Hsu Wei-ning | |
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Background information | |
Chinese name | 許瑋甯 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 许玮宁 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Xǔ Wěinìng (Mandarin) |
Born |
Taiwan |
7 August 1984
Other name(s) | Tiffany Ann Hsu, Tiffany Hsu, Ann Hsu |
Occupation | Actress, model |
Years active | 2003-present |
Alma mater | Chinese Cultural University |
Hsu Wei-ning (traditional Chinese: 許瑋甯; simplified Chinese: 许玮宁; pinyin: Xǔ Wěinìng; Wade–Giles: Hsu3 Wei3 Ning4; born 7 August 1984), also known as Tiffany Ann Hsu, is a Taiwanese actress and fashion model of American and Italian descent. Hsu began her career as a fashion model, and first came to attention for her supporting roles in the Taiwanese drama series It Started with a Kiss and its sequel They Kiss Again. She also worked as a VJ for MTV Taiwan.
Her performance as Doris in the Taiwanese film Design 7 Love earned her a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best New Performer. She also appeared in the drama series The Way We Were, for which she won a Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Hsu's father is Italian-American and her mother is Taiwanese. Her father left the family before she was born, leaving her mother to raise Hsu with the assistance of her maternal grandparents and her other family members. Hsu attended the Hwa Kang Arts School in Taipei where she was classmates with Rainie Yang and Alien Huang. She graduated from the Chinese Cultural University with a major in Drama Acting in 2007. Friends call her by her middle name, Ann, which is also the English name listed on her agency's profile webpage.