Jesseca Liu
Jesseca Liu (simplified Chinese: 刘子绚; traditional Chinese: 劉子絢; pinyin: Liú zi xuàn) (刘芷绚/刘芷絢 Liu Zhi Xuan was her previous Chinese stage name) (born 13 February 1979) is a Malaysian actress, who is based in Singapore and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2004 to 2010. Now she is a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and managed under HIM International Music.
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| Born | Lao Chew Yen（刘秋雁） 13 February 1979 Kedah, Malaysia | ||||||
| Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||
| Alma mater | Saito Academy | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress, model | ||||||
| Years active | 2004–present | ||||||
| Agent | |||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | |||||||
| Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes – Star Awards 2006 – 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉子絢 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘子绚 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Associated acts | Seven Princesses of Mediacorp | ||||||
Early life
Jesseca Liu was born on 13 February 1979[1] in Langkawi, Malaysia, with the name Lao Chew Yen. She began modelling after graduating from Saito Academy in 2001. Languages often spoken by Liu are Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Malay. She finished second for a Malaysian beauty contest in 2001. Liu began acting in Malaysia in a few Chinese drama productions produced by Singapore-based companies.
Career
Liu was spotted by a producer in MediaCorp in 2004 who offered her the meaty role of He Yi Xuan in the sports themed drama, The Champion, starring opposite Qi Yu Wu and Taiwanese actors Toro and Yan Xing Shu. She then began a career as a full-time actress in Singapore.
She snagged a role in the 100-episode drama series Portrait of Home in 2005. She played a Vietnamese bride Ruan Mianmian, and starred opposite veteran thespians Adrian Pang and Louise Lee. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Most Popular Newcomer Award categories for the Star Awards 2005 ceremony with her role as Ruan Mianmian in Portrait of Home. She won the Most Popular Newcomer Award that year.[2]
Her first lead role was Ding Yirou in Rhapsody in Blue in 2006. She was given opportunities to play lead roles thereafter. She filmed a movie by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures back in 2007 and it was scheduled to be screened in the second quarter of 2008. However, the screening of the movie was put to a halt due to copyright problems. Liu released a book diary, Jesseca's Diary (Chinese : 绚日记) in December 2007.
In March 2011, she starred in the Channel U blockbuster of the year Secrets For Sale, alongside Christopher Lee and Lin Meijiao. She played Jiaqi, a private investigator. The 13-episode serial was produced by Wawa productions.
In October 2011, she went on to play the role of a medical doctor Yang Minfei in the medical-themed series The Oath, which is one of the highest rated series of the year. The drama also starred Christopher Lee, Ann Kok and Ix Shen. She continued to star in other Wawa productions, such as Game Plan and Disclosed, and wrote two episodes of Let It Go.
Departure from MediaCorp
Liu's contract with MediaCorp expired in May 2010. She then went on to sign a contract with HIM International Music (Singapore) in the same year, while managing her family's spa business.[3][4] Her first production under her new company was Channel U's feature film, Lost and Found, 小孩·狗, in 2010 with Taiwan's popular child star Xiao Xiao Bin and Taiwanese idol James Wen Sheng Hao.[2] The film garnered the highest viewership amongst the other two feature films aired, starring Mediacorp actresses Joanne Peh and Felicia Chin respectively.
She then filmed Mediacorp Channel U's 2011 blockbuster drama, Secrets For Sale 《拍·卖》as the lead actress alongside Mediacorp actors Christopher Lee and Thomas Ong.
Together with Olivia Ong, she sang the theme song for The Silver Tribute Charity Night which was aired "live" on MediaCorp Channel 8 on 5 June 2011. This marked her first appearance on a live programme since Star Awards 2010.
Return to Mediacorp
Liu recently signed a new acting contract with Mediacorp in 2015, rendering her eligible for the Top 20 Most Popular Female Artistes nominations. She was last nominated in 2010. Prior to this, she starred in three Mediacorp drama series: Yours Fatefully, Blessings and Hand In Hand. She starred in a new Wawa production called The Queen.
In 2017, she is involved in a drama called Hero where she played as a female lead with many cameo appearance in the drama. Which helped her gained a nomination for Best Actress. She also got involved in a drama called Eat Already? 2 where she played a cameo appearance as a doctor.
In 2018, she filmed two dramas called Mind Matters with Qi Yuwu and currently broadcast the drama called Babies On Board with Tay Ping Hui.
Jesseca has gotten 9 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 2006–2010, 2016–2017, 2019, 2021 & 2022 respectively.
