Mary Hsu

Mary Hsu
Native name	徐華鳳
Romanized	Xú Huáfèng
Nationality	Taiwanese
Born	November 25, 1970 Taiwan
Died	December 6, 2011 (aged 41) Taichung, Taiwan
Occupations	Actress, singer
Portrays	Dao Ming Zhuang

Hsu Hua Feng (Chinese: 徐華鳳; pinyin: Xú Huáfèng, November 25, 1970 – December 6, 2011), also known by her English name Mary Hsu, was a Taiwanese actress and singer. She was active in show business from 1989 to 2004. Hsu is best known for her role as Dao Ming Zhuang in Meteor Garden and Doris in Love Contract. She passed away in 2011 after battling stomach cancer since 2008.

Biography

Early life

Hsu was born on November 25, 1970 in Taiwan. She graduated from National Institute of the Arts (now Taipei National University of the Arts).

Career

In 1989, Hsu competed in the beauty competition, "Miss Jiale China" (佳樂中國小姐). She soon entered show business, making her debut in the variety series Nu Chou Juchang (女丑劇場). Hsu appeared in several television productions throughout the 1990s, including Qise Qiao (1992), Between Water and Clouds (1994), and the television adaptation of Raise the Red Lantern (1995). In 1998, she released a photo book and an album, both titled If in Heaven. Hsu had a guest role as Dao Ming Zhuang in the hit series, Meteor Garden, in 2001. Hsu appeared in Seventh Grade (2003), Top on the Forbidden City (2004), and Love Contract (2004) before becoming inactive in show business.

Personal life

Hsu and her husband at their wedding

Hsu was frequently the subject of rumors regarding whom she was dating, though she never confirmed any of the rumors. In 2004, she entered into an extramarital affair with businessman Tang Wei Shi (湯偉時). Tang eventually divorced his wife. In 2008, he supported Hsu during her first bout with cancer. Hsu and Wang decided to marry the following year. They had their marriage notarized in January 2009, before having a wedding ceremony in Bali that July.

Illness and death

Hsu's memorial service

In January 2008, Hsu was diagnosed with stage three stomach cancer. She underwent a gastrectomy, removing nearly all of her stomach and parts of her pancreas and spleen. She had chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions for a year afterwards. Hsu spoke about her cancer experience in April 2009. In December 2011, Hsu's condition quickly deteriorated after a cancer reoccurrence. She died days later on December 6, 2011 at Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan at the age of forty-one. Her husband remained by her side the entire time. A memorial ceremony for Hsu was held on December 9.

Filmography

Television dramas

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Youchai Liang Du Lai An Ling
1991	Jinse Shiguang	Xiao Ting
	Ai Zai Chunfeng Li	Ye Pei Di
	Zuo Lin You She	Shao Xiao Qi
1992	Qise Qiao	Mu Ci Li
	Golden Time: Wo De Baba Shi Zhubo
1993	Justice Pao	Liu Xuan Jiao / Hong Xiu	Episodes 6-7
	Huo Yu Fenghuang	Li Ling
	Yudafu De Ai Yu Hen	Wang Ying Xia
1994	Between Water and Clouds	Xu Su Qing
	Xuelian	Xu Ling Yu
	Guike Linmen	Li Shuang Shuang
1995	Raise the Red Lantern	He Ling Di
	The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants	Li Yu Hou
	Qingai Hongchen	Chu Xiang Ru
	Wo Ben Shanliang Ⅱ	Su Jing Jing
1996	Taipei Hui Guniang	Fang Yan Ru
	Tian Shi Zhongkui	Liu Shuang Hong
1997	Tian Shi Shi Nan Ren	Chen Yi Ling
	Zai Jiao Yi Sheng Baba	Wang Jia Hua
	Women Yijia Dou Shi Ren	Xu Li Hua / Shi Shan Ni	2 episodes
1998	Fuzi Guanxi	Mei Lin
	Tao Huaqing
	Qing Jie
2001	Meteor Garden	Dao Ming Zhuang
2002	On Line Hero	Jiang Xiao Shuang
2003	Seventh Grade	Xu Pei Qi
	Mimosa	An Man Yun
2004	Top on the Forbidden City	Monica
	My Boyfriend Is a Superstar	Kang Kai Lin
	Love Contract	Doris

Notes

• Connections

• Hsu also appeared in Mimosa (2003) with Peng Wei Hua.

External links

• Mary Hsu on Chinese Wikipedia
• Mary Hsu at the Internet Movie Database