Her role in the teen drama catapulted her to fame as a pop idol. She was also a TV host and appeared in films.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept Asia, died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48. Hsu, ...

Actress Barbie Hsu has passed away at 49 years old following a battle with pneumonia, her family announced on Monday.

Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress best known for her role in the television film Meteor Garden, died in January 2025. She was 48 years old. Known by her fans across East Asia as “Big S,” the ...

Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, who rose to fame across East Asia as the romantic lead in the 2001 television drama "Meteor Garden," has died of influenza at 48, her sister said Monday. Known to fans by ...

Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress who starred in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden” that once swept across Asia, has died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu TAIPEI, Taiwan ...

FILE - Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu smiles during an event to promote her new movie "Future X-Cops," Monday, March 29, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File) Tom Hanks & Rita W ...

Feb. 3 (UPI) --Barbie Hsu, the Taiwanese actress better known as "Big S," has died after contracting pneumonia during a trip to Japan. She was 48. "I am grateful that I could be her sister in this ...

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, who starred in hit 2001 series Meteor Garden, has died from pneumonia at the age of 48. Her sister, Dee Hsu, confirmed her death to local Taiwanese media through a ...