Lucy Liu Profile - Photos, Wallpapers, Videos, News, Movies, Lucy Liu Songs, Pics 421 Like 141 Dislike About Lucy Liu Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress. She became known for her role in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002) and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Kill Bill, the Charlie's Angels films and Kung Fu Panda. In 2007, Liu appeared in Code Name: The Cleaner, Rise, a supernatural thriller co-starring Michael Chiklis in which Liu plays an undead reporter (for which she was ranked #41 on "Top 50 Sexiest Vampires") and Watching the Detectives, an independent romantic comedy co-starring Cillian Murphy. She made her producer debut and also starred in a remake of Charlie Chan, which had been planned as early as 2000. In 2007, Empire named Liu #96 of their "100 Sexiest Movie Stars". The producers of Dirty Sexy Money created a role for Liu as a series regular.

Liu played Nola Lyons, a powerful attorney who faced Nick George Celebrity Photo Gallery, Celebrity Wallpapers, Celebrity Videos, Bio, News, Songs, Movies Pin It Lucy Liu Bio Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress. She became known for her role in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002) and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Kill Bill, the Charlie's Angels films and Kung Fu Panda. In 2007, Liu appeared in Code Name: The Cleaner, Rise, a supernatural thriller co-starring Michael Chiklis in which Liu plays an undead reporter (for which she was ranked #41 on "Top 50 Sexiest Vampires") and Watching the Detectives, an independent romantic comedy co-starring Cillian Murphy. She made her producer debut and also starred in a remake of Charlie Chan, which had been planned as early as 2000. In 2007, Empire named Liu #96 of their "100 Sexiest Movie Stars". The producers of Dirty Sexy Money created a role for Liu as a series regular.

Liu played Nola Lyons, a powerful attorney who faced Nick George (played by Peter Krause). Liu voiced Silvermist in Disney Fairies and Viper in Kung Fu Panda. In March 2010, Liu made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage as Annette on the second replacement cast alongside Jeff Daniels, Janet McTeer and Dylan Baker. In March 2012, she was cast as Joan Watson for Elementary. Elementary is a American Sherlock Holmes adaption, and the role Liu was offered is traditionally played by men. Lucy Liu News | Quotes | Wiki - UPI.com Lucy Liu News Next Wiki Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. She became known for her role in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002) as the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo, and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill and Kung Fu Panda. Lucy Liu was born and was raised with her brother John in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, by Taiwanese immigrant parents.

Liu has said that she grew up in a "diverse" neighborhood. Her family spoke Mandarin at home and she did not learn English until she was five years old. Her father, Tom, was a civil engineer, and her mother, Cecilia, a biochemist, but they sacrificed those careers in Taiwan to come to the United States. Liu, at her parents' insistence, devoted her spare time to studying. She attended the Joseph Pulitzer Middle School (I.S.145) and she graduated from New York City's prestigious Stuyvesant High School in 1986. She attended New York University for one year, before transferring to the University of Michigan, where she joined the Chi Omega sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Asian Languages and Cultures. At one point, Liu worked as a waitress in Michigan. Liu began acting in 1989, after auditioning for a role in the University of Michigan's production of Alice in Wonderland during her senior year. Liu was cast in the lead role, although she had originally only tried out for a supporting part.

Liu had small roles in films and TV (including The X-Files in "Hell Money" and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in "The March to Freedom") before landing a role on Ally McBeal. Liu originally auditioned for the role of 'Nelle Porter' (played by Portia de Rossi), and the character 'Ling Woo' was later created specifically for her. Liu's part on the series was originally not meant to be regular but the enthusiastic audience response to the actress' 'feisty' Ling Woo secured Liu as a permanent cast member. It also earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Liu cemented her reputation playing bad girls by portraying "Pearl" the sadistic dominatrix/hitwoman for the Chinese mafia in the film Payback (1999). This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License .

It uses material from the Wikipedia article " Lucy Liu ." Quotes Lucy Liu - Public Speaking & Appearances - Speakerpedia, Discover & Follow a World of Compelling Voices American Actress, Model, Artist, Film Producer and Director She became known for her role in the television series Ally McBeal (19982002) and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Kill Bill and the Charlie's Angels films. She was born and raised with her brother, Alex Liu, in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York by Taiwanese immigrant parents.[1] Liu has said that she grew up in a "diverse" neighborhood.[1] Her family spoke Mandarin at home and she did not learn English until she was five years old.[2][3] Her father was a civil engineer and her mother a biochemist in Taiwan, but they sacrificed those careers to come to the United States. Liu, at her parents' insistence, devoted her spare time to studying.

