From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lucy Alexis Liu (born Lucy Liu; December 2, 1968, height 5' 3" (1,60 m)) is an American actress, model, artist, and occasional film producer and director. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. Her film work includes starring as one of the heroines in Charlie's Angels, playing one of the enemies of The Bride in Kill Bill, and appearances in Payback, Chicago, and animated hit Kung Fu Panda. In 2012, Liu joined the cast of TNT series Southland in the recurring role of Jessica Tang, for which she won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Guest Actress. In 2008 she starred in her own television show, ABC comedy-drama, Cashmere Mafia, which ended after one abbreviated season. The show was one of only a few American television shows to have an Asian American series lead. She is currently co-starring in Sherlock Holmes–inspired crime drama Elementary, playing Joan Watson. Lucy Liu was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. In high school, she adopted her middle name “Alexis.” She is the youngest of three children born to Cecilia, who worked as a biochemist, and Tom Liu, a trained civil engineer who sold digital clock pens to make a living. Her parents worked many jobs when Lucy and her siblings were growing up.[5] Liu’s parents were immigrants from Beijing and Shanghai, and they met in New York. She has an older brother, John, and an older sister, Jenny. Liu has stated that she grew up in a “diverse” neighborhood. She learned to speak Mandarin at home and began studying English when she was 5.She studied kali-eskrima-silat as a hobby when she was young. Liu attended Joseph Pulitzer Middle School (I.S.145), and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1986.When she was at Stuyvesant High, she went on an exchange program at Victoria Junior College, one of the top senior high schools in Singapore. She later enrolled at New York University and transferred to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. Liu earned a bachelor’s degree in Asian languages and cultures. Liu worked as a waitress at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase club circa 1988–89.
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Viper (voice) | 2024-03-02 |
Movie | The Tiger's Apprentice | Nua Kua / Cynthia (voice) | 2024-02-02 |
Movie | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Kalypso | 2023-03-15 |
Movie | Strange World | Callisto Mal (voice) | 2022-11-23 |
Movie | Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days | Self - Guest | 2021-04-26 |
Movie | Death to 2021 | Snook Austin | 2021-12-27 |
Movie | Stage Mother | Sienna | 2020-07-24 |
Series | Why Women Kill | Simone Grove | 2019-08-15 |
Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self | 2019-10-21 |
Movie | Future World | The Queen | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | Set It Up | Kirsten Stevens | 2018-06-15 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Viper (voice) | 2016-01-05 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Viper (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
Movie | East of Main Street: Taking the Lead | Self | 2015-05-01 |
Movie | Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy | Silvermist (voice) | 2014-02-13 |
Movie | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | Silvermist (voice) | 2014-12-12 |
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Movie | Pixie Hollow Bake Off | Silvermist (voice) | 2013-10-20 |
Movie | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Lady Sagami (voice) | 2013-11-23 |
Movie | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Rowena Adler | 2012-02-24 |
Movie | Secret of the Wings | Silvermist (voice) | 2012-08-17 |
Series | Elementary | Joan Watson | 2012-09-27 |
Movie | The Man with the Iron Fists | Madame Blossom | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | Detachment | Dr. Parker | 2011-04-24 |
Movie | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth) | 2011-03-27 |
Series | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Viper (voice) | 2011-09-19 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Viper (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
