Jesseca Liu
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Jesseca Liu Zhi Xuan is a Malaysian actress and model working in Singapore.
, Malaysia. She began modeling after graduating from Saito Academy in 2001. Languages often spoken by Liu are Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Bahasa Melayu. First known as Lao Chew Yen, she finished second for a Malaysian beauty contest in 2001. Liu began acting in Malaysia with a few Chinese drama productions.
Jesseca hasn't had much light in her love life currently. She only had one known relationship with Taiwanese actor Vitter Fan Zhi Wei after they acted together in the Taiwanese movie << Untold Beauty>>. Their romance fizzled after one year. Jesseca is still currently single.
She had a role in Portrait of Home
, where she played a Vietnamese bride, Ruan Mianmian. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Most Popular Newcomer Award categories during Star Awards 2005 with her role as Ruan Mianmian in Portrait of Home
. She earned the Most Popular Newcomer Award that year.
Her first lead role was as Ding Yirou in Rhapsody In Blue in 2006. She was given opportunities to play the lead roles thereafter. She filmed a movie by Raintree Picture (Singapore) back in year 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, after returning back to Mediacorp, she acted in the Channel U blockbuster of the year
"Secrets For Sale" as Jiaqi, a private investigator. She was the lead actress alongside Christopher Lee. The 13-episode show was produced by Wawa productions and gained much favourable response from the viewers.
In October,she also played a role as a doctor named Minfei in the medical-themed show called "The Oath" .
She is involved in Mediacorp Channel U's 2011 blockbuster drama, Secrets For Sale 《拍。卖》as the main lead actress alongside Mediacorp actors Christopher Lee and Thomas Ong who are the first and second lead actors respectively. The drama was very well-accepted by the audience in Singapore and received raves from the viewers.
Together with Olivia Ong
, she sang the theme song for The Silver Tribute Charity Night which was aired "live" on Channel 8 on Jun 5 2011, which marked her first appearance on a live programme since Star Awards 2010.
Early life
Jesseca Liu was born in LangkawiLangkawi
Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border...
, Malaysia. She began modeling after graduating from Saito Academy in 2001. Languages often spoken by Liu are Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Bahasa Melayu. First known as Lao Chew Yen, she finished second for a Malaysian beauty contest in 2001. Liu began acting in Malaysia with a few Chinese drama productions.
Personal Life
Jesseca also has a sister six years younger than her. Her parents however, divorced when she was a teenager. Since then, her mother raised her and her sister all by herself.Jesseca hasn't had much light in her love life currently. She only had one known relationship with Taiwanese actor Vitter Fan Zhi Wei after they acted together in the Taiwanese movie << Untold Beauty>>. Their romance fizzled after one year. Jesseca is still currently single.
Career
In 2004, Liu was spotted by a producer in MediaCorp who offered her the attractive role of He Yi Xuan in the sports drama, The Champion, starring opposite Qi Yu Wu and Taiwanese Toro and Yan Xing Shu. She begin a career as a full time actress in Singapore.She had a role in Portrait of Home
Portrait of Home
Portrait of Home is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8 in 2005.The show has 100 episodes telecast in two segments, the first with 60 episodes and the second with 40 episodes. Part 1 was aired from 16 May 2005 to 15 August 2005...
, where she played a Vietnamese bride, Ruan Mianmian. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Most Popular Newcomer Award categories during Star Awards 2005 with her role as Ruan Mianmian in Portrait of Home
Portrait of Home
Portrait of Home is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8 in 2005.The show has 100 episodes telecast in two segments, the first with 60 episodes and the second with 40 episodes. Part 1 was aired from 16 May 2005 to 15 August 2005...
. She earned the Most Popular Newcomer Award that year.
Her first lead role was as Ding Yirou in Rhapsody In Blue in 2006. She was given opportunities to play the lead roles thereafter. She filmed a movie by Raintree Picture (Singapore) back in year 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, after returning back to Mediacorp, she acted in the Channel U blockbuster of the year
"Secrets For Sale" as Jiaqi, a private investigator. She was the lead actress alongside Christopher Lee. The 13-episode show was produced by Wawa productions and gained much favourable response from the viewers.
In October,she also played a role as a doctor named Minfei in the medical-themed show called "The Oath" .
