Nina Liu (born 15 June 1977) is an Australian actress of Chinese descent. She played Chloe in the television series The Secret Life of Us.

Nina Liu
Nina in Beijing
Born (1977-06-15) 15 June 1977 (age 47)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationWestern Australian Academy Of Performing Arts (WAAPA) (1999–2002)
OccupationActress
Years active1995-present
Known forThe Secret Life of Us
Little Fish
SpouseAxel Schweitzer (m. 2008)

Early life & education

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Liu studied acting at Western Australian Academy Of Performing Arts (WAAPA) from 1999 to 2002.[1]

Career

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Liu has starred in several TV series, including the first season of Spellbinder as Lia, the fifth season of Heartbreak High as Mai Hem, Something in the Air, as Dr Annie Young, the third season of The Secret Life of Us as Chloe and in Shaun Micallef's legal comedy Welcher & Welcher as Tia the receptionist. She has also made guest appearances in Big Sky, Wildside and Water Rats.

She has had roles in the Australian films Little Fish (2005) alongside Cate Blanchett and Sam Neill, and The Book of Revelation (2006). She also appeared in the docu-drama Super Comet: After the Impact which aired on the Discovery Channel in 2007.

Liu currently lives in Berlin where she has appeared in several German films.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
1996 Floating Life Apple Feature film
1999 Liu Awaiting Spring Anna, age 16 Short film
2002 Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao Amythis Feature film
2005 Little Fish Mai Feature film
2006 The Book of Revelation Vivian Feature film
2006 Armageddon - Die längste Nacht
2007 Super Comet: After the Impact (aka Armageddon - Der Einschlag or Armageddon - Die längste Nacht) Shiang Docudrama
2007 Hippie Hippie Shake Jenny Kee Feature film[3]
2008 Mamas Flitterwochen Mai Ling TV movie
2009 Am Seidenen Faden Mutter Short film
2012 Jahr des Drachen
(aka Year of the Dragon)
Huong TV movie
2013 Exterritorial Joanna TV movie[4]

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1995–96 Spellbinder Lisa 7 episodes
1996 Naked: Stories of Men Mai Miniseries, episode 4: "Ghost Story"
1997 Heartbreak High Mai Hem Seasons 5–6, 49 episodes
1997 Big Sky Jasmina Season 1, episode 39: "Just Between Us"
1999 Wildside Teresa Season 2, episode 20
2001–02 Something in the Air Dr Annie Young Season 1, 160 episodes
2003 Welcher & Welcher Tia Miniseries, 8 episodes
2003 The Secret Life of Us Chloe Season 3, 22 episodes
2007 Verrückt nach Clara Miu

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