She attended the Joseph Pulitzer Middle School (I.S.145) and she graduated from New York City's prestigious Stuyvesant High School in 1986.[4] She attended New York University for one year, before transferring to the University of Michigan where she joined the Chi Omega sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Asian Languages and Cultures.[1] At one point, Liu worked as a waitress in Michigan. Liu began acting in 1989, after auditioning for a role in the University of Michigan's production of Alice in Wonderland during her senior year. Liu was cast in the lead role, although she had originally only tried out for a supporting part.[1] Liu had small roles in films and TV (including the Hell Money episode of The X-Files and The March to Freedom episode on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys) before landing a role on Ally McBeal. Liu originally auditioned for the role of 'Nelle Porter' (played by Portia de Rossi), and the character "Ling Woo" was later created specifically for her.

Liu's part on the series was originally not meant to be regular but the enthusiastic audience response to the actress' 'feisty' Ling Woo secured Liu as a permanent cast member. It also earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.[1] Liu cemented her reputation playing bad girls by portraying "Pearl" the sadistic dominatrix/hit woman for the Chinese mafia in the film Payback (1999). Liu became better known with her turn as Alex Munday in the Charlie's Angels movie, alongside established Hollywood stars Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. The film became a hit, earning more than $125 million in the U.S., and a worldwide total of more than $258 million. The sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, opened to poor reviews but was a box-office hit again, earning more than $252 million. In between the two films, Liu starred with Antonio Banderas in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, a critical and box office failure.

Liu next played O-Ren Ishii, one of the major villains in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill. She won an MTV Movie Award for "Best Movie Villain" for the part. Subsequently, Liu appeared on several episodes of Joey with Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the Charlie's Angels movies. She also had smaller roles as Kitty Baxter in the film Chicago, and as a psychologist opposite Keira Knightley in the thriller Domino. In 2006, she played leading lady and love interest to Josh Hartnett in the crime thriller Lucky Number Slevin. Other appearances include a cameo on the animated show Futurama and recently, The Simpsons. In April 2006, the documentary Freedom's Fury premiered, with Liu as executive producer.[1] The film dramatizes the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, climaxing with the infamous water polo showdown between Hungary and the Soviet Union at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, known as the 'Blood in the Water match'. Her film 3 Needles was released on December 1, 2006. In the film, she plays Jin Ping, an HIV-positive Chinese woman.

Liu agreed to star in the film for lower than usual pay because she wanted to spread awareness about the way AIDS is improperly treated in China and Thailand.[5] Liu's other recent roles include Code Name: The Cleaner, an action comedy released January 5, 2007 and, Rise, a supernatural thriller co-starring Michael Chiklis in which Liu plays an undead reporter,[3] Watching the Detectives, an independent romantic comedy co-starring Cillian Murphy, and Kung Fu Panda, an animated film scheduled for 2008 in which she will voice a snake.[1] Liu has also signed on to star in Beautiful Asian Brides and a new version of Charlie Chan which has been in pre-production since 2000; she will produce both films.[1] Liu has guest starred as lawyer Grace Chin on Ugly Betty episode 16 "Derailed" and episode 17 "Icing on the Cake". She stars in the Sex and the City inspired TV show, Cashmere Mafia on ABC. In 2007, Empire magazine named her among the "100 Sexiest Movie Stars". Click Here to register and get pricing on booking Lucy Liu for your next event!

Speakerpedia Network Lucy Liu, and related speakers, have recently spoken at events for Speakerpedia Network Members. Lisa Leslie spoke for an event in Las Vegas, NV for $12500 Lisa Leslie spoke for an event in San Jose, CA for $22500 Lisa Leslie spoke for an event in Kalamazoo, MI for $15000 Jim Palmer spoke for an event in for $15000 Richard Petty spoke for an event in Baltic, SD for $60000 Videos Lucy Liu Biography | Biography World | Lucy Liu Biography Lucy Liu (Chinese: Liï¿½ Yï¿½lï¿½ng, born December 2, 1968) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress. She became known after starring in the television series Ally McBeal (1996-2000) and has also appeared in several notable film roles, including Kill Bill and Charlie's Angels. Biography Lucy was born in New York City, and was raised with her older brother, Alex Liu, and older sister, Jenny Liu, in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York by Chinese immigrant parents.

