Hsu_Wei-ning

Hsu Wei-ning

Hsu Wei-ning

Taiwanese actress


Hsu Wei-ning (Chinese: ; pinyin: Xǔ Wěinìng; born 7 August 1984), also known as Tiffany Ann Hsu, is a Taiwanese actress.[3] Hsu began her career as a model,[4] and first came to attention for her supporting roles in the Taiwanese drama series It Started with a Kiss and its sequel They Kiss Again. She also worked as a VJ for MTV Taiwan.

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Her performance as Doris in the Taiwanese film Design 7 Love earned her a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best New Performer. She appeared in the drama series The Way We Were, for which she won a Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5] She is also known for starring in the supernatural horror film The Tag-Along (2015) and its sequel The Tag-Along 2 (2017).

Early life

Hsu's father is Italian-American and her mother is Taiwanese. Her father abandoned the family before she was born, leaving her mother to raise Hsu with the assistance of her maternal grandparents and her other family members.[6] Hsu attended the Hwa Kang Arts School in Taipei where she was classmates with Rainie Yang and Alien Huang. She graduated from the Chinese Cultural University with a major in Drama Acting in 2007. Friends call her by her middle name, Ann, which is also the English name listed on her agency's profile webpage.[7]

Career

Hsu was first noticed by Catwalk Model Agency when she participated in a talent casting for MTV Taiwan and was then signed up to be a fashion model in 2003.

In 2004, Hsu appeared in her first TV series Jia You Fei Fei (家有菲菲) and sang the theme song "甜姐辣妹". In 2005, she starred in the series It Started with a Kiss as second female lead. In 2007, Hsu appeared in her first film Amour-Legende (松鼠自殺事件). In 2009, Hsu starred in the idol drama ToGetHer and Autumn's Concerto. In 2011, Hsu starred as the second female lead of the TV drama Love You. In 2012, Hsu appeared in the micro-film Wishing for Happiness. She also starred as the female lead for the first time in the romance-drama series, Love Me or Leave Me (TV series), as a woman who was afraid of getting married but then regretted her decision when another woman tried to steal her boyfriend. In 2014, she starred in her first film as female lead in Design 7 Love (相愛的七種設計).[8][9] Hsu also starred in a Resorts World Sentosa promotional four-part micro-film series titled Cupid's World of Happiness (丘比特的幸福世界) alongside Leon Jay Williams and Xiao Xiao Bin.[10] The 40-minute-long microfilm (four episodes of 10 minutes each) tells the story of two vacationers unexpectedly meeting and finding love with each other through a series of adventures during their stay at Resorts World Sentosa.[11] In 2014, Hsu earned wider recognition after appearing in the TVBS series The Way We Were. Her performance won her a Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2015, Hsu starred in the horror film The Tag-Along, playing a smart and independent radio DJ who has a fear of commitment in relationships. The movie was well received by critics and did well at the box-office in Taiwan. It opened in second place with NT$8.73 million over three days, which is the best opening for a Taiwanese film since Our Times.[12]

Personal life

From 2006 to 2015, Hsu dated actor Ethan Juan.[13][14]

In October 2017, Hsu and Taiwanese cinematographer Liu You-nian were confirmed to be in a relationship.[15] They divorced at the end of 2020.[16] after two years.

On 10 December 2021, Hsu announced her marriage to Roy Chiu, her co-star in the 2021 romance film Man in Love.[17]

Filmography

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References

  1. "【許瑋甯閃嫁】許瑋甯、劉又年內湖登記結婚 婚期有玄機 - 鏡週刊". 鏡週刊 Mirror Media (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. "【全文】暫離傷心豪宅 許瑋甯極祕離婚劉又年". 鏡週刊 Mirror Media (in Traditional Chinese). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. "混血單親妞 從小飽受歧視". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  4. "Tiffany profile". Catwalk (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  5. "金鐘戲劇節目女配角 許瑋甯哽咽領獎". CNA (in Chinese). 26 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  6. "混血單親妞 從小飽受歧視". 蘋果日報 (台灣). 2010-03-16. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  7. (in Chinese) Tiffany profile at Catwalk Archived 2011-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2014-07-14
  8. "Tiffany Hsu". imdb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  9. "Tiffany Hsu". chinesemov.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  10. "'I keep the passion alive: Tiffany Hsu'". The Straits Times. July 28, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  11. "'Scene in Singapore'". MSN Entertainment. September 20, 2013. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  12. "Martian orbits atop China box office". Film Business Asia. 2015-12-04. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
  13. "同時現身巴黎 阮經天、許瑋甯復合?". 聯合報. 2015-07-22. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27.
  14. Chang, Lily (21 April 2021). "許瑋甯結束與劉又年2年秘婚!外公外婆成最強後盾:「家裡不怕多副碗筷!」". Cosmopolitan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  15. "獨家/許瑋甯挨轟神隱照演新戲 男主角是「台灣大咖男神」 | ETtoday星光雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  16. "【2023金鐘獎】《她和她的她》李程彬、許瑋甯囊括迷你劇集男、女主角獎" [[2023 Golden Bell Awards] "Her and Her" Li Chengbin and Tiffany Hsu won the mini-series actor and actress awards]. The News Lens 關鍵評論網 (in Chinese). 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  17. "Nominees – Asian Television Awards (2023)". Asian Television Awards. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

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