Esther Liu
Birth date8 August 1988 (age 38)
Birth placeTaipei, Taiwan
Alma materMod'art International
OccupationActress, singer, television host
Years active2003—present
Other namesLiu Pin-yan
SpouseSimon Lian (m. 2025)[1]
Esther Liu
Hideno
Headercolorlightblue
PLiú Pǐnyán
T劉品言
S刘品言
Esther Liu
Backgroundtemporary
GenreMandopop
InstrumentVocals
LabelSeed Music (2015-present)
Past member ofSweety

Esther Liu (born 8 August 1988) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host.[2][3]

Liu began her career at the age of 14 as part of the girl group Sweety with Joanne Tseng.[4] 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).[5]

Filmography

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
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

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
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
2025Girl女孩

Variety show

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
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

YearArtistSong title
2002Where Chou"Just Be Friends"
2004Queenie Lin"Butterfly Lovers"
2009Tiger 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

See also: Sweety discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsTrack listing
Résurrection
重生

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

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
201247th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmThe Golden Child
201348th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesFalling
202257th Golden Bell Awards[6]Best Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesLight the Night

References

  1. ^ Hsia, Heidi (June 11, 2025). "Esther Liu and Simon Lien announce marriage and baby". Yahoo Life Singapore. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  2. ^ "Esther Liu". Rakuten Viki. Archived 2023-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. ^ "Esther Liu - Actress - Taiwan - Filmography - TV Drama Series - Chinese Movies". chinesemov.com. Archived 2021-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  4. ^ "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. Archived June 1, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "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. Archived 2 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ^ "【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. Archived 7 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 September 2022.