Nina Liu

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Nina Liu
Nina Liu star of "The Power" in Beijing (35026489).jpg
Nina in Beijing
Born (1977-06-15) 15 June 1977 (age 47)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Education Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts (WAAPA) (1999–2002)
OccupationActress
Years active1995-present
Known for The Secret Life of Us
Little Fish
SpouseAxel Schweitzer (m. 2008)

Nina Liu (born 15 June 1977) is an Australian actress of Chinese descent. She played Chloe in the television series The Secret Life of Us .

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Early life & education

Liu studied acting at Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts (WAAPA) from 1999 to 2002. [1]

Career

Liu has starred in several TV series, including the first season of Spellbinder as Lia, the fifth season of Heartbreak High as Mai Hem, Something in the Air , as Dr Annie Young, the third season of The Secret Life of Us as Chloe and in Shaun Micallef's legal comedy Welcher & Welcher as Tia the receptionist. She has also made guest appearances in Big Sky , Wildside and Water Rats .

She has had roles in the Australian films Little Fish (2005) alongside Cate Blanchett and Sam Neill, and The Book of Revelation (2006). She also appeared in the docu-drama Super Comet: After the Impact which aired on the Discovery Channel in 2007.

Liu currently lives in Berlin where she has appeared in several German films. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1996 Floating Life AppleFeature film
1999Liu Awaiting SpringAnna, age 16Short film
2002 Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao AmythisFeature film
2005 Little Fish MaiFeature film
2006 The Book of Revelation VivianFeature film
2006Armageddon - Die längste Nacht
2007 Super Comet: After the Impact (aka Armageddon - Der Einschlag or Armageddon - Die längste Nacht)ShiangDocudrama
2007Hippie Hippie ShakeJenny KeeFeature film [3]
2008Mamas FlitterwochenMai LingTV movie
2009Am Seidenen FadenMutterShort film
2012Jahr des Drachen
(aka Year of the Dragon)
HuongTV movie
2013ExterritorialJoannaTV movie [4]

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1995–96 Spellbinder Lisa7 episodes
1996 Naked: Stories of Men MaiMiniseries, episode 4: "Ghost Story"
1997 Heartbreak High Mai HemSeasons 5–6, 49 episodes
1997 Big Sky JasminaSeason 1, episode 39: "Just Between Us"
1999 Wildside TeresaSeason 2, episode 20
2001–02 Something in the Air Dr Annie YoungSeason 1, 160 episodes
2003 Welcher & Welcher TiaMiniseries, 8 episodes
2003 The Secret Life of Us ChloeSeason 3, 22 episodes
2007 Verrückt nach Clara Miu

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