Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu dies of pneumonia at 48 (update)

[Focus Taiwan] - 02/3/2025

Taipei, Feb. 3 (CNA) Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛) has died of pneumonia at the age of 48 while on a trip to Japan, where she contracted influenza during the Lunar New Year holiday, her sister confirmed Monday through an agent.



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