Aya Liu

Liu was born in Taipei, Taiwan on September 14, 1978, with her ancestral home in Pizhou, Jiangsu.^[3] She enrolled at the Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School, where she was classmates with Barbie Hsu, Dee Hsu and Pace Wu.^[3] In mid-2006, Liu suspended her career in Taiwan and traveled to the United States for study. She spent two weeks in New York before moving to California, where she enrolled at Cabrillo College. She returned to Taiwan in September 2007.^[4]

Liu hosted the variety show Guess Guess Guess with Jacky Wu in China Television, which earned her a Best Host in a Variety Programme Award at the Golden Bell Awards.

In 2011, Liu appeared in The Allure of Tears, a romance film starring Gigi Leung, Richie Jen, Joe Chen, Shawn Dou and Zhou Dongyu.^[5]

In 2012, Liu starred in the film Happiness Me Too, alongside Joe Chen and Sha Yi. She received positive reviews. That same year, she also starred in the romantic comedy film Pink lady.

Liu dated Tony, a Chinese-American businessman, in 2006, when she studied in America.^[6][7]

Her husband is Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. In 2014, Liu gave birth to her daughter Eva in the United States.^[8]