Bernice Liu

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name = Bernice Liu


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birthname = Bernice Jan Liu
origin = Hong Kong
ancestry = Shunde, Guangdong, China
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occupation = Actress, singer, commercial model
genre = Cantopop
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voicetype = Mezzo-soprano
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yearsactive = 2001–present
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Bernice Jan Liu, also known as Liu Bik-Yee (zh-t|t=廖碧兒) (born January 6, 1979 in Prince Rupert, BC, Canada with family root in Shunde, Guangdong, China) was the 2001 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner and is now an actress and singer with TVB in Hong Kong.

Best known for her role in the long-running TVB series, Virtues of Harmony, she is now fondly referred to as 'Princess' by fans.

Biography

Bernice was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia (Canada). In 2001, she entered the Miss Chinese International Pageant, a beauty contest organized by TVB. She is also the winner of Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000. Bernice attended the University of British Columbia prior to winning. She won the judges over with her beautiful dancing which is what she is known for by some Hong Kongers. After winning the pageant, she signed a contract with Hong Kong's leading TV company, TVB. She had initially refused a contract to pursue a university education, but eventually decided to with the support of her peers. During this time she was rumored to be dating choreographer Paul Becker to later break up after moving to Hong Kong.

Bernice is heavily rumoured to be dating fellow TVB actor Moses Chan after their realistic portrayal as a couple in the TVB series Love Bond, and subsequently in the series Healing Hands III. The pair won the Best On-Screen Couple Award for the former series at the 2006 Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards. The two actors are frequently invited to attend commercial functions and launches as a pair due to the perceived popularity of such a coupling. However neither actor has yet to confirm whether they are in a relationship or not.

Career

Bernice's debut in"Virtues of Harmony" as "Wong Yee" (Joey) drew a favourable reception from the audience. She was initially criticised for her lack of fluency in Cantonese, the main language of Hong Kong. However this slowly decreased with the advent of her popularity. Bernice has also credited her father, who moved to Hong Kong with her in pursuit of a career with TVB, for helping her with the Cantonese dialogue and scripts. Although Bernice is fluent in English and Cantonese, she is said to be slowly improving her mandarin.

Bernice is known as "Princess" in Hong Kong due to her role in the TVB series Virtues of Harmony. She is also a singer in TVB's new female compilation album "金牌女兒紅" (Lady In Red) with her songs "實情," the themesong of "人間蒸發" (Into Thin Air) for which she received 2 awards, and "分手," the sub themesong of "突圍行動" (The Brink of Law). She sang the themesongs for "凶城計中計" (The Slicing of the Demon) entitled "還用在意嗎" (Do You Still Need to Care) as well as "舞動全城" (Steps) entitled "So in Love with You," both of which also featured her as the leading actress. Bernice also sang the subthemes to "心花放" (Love Bond, which was a collaboration between her and the other three main leads of the series, namely Michael Tao, Kenix Kwok and, rumored boyfriend, Moses Chan.

Rise to fame

Bernice emerged as a dark horse candidate by snagging the #2 spot amongst TVB's top-earning artists of 2006, mostly due to her numerous endorsement contracts. She has also received a newcomer award (新人薦場飆星獎) from one of the most important awards ceremony in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry, the JSG awards (十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮).

In the summer of 2006, Bernice earned a contract with Nike, and became the first Asian spokesperson for the company. Her posters are now all over Asia promoting Nike yoga products. At the TVB Jade Solid Gold Music Awards, 25th Anniversary Bernice wins Newcomer Award. Also Bernice, along with Myolie Wu, Nancy Wu and other tvb stars were the judges for Mr.Hong Kong 2007.

Bernice Liu has beaten best actress award winner Charmaine Sheh to claim TVB's top earning artist spot of 2007 earning $4.8 million (HKD).

Awards

*Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000
*Miss Photogenic (Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000)
*Miss Perfect Complexion (Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000)
*Miss Chinese International 2001
*Miss Talent (Miss Chinese International 2001)
*Miss Cosmopolitan (Miss Chinese International 2001)
*Newcomer Award (Jade Solid Gold Awards 2006)
*JSG Song Award for "Truth", the theme song of TVB's Into Thin Air (Jade Solid Gold Awards 2006)
*Favourite Character for Gei Mei Lai in Love Bond (Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2006)
*Best On-Screen Couple Award with Moses Chan in Love Bond (Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2006)

Filmography

Television Series
*Virtues of Harmony as Princess (2001)
*Golden Faith (2002)(guest star)
*Virtues of Harmony II as Wong Yee (Joey) (2003-2004)
*Survivor's Law as Cheong Sze Ka (Jessica) (2003)
*Supreme Fate - Mini Series(2004)
*Love Bond as Gei Mei Lai (2005)
*Healing Hands III as Betsy (2005)
*Into Thin Air as Man Tai Bo (2005)
*The Brink of Law as Chui Wing (2007)
*Devil's Disciples as Bat Tong Ji Lung (2007)
*The Slicing of The Demon (2007)
*Best Selling Secrets as herself (2007) (Cameo Appearance)
*Steps as Lee Sum Ying (Samantha) (2007)
*Survivor's Law II (2007) as Cheong Sze Ka (Jessica) {Cameo Appearance)
*Wasabi Mon Amour as Yim Lai/Ko Yau Lai (Ally) (2008)
*When A Dog Loves A Cat as Man Ji Kei (2008)(Guest Star)
*The Greatness of a Hero (2008)

Films
*My Wife is 18 《我老婆唔夠秤》(2002)
*My Dream Girl (2003)
*Heat Team (2004)

Commercials

*TVB Miss Vancouver
*TVB Miss Vancouver Special
*TVB Miss Chinese International
*TVB Miss Chinese International Special
*TVB Pearl Promotion
*Lactacyd Commercial
*TVB Christmas 2006
*The Brink of Law Sales Presentation
*Steps Sales Presentation

External links

* [http://jade.tvb.com/artiste/liu_bernice_jan/ Bernice Liu's profile on TVB]
* [http://www.berniceliu.org/ Bernice Liu's official website] zh icon

References

*http://www.misshkbeauties.com