Esther Liu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Esther Liu
Liu in 2019
Born (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 36)
Taipei, Taiwan
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 PinyinLiú Pǐnyán
Musical career
GenresMandopop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsSeed Music (2015-present)
Formerly ofSweety

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

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

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2003 Westside Story 西街少年 Lan Yu-li
2005 Chinese Paladin 仙劍奇俠傳 A-nu
2005 Mr. Fighting 格鬥天王 Yeh You-li
2005 The Doctor 大熊醫師家 Yan-yan Episode 9
2005 Green Forest, My Home 綠光森林 Sophie
2007 Liao Zhai 2 聊齋2之粉蝶 Fen Die
2009 The Concerto 協奏曲 Kao Ling
2011 Way Back into Love 愛。回來 Hsueh Ya-hsin Cameo
2012 Falling 含苞欲墜的每一天 Jill
2013 Love For All The Moments 愛情ATM Cheng Hsin-ju Alternative 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
2017 Family Time 酸甜之味 Tseng Ya-ping Cameo
2017 Wake Up 2 麻醉風暴2 Shih Pei-hsuan
2017 Art in Love 那刻的怦然心動 Chung Yu
2021 Light the Night 華燈初上 Li Shu-hua

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2008 Winds of September 九降風 Hsieh Meng-lun Cameo
2011 Night Market Hero 雞排英雄 Lin Mei-hsiang
2012 Din Tao: Leader of the Parade 陣頭 Hsiao-bi
2012 The Golden Child 金孫 Juan Chin-chih Television
2016 22nd Catch 22個男人 Annie
2022 My Best Friend's Breakfast 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐 Sun Li-qing Special appearance
2024 Salli 莎莉 Huijun/Salli

Variety show

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

Music video appearances

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

Theater

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

Discography

See also: Sweety discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Track 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

  • Liu, Esther (2009). Paris,Le temps qui compte. Xindian District: Harlem Culture. ISBN 9789868553644.
  • Esther Liu, Michael Ou (2012). Ginza: The Battlefield of Gourmet. New Taipei City: Harlem Culture. ISBN 9789868769472.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 47th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film The Golden Child Nominated
2013 48th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Falling Won
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.
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