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 ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — 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 age 48 ...

The pair later switched to hosting TV shows and won many young fans. In 2001, Meteor Garden beamed Barbie Hsu's name into many households in Asia. In the drama, Hsu played a teen from a middle ...

Hsu, also known by her stage name “Big S”, was best known for playing feisty Shancai in the hit Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001 to 2002), the first live-action television adaptation ...