Lucy has said that she grew up in a "diverse" neighborhood;[1] her family spoke Chinese at home and she did not learn English until she was five years old. Lucy Liu's father worked as a civil engineer and her mother as a biochemist in China, but they sacrificed to come to the United States. Liu, at her parents' insistence, devoted her spare time to studying, and she attended New York City's famous Stuyvesant High School. Lucy Liu attended New York University for one year, before transferring to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where she joined the Chi Omega sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Asian Languages and Cultures. At one point, Lucy worked as a waitress in Michigan. Lucy began acting in 1989, after auditioning for a role in the University of Michigan's production of Alice in Wonderland during her senior year. Liu was cast in the lead role, although she had originally only tried out for a supporting part. Lucy had small roles in films and TV (including the X-Files) before landing a role on Ally McBeal.

Liu originally auditioned for the role of 'Nelle Porter' (played by Portia de Rossi ), and the character "Ling Woo" was later created specifically for her. Lucy's part on the series was originally not meant to be regular but the enthusiastic audience response to the actress' 'feisty' Ling Woo secured Liu as a permanent cast member. It also earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Lucy became better known with her turn as Alex in the Charlie's Angels movie, alongside established Hollywood stars Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. The film became a hit, earning more than $125 million in the U.S., and a worldwide total of more than $258 million. The sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, opened to poor reviews but was a box-office hit again, earning more than $252 million. In between the two films, Liu starred with Antonio Banderas in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, a critical and box-office failure.

Lucy with Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore in Charlie's AngelsLiu next played O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth), one of the major villains in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill. Lucy Liu won an MTV Movie Award for "Best Movie Villain" for the part. Subsequently, Lucy appeared on several episodes of Joey with Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the Charlie's Angels movies. She also had smaller roles as Kitty Baxter in the smash hit Chicago, and as a psychologist opposite Keira Knightley in the thriller Domino. In 2006, she played leading lady and love interest to Josh Hartnett in the popular crime thriller Lucky Number Slevin. Other appearances include a cameo on the animated show Futurama and recently, The Simpsons. In April 2006, the documentary Freedom's Fury premiered, with Lucy as executive producer. The film dramatizes the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, climaxing with the infamous water polo showdown between Hungary and the Soviet Union at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, known as the 'Blood In The Water match'.

Lucy's most recent role is in the drama film 3 Needles, which was released on December 1, 2006. In the film, she plays Jin Ping, an HIV-positive Chinese woman. Liu agreed to star in the film for lower than usual pay because she wanted to spread awareness about the way AIDS is improperly treated in China and Thailand. Lucy's upcoming roles include Code Name: The Cleaner, an action comedy scheduled for a January 5, 2007 release, Rise, a supernatural thriller co-starring Michael Chiklis in which Liu plays an undead reporter, Watching the Detectives, an independent romantic comedy co-starring Cillian Murphy , and Kung Fu Panda, an animated film scheduled for 2008 in which she will voice a snake. Liu has also signed on to star in Beautiful Asian Brides and a new version of Charlie Chan which has been in pre-production since 2000; she will produce both films. In 2004, Lucy announced her engagement to New York playwright Zach Helm. Their relationship ended in 2005.

In a Jane interview, she indicated that she was bis--ual, saying, "I think people sometimes get the wrong impression when they're like, 'Oh, well, so-and-so was straight and then she was gay, and now she's straight again,' you know? But it's like, how many times do I have to kiss a woman before I'm gay? Everybody wants to label people. Sometimes you just fall in love with somebody, and you're really not thinking about what gender or whatever they happen to be. I think that if I happen to fall in love with a woman, everyone's going to make a big deal out of it. But if I happen to fall in love with a man, nobody cares." With Lucy Liu's parents' work ethic, Liu continued, "I'm always multitasking, doing 10 things at once". Lucy Liu is fluent in Chinese, and also speaks some Italian, Spanish and Japanese, a language she learned in preparation for her role in Kill Bill. Lucy Liu also rock climbs, practices martial arts, skiis, and plays the accordion. Liu is also an artist in several media, and has had three gallery shows showcasing her collage, paintings, and photography".

