Serena Liu

Serena Liu (born Liu Chen; ; 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. 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.

Career Liu taught dance in appearances on variety and talk shows, before hosting her own television programs and acting in television series.

Personal life Liu and Taiwanese singer Shin Lung (辛龍) registered their marriage on 17 May 2014, and held their wedding at Ocean Crystal Chapel in Honolulu, Hawaii on 9 June in the same year. Liu announced the birth of their daughter on 15 February 2016.

Death Liu suffered from a narrowed aortic valve. 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. Liu could have opted for an aortic valve replacement, but it would have required long-term medication after the surgery to prevent blood clots. while undergoing a heart valve repair surgery at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Liu had an unexpected sudden cardiac arrest and fell into a coma.

Filmography

Television series YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes2005 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