Serena Liu (born Liu Chen; ; 9 June 1975 – 22 March 2020), also known as Serina Liu, was a Taiwanese dancer and actress.

Early life and education

Liu started ballet lessons when she was a child and continued for 12 years, establishing strong foundations in dancing. She began to learn ballroom dancing at the age of 18. While studying at

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, she continued ballroom dancing. After graduation, under her parents' persuasion, she applied for a job at a bank but ultimately at the age 23, decided to follow her passion in dance and participate in competitions.

Career

Liu taught dance in appearances on variety and talk shows, before hosting her own television programs and acting in television series.

Personal life

Liu and Taiwanese singer Shin Lung (辛龍) registered their marriage on 17 May 2014, and held their wedding at Ocean Crystal Chapel in Honolulu, Hawaii on 9 June in the same year. Liu announced the birth of their daughter on 15 February 2016.

Death

Liu suffered from a narrowed aortic valve. Her husband told the media that she had learnt about her condition purely by chance. Liu had taken her four-year-old daughter to see a doctor for a cold, but the young girl refused to let the doctor place a stethoscope on her chest. The doctor then demonstrated the stethoscope's use to the child by placing the device on Liu's chest. The doctor realised then that Liu had a heart murmur, and advised her to seek further treatment. Liu could have opted for an

aortic valve replacement Aortic valve replacement is a procedure whereby the failing aortic valve of a patient's heart is replaced with an artificial heart valve. The aortic valve may need to be replaced because: * The valve is leaky (aortic insufficiency, also known as ...

, but it would have required long-term medication after the surgery to prevent blood clots. The medication may also derail her plans to have a second child. On 7 February 2020, while undergoing a heart valve repair surgery at

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, Liu had an unexpected sudden cardiac arrest and fell into a coma. Liu was then admitted to the intensive care unit and had been put on

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), also known as extracorporeal life support (ECLS), is an extracorporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequat ...

since then. Despite subsequent operations to deal with a developing cerebral embolism and increased brain pressure, Liu died on 22 March 2020 at the age of 44 after her body had stopped responding to medication and treatment.

Filmography

Television series

References

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