In 2001, Lucy was the spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fund-raiser which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. In 2005, Liu was appointed a U.S. Fund for UNICEF Ambassador; in that capacity, she has traveled to Pakistan and Lesotho, among other countries. Early in 2006, Liu received an "Asian Excellence Award" for Visibility, since she is considered the most well-known and visible Asian American in the media today. Lucy Liu is also the first (and only) Asian-American woman to host Saturday Night Live. Liu has said about her background, "when you grow up Asian-American itï¿½s difficult because you donï¿½t know if youï¿½re Asian or youï¿½re American. You get confused" and that "You need to recognize where your background is from. I think itï¿½s important. Just for yourself. It makes you more whole. It does." Lucy has a tattoo of a tiger on her lower back..

Film List for Lucy Liu Kung Fu Panda (2008) The Simpsons - Episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan" (2006 guest appearance) 3 Needles (2005) Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) Chicago (2002) Ballistic: Ecks vs.

Sever (2002) Hotel (2001) S-- and the City - Episode "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" (2001 guest appearance) Futurama (2001 guest appearance)-Episodes "I Dated a Robot" and "Love and Rocket" Charlie's Angels (2000) Play It to the Bone (1999) The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999) Molly (1999) Ally McBeal (Seasons 2-5, 1998-2002) Love Kills (1998) The X-Files - Episode "Hell Money" (1996 guest appearance) Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) "The March to Freedom" Bang (1995) Lucy Liu - an American actres, film producer, artist and activist Lijit Search Individuals of all economic strata are shedding their jobs, hometowns, and lifestyle to embrace a wider experience and a more meaningful existence.

Lucy Liu, born on December 2nd, 1968 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York is an American actress, artist, narrator, film producer and activist. She became known for playing the role of the nasty ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal from 1998 to 2002, for which she was nominated for both 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. She has also appeared in several Hollywood films including Payback, Charlie's Angels, Chicago, Kill Bill, and Kung Fu Panda. In 2012, Liu joined the cast of the TNT original series Southland in the recurring role of Jessica Tang, for which she won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Guest Actress. She is currently one of the two series lead actors of the CBS television crime drama, Elementary, based on the story of Sherlock Holmes, playing the role of Joan Watson. In 2008, she was the series lead of her own Television show, the ABC comedy-drama, Cashmere Mafia, which was short-lived and ended after one abbreviated season.

The show was one of only a few American television shows with an Asian American series lead. In Jackson Heights, Queens, New York while in high school, she adopted her middle name "Alexis". She is the youngest of three children born to mother Cecilia, who worked as a biochemist, and her father Tom Liu, who was trained as a civil engineer but sold digital clock pens. Both of her parents were immigrants of Chinese descent. She has an older brother, John and an older sister, Jenny. Liu has commented that she grew up in a diverse neighborhood where she learned to speak Mandarin at home and began studying English when she was five years old. Liu attended Joseph Pulitzer Middle School and later graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1986. She then enrolled at New York University and transferred to the University of Michigan, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. Liu earned a bachelor's degree in Asian languages and cultures. While in Michigan, Liu worked as a waitress while she attended school. In 1989 she auditioned for the University of Michigan production of Alice in Wonderland during her senior year of college.

Although she had originally just tried out for only a supporting part, Liu was cast in the lead role. While queuing up to audition for the musical Miss Saigon in 1990, she told The New York Times - "There aren't many Asian roles, and it's very difficult to get your foot in the door." It was in May of 1992 that Liu made her New York stage debut in Fairy Bones, directed by Tina Chen. Liu had small roles in films and TV and was cast in both The X-Files and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, before landing a role on Ally McBeal. Liu originally auditioned for the role of 'Nelle Porter' which was eventually played by Portia de Rossi, and the character Ling Woo was later created specifically for her. Liu's part on the series was originally temporary, but high audience ratings secured Liu as a permanent cast member. Additionally, she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in the series. In Payback in 1999, Liu portrayed Pearl, a high-class prostitute with links to the Chinese mafia.

Liu was cast in the role of Alex Munday in the Charlie's Angels films, alongside Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. The film opened in November 2000 and earned more than $125 million in the United States. Charlie's Angels earned a worldwide total of more than $264 million. The sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, opened in June 2003 and also did well at the box office, earning more than $100 million in the U.S. and a worldwide total of more than $259 million. In contrast, Liu starred with Antonio Banderas in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, a critical and box office failure. In 2000, she hosted Saturday Night Live with Jay-Z. Liu starred as lawyer Grace Chin on Ugly Betty in the episodes "Derailed" and "Icing on the Cake". In a 2001 episode of Sex and the City entitled "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" found her guest starring as herself, playing a new client of character Samantha Jones who worked in public relations.

