Bernice Liu

Bernice Jan Liu, also known as Liu Bik-Yee was the 2001 Miss Chinese International Pageant winner and is now an actress and singer with 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 , British Columbia . In 2001, she entered the Miss Chinese International Pageant, a beauty contest organized by . 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" drew a favourable reception from the audience. She was initially criticised for her lack of fluency in Cantonese, the lingua franca 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. Bernice does not speak 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" with her song "實情" for which she received 2 awards. She sang the themesongs for "凶城計中計" entitled "還用在意嗎" as well as "舞動全城" 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"
*Wasabi Mon Amour as Yim Lai/Ko Yau Lai
*When A Dog Loves A Cat
*The Beauty of Versatility
*The Legendary Ren Jie

Films
*My Wife is 18 《我老婆唔夠秤》
*My Dream Girl
*Heat Team

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