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Lucy Liu
Cannes 2008
Born
Lucy Liu

(1968-12-02) December 2, 1968 (age 57)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
New York Studio School
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉玉玲
Simplified Chinese刘玉玲
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Lucy Liu in 2011

Lucy Liu (born December 2, 1968)[1][2] is an American actress. She was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City. Her parents parents originally came from Beijing and Shanghai and immigrated to Taiwan as adults before meeting in New York. Liu has been in many movies and many television programs.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Rhythm of Destiny Wednesday Addams (Alex Munday from Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle) / Inque (Lucy Liu) / Donna I Love Lucy
1993 Protozoa Ari Short
1995 Bang Hooker Kitty Baxter
1996 Guy Woman at Newsstand Alex Munday
Jerry Maguire Former Girlfriend Alex Munday
1997 Gridlock'd Cee-Cee Cee-Cee
City of Industry Cathi Rose Amanda (Our Girl)
1998 Flypaper Dot Inque
Love Kills Kashi O Ren Ishii
1999 Payback Pearl O Ren Ishi
True Crime Toy Shop Girl O Ren Ishi
Molly Brenda O Ren Ishi
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human The Female's Friend (Lydia) Uma Thurman

(Pulp Fiction) Gone In 60 Seconds (Angelina Jolie)


Alex Munday


Alexandria Alexandra Alexis Alex Munday / O Ren Ishi


Alex Monday (Scary Movie 2)

Kevin Prudente

(Elena Houghlin) Scream (1996)

The Craft (Fairuza Balk)

Rose McGowan (Scream) Neve Campbell

Neve Campbell (Rose McGowan)

Kevin Prudente

Drew Barrymore

Play It to the Bone Lia Leo Rivera
2000 Shanghai Noon Princess Pei Pei Shy Mane
Charlie's Angels Alex Munday Adrian Blanco Movie
2001 Hotel Kawika Shy Mane
2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Agent Sever Inque
Cypher Rita Foster Inque
Chicago Kitty Baxter Shy Mane
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Alex Munday
Kill Bill: Volume 1 O-Ren Ishii
2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 O Ren Ishi / Licy

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Mulan II Mei (voice) Video[3]
2005 3 Needles Jin Ping
Domino Taryn Mills
2006 Lucky Number Slevin Lindsey
2007 Code Name: The Cleaner Gina
Rise: Blood Hunter Sadie Blake
Watching the Detectives Violet
2008 The Year of Getting to Know Us Anne
Kung Fu Panda Master Viper (voice) [3]
Tinker Bell Silvermist (voice) Video[3]
2009 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2010 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Nomads Susan
2011 Detachment Dr. Doris Parker
The Trouble with Bliss Andrea
Kung Fu Panda 2 Master Viper (voice) [3]
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Rowena
2012 Secret of the Wings Silvermist (voice) [3]
The Man with the Iron Fists Madame Blossom
2013 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Lady Sagami (voice)
2014 The Pirate Fairy Silvermist (voice) Video[3]
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
Magic Wonderland Princess Ocean (voice)
2016 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll Master Viper (voice) Short[3]
Kung Fu Panda 3 [3]
2018 Future World The Queen
Set It Up Kirsten Stevens
2020 Stage Mother Sienna
2022 Strange World Callisto Mal (voice)
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Kalypso
2024 Presence Rebecca Payne [4]
The Tiger's Apprentice Nu Kua/Cynthia (voice)
Old Guy Anata
Red One Zoe Harlow

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Beverly Hills, 90210 Courtney Episode: "Pass, Not Pass"
1993 L.A. Law Mei Lin Episode: "Foreign Co-Respondent"
1994 Hotel Malibu Co-Worker Episode: "Do Not Disturb"
Coach Nicole Wong Episode: "It Should Happen to You" & "Out of Control"
1995 Home Improvement Woman #3 Episode: "Bachelor of the Year"
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Oi-Lan Episode: "The March to Freedom"
ER Mei-Sun Leow Recurring cast (season 2)
1996 Nash Bridges Joy Powell Episode: "Genesis"
The X-Files Kim Hsin Episode: "Hell Money"
High Incident Officer Whin 2 episodes
1996–1997 Pearl Amy Li Main cast
1997 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Melana (voice) 2 episodes[3]
NYPD Blue Amy Chu Episode: "A Wrenching Experience"
Riot Tiffany Episode: "Empty"
Dellaventura Yuling Chong Episode: "Pilot"
Michael Hayes Alice Woo Episode: "Slaves"
1998–2002 Ally McBeal Ling Woo Main cast (season 2–4), recurring cast (season 5)
2000 MADtv Herself/Host Episode: "Episode #6.6"
Live & Kicking Herself Episode: "Episode #8.8"
Saturday Night Live Episode: "Lucy Liu/Jay-Z"