She also starred in the Sex and the City–inspired TV show, Cashmere Mafia on ABC. Liu also made a cameo appearance on the animated shows Futurama - as herself and/or robot duplicates thereof in the episodes "I Dated a Robot" and "Love and Rocket" as well as on The Simpsons in the season 16 episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan". In 2002, Liu played Rita Foster in Vincenzo Natali's Brainstorm (aka Cypher). Soon thereafter, she appeared as O-Ren Ishii in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill. She won an MTV Award for "Best Movie Villain" for the part. Subsequently, Liu appeared on several episodes of Joey with Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the Charlie's Angels films. She also had minor roles as Kitty Baxter in the film Chicago and as a psychologist opposite Keira Knightley in the thriller Domino. In Lucky Number Slevin, she played the leading love interest to Josh Hartnett. 3 Needles was released on December 1, 2006. Liu portrayed Jin Ping, an HIV-positive Chinese woman.

In 2007, Liu appeared in Code Name: The Cleaner, Rise, a supernatural thriller co-starring Michael Chiklis in which Liu plays an undead reporter, for which she was ranked number 41 on "Top 50 Sexiest Vampires", and in Watching the Detectives, an independent romantic comedy co-starring Cillian Murphy. She made her producing debut and also starred in a remake of Charlie Chan, which had been planned since as early as 2000. In 2007 Empire named Liu number 96 of their "100 Sexiest Movie Stars." The producers of Dirty Sexy Money created a role for Liu as a series regular. Liu played Nola Lyons, a powerful attorney who faced Nick George played by Peter Krause. Liu voiced Silvermist in Disney Fairies and did Viper in Kung Fu Panda. In March of 2010, Liu made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage as Annette on the second replacement cast alongside Jeff Daniels, Janet McTeer and Dylan Baker. In March 2012, she was cast as Joan Watson for Elementary.

Elementary is an American Sherlock Holmes adaption, and the role Liu was offered has always traditionally been played by men. She also has played police officer Jessica Tang on Southland, a television show focusing on the lives of police officers and detectives in Los Angeles as a recurring guest actor during the fourth season. She received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Guest Actress for this role. Liu's double duty as an NYPD consultant on Elementary and an LAPD officer on Southland won her praise from TV Guide in their "Cheers & Jeers 2012" issue, which cheered her "arresting performances". In August 2011, Liu became a narrator for the musical group The Bullitts. Liu is an artist in several media and she has had three gallery shows showcasing her collage, paintings, and photography. She began making collage mixed media when she was 16-years-old, and later became a photographer and painter. In September 2006, Liu held an art show and donated her share of the profits to UNICEF. She also had another show in 2008 in Munich, where she again donated her share of the profits to UNICEF.

In 2001 Liu was the spokesman for the Lee National Denim Day® fundraiser, which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. Denim Day® is committed to improving the everyday lives of those with breast cancer – past, present and future. Their program exhibits how a simple gesture turns into extraordinary support for lifesaving screenings in communities nationwide; hope and care to those traveling for cancer treatment; and investments in groundbreaking cancer research. You can join the Denim Day team by donating $5 at DenimDay.com . Lee National Denim Day® has raised more than $86 million in the fight against breast cancer. In 2008, an estimated 800,000 individuals wore denim on Lee National Denim Day®. In 2005 Liu was appointed an ambassador for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. She traveled to Pakistan and Lesotho, among several other countries. She also hosted an MTV documentary, Traffic, for the MTV EXIT campaign in 2007. Liu produced Traffic to raise awareness of the human trafficking problem in Asia. Early in 2006, Liu received an Asian Excellence Award for Visibility.

Liu is a supporter of marriage equality for gays and lesbians, and she became a spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign in 2011. She has teamed up with Heinz to combat the widespread global health threat of iron deficiency anemia and vitamin and mineral malnutrition among infants and children in the developing world. background information from Wikipedia Lucy Liu - YouTube Lucy Liu 15,808 views Last updated on Oct 4, 2016 Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress, narrator, and film producer. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal (1998--2002) for which she was nominated for both 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, and has also appeared in several hit Hollywood films including Payback, Charlie's Angels, Chicago, Kill Bill, and Kung Fu Panda.

