 Vivian Hsu was born on March 19, 1975 in Taichung, Taiwan. She is also known as Shu
Chuan Hsu, Vivian or Kazuma, Yeuk-Suen Tsui and Ruoxuan Xu.
The second of three children, Vivian was born (Xú Shú Juan), and used this name until she began modelling nude. Her parents divorced when she was quite young. She attended Taipei Jianxing Elementary School and Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School. Vivian Hsu got her start in entertainment after winning first place in a "Talented Beautiful Girl" contest held by Taiwan CTS TV in 1990. At this point, she was working by delivering food on her bicycle, and her customers began to recongise her from her television appearances. The same year she joined a musical duo named (Shàonu Dùi, en. Girls Team). They released two albums, in 1991 and 1992, then broke up. Following this, Vivian got her start in modelling. As a model, she produced two nude photobooks: (Tianshi Xin, en. Angel Heart) and Venus. Tianshi Xin, published in 1995, was shot in Sicily. In the United States, the title of this book is often mistranslated simply as 'Angel', which may be related to the mistranslation of one of Vivian's films. Venus, published on July 7, 1996, had separate runs in Taiwan and Japan, with five of the photos being stricken entirely from the Taiwanese version of the book. It has been argued by Dr Josephine Ho that Tianshi Xin "unwittingly opened a new door to self-expression for teenage girls" and represented the beginning of a new image for teenage sexuality in Taiwan. Sociological issues aside, both of Vivian's nude photobooks sold very well and are now considered collector's items. Apart from her two main photobooks, Vivian appeared nude in two Taiwanese movies: (Chìluo Tianshi, en. Barenaked Angel) in 1994, and (Mógui Tianshi, en. Devil Angel) in 1995. Chiluo Tianshi has been officially translated in international versions as 'Angel Heart', which may explain why Tianshi Xin is often referred to simply as 'Angel'. Though she gave up nude work after 1996, Hsu has continued to model for designers such as Hang Ten and Gucci, and has modelled in all three of her brief, autobiographical books: Earth Onigiri (2001), Privacy (2001, ISBN 4-88745-060-5 ), and Wo Ai Taiwan (2002). Vivian has appeared in a number of movies and television programs both in Taiwan and in Japan. She also has some experience as a seiyu (voice actress), having voiced Aisha in Gundam Seed for three episodes, as well as Princess Morebucks in the Taiwanese Powerpuff Girls. Perhaps her most recongisable role to Westerners was opposite Jackie Chan in The Accidental Spy. Movies Find a Sex Partner (adultfriendfinder.com) Sources: Hustler.com, Wikipedia |