Tiffany Hsu

Tiffany Hsu
Chinese name	許瑋甯 (traditional)
Chinese name	许玮宁 (simplified)
Pinyin	Xǔ Wěinìng Wade-Giles: Hsu Wei Ning (Mandarin)
Origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	(1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 Taiwan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Tiffany Ann Hsu (traditional Chinese: 許瑋甯; simplified Chinese: 许玮宁; pinyin: Xǔ Wěinìng; Wade–Giles: Hsu3 Wei3 Ning4) was born on 7 August 1984 in the United States. She is an Italian-Taiwanese model and actress.^[1] She is under the management of Catwalk modellng agency^[2] and well known for her role in Taiwanese drama, It Started With A Kiss and its sequel, They Kiss Again. She also worked as a VJ for MTV Taiwan.

Biography

Hsu's father is an Italian-American and her mother is Taiwanese, but before Hsu was born her father left her mother, leaving Hsu's mother to raise Hsu with the assistance of her grandfather, grandmother, and her mother's other family members.^[3] Hsu graduated from Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School and Chinese Cultural University with a major in Drama Acting. Friends call her by her middle name, Ann, which is also the English name listed on her agency's profile webpage.^[4] She was first noticed by Catwalk Agency when she participated in a talent casting for MTV Taiwan and was then signed up to be a model in 2003.

In 2004, Hsu appeared in her first TV series Jia You Fei Fei and sang the theme song "甜姐辣妹". In 2005, she starred in the series It Started With A Kiss as second female lead. In 2007, Hsu appeared in her first movie Amour-Legende. In 2009, Hsu starred in the idol drama ToGetHer and Autumn's Concerto. In 2011, Hsu starred as the second female lead of the TV drama Love You. In 2012, Hsu starred in the micro-film Wishing for Happiness. She also starred as the female lead for the first time in the romance-drama series, Love Me or Leave Me (Taiwan TV series), as a woman who was afraid of getting married but then regretted her decision when another woman tried to steal her boyfriend. In 2013, she starred in her first movie as female lead in 7 Love Design. Hsu also starred in the China-Singapore co-production TV movie Cupid's World of Happiness alongside Leon Jay Williams.^[5] This 40-minute long microfilm (four episodes of 10-minutes each) was about two vacationers unexpectedly meeting and finding love with each other through a series of adventures during their stay at Resorts World Sentosa.^[6]

Personal life

Hsu is currently dating Ethan Ruan. They first met at a photo shoot while Ruan was visiting some model friends of his.^[7] The couple revealed two years ago that they planned to marry in 2014, and last year, both even said that they “could get married any time”.^[8]

Filmography

Micro-movies

• 2012 - Wishing for Happiness (想幸福的人)
• 2013 - Cupid's World of Happiness

Movies

• 2006 - Amour-Legende (松鼠自杀事件) as Coco
• 2009 - Taipei 24H (台北异想) as Boss's Woman (segment "Save the Lover")
• 2010 - 外滩佚事 as 李香兰
• 2010 - 你好吗? 我很好
• 2014 - 7 Love Design as Doris
• 2014 - Dream Flight

TV series

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Music video

• 2003 - "666" MV from Dazzle Paint Lee Wei by Lee Wei
• 2003 - "那条街" MV by Lin Yo Wei
• 2004 - "原來我Love You So Much" MV from Take Off by Alex To
• 2004 - "心中的日月" (The Heart's Sun and Moon) MV from Shangri-La by Leehom Wang
• 2008 - "愛太痛" Ai Tai Tong (Love Hurts) MV by Kenji Wu
• 2010 - "Reason" MV from Reflections by Vanness Wu
• 2010 - "转角的夏天" (Corner of Summer) MV by Eddie Peng
• 2012 - "忘記擁抱" Wang Ji Yong Bao (Forgetting The Hug) MV by Wilber Pan

Commercial Endorsements

• Yamaha Motorcycle Ad
• pHisoderm Facial Cleanser
• WinCafe (韦恩咖啡)
• Taiwan Mobile
• Ponds Double White Pen
• First Bank
• Colorful (多彩多姿) drinks
• Olay skin care products (Thailand)
• CTBC Bank Print Ad
• Just gold jewelry
• Sunkist fresh fruit juice

References