René Liu

René Liu, the one they affectionately nicknamed Milk Tea, sits in a category I really admire: the Taiwanese artist who refuses to be just one thing. Born in Taipei in 1969, she's a singer-songwriter, an actress, and a director, and from what I gather she takes each of those seriously rather than treating any as a side hustle. Her music has that warm, intimate quality that ages well, and stepping behind the camera as a director tells me she wants control over her own storytelling. I find performers who quietly span the whole creative chain like this far more compelling than single-lane stars.

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Name (English)

René Liu

Name (Japanese)

劉若英

Reading

りう・るおいん

Born

June 1, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Taipei, Taiwan

Height

160 cm

Occupation

singer / actor / film actor / television actor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

University

California State University

• Official sitehttps://www.rene-liu.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene%20Liu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%89%E8%8B%A5%E8%8B%B1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706660

Tags

• singer
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.