Bernice Liu
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Bernice Liu (廖碧兒) | |
![]() Bernice Liu |
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Born | January 6, 1979![]() |
Official site | Bernice Liu Official Page on TVB.com |
Notable roles | A Princess in Virtues of Harmony |
Bernice Jan Liu, also known as Liu Bik-Yee (廖碧兒; pinyin: Liào Bì'ér) (born January 6, 1979) was the 2001 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner and is now an actress with TVB in Hong Kong.
Best known for her role in the long-running TVB series, Virtues of Harmony, she is now quite often referred to as 'Princess'.
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[edit] Biography
Bernice Liu was born and raised in Prince Rupert, British Columbia (Canada). Her career in the Hong Kong entertainment industry kick started in 2001 when she was the winner of the Miss Chinese Vancouver pageant. Bernice attended the University of British Columbia prior to winning. She went on to represent Vancouver in Hong Kong at the Miss Chinese International pageant in 2001. She won the judges over with her beautiful dancing which is what she is known for by some Hong Kongers. After winning her latest pageant, she signed a contract with Hong Kong's leading TV company, TVB.
There are many rumors swirling around suggesting Bernice dated fellow Virtues of Harmony co-star, Hawick Lau Hoi-Wai and more recently, her Love Bond and Healing Hands III co-star, Moses Chan Ho.
Liu has also hopes of becoming a singer having some experience with 2 TVB themesongs already sung. She contributed to the Love Bond sub-themesong (心花放) and most recently sang the themesong for the TVB series, Into Thin Air called "實情" (Truth) which she also got 2 awards for. Now, she has a new song for the upcoming series "突圍行動" (Brink of Law) called "分手" (Break up) which is going to be in TVB's new CD, 金牌女兒紅 (All About Women). Bernice came through as a dark horse candidate in snagging the #2 spot among TVB's top-earning artists of 2006. Also, just recently she had received a newcomer award (新人薦場飆星獎) from one of the most important awards ceremony in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry, the JSG awards (十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮). In the summer of 2006, Bernice earned a contract with Nike and became the first Asian spokesperson for the company. Her posters are now all over Asia promoting Nike yoga products. At the TVB Jade Solid Gold Music Awards, 25th Anniversary Bernice wins Newcomer Award.
[edit] Pageant Awards
Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000
- Winner
- Miss Photogenic
- Perfect Complexion
Miss Chinese International 2001
- Winner
- Miss Talent
- Miss Cosmopolitan
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
- My Wife is 18 《我老婆唔夠秤》(2002)
[edit] Television series
- Virtues of Harmony (2001-2003)
- Virtues of Harmony 2 (2003-2004)
- Love Bond (2005)
- Healing Hands III (2005)
- Into Thin Air (2005)
- The Brink of Law (2007)
- Devil's Disciples (2007)
- The Slicing of the Demon (2007)
[edit] Trivia
- Chinese Zodiac: Horse
- Horoscope: Capricorn
- Spoken languages: English, Cantonese, French
[edit] External links
- Bernice Liu at the Internet Movie Database
- Bernice Liu's profile on TVB
- Bernice Liu's official website (Chinese)
- Bernice Liu biography
[edit] Sources
Preceded by Crystal Pan 潘欣欣 |
Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 |
Succeeded by Shirley Zhou 周雪 |
Preceded by Sonija Kwok 郭羨妮 |
Miss Chinese International 2001 |
Succeeded by Shirley Zhou 周雪 |