Jesseca Liu

Jesseca Liu (born Lao Chew Yen on 13 February 1979) is a Malaysian actress who is based in Singapore. She is a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and managed by HIM International Music.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Jesseca Liu
Liu at the Star Awards 2017
Born	Lao Chew Yen (1979-02-13) 13 February 1979 (age 46) Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Alma mater	Saito Academy
Occupations	Actress model businesswoman
Years active	2004–present
Agent	HIM International Music
Spouse	Jeremy Chan ​ (m. 2017)​
Awards	Full list
Stage name
Traditional Chinese	劉子絢
Simplified Chinese	刘子绚
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú Zixuàn
Jyutping	Lau4 Zi2 Hyun3
Hokkien POJ	Lâu Chú-hiàn
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	劉秋雁
Simplified Chinese	刘秋雁
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú Qiūyàn
Jyutping	Lau4 Cau1 Ngaan6
Hokkien POJ	Lâu Chhiu-gān

Early life

Jesseca Liu was born on 13 February 1979^[1]

Career

She snagged a role in the 100-episode drama series Portrait of Home in 2005. She played a Vietnamese bride Ruan Mianmian, and starred opposite veteran thespians Adrian Pang and Louise Lee. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Most Popular Newcomer Award categories for the Star Awards 2005 ceremony with her role as Ruan Mianmian in Portrait of Home. She won the Most Popular Newcomer Award that year.^[2]

Departure from MediaCorp

Liu's contract with MediaCorp expired in May 2010. She then went on to sign a contract with HIM International Music (Singapore) in the same year, while managing her family's spa business.^[3][4]

Personal life

Liu married Jeremy Chan on 16 July 2017.^[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Lost and Found (小孩·狗)			[2]
2015	Bring Back the Dead	Jia En
2019	When Ghost Meets Zombie	Bai Bai		[7]
2023	Circle Line	Yi Ling		[8]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	Rumput Jiwa	Jesseca Liu
	The Champion	He Yixuan		[1]
2005	My Lucky Charm	Chen Xiuwen
	Portrait of Home	Ruan Mian Mian		[2]
	Portrait of Home II
2006	Yours Always	Wang Yingru
	Women of Times	Jia Wanqi
	Rhapsody in Blue	Ding Yirou
	Through It All	Huang Qianyun
2007	Mars vs Venus	Weng Ziling		[1]
	Kinship I	Zheng Yusheng
	Falling in Love	Zheng Zihui		[1]
2008	Kinship II	Zheng Yusheng
	Rhythm of Life	Liu Zhiling
	Beach.Ball.Babes	Cai Yanfang		[1]
	Crime Busters x 2	Ou Fenni
2009	The Dream Catchers	Lin Jiale		[1]
	Romantic Delicacies	Shen Xiaoxin
	Baby Bonus	Zheng Xiaoyang		[9]
2010	New Beginnings	Tang Wenxi
2011	Secrets For Sale	Zhou Jiaqi		[2]
	In Time with You	Huang Haiyan
	The Oath	Yang Minfei		[2]
2012	Yours Fatefully	Song Xinxin		[1]
	Game Plan	Zhao Xingtong
2013	Marry Me	Rainbow Ang
	Disclosed	Kuang Yunxiang
2014	Served H.O.T.	Li Xiaorong
	Blessings	She Meiren		[1]
		Lin Xiaomei
	Who Killed The Lead	Lin Huiru
	Three Wishes		Guest appearance
2015	Hand in Hand	Hong Meifang		[10]
	Accidental Agents	Sammi
2016	The Queen	Guan Xin		[1]
	Hero	Zhang Weixiong
2017	Eat Already? 2	Psychologist
2018	Mind Matters	Qin Xiuxiu		[2]
	Babies On Board	Pang Shiyun		[1]
2019	Hello From The Other Side – It's Time	Meng Ru		[11]
	The Driver	Ruan Su Xin
		Xu Zixin
2020	Mind's Eye	He Sijia
	Loving You	Lin Li
2021	Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost	Lin Xiaofang		[12]
	The Take Down	Qiao Yi
2022	Soul Detective	Liu Shuqin
		Soul Detective C
2024	Kill Sera Sera	Exhibition Boss	Cameo
	Once Upon a New Year's Eve (那一年的除夕夜)	Zhou Chenxi		[13]
	Unforgivable (不可饶恕的罪恶)	Gao Shu Ya
2025	Emerald Hill - The Little Nyonya Story (小娘惹之翡翠山)	Li Shu Qin		[14]

Discography

Compilation albums

Year	English title	Mandarin title
2017	MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 17	新传媒群星咕鸡咕鸡庆丰年
2018	MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18	新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	Star Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Portrait of Home (as Ruan Mianmian)	Nominated
		Best Newcomer		Won	[2]
2006	Star Awards	Best Actress	Rhapsody in Blue (as Ding Yirou)	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won
2007	Star Awards	Best Actress	Kinship (as Zheng Yusheng)	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won
2009	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won
2010	Star Awards	Favourite Female Character	The Dream Catchers (as Lin Jiale)	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won	[15]
2012	Star Awards	Favourite Female Character	The Oath (as Yang Minfei)	Nominated
		Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Christopher Lee)		Nominated
2013	Star Awards	Favourite Onscreen Couple (with Christopher Lee)	Game Plan (as Zhao Xintong)	Nominated
2016	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won
2017	Star Awards	Best Actress	Hero (as Zhang Weixiong)	Nominated	[16]
		Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won	[17]
2019	Asia Rainbow TV Awards	Outstanding Leading Actress in Comedy	Hero (as Zhang Weixiong)	Won	[18]
	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won
2020	New York Festivals TV and Film Award	Best Performance by an Actress	The Driver (as Su Xin/Zi Xin)	Finalist
2021	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won
2022	Star Awards	Best Actress	Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (as Lin Xiao Fang)	Nominated
		Favourite Female Show Stealer		Nominated	[19]
		Favourite CP	Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost (as Lin Xiao Fang with Jeremy Chan)	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won	[20]
2023	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Won
	Star Awards	Best Actress	Soul Detective (as Liu Shuqin)	Nominated
	Star Awards	Favourite Female Show Stealer		Won
2024	Star Awards	All-Time Favourite Artiste	—	Won	[21]
2025	Star Awards	The Show Stealer	Unforgivable (as Gao Shu Ya)	Won
	Star Awards	Best Actress		Nominated