Personal life
Liu married Jeremy Chan on 16 July 2017.[5][6]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
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| 2010 | Lost and Found 小孩·狗 | [2] | |
| 2015 | Bring Back the Dead 招魂 | Jia En | |
| 2019 | When Ghost Meets Zombie 女鬼爱上尸 | Bai Bai 白白 | [7] |
| 2022 | Circle Line 生死环线 | [8] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rumput Jiwa 灵犀草 | Jesseca Liu 刘秋雁 | ||
| The Champion 任我遨游 | He Yixuan 何亦萱 | [1] | ||
| 2005 | My Lucky Charm 情来运转 | Chen Xiuwen 陈秀文 | ||
| Portrait of Home 同心园 | Ruan Mianmian 阮棉（软绵绵） | [2] | ||
| Portrait of Home II 同心园 II | ||||
| 2006 | Yours Always | Wang Yingru 王颖如 | ||
| Women of Times 至尊红颜 | Jia Wanqi 贾宛琪 | |||
| Rhapsody in Blue 蓝色仙人掌 | Ding Yirou 丁以柔 | |||
| Through It All 海的儿子 | Huang Qianyun 黄倩云 | |||
| 2007 | Mars vs Venus 幸福双人床 | Weng Ziling 翁紫玲 | [1] | |
| Kinship I 手足 I | Zheng Yusheng 郑玉生 | |||
| Falling in Love 情有可缘 | Zheng Zihui 郑子荟 | [1] | ||
| 2008 | Kinship II 手足 II | Zheng Yusheng 郑玉生 | ||
| Rhythm of Life 变奏曲 | Liu Zhiling 刘志玲 | |||
| Beach.Ball.Babes 球爱大战 | Cai Yanfang 蔡艳芳 | [1] | ||
| Crime Busters x 2 叮当神探 | Ou Fenni 欧芬妮 | |||
| 2009 | The Dream Catchers 未来不是梦 | Lin Jiale 林佳乐 | [1] | |
| Romantic Delicacies 美食厨师男 | Shen Xiaoxin 沈小欣 | |||
| Baby Bonus 添丁发财 | Zheng Xiaoyang 郑晓阳 | |||
| 2010 | New Beginnings 红白囍事 | Tang Wenxi 唐汶汐 | ||
| 2011 | Secrets For Sale 拍。卖 | Zhou Jiaqi 周家琦 | [2] | |
| In Time with You 我可能不会爱你 | Huang Haiyan 黄海燕 | |||
| The Oath 行医 | Yang Minfei 杨敏妃 | [2] | ||
| 2012 | Yours Fatefully 孤男寡女 | Song Xinxin 宋心心 | [1] | |
| Game Plan 千方百计 | Zhao Xingtong 赵欣彤 | |||
| 2013 | Marry Me 我要嫁出去 | Rainbow Ang 洪彩虹 | ||
| Disclosed 揭秘 | Kuang Yunxiang 邝芸香 | |||
| 2014 | Served H.O.T. 烧·卖 | Li Xiaorong 李小蓉 | ||
| Blessings 祖先保佑 | She Meiren / Lin Xiaomei 佘美仁 / 林小梅 | [1] | ||
| Who Killed The Lead 侦凶 | Lin Huiru 林慧如 | |||
| Three Wishes 三个愿望 | ||||
| 2015 | Hand in Hand 手牵手 | Hong Meifang 洪美芳 | ||
| Accidental Agents 绝队保险 | Sammi | |||
| 2016 | The Queen 复仇女王 | Guan Xin 关欣 | [1] | |
| Hero 大英雄 | Zhang Weixiong 张伟雄 | |||
| 2017 | Eat Already? 2 吃饱没？2 | Psychologist 心里医生 | ||
| 2018 | Mind Matters 心。情 | Qin Xiuxiu 秦秀秀 | [2] | |
| Babies On Board 新生 | Peng Shiyun 彭诗韵 | [1] | ||
| 2019 | Hello From The Other Side – It's Time 阴错阳差 – 时辰到 | Meng Ru 孟如 | [9] | |
| The Driver 伺机 | Su Xin & Xu Zi Xin 素心 & 徐子欣 | |||
| 2020 | Mind's Eye 心眼 | He Si Jia 何思嘉 | ||
| Loving You 爱没有距离 | Lin Li 林俐 | |||
| 2021 | Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost 卧虎藏鬼 | Lin Xiao Fang 林小芳 | [10] | |
| The Take Down 肃战肃绝 | Qiao Yi 乔毅 | [1] |
Compilation album
| Year | English title | Mandarin title |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17 | 新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年 |
| 2018 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 | 新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年 |
Accolades
References
- "Style Evolution: Jesseca Liu". 8 Days. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- "Why Jesseca Liu Is Willing To Risk Her Life To Become A Mum". The Singapore Women's Weekly. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- Goh, Joanna (20 May 2010). "Jesseca's Farewell 2010 - Highlights of Jesseca Liu's fleeting showbiz career". xinmsn. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- "Singapore actress Jesseca Liu: I am not a perfect lover". ICON Singapore. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- "Jesseca Liu and Jeremy Chan to wed".
- "Not at first sight, Jesseca Liu and Jeremy Chan share how they fell in love". AsiaOne. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "Oh, the horror! Singaporean horror films haunting our screens this 2019". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Scott, Mathew (6 December 2019). "First Look: The Uniquely Singaporean Monster Movie 'Circle Line'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- "Insta-buzz: What the stars were up to this week". 8 Days. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- "An actor was left shaken during filming of Jesseca Liu's ghostly new drama". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
External links
- Jesseca Liu at IMDb
- Profile on xinmsn