Eugenie Liu

Eugenie Liu Yi-er (; born Liu Si-ting; 12 November 1990) is a Taiwanese actress. Liu took on lead roles in the television series Behind Your Smile, as well as Netflix series Triad Princess (2019) and Futmalls (2020). She made her feature film debut as Older Monster in the horror comedy film Mon Mon Mon Monsters (2017), and starred as Lin Chen-chen in the drama film Old Fox (2023), for which she earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the 60th Golden Horse Awards. In 2024, she starred as Fan Zuer in the drama film Daughter's Daughter and received another nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the 61st Golden Horse Awards.

Early life and education Eugenie Liu was born Liu Si-ting on 12 November 1990. Her grandfather and her great-uncle are both actors, although Liu did not disclose her relationship with Kao Ming until his death in 2017. Her father is a Taekwondo coach, who sparked her interest in sports from a young age. Liu attended a unisex school starting in junior high, and was part of the athletics team in primary school, as well as the basketball and volleyball teams in high school. Aspiring to become a sports journalist since sixth grade, she enrolled at Chinese Culture University to major in journalism and spent all her remaining credits on sports science. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2013, she initially secured a job at Videoland Sports Channel. leaving the family with $7 million in debt, Liu was compelled to enter the entertainment industry, a decision she described as a means to "spare more time to take care of her mother" and "alleviate his father's financial burden". She signed with and debuted as a model shortly after graduation. In 2014, she was cast in a leading role in the sports film Volleyball Sweetheart, for which she underwent several months of volleyball training, but the film was ultimately scrapped that same year.

Career In 2015, Liu made her acting debut as Lin Yu-chiao in the Line TV series , starring alongside Bruce Hung. She then starred as one of the five leading actresses in the 2018 romantic comedy film and portrayed police detective Chang Ju-hsin in the 2019 crime film . while John Serba of Decider praised her flexibility to be "funny and badass at the same time". She appeared as Yang Nian-jun in another Netflix series Futmalls in the following year.

In 2023, Liu portrayed Liu Chen-chen, the secretary of Akio Chen's character, in the crime film Old Fox, while in Alex Chung's review for HK01, he particularly complimented Liu's performance, noting that although the character is "relatively complex", she portrayed it "fittingly" with a "good grasp". She also starred as Liang Jing-tsen in the SET-CTS television series that same year.

Personal life As of December 2017, Liu resided in Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes/ 2017 Mon Mon Mon Monsters Older Monster 2018 Li Ya-ling (李亞玲) 2019 Chang Ju-hsin (張如心) 2021 Till We Meet Again Little horse thief Cameo 2023 Love Fool Bei Bei (貝貝) Old Fox Lin Chen-chen (林珍珍) 2024 Daughter's Daughter Fan Zuer (范祖兒)

Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2015 Lin Yu-ciao (林雨喬) Main role 2016 Wen Hsiao-kuang (溫小光) Main role Behind Your Smile Lei Xinyu (雷芯語) Main role 2017 Flight attendant Cameo 2019 Triad Princess Angie Ni (倪安琪) Main role 2020 Futmalls Yang Nian-jun (楊念君) Main role 2021 Fang Hsiao-lu (方小路) Main role 2023 Liang Jing-tsen (梁靜岑) Main role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2023 60th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting ActressOld Fox 2024 5th Taiwan Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress 26th Taipei Film Awards Best Supporting Actress 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actress Daughter's Daughter