ACTOR

Barbie Hsu

1976 - 2025

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Shi-yuan "Barbie" Hsu (Chinese: 徐熙媛; pinyin: Xú Xīyuán; 6 October 1976 – 2 February 2025), also known by her stage name Big S (大S; Dà S), was a Taiwanese actress, singer, and television host. She debuted alongside her younger sister Dee Hsu (Little S) in 1994 as part of the musical duo S.O.S (later A.S.O.S), which shifted its focus to television hosting beginning in 1996. The sisters co-hosted variety shows such as Guess (1996–2000) and 100% Entertainment (1998–2005). Hsu rose to pan-Asian fame with her leading role in the television drama Meteor Garden (2001–2002), and subsequently starred in dramas such as Mars (2004), Corner with Love (2007), Summer's Desire (2010), as well as films Connected (2008) and Reign of Assassins (2010). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbie Hsu has received more than 2,624,055 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Barbie Hsu is the 7,549th most popular actor (down from 6,398th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Taiwanese Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barbie Hsu ranks 7,549 out of 13,578. Before her are Simon Rex, Gao Yuanyuan, Don Messick, Mikkel Følsgaard, Dana Ashbrook, and Amanda Holden. After her are Margarita Levieva, JR Bourne, Mary Badham, Norman Pritchard, Yuko Takeuchi, and Juan Echanove.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Barbie Hsu ranks 284. Before her are Nino Bule, Jaime Murray, Vedran Runje, Herman Li, Tom Lenk, and Florence Kasumba. After her are Avdullah Hoti, Nenad Zimonjić, Maren Ade, Laura Alonso, Kate Morton, and Melvin Manhoef. Among people deceased in 2025, Barbie Hsu ranks 66. Before her are Norair Nurikyan, Pamela Bach, Mike Ratledge, Maria Teresa Horta, Dick Button, and Athol Fugard. After her are Greg Bell, David Johansen, Brian Murphy, Thelma Hopkins, Julius Chan, and Cristóbal Ortega.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Barbie Hsu ranks 56 out of 116. Before her are Jerry Yan (1977), Collin Chou (1967), Hsieh Su-wei (1986), Richie Jen (1966), Audrey Tang (1981), and A-Mei (1972). After her are Tsai Chih-chung (1948), Godfrey Gao (1984), Chou Tzu-yu (1999), Sean Chen (1949), Kobe Tai (1972), and Charlie Yeung (1974).

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Among ACTORS In Taiwan

Among actors born in Taiwan, Barbie Hsu ranks 12. Before her are Ruby Lin (1976), Chang Chen (1976), Christina Chang (1971), Jerry Yan (1977), Collin Chou (1967), and Richie Jen (1966). After her are Charlie Yeung (1974), Vic Chou (1981), Ariel Lin (1982), Eddie Peng (1982), Joe Chen (1979), and Rainie Yang (1984).

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