Chinese Name: Hsu Hsi Yuan / 徐熙媛
English Name: Barbie Hsu or Barbie Xu
Nickname: Shan Shan to her family and known in Taiwan as "Da S / 大S"
Born: October 6, 1976 (1976-10-06) (age 31)
Birthplace: Shandong, China
Occupation: Actress, a former member of Pop duo ASOS




She is most well known for her role in Taiwanese dramas, especially Meteor Garden, a Japanese manga adaption that propelled her to fame. She also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. Barbie has also appeared in the Taiwanese series Mars with Vic Zhou. Barbie also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." (Sisters of Shu) with her sister Xidi Hsu. Their last album was called Abnormal Girls, so from then on, they called themselves ASOS (Abnormal Sisters of Shiu).



TV Series:

Summers Bubbles (2009)
Corner With Love (2007)
Phantom Lover (2005)
Say Yes Enterprise (2004)
Mars (2004)
Monkey King (Quest to the Sutra) (2003)
Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story (2003)
Meteor Garden II (2002)
Meteor Garden (2001)


Movies:

Silk (2006)

The Ghost Inside (2005)

Connected (September 25, 2008)

My So Called Love (November 21, 2008)

Future Cop (Coming 2009)



Past Variety Shows:

100% Entertainment
Da Xiao Ai Chi


Currently Hosting:
Wu Lin Da Dao w/ Hei Ren (CTV)

Books

Barbie Essence (2003) Photo Book (Japan)
Mei Rong Da Wang (2004) Beauty Book
Penny Dreadful (2005) Poetry Book
Mei Rong Da Wang 2 (2007) Beauty Book


Personal Life
Ended her almost 3 year relationship w/ F4 member Vic Zhou in January of 2008, and is currently Single.