Serena Liu
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Serena Liu | |||||||||||
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| Born | Liu Chen 9 June 1975 | ||||||||||
| Died | 22 March 2020 (aged 44) | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, actress | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Shin Lung | ||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉真 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘真 | ||||||||||
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Serena Liu (born Liu Chen; Chinese: 劉真; pinyin: Liú Zhēn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Chin; 9 June 1975 – 22 March 2020), also known as Serina Liu, was a Taiwanese dancer and actress.
Early life and education
Liu started ballet lessons when she was a child and continued for 12 years, establishing strong foundations in dancing.[1] She began to learn ballroom dancing at the age of 18. While studying at National Chengchi University, she continued ballroom dancing. After graduation, under her parents' persuasion, she applied for a job at a bank but ultimately at the age 23, decided to follow her passion in dance and participate in competitions.[1][2]
Career
Liu taught dance in appearances on variety and talk shows, before hosting her own television programs and acting in television series.[3][4][5]
Personal life
Liu and Taiwanese singer Shin Lung (辛龍) registered their marriage on 17 May 2014,[6] and held their wedding at Ocean Crystal Chapel in Honolulu, Hawaii on 9 June in the same year.[7] Liu announced the birth of their daughter on 15 February 2016.[8]
Death
Liu suffered from a narrowed aortic valve.[9] Her husband told the media that she had learnt about her condition purely by chance. Liu had taken her four-year-old daughter to see a doctor for a cold, but the young girl refused to let the doctor place a stethoscope on her chest. The doctor then demonstrated the stethoscope's use to the child by placing the device on Liu's chest. The doctor realised then that Liu had a heart murmur, and advised her to seek further treatment.[10] Liu could have opted for an aortic valve replacement, but it would have required long-term medication after the surgery to prevent blood clots.[9] The medication may also derail her plans to have a second child.[9] On 7 February 2020,[3] while undergoing a heart valve repair surgery at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Liu had an unexpected sudden cardiac arrest and fell into a coma.[9] Liu was then admitted to the intensive care unit and had been put on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation since then.[9] Despite subsequent operations to deal with a developing cerebral embolism and increased brain pressure, Liu died on 22 March 2020 at the age of 44 after her body had stopped responding to medication and treatment.[3][11]
Filmography
Television series
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | How Much Sorrow Do You Have | 問君能有幾多愁 | Yaoniang | |
| 2006 | The Rise of the Tang Empire | 贞观之治 | Pipa Lady |
References
- ^ a b "劉真44歲離世女王身影不再 從芭蕾到國標舞藝人生落幕 | 娛樂 | 重點新聞 | 中央社 CNA". www.cna.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Taiwan's 'queen of ballroom dancing' dies suddenly, aged 44". Taipei Times. Translated by Jones, Edward. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Chen, Ping-hung; Chen, Wei-ting; Kao, Evelyn. "Taiwan ballroom dancing queen Serena Liu dies at 44". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Taiwan's Serena Liu dies: Dancer became household name after dancing with Andy Lau on Variety Big Brother". The Straits Times. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Taiwan celebrity dancer Serena Liu dies at 44 on Sunday: Taiwanese hospital". The Straits Times. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ ETtoday新聞雲. "快訊／劉真、辛龍爆517已登記結婚！ 網友：這是真愛 | ETtoday星光雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "劉真夏威夷套250萬婚戒 白色婚禮圓夢嫁辛龍｜蘋果新聞網｜蘋果日報". 蘋果新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Liu Zhen and Xin Long welcome baby girl". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ a b c d e hermes (2020-02-22). "Serena Liu in critical condition after heart surgery". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ hermesauto (2020-03-15). "Taiwan's 'Queen of ballroom dance' Serena Liu learnt about her heart condition by chance". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "劉真22日深夜逝世 北榮聲明：心臟術後腦壓過高 | 娛樂 | 重點新聞 | 中央社 CNA". www.cna.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
External links
- Serena Liu on Facebook
- Serina Liu at IMDb
- Serena Liu on Instagram
- Serena Liu on Weibo (in Chinese)