In 2012, Liu joined the cast of the TNT original series Southland in the recurring role of Jessica Tang for which she won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Guest Actress. She is currently one of the two series lead actors of the CBS television crime drama Elementary in the role of Joan Watson. In 1989, Liu auditioned for the University of Michigan's production of Alice in Wonderland during her senior year of college. Although she had originally tried out for only a supporting part, Liu was cast in the lead role. She told The New York Times in 1990 while queuing up to audition for the musical Miss Saigon: "There aren't many Asian roles, and it's very difficult to get your foot in the door". In May 1992, Liu made her New York stage debut in Fairy Bones, directed by Tina Chen. Liu had small roles in films and TV, marking her debut. She was cast in The X-Files in "Hell Money" and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in "The March to Freedom" before landing a role on Ally McBeal.

Liu originally auditioned for the role of 'Nelle Porter' (played by Portia de Rossi), and the character Ling Woo was later created specifically for her. Liu's part on the series was originally temporary, but high audience ratings secured Liu as a permanent cast member. Additionally, she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. In Payback (1999), Liu portrayed Pearl, a high-class BDSM prostitute with links to the Chinese mafia. Liu was cast as Alex Munday in the Charlie's Angels film with Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. The film opened in November 2000 and was a hit, earning more than $125 million in the United States. Charlie's Angels earned a worldwide total of more than $264 million. The sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, opened in June 2003 and was also ranked highly, earning more than $100 million in the U.S. and a worldwide total of more than $259 million. In contrast, Liu starred with Antonio Banderas in Ballistic: Ecks vs.

Sever, a critical and box office failure. In 2000 she hosted Saturday Night Live with Jay-Z. Liu starred as lawyer Grace Chin on Ugly Betty in the episodes "Derailed" and "Icing on the Cake." In a 2001 episode of Sex and the City entitled "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" she guest starred as herself, playing a new client of character Samantha Jones who does public relations. She starred in the Sex and the City-inspired TV show, Cashmere Mafia on ABC. Liu also made a cameo appearance on the animated shows Futurama (as herself and/or robot duplicates thereof in the episodes "I Dated a Robot" and "Love and Rocket") and The Simpsons (on the season 16 episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan"). In 2002 Liu played Rita Foster in Vincenzo Natali's Brainstorm (aka Cypher). Soon thereafter, she appeared as O-Ren Ishii in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill. She won an MTV Award for "Best Movie Villain" for the part.

Subsequently, Liu appeared on several episodes of Joey with Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the Charlie's Angels films. She also had minor roles as Kitty Baxter in the film Chicago and as a psychologist opposite Keira Knightley in the thriller Domino. In Lucky Number Slevin, she played the leading love interest to Josh Hartnett. 3 Needles was released on December 1, 2006. Liu portrayed Jin Ping, an HIV-positive Chinese woman. In 2007, Liu appeared in Code Name: The Cleaner, Rise, a supernatural thriller co-starring Michael Chiklis in which Liu plays an undead reporter (for which she was ranked number 41 on "Top 50 Sexiest Vampires"), and Watching the Detectives, an independent romantic comedy co-starring Cillian Murphy. She made her producer debut and also starred in a remake of Charlie Chan, which had been planned as early as 2000. In 2007 Empire named Liu number 96 of their "100 Sexiest Movie Stars." The producers of Dirty Sexy Money created a role for Liu as a series regular.

Liu played Nola Lyons, a powerful attorney who faced Nick George (Peter Krause). Liu voiced Silvermist in Disney Fairies and Viper in Kung Fu Panda less Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress, narrator, and film producer. She became known for playing the role of the vicious and ill-mannered Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal (1998--2002) for which she was nominat... more Lucy Liu Imdb - Lucy Liu Net Worth Lucy Liu Imdb Read more... Lucy Liu Lucy Liu Net Worth is $8 Million. Lucy Liu is an American actress with a net worth of $8 million. Lucy Liu made her net worth by acting in roles such as Charlies Angels, Kill Bill, and voice acting in Kung Fu Panda. Liu was born in Queens, New York. Lucy Alexis Liu (Chinese: ??... Lucy Liu Net Worth is $8 Million. Lucy Liu Net Worth is $8 Million. Lucy Liu is an American actress with a net worth of $8 million.

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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, who was a civil engineer. Both of Liu's parents were immigrants from Taiwan of Chinese descent. Her grandparents were born and raised in China. 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 Chinese at home and began studying English when she was ...

Question: Which American actress became known for her role in the television series "Ally McBeal" and has appeared in several films, including "Charlie's Angels", "Kill Bill" and "Kung Fu Panda"?
Answer: Lucy Liu