Emily Liu

Emily Liu began her career in front of the cameras as an L.A.-based entertainment reporter for Sun Movie Channel Taiwan. After deciding to pursue acting, she quickly earned a recurring role on ABC's daytime drama, Port Charles, and the lead role in the independent film, Rent to Own. She can be seen as a doctor in the ABC series, What About Brian.

Liu studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and continues to study her craft in Los Angeles.A veteran in numerous theatre productions, Liu is a member of two awardwinning theatre companies: Lodestone Theatre Ensemble and Theatre of NOTE. She has also worked with the award-winning Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble and performed in productions at The Theatre @ Boston Court and the 800-seat Japan America Theatre.

Born in Salt Lake City and raised in Los Angeles, Liu grew up speaking Mandarin and trained in many disciplines, including ballet, tap, jazz, piano, tennis, swimming, and horseback riding. Her talent for the arts was apparent when she won high school competitions for her oil paintings and regional/state competitions in ballroom dance.Liu received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. While in college, she found time to act in student films and perform with the dance team. Her parents encouraged her to pursue business, and upon graduation, she worked in advertising for Saatchi & Saatchi.

Soon after, she prepped to take over her family's business, traveling frequently to Asia, but after realizing that corporate life was not for her, Liu returned to her true passion: the performing arts. She attributes her work ethic and drive to her parents, who came to this country as immigrants and built their successful business, Tireco, Inc.

Liu is the granddaughter of General Liu Fang-Wu, a Chinese national war hero who won the Burma War in WWII. She sat on the Asian Alumni Board of Directors at Notre Dame and was invited back to campus as a guest speaker on Asians in the Media.Liu formed her production company, Sweet Violet Films, to bring strong, complex females of diverse backgrounds to the big screen.

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