

  1. Ma Fenglian (马凤莲) (14 May 2009). 刘雪华身价12万元一集 堪比内地一线女星 [Leanne Liu worth ¥120,000 per episode, comparable to Mainland A-listers]. Dongfang Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 April 2012.