Departure from MediaCorp
Jesseca's contract with Mediacorp ended in May 2010, and she had just signed a contract with Singapore's HIM Music Label in the year 2010. Her first production under her new company was Channel U's 2010 feature film, Lost and Found 《小孩·狗》with Taiwan's popular child star Xiao Xiao Bin and Taiwanese idol James Wen Sheng Hao. The film garnered the highest viewership amongst the other two feature films aired, starring Mediacorp actresses Joanne Peh and Felicia Chin in each.She is involved in Mediacorp Channel U's 2011 blockbuster drama, Secrets For Sale 《拍。卖》as the main lead actress alongside Mediacorp actors Christopher Lee and Thomas Ong who are the first and second lead actors respectively. The drama was very well-accepted by the audience in Singapore and received raves from the viewers.
Together with Olivia Ong
Olivia Ong
Olivia Ong is a Singaporean singer. She sings mostly in English but developed her career singing in English and Japanese. In addition, she has released rare tracks, recorded in Mandarin, and Cantonese which can be found on limited edition albums.-Biography:...
, she sang the theme song for The Silver Tribute Charity Night which was aired "live" on Channel 8 on Jun 5 2011, which marked her first appearance on a live programme since Star Awards 2010.
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Champion | He Yi Xuan 何亦萱 |
| My Lucky Charm My Lucky Charm My Lucky Charm 情来运转 is a 25 episode Chinese drama shown on MediaCorp Channel 8 in Singapore and was telecast in 3 January 2005. The show stars Huang Biren, Chew Chor Meng, Chen Hanwei, Jeanette Aw, Michelle Chong, Cavin Soh, Jesseca Liu and Allan Wu.... |
Chen Xiu Wen 陈秀文 | |
| 2005 | Portrait of Home I | Ruan Mian Mian 阮棉（软绵绵） |
| Portrait of Home II | Ruan Mian Mian 阮棉（软绵绵） | |
| 2006 | Yours Always | Wang Ying Ru 王颖如 |
| Women of Times Women of Times Women of Times is a 30-episode Chinese drama telecast in Singapore in 2006.-Main cast:*Fann Wong as Marissa Wang Xiyi*Edmund Chen as Justin Jia Zengtu*Chen Hanwei as Ding Hanzhe*Cheng Pei-pei as Mrs... |
Jia Wan Qi 贾宛其 | |
| Rhapsody In Blue | Ding Yirou 丁以柔 | |
| Through It All Through It All Through It All is a Chinese drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp TV Channel 8.-Cast:*Li Nanxing as Guo Xianghai*Christopher Lee as Guo Yihai*Jesseca Liu as Huang Qianyun*Apple Hong as Cen Anqi... |
Huang Qian Yun 黄倩云 | |
| 2007 | Mars vs Venus Mars vs Venus Mars vs Venus is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 1 May 2007 and ended its run on 28 May 2007. It was screened on every weekday night, 9pm. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes.The theme of the... |
Weng Zi Ling 翁紫玲 |
| Kinship I Kinship (TV series) Kinship is a Singaporean Chinese long running drama which was televised on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 every Monday to Friday at 19:00 tonight. The drama is divided into two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.... |
Zheng Yu Sheng 郑玉生 | |
| Kinship II Kinship Part 2 (TV series) Kinship Part 2 is a Singaporean Chinese long running drama which was televised on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 every Monday to Friday at 19:00 tonight. It made its debut on 17 December 2007. The drama is the second of two parts.This drama series consists of a cast which... |
Zheng Yu Sheng 郑玉生 | |
| Falling In Love Falling In Love (TV series) Falling In Love is a Singaporean and Malaysian co-production Chinese drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on August 20, 2007 and ended its run on 21 September 2007. The drama consists of a total of 25 episodes. It was screened... |
Zheng Zi Hui 郑子荟 | |
| 2008 | Rhythm of Life Rhythm of Life (TV series) Rhythm of Life is a Singaporean Chinese modern family drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 5 May 2008 and ended on 30 May 2008... |
Liu Zhi Ling 刘志玲 |
| Beach.Ball.Babes Beach.Ball.Babes Beach.Ball.Babes is a Singaporean Chinese idol drama mainly showcasing the main leads playing beach volleyball. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 7 July 2008 and ended on 1 August 2008... |
Cai Yanfang 蔡艳芳 | |
| Crime Busters x 2 Crime Busters x 2 Crime Busters x 2 is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 September 2008 and ended on 27 October 2008... |
Ou Fenni 欧芬妮 (Guest Appearance) | |
| 2009 | The Dream Catchers The Dream Catchers The Dream Catchers is a Singaporean Chinese modern romance drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 4 February 2009 and ended on 3 March 2009... |
Lin Jia Le 林佳乐 |