Cut for Time Sketch: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"[5]

2001 Sex and the City Episode: "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"
2001–2002 Futurama Herself (voice) 2 episodes
2002 Rank Herself Episode: "25 Toughest Stars"
VH-1 Behind the Movie Episode: "Chicago"
King of the Hill Tid Pao (voice) Episode: "Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do"
2003 Biography Herself Episode: "Bernie Mac: TV's Family Man"
Bo' Selecta! Episode: "Episode #2.5"
2004 Jackie Chan Adventures Adult Jade Chan (voice) Episode: "J2: Rise of the Dragons"
Game Over Raquel Smashenburn (voice) Main cast
2004–2005 Joey Lauren Beck Recurring cast (season 1)
2004–2007 Maya & Miguel Maggie Lee (voice) Recurring cast (season 1–5)[3]
2005 Clifford's Puppy Days Teacup (voice) Episode: "Adopt-a-Pup"[3]
The Simpsons Madam Wu (voice) Episode: "Goo Goo Gai Pan"
2006 Getaway Herself/Celebrity Traveller Episode: "Episode #15.38"
2007 Ugly Betty Grace Chin 2 episodes
2008 Cashmere Mafia Mia Mason Main cast
Ben & Izzy Yasmine (voice) Main cast[3]
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York Leo's Mom (voice) Television film
2008–2009 Dirty Sexy Money Nola Lyons Main cast (season 2)
2009 Afro Samurai: Resurrection Sio (voice) Television film[3]
2010 Marry Me Rae Carter Episode: "Part 1 & 2"
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Bear Queen (voice) Episode: "Princess Kai-Lan"
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Master Viper (voice) Television film
2011 Pixie Hollow Games Silvermist (voice) Television film[3]
2011–2016 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Master Viper (voice) Main cast[3]
2012 Southland Officer Jessica Tang Recurring cast (season 4)
2012–2019 Elementary Dr. Joan Watson Main cast
2013 Pixie Hollow Bake Off Silvermist (voice) Television film
2014 Huading Awards Herself/Host Main host
2015–2016 Jeopardy! Herself/Video Clue Presenter 2 episodes
2016 Girls Detective Mosedale Episode: "Japan"
2017 Difficult People Veronica Ford Recurring cast (season 3)
Sesame Street Cinderella Episode: "Cinderella's Slippery Slippers"
Michael Jackson's Halloween Conformity (voice) Television film[3]
2018 Animals Yumi (voice) Recurring cast (season 3)[3]
2019 Why Women Kill Simone Main cast (season 1)[6]
2020 A World of Calm Herself/Narrator (voice) Episode: "The Coral City"
2021 Star Wars: Visions Bandit Leader (voice) Episode: "The Duel"[7][3]
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Herself (voice) Episode: "The Tao of Scoob!"[3]
Curb Your Enthusiasm Herself Episode: "The Five-Foot Fence"
Death to 2021 Snook Austin Television special
2024 A Man in Full Joyce Newman Main cast
Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld Moonie Chau (voice) In production[8]

Video games

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Year Title Voice role
2001 SSX Tricky Elise Riggs[3]
2003 Charlie's Angels Alex Munday[3]
2012 Sleeping Dogs Vivienne Lu[3]
2023 The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend Cheng Shih

Documentary

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 My Date with Drew Herself
2009 Redlight Narrator Producer
2019 QT8: The First Eight Herself [9]
2022 If You Have [10]

Director

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Year Title Notes
2014 Meena Short film
2014–2019 Elementary 7 seasons
2015 Graceland Episode: "Master of Weak Ties"
2018 Luke Cage Episode: "Soul Brother #1"
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Episode: "Dearly Beloved"
Why Women Kill Episode: "Marriages Don't Break Up on Account of Murder - It's Just A Symptom That Something Else Is Wrong"
2020 New Amsterdam Episode: "Hiding Behind My Smile"
2023 American Born Chinese Episode: "Hot Stuff"

