Dyana Liu
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Dyana Liu is an American actress. She is known for co-starring in the Cartoon Network
live-action series Tower Prep
.
, Taiwan
, she then grew up in Ithaca, New York
, United States
. Since age five she began playing classical piano and did not pursue an acting career until college. She attended school at the University of Pennsylvania
while also studying acting at the Walnut Street Theatre
. After graduating from college she returned to Ithaca to perform in local theater before moving to Los Angeles
to pursue a career in film and television. She made her television acting debut guest starring on an episode of The Unit
. The next year she co-starred in independent western film Between the Sand and the Sky opposite Dee Wallace. In 2009, she appeared in the film Down for Life
, which also starred Danny Glover
. She now co-stars as Suki Sato in the Cartoon Network
live-action series Tower Prep
.
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
live-action series Tower Prep
Tower Prep
Tower Prep is an American-Canadian television series that aired on Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 16, 2010, after the world premiere of Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster. The series is created by Paul Dini, a former producer and writer of Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The...
.
Career
Liu was born in TaipeiTaipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, she then grew up in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Since age five she began playing classical piano and did not pursue an acting career until college. She attended school at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
while also studying acting at the Walnut Street Theatre
Walnut Street Theatre
The Walnut Street Theatre , located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 825 Walnut Street, is the oldest continuously operating theatre in the English-speaking world and the oldest in the United States...
. After graduating from college she returned to Ithaca to perform in local theater before moving to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to pursue a career in film and television. She made her television acting debut guest starring on an episode of The Unit
The Unit
The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force...
. The next year she co-starred in independent western film Between the Sand and the Sky opposite Dee Wallace. In 2009, she appeared in the film Down for Life
Down for Life (film)
Down for Life is a 2010 American dramatic film directed by Alan Jacobs based on the true story of a 15-year old Latino gang leader in Watts, Los Angeles. The story follows one day in her life as she struggles to break away from her gang...
, which also starred Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Danny Lebern Glover is an American actor, film director, and political activist. Glover is perhaps best known for his role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film franchise.-Early life:...
. She now co-stars as Suki Sato in the Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
live-action series Tower Prep
Tower Prep
Tower Prep is an American-Canadian television series that aired on Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 16, 2010, after the world premiere of Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster. The series is created by Paul Dini, a former producer and writer of Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The...
.
Flimography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Waitress | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Between the Sand and the Sky | Wu Ping | Independent film |
| 2008 | Rita Rocks Rita Rocks Rita Rocks is a Lifetime original sitcom that premiered on October 20, 2008. It is the network's first original comedy in over a decade. The series debuted alongside re-runs of Reba as part of a new comedy hour for Tuesday nights, which later changed to Monday nights... |
Pierson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | Fanboy and Chum Chum Fanboy and Chum Chum Fanboy and Chum Chum is an American CGI animated television series produced by Frederator Studios. It is based on a first episode/short from Frederator's Random! Cartoons called Fanboy... |
Yo | Voice over role |
| 2010 | Down for Life Down for Life (film) Down for Life is a 2010 American dramatic film directed by Alan Jacobs based on the true story of a 15-year old Latino gang leader in Watts, Los Angeles. The story follows one day in her life as she struggles to break away from her gang... |
Kathy | Theatrical film |
| 2010 | Tower Prep | Suki Sato | TV series,regular role |
| 2011 | Super Hero Squad Show | Spider Woman | TV Series 3 episodes |