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.
Lucy Liu | |||||||
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.jpg) Liu in 2024 | |||||||
| Born | Lucy Liu December 2, 1968 New York City, U.S. | ||||||
| Alma mater | University of Michigan New York Studio School | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
| Years active | 1991–present | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉玉玲 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘玉玲 | ||||||
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| Website | lucyliu | ||||||
Filmography
changeFilm
changeTelevision
change| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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
change| Year | Title | Voice role |
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| 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
change| 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
change| 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
change| Year | Title | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Unraveling | As Liu Yu-ling, Cast Iron Gallery, SoHo, New York, US[11] | Collection of multimedia art pieces, photographs |
| 2006 | Antenna | Emotion 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 |
| 2008 | je suis. envois-moi | As 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 |
| 2011 | Seventy Two | Salon Vert, London, UK[18] | Personal canvases – hand-stitched and stuck with funny little found objects, pieces of rubbish |
| 2013 | Totem | The Popular Institute gallery, Manchester, UK[19] | Series of work on linen, explores the fragility of the human form |
| 2019 | Unhomed Belongings | National Museum of Singapore[20] | First museum exhibit, included works by Shubigi Rao |
| 2023 | what was | The New York Studio School, New York City, US[21] | Collection of multimedia art pieces, acrylic on canvas, books and found objects |
Awards and nominations
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. Associated Press. December 2, 2018. p. 7B.
Actress Lucy Liu is 50.
- ↑ "Lucy Liu Biography". Who2. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts". StarWars.com. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "antenna's up". The Coast. March 2, 2006. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Lucy Liu Exhibition Opening". Getty Images. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Von einer Leinwand zur anderen". Gala. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Rose, Steve (October 5, 2011). "Fragments of Lucy Liu". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Unhomed Belongings". National Museum of Singapore. 2019. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Lucy Liu:what was". Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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