Movie | Pixie Hollow Games | Silvermist (voice) | 2011-12-24 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (Good Croc, Bad Croc) | Viper (voice) | 2011-11-10 |
Movie | The Trouble With Bliss | Andrea | 2011-10-01 |
Movie | Nomads | Susan | 2010-10-18 |
Movie | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | Silvermist (voice) | 2010-07-29 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Viper (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
Series | Marry Me | Rae Ann Carter | 2010-12-12 |
Series | Southland | Officer Jessica Tang | 2009-04-09 |
Movie | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Silvermist (voice) | 2009-09-03 |
Movie | Redlight | Narrator | 2009-10-04 |
Movie | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Sio (voice) | 2009-10-16 |
Movie | The Year of Getting to Know Us | Anne | 2008-01-24 |
Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Viper (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
Series | Cashmere Mafia | Mia Mason | 2008-01-06 |
Series | Ben & Izzy | Yasmine | 2008-09-01 |
Movie | Little Spirit: Christmas in New York | Leo's Mother (voice) | 2008-12-10 |
Movie | Tinker Bell | Silvermist (voice) | 2008-09-11 |
Movie | Code Name: The Cleaner | Gina | 2007-01-05 |
Movie | Rise: Blood Hunter | Sadie Blake | 2007-04-28 |
Movie | Watching the Detectives | Violet | 2007-05-01 |
Series | Dirty Sexy Money | Nola Lyons | 2007-09-26 |
Movie | Lucky Number Slevin | Lindsey | 2006-02-24 |
Series | Ugly Betty | Grace Chin | 2006-09-28 |
Movie | Domino | Taryn Miles | 2005-10-14 |
Movie | My Date with Drew | Self | 2005-08-05 |
Movie | 3 Needles | Jin Ping | 2005-09-09 |
Series | Game Over | Raquel Smashenburn (voice) | 2004-03-10 |
Movie | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | O-Ren Ishii | 2004-04-16 |
Movie | Mulan II | Mei (voice) | 2004-11-03 |
Series | Joey | Lauren Beck | 2004-09-08 |
Series | Maya & Miguel | Maggie Lee (voice) | 2004-10-11 |
Movie | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Alex Munday | 2003-06-27 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | O-Ren Ishii | 2003-10-10 |
Series | Players | Unknown | 2002-05-01 |
Movie | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Agent Jane Sever | 2002-09-20 |
Movie | Chicago | Kitty Baxter | 2002-12-10 |
Movie | Cypher | Rita Foster | 2002-10-01 |
Movie | Hotel | Kawika | 2001-09-12 |
Movie | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
Movie | Shanghai Noon | Princess Pei Pei | 2000-05-26 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Unknown | 2000-09-09 |
Movie | Charlie's Angels | Alex Munday | 2000-11-02 |
Series | Futurama | Unknown | 1999-03-28 |
Movie | Payback | Pearl | 1999-02-05 |
Movie | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | The Female's Asian Friend | 1999-09-03 |
Movie | True Crime | Toy Store Girl | 1999-03-19 |
Movie | Molly | Brenda | 1999-10-22 |
Movie | Play It to the Bone | Lia | 1999-12-25 |
Movie | Love Kills | Kashi | 1999-10-04 |
Movie | Flypaper | Dot | 1998-02-01 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Riot | Tiffany | 1997-04-27 |
Movie | City of Industry | Cathi Rose | 1997-03-14 |
Movie | Gridlock'd | Cee-cee | 1997-01-29 |
Series | Ally McBeal | Ling Woo | 1997-09-08 |
Series | Michael Hayes | Alice Woo | 1997-09-15 |
Movie | Guy | Woman at Newstand | 1997-12-17 |
Series | Dellaventura | Yuling Chong | 1997-09-23 |
Series | High Incident | Officer Whin | 1996-03-04 |
Series | Nash Bridges | Unknown | 1996-03-29 |
Series | Pearl | Amy Li | 1996-09-16 |
Series | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Unknown | 1996-08-26 |
Movie | Jerry Maguire | Former girlfriend | 1996-12-13 |
Series | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Unknown | 1995-01-29 |
Movie | Bang | Hooker | 1995-09-09 |
Series | Hotel Malibu | Co-Worker | 1994-08-04 |
Series | ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Series | The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | Rhythm of Destiny | Donna | 1992-04-01 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | Home Improvement | Unknown | 1991-09-17 |
Series | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown | 1990-10-04 |
Series | Coach | Unknown | 1989-02-28 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Series | This Morning | Unknown | 1988-10-03 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |