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Lucy Liu

Television Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress / Actress / Film Director / Stage Actress | * 12/02/1968 (55) | Queens, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, she has appeared in many film and television roles. Liu has starred as Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), Alex Munday in two Charlie's Angels films (2000 and 2003), and Joan Watson in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012–2019). Her film work includes starring in Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Watching the Detectives (2007), The Man with the Iron Fis..."> ()
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Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Her accolades include winning a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Seoul International Drama Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award.Liu has starred as Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), Alex Munday in two Charlie's Angels films (2000 and 2003) and Joan Watson in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012–2019). Her film work includes starring in Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Watching the Detectives (2007), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), and Set It Up (2018).Liu provided voice acting for Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016) and Silvermist in the Tinker Bell series (2008–2014). Her other voice credits include Maya & Miguel (2004–2007), Mulan II (2004), as well as the English and Mandarin-dubbed versions of Magic Wonderland (2014) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). She also voiced Callisto Mal in the Disney-animated film Strange World (2022). Most recently she starred as Kalypso in Shazam! Fury of the Gods.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Animation

Known for these Movies & Shows

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance. ...

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

R

2003 | 4.0/5 | 1h 51min
Action, Crime
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The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided ...

Charlie's Angels

PG-13

2000 | 2.9/5 | 1h 38min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a r ...

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

PG-13

2003 | 2.7/5 | 1h 46min
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. ...

Chicago

PG-13

2002 | 3.6/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where h ...

Elementary

TV-14

2012 | 3.8/5 | 43min per episode
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Lucy Liu

Hungarian Order of Merit MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Lucy Liu as Actress(74)

2024 Red One
as Viper (voice)2024 Kung Fu Panda 4
as Nua Kua / Cynthia (voice)2024 The Tiger's Apprentice
as Rebecca2024 Presence
2023 Nobody Nothing Nowhere
as Kalypso2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods
as Leah2023 The Last Weekend in May
as Callisto Mal (voice)2022 Strange World
as Snook Austin2021 Death to 2021
2021 Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days
as Sienna2020 Stage Mother
as herself2019 QT8: The First Eight
as The Queen2018 Future World
as Kirsten Stevens2018 Set It Up
as Conformity (voice)2017 Michael Jackson's Halloween
as Viper (voice)2016 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
as Viper (voice)2016 Kung Fu Panda 3
as herself2015 East of Main Street: Taking the Lead
as Silvermist (voice)2014 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
as Silvermist (voice)2014 Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy
as Silvermist (voice)2013 Pixie Hollow Bake Off
as Silvermist (voice)2012 Secret of the Wings
as Rowena Adler2012 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
as Madame Blossom2012 The Man with the Iron Fists
as Dr. Parker2011 Detachment
as O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth)2011 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Viper (voice)2011 Kung Fu Panda 2
as Viper (voice)2011 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (Good Croc, Bad Croc)
as Andrea2011 The Trouble with Bliss
as Silvermist (voice)2011 Pixie Hollow Games
as Viper (voice)2010 Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as Susan2010 Nomads
as Silvermist (voice)2010 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
as Narrator2009 Redlight
as Sio (voice)2009 Afro Samurai: Resurrection
as Silvermist (voice)2009 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
as Leo's Mother (voice)2008 Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
as Silvermist (voice)2008 Tinker Bell
as Anne2008 The Year of Getting to Know Us
as Master Viper (voice)2008 Kung Fu Panda
as Violet2007 Watching the Detectives
as Gina2007 Code Name: The Cleaner
as Sadie Blake2007 Rise: Blood Hunter
as Lindsey2006 Lucky Number Slevin
as Pearl2006 Payback: Straight Up
as Taryn Miles2005 Domino
as herself2005 My Date with Drew
as Jin Ping2005 3 Needles
as O-Ren Ishii2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Mei (voice)2004 Mulan II
as Alex Munday2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
as O-Ren Ishii2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Agent Sever2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
as Rita Foster2002 Cypher
as Kitty Baxter2002 Chicago
as Kawika2001 Hotel
as herself2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes
as Princess Pei Pei2000 Shanghai Noon
as Alex Munday2000 Charlie's Angels
as Lydia1999 The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
as Pearl1999 Payback
as Toy Store Girl1999 True Crime
as Kashi1999 Love Kills
as Lia1999 Play It to the Bone
as Brenda1999 Molly
as Dot1998 Flypaper
as Cathi Rose1997 City of Industry
as Cee-cee1997 Gridlock'd
as Woman at Newstand1997 Guy
as Tiffany1997 Riot
as Former girlfriend1996 Jerry Maguire
as Hooker1995 Bang
as Ari1993 Protozoa
as Donna1992 Rhythm of Destiny

TV Shows/Series with Lucy Liu as Actress(45)

as (voice)2024 Exploding Kittens
as Narrator2020 A World of Calm
as herself2020 The Drew Barrymore Show
as Simone Grove2019 Why Women Kill
as Lucy Liu (voice)2019 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Detective Mosedale2012 Girls
as Joan Watson2012 Elementary
as Viper (voice)2011 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
as Rae Ann Carter2010 Marry Me
as Mia Mason2008 Cashmere Mafia
as Nola Lyons2007 Dirty Sexy Money
as Grace Chin2006 Ugly Betty
as herself2005 The Reichen Show
as Maggie Lee2004 Maya & Miguel
as Lauren Beck2004 Joey
as Raquel Smashenburn (voice)2004 Game Over
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Adult Jade (voice)2000 Jackie Chan Adventures
as herself2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Lucy Liu's Head (voice)1999 Futurama
as herself1998 Sex and the City
as Tid Pao (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as Yuling Chong1997 Dellaventura
as herself1997 The View
as Ling Woo1997 Ally McBeal
1996 Nash Bridges
as Officer Whin1996 High Incident
as Amy Lee1996 Pearl
as Melana (voice)1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Oi-Lan1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Mei-Sun Leow1994 ER
as Co-Worker1994 Hotel Malibu
as Kim Hsin1993 The X-Files
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Woman #31991 Home Improvement
1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
1989 Coach
1989 The Simpsons
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as herself1988 This Morning
as Mei Lin1986 L.A. Law
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with Lucy Liu as Crew(5)

Production/Producer2023 Nobody Nothing Nowhere
Production/Executive Producer2021 UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality
Directing/Director2014 Meena
Production/Executive Producer2007 Code Name: The Cleaner
Production/Executive Producer2006 Freedom's Fury

TV Shows/Series with Lucy Liu as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2019 Why Women Kill
Directing/Director2018 New Amsterdam
Directing/Director2016 Marvel's Luke Cage
Directing/Director2013 Graceland
Directing/Director2012 Elementary
Directing/Director1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Additional Information

Full Name: Lucy Alexis Liu
Born: Monday, 12/02 1968 (December) in Queens, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 55 years + 144 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Mandarin
Educated at: University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Stuyvesant High School, New York University
Member of: Committee of 100
Children: Rockwell Lloyd
Other names for Lucy Liu (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lucy Alexis Liu"
"劉玉玲"
"루시 리우"
"Люсі Лью"
"Λούσι Λιού"
"Λούσι Αλέξις Λιού"
"刘玉玲"
Lucy Liu frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (91x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (37x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (36x, Actor)
Bill Hader (27x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (24x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (23x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Kristen Wiig (22x, Actress)
Clancy Brown (21x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (20x, Actor)
Phil Hendrie (20x, Actor)
Quentin Tarantino (12x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:328, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/17/2024