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Lucy Liu

1968-present

Who Is Lucy Liu?

Actress Lucy Liu made her mainstream movie debut as one of many former girlfriends of Tom Cruise's character in Jerry Maguire (1996). She got her big break on the hit TV comedy Ally McBeal, for which she earned an Emmy Award nomination in 1999. Liu has also co-starred in a number of big-screen projects, including Charlie's Angels,Kill Bill, Chicago and Half the Sky, and is an accomplished visual artist. In 2012, she once again found success with a TV series, appearing as Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes update Elementary.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Lucy Alexis Liu
BORN: December 2, 1968
BIRTHPLACE: Queens, New York
CHILD: Rockwell
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Sagittarius

Early Career

Lucy Alexis Liu was born on December 2, 1968, in Queens, New York. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Lucy Liu attended New York City's prestigious Stuyvesant High School. She enrolled at New York University, but transferred after one year to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where she studied Asian languages and culture and graduated with a b

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Born to immigrants in New York City, Lucy Liu has always tried to balance an interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-American experience. Her mother, Cecilia, a