Jane Liao Hui-jen () is a Taiwanese actress best known for her role as Lily Wu in Love Go Go (1997), which earned her Best Supporting Actress in the 34th Golden Horse Awards. She has also starred in the films Help Me Eros (2007), and On Happiness Road (2017), as well as television series Two Fathers (2013), My Goddess (2018), and The Arc of Life (2021).
Early life and education Liao grew up in Hengchun, Pingtung County, with two older brothers. She was predisposed to being overweight due to genes and polycystic ovary syndrome. Despite trying various sports during her school years, most notably tennis, where she served as her university's tennis club president, she was unable to lose weight. Liao's father managed one of the only two cinemas in Hengchun, and she described her family in early years as "wealthy". During her childhood, she was exposed to films while accompanying her father to work. To avoid shift work, her father later resigned and opened a hardware store, but the business failed when she was in junior high school, leading the family to face a financial crisis. Shortly afterward, her mother opened a lou mei restaurant. The restaurant, Qu Cun Rice Noodle Duck, is still operating in Hengchun and Liao returns to help run the store every Lunar New Year. Liao continued her studies in northern Taiwan and joined a film production company after graduation.
Career She landed her debut role as Lily Wu, one of the three protagonists and a food-guzzling roommate of 's character, in the 1997 romantic comedy film . The role earning her Best Supporting Actress in the 34th Golden Horse Awards. She pursued a career as a character actress, often portraying overweight women, and landed the female lead role in the 2007 romance film Help Me Eros, as well as recurring roles in the 2011 and 2013 television series Sunny Happiness and Two Fathers. She then took on main roles in the 2015 drama series , the 2016 family drama , and the 2017 drama series . Liao went on to star in the 2016 romance film and voice a lead character in the 2017 animated film On Happiness Road. Liao appeared as farmer Chen Yong-zheng in the 2018 romantic comedy series My Goddess and played a troublesome colleague May in the 2021 drama series The Arc of Life. She also secured supporting roles in the 2023 drama film and the 2024 romance film 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes/ 1997 Lily Wu (吳莉莉) 2007 Help Me Eros Biscuit (小餅乾) 2013 Zone Pro Site Feast host Cameo2016 The Landlord Hsiao Rong-nu (蕭蓉女) 2017 On Happiness Road Chi's mother 2023 Horsie (馬馬) 2024 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days Shu-yi (淑宜)
Television Year Title Role Notes/ 2004 Hsiang Ping (項萍) Recurring role 2010–2011 Lee's Family Reunion Li Duo-mei (李多美) Guest role2011 Sunny Happiness Fang Jin Wen (方金雯) Recurring role Love You Chuen's wife Guest role 2012 Li Duo-wei (李多惠) Recurring role 2013 Two Fathers Jia Mei-nu (賈美女) Recurring role 2015 Shi Zhe-ai (史喆愛) Main role 2016 The Daughter-in-law Main role 2017 Ching Hsia (青霞) Main role 2018 My Goddess Chen Yong-zheng (陳永媜) Recurring role 2021 The Arc of Life May Recurring role2022 Shards of Her Fang Mei-yin (方美茵) Cameo
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 1997 34th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actress
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