Art exhibitions

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Year Title Location Notes
1993UnravelingAs Liu Yu-ling, Cast Iron Gallery, SoHo, New York, US[11]Collection of multimedia art pieces, photographs
2006AntennaEmotion Picture Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada[12]Incorporating paint and drawing into photographs. Seven pieces of which two new. March 5 to June 30.
2007—Art Basel Miami, Casa Tua in South Beach Miami, US as part of Montblanc's Cutting Edge Art Collection[13]Painting Escape, a black and white abstraction
2008je suis. envois-moiAs Yu Ling, Six Friedrich Lisa Ungar, Munich, Germany[14][15][16]Six oil paintings, four prints and ten sculptures. Revenue was donated to UNICEF. May 8 to 31
2010—As Yu Ling. Painting included in the Bloomsbury Auctions 20th Century Art and Editions sale in New York, US[17]Painting
2011Seventy TwoSalon Vert, London, UK[18]Personal canvases – hand-stitched and stuck with funny little found objects, pieces of rubbish
2013TotemThe Popular Institute gallery, Manchester, UK[19]Series of work on linen, explores the fragility of the human form
2019Unhomed BelongingsNational Museum of Singapore[20]First museum exhibit, included works by Shubigi Rao
2023what wasThe New York Studio School, New York City, US[21]Collection of multimedia art pieces, acrylic on canvas, books and found objects

Awards and nominations

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Year Award[source?] Category Nominated work Result
1997 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Ally McBeal Nominated
1998 Won
1999 Nominated
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
2000 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actress – Action Shanghai Noon Won
2001 Favorite Team Charlie's Angels
MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo
Best Dressed Nominated
Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress
2003 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Cast Chicago Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Cast Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won
Teen Choice Award Choice Hissy Fit Nominated
MTV Movie Award Best Dance Sequence Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2004 Best Villain Kill Bill: Volume 1 Won
Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2011 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Marry Me
2012 New York Women in Film & Television Muse Award Best Actress Elementary Won
2013 Prism Awards Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards Best Actress Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Action
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series Southland
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress Elementary
2016
2017
2024 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Supporting Actress Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Emerging Media Program The Pirate Queen with Lucy Liu

References

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  1. ↑ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. Associated Press. December 2, 2018. p. 7B. Actress Lucy Liu is 50.
  2. ↑ "Lucy Liu Biography". Who2. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Lucy Liu (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 5, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening credits, closing credits or other reliable sources of information.
  4. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (6 December 2023). "Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (22 December 2024). "SNL': Lucy Liu Channels 'Kill Bill' Character In Quentin Tarantino Take On 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'". Deadline. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2019). "Lucy Liu To Star In 'Why Women Kill' On CBS All Access". Deadline. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts". StarWars.com. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ White, Abbey (2023-03-29). "Ali Wong to Lead 'Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld' Animated Series for Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  9. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 13, 2019). "Director Reclaims Rights to Documentary '21 Years: Quentin Tarantino' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Angelique (April 18, 2022). "Orlando Bloom, Sofia Carson and Lucy Liu Sign on to Ben Proudfoot's UNICEF's If You Have". Variety. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Actress Lucy Liu Creates a Name for Herself in Art". /. March 6, 2009. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ↑ "antenna's up". The Coast. March 2, 2006. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Basel Player – Richard Phillips, December 11, 2007". The New York Times Magazine blog. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Lucy Liu Exhibition Opening". Getty Images. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Von einer Leinwand zur anderen". Gala. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Lucy Liu in München – Die Erotik eines Hollywood-Stars". Süddeutsche Zeitung. May 9, 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Curio: Artist Yu Ling (a.k.a. Lucy Liu)". Film Experience blog. June 29, 2010. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  18. ↑ Rose, Steve (October 5, 2011). "Fragments of Lucy Liu". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  19. ↑ Ellen Stewart (May 17, 2013). "Much More Than An Angel: Meet Lucy Liu The Artist". MyDaily. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Unhomed Belongings". National Museum of Singapore. 2019. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Lucy Liu:what was". Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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