Esther Liu

Actor · Born August 8, 1988 (38) · Taiwan

Esther Liu is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and television host. Liu began her career at the age of 14 as part of the girl group Sweety with Joanne Tseng. In 2003, Liu made her acting debut in the television series Westside Story alongside Tony Sun and Wallace Huo.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: August 8, 1988 (38)
From: Taiwan
Works as: Actor
Titles: 5 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 99% in 30 days

What are Esther Liu's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

44%

Self

40%

Society

12%

Morality

4%

Romantic love2 Family bonds2 Identity2 Self-worth2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Allyas Hana in Light the Night (2021)
Allyas Huang Su-Fei in Forget You Not (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

2

Warm

2

Bittersweet

2

Romantic

2

Tense

1

Other

4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 Thought-provoking2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy2
Bittersweet2
Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Esther Liu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (4).

Netflix4 titles, browse their movies on this service

Subscription and free streaming for Esther Liu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Double Happiness(2025)
as Young Carina Bai
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Girl(2025)
as Mama-san
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 24 episodes · as Lin Li-ying
Holi-Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 1 episode · as Qiu Ai-ling
Forget You Not(2025)
Show 8 episodes · as Huang Su-Fei
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Nipple Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 5 episodes · as Li Hui-zhi
Urban Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Sprout to Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Drunk woman
Salli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Lin Hui-jun
At the Moment(2023)
Show 4 episodes · as Tseng Wan-yu
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Guess Who's Coming to Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 13 episodes · as Host · as Self
Travel Together with Stars Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
Let's Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 1 episode · as 小幫手
My Best Friend's Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Suen Li-ching
Light the Night(2021)
Show 24 episodes · as Li Shu-hua "Hana"
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Be Loved in House: I Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 3 episodes · as Influencer / HWC Roasters Customer
Mother To Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 15 episodes · as Kuo Chin / "Chloe"
Memory Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 2 episodes · as Tung Yu-Ching
The Painting of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Li Shan-shan
U Motherbaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 70 episodes · as Ye Jia Chun
Everybody Stand By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 22 episodes · Actor
Best Interest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 10 episodes · Actor
Bodhisattva in Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 4 episodes · as Lin Chu-Ying
Art in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 39 episodes · as Zhong Yu
Family Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 24 episodes · as Tseng Ya-Ping
22nd Catch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Annie
Thirty Something (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 16 episodes · as Fang Wenhui
軍官·情人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 74 episodes · Actor
爱情ATM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 13 episodes · as 郑欣茹
The Golden Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
Din Tao: Leader of the Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Xiao Bi
Night Market Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Lin Mei-hsiang
协奏曲 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 23 episodes · as Gao Ling
Winds of September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Meng-Lun
Six Strange Tales of Liao Zhai 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 40 episodes · Actor
Green Forest, My Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 23 episodes · as 苏菲
Strange Tales of Liao Zhai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 36 episodes · as 粉蝶【粉蝶】
Chinese Paladin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 34 episodes · as A'nu
Mr. Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Yeh You-Li
Westside Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 16 episodes · Actor
Unscripted Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 66^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Double Happiness (2025)

$71K worldwide

Highest rated

Double Happiness (2025)

Midcredits 89^th

Film career

2005Screen debut· Chinese Paladin

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting41 of 41 · 78^thProducing1 of 41

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s20 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Esther Liu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Esther Liu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nikki Hsieh shares the most, 3.