Bernice Liu


Bernice Jan Liu is a Canadian actress, singer, and commercial model based in Hong Kong. She has previously held the title Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 as well as Miss Chinese International 2001, the latter position bringing her fame in Hong Kong. Liu left Television Broadcasts Limited in 2011 to pursue a singing career.
Liu was best known for her role as Princess Sam-tin in the long-running TVB sitcom, Virtues of Harmony, which was also her first role after joining TVB in 2001. Liu's singing breakthrough came to an attention in 2005 after she lent her voice for the theme song of the 2005 TVB serial drama, Into Thin Air. The theme song, "Truth," was Liu's first theme song and was one of the primary promotional songs for the TVB compilation album, Lady in Red, which sold past 10,000 copies in the first day of release. Liu was also listed by critics as one of the few TVB artists to look forward to in a future singing career.

Early life

Liu was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia on January 6, 1979.
Liu attended the University of British Columbia for three years as a pre-med student in the Faculty of Science before transferring to UBC Sauder School of Business to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce. While in university, she worked at a Chinese language television station in Vancouver to learn conversational Cantonese. The television executives encouraged her to participate in beauty pageants, which led her to win both Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 and Miss Chinese International 2001. Her victories caught the attention of talent scouts at TVB, who offered her an acting contract on March 2001. Liu accepted the offer and put her studies on hold to pursue an entertainment career. She later re-enrolled at UBC Sauder in May 2018 and graduated spring 2020.

Career

In 2002, after a successful reception of Virtues of Harmony, TVB decided to produce a modern spin-off for the sitcom.
In early 2011, after filming Show Me the Happy and Home Troopers with TVB, Liu left the station.
Liu is the CEO and director of Bellavizio, a wine company she founded in 2008. They produce wine out of Bordeaux, France, and Napa, California.
Liu is the owner of WineMaven, an online community for wine enthusiasts.
Liu was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

Personal life

Liu is a Christian. She has a brother and a sister.

Filmography

Film

Television dramas