Esther Liu

{{short description|Taiwanese actress, singer and television host}}

{{family name hatnote|Liu|lang=Chinese}}

{{infobox person

| name = Esther Liu

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|08|08}}

| birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan

| alma_mater = Mod'art International

| occupation = Actress, singer, television host

| years_active = 2003—present

| other_names = Liu Pin-yan

| module = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue

| p = Liú Pǐnyán

| t = 劉品言

| s = 刘品言

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| module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| background = temporary

| genre = Mandopop

| instrument = Vocals

| label = Seed Music (2015-present)

| past_member_of = Sweety

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Esther Liu (born 8 August 1988) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host.{{Cite web |title=Esther Liu |url=https://www.viki.com/celebrities/10087pr-esther-liu?locale=en |website=Rakuten Viki}}{{Cite web |title=Esther Liu - Actress - Taiwan - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies |url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Esther%20Liu.html |website=chinesemov.com}}

Liu began her career at the age of 14 as part of the girl group Sweety with Joanne Tseng.{{Cite web|url=https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=203446|title=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|date=December 1, 2016|website=www.setn.com}} 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).{{Cite web |date=25 October 2013 |title=金鐘》奪戲劇女配角獎 劉品言直呼幸運 - 自由娛樂 |url=http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/890343 |website=Liberty Times Net}}

Filmography

=Television series=

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Year

! English title

! Original title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003Westside Story西街少年Lan Yu-li
2005Chinese 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
2005Green 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
2015Bitter Sweet軍官·情人Wang Shang-min
2015Thirty Something我的30定律Fang Wen-hui
2017Family Time酸甜之味Tseng Ya-pingCameo
2017Wake Up 2麻醉風暴2Shih Pei-hsuan
2017Art in Love那刻的怦然心動Chung Yu
2021Light the Night華燈初上Li Shu-hua

=Film=

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Year

! English title

! Original title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2008Winds of September九降風Hsieh Meng-lunCameo
2011Night Market Hero雞排英雄Lin Mei-hsiang
2012Din Tao: Leader of the Parade陣頭Hsiao-bi
2012The Golden Child金孫Juan Chin-chihTelevision
201622nd Catch22個男人Annie
2022My 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=

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Year

! English title

! Original title

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003100% 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, 2010Guess我猜我猜我猜猜猜Stand-in host
2013Saturday Challenge周六大挑戰Host

= Music video appearances=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Artist

! Song title

2002

| Where Chou

| "Just Be Friends"

2004

| Queenie Lin

| "Butterfly Lovers"

2009

| Tiger Hu

| "No Regrets"

Theater

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! English title

! Original 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

{{See also|Sweety discography}}

= Studio albums =

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style="width:15em;"|Title

!style="width:16em;"|Album details

!style="width:200px;"|Track listing

scope="row" |Résurrection
重生

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|align="center"|{{hidden|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

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Published works

  • {{cite book |last=Liu |first=Esther |year=2009 |title=Paris,Le temps qui compte |location=Xindian District |publisher=Harlem Culture |isbn=9789868553644}}
  • {{cite book |last=Esther Liu, Michael Ou |year=2012 |title=Ginza: The Battlefield of Gourmet |location=New Taipei City |publisher=Harlem Culture |isbn=9789868769472}}

Awards and nominations

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YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
201247th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmThe Golden Child{{nom}}
201348th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesFalling{{won}}
202257th Golden Bell Awards{{cite web |url=https://www.upmedia.mg/news_info.php?Type=196&SerialNo=153645|title=【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|accessdate=7 September 2022|work=Up Media}}Best Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesLight the Night{{nom}}

References

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