Rene Liu
Taiwanese female singer, actor, writer, director, and screenwriter born in Taipei on June 1, 1969; she debuted with "我的美麗與哀愁" in 1995.
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Rene Liu is a Taiwanese female singer, actor, writer, director, and screenwriter born in Taipei on June 1, 1969.
After graduating from the music program at 光仁中學, Rene Liu went to California State University, Fullerton, where she majored in music, studied voice and piano performance, and earned a bachelor's degree.
After completing university, Rene Liu returned to Taipei and joined Rock Records, studying popular music and songwriting under Bobby Chen and working as a production assistant at "新樂園工作室" for three and a half years. Bobby Chen also gave her the nickname "Milk Tea" while she was an assistant.
Rene Liu's repertoire as a singer includes "為愛癡狂" and "後來（未來へ）." Since 2002, Rene Liu has held numerous solo tours in Taiwan, mainland China, and other regions; in 2021, she hosted the limited-run Hit FM network program "與劉若英相愛的人啊."
Before Rene Liu released her debut album, 陳國富 invited her to star in "我的美麗與哀愁." In 1995, Rene Liu debuted with "我的美麗與哀愁" and won Best Actress at the 40th Asia-Pacific Film Festival that same year for "少女小漁."
In 1997, Rene Liu won Best Actress at the 10th Tokyo International Film Festival for "美麗在唱歌." In 1998, she received the Jury Special Award at the 35th Golden Horse Awards, Best Actress at the 44th Asia-Pacific Film Festival, and Actor of the Year at the first Taipei Film Festival for "徵婚啟事"; in 2005, she won Best Actress at the 10th Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Awards and the 28th Hundred Flowers Awards for "天下無賊."
Rene Liu appeared in five films in 2011, including "極速天使" and "星空." She directed her first film, "後來的我們," in 2017, and it was released on April 28, 2018.
In television, Rene Liu portrayed 張幼儀 in "人間四月天" in 2000 and won Best Actress at the 35th Golden Bell Awards for "住在十字架裡的母親." In 2007, she won Best Actress at the Shanghai Television Festival's Magnolia Awards for "新結婚時代."
From 2003 to 2005, Rene Liu starred in the stage play "半生緣" in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Beijing, respectively. In 2011, she collaborated with 林奕華 and 王耀慶 on "紅娘的異想世界之在西廂" and won Best Actress at the 壹戲劇大賞 for the production.
In 2003, Rene Liu was invited to serve on the jury for the Upstream section of the 60th Venice Film Festival; in 2013, she served on the final juries for the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards and the 50th Golden Horse Awards.
A personal website whose design concept Rene Liu helped develop was nominated in the visual communication category of the Taiwan National Design Award in 2007. Beginning in September 2010, at the invitation of Hong Kong Apple Daily president 董橋, she published a personal column in the newspaper's Sunday Afternoon supplement. The lighting design for "飛行日演唱會" received the Platinum Award in Entertainment Lighting at the 2023 MUSE Design Awards.
Overview
- Born
- June 1, 1969age 57
- Born in
- Taiwan
- Career start
- Official debut · 1995
- Active
- 1995 – present31 years
- Gender
- Female
- Aliases
- Lau Jiok-Eng, Liu Jo-Ying, Liu Ruo Ying, 奶茶
- Instruments
- Piano / Keyboard
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