Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese star of the popular drama ‘Meteor Garden,’ dies at 48 Barbie Hsu, the pop performer-turned-actor best known for the Asian drama “Meteor Garden,” has died. She was 48.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — 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.

In 2001, Meteor Garden beamed Barbie Hsu's name into many households in Asia. In the drama, Hsu played a teen from a middle-class family who attends an elite private school, according to the BBC.

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 ...

Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress, television host and pop star who catapulted to Pan-Asian popularity in 2001 as the star of the Cinderella-style teenage drama “Meteor Garden,” died on Feb. 2 ...

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.