| Romantic Delicacies Romantic Delicacies Romantic Delicacies is a Chinese drama, which was the 13th co-production of MediaCorp TV and ntv7. This drama serial consists of 25 episodes. In Singapore, it was telecasted on the free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It was screened from 31 August 2009 to 2 October 2009, on every weekday... |
Shen Xiao Xin 沈小欣 | |
| Baby Bonus Baby Bonus (TV series) Baby Bonus is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 September 2009 and ended on 30 October 2009... |
Zheng Xiao Yang 郑晓阳 | |
| 2010 | New Beginnings New Beginnings New Beginnings is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen recorded in 1988 for the Blue Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "on New Beginnings pianist Don Pullen sets up fairly simple structures and then, after stating the theme, tosses... |
Tang Wen Xi 唐汶汐 |
| 2011 | Secrets For Sale Secrets For Sale Secrets for SalesSecrets for SalesSecrets for Sales(拍。卖）is a Singapore television drama series, produced by Wawa Pictures. It is Channel U's blockbuster of the year for 2011, and debuts on March 14, 2011. It is aired from Monday to Friday, at 10.00 pm. It has received much overwhelming response and... |
Zhou Jia Qi 周家琦 |
| The Oath | Yang Min Fei 杨敏妃 | |
| In Time with You In Time with You In Time with You is a 2011 Taiwanese romance drama written by Xu Yu Ting and directed by Winnie Chu . It stars Ariel Lin and Bolin Chen as the main characters in the drama.-Synopsis:... |
Huang Hai Yan 黄海燕 |
- Feature Film (Telemovie): Lost and Found 《小孩·狗》 as Li Zi Xuan 李子萱
- Movie(s): Untold Beauty ( 還原 )
- Book(s): Jesseca Diary ( 绚日记 )
Awards and nominations
- Star Awards 2005Star Awards 2005Star Awards 2005 is a television award with the ceremony held on 4 December 2005. It was part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8, and for the first time, included stars from MediaCorp TV Channel U, many of whom were former employees of MediaCorp.Hosted by...
: Nominated Best Supporting Actress (Portrait of HomePortrait of HomePortrait of Home is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8 in 2005.The show has 100 episodes telecast in two segments, the first with 60 episodes and the second with 40 episodes. Part 1 was aired from 16 May 2005 to 15 August 2005...
) - Star Awards 2005: Most Popular Newcomer Award
- Star Awards 2006Star Awards 2006Star Awards 2006 is a television award telecast in 2006 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8.-Description:...
: Nominated Best Actress (Rhapsody In Blue) - Star Awards 2006: Top Ten Most Popular Female Artiste
- Star Awards 2007Star Awards 2007Star Awards 2007 is a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This year, Star Awards will be scheduled to telecast on two Sunday nights. The first award ceremony will be held on the 9 December 2007, in...
: Nominated Best Actress (Kinship (TV series)Kinship (TV series)Kinship is a Singaporean Chinese long running drama which was televised on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 every Monday to Friday at 19:00 tonight. The drama is divided into two parts: Part 1 and Part 2....
) - Star Awards 2007Star Awards 2007Star Awards 2007 is a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This year, Star Awards will be scheduled to telecast on two Sunday nights. The first award ceremony will be held on the 9 December 2007, in...
: Top Ten Most Popular Female Artiste - Star Awards 2009Star Awards 2009Star Awards 2009 was a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It was part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Star Awards 2009 was telecasted 'LIVE' on Channel 8, 26 April 2009 at 1900 hrs, where the results were announced...
: Top Ten Most Popular Female Artiste - Star Awards 2010Star Awards 2010Star Awards 2010 was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Star Awards 2010 was telecast 'LIVE' on Channel 8, on 18 April 2010 and 25 April 2010...
: Top Ten Most Popular Female Artiste - Star Awards 2010Star Awards 2010Star Awards 2010 was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Star Awards 2010 was telecast 'LIVE' on Channel 8, on 18 April 2010 and 25 April 2010...
: Top Ten Favourite Female Character (Lin Jia Le - The Dream-catchers) - Golden Awards 2010 : Nominated Most Popular Actress
- Golden Awards 2010 : Nominated Top 5 Best Actress (Romantic DelicaciesRomantic DelicaciesRomantic Delicacies is a Chinese drama, which was the 13th co-production of MediaCorp TV and ntv7. This drama serial consists of 25 episodes. In Singapore, it was telecasted on the free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It was screened from 31 August 2009 to 2 October 2009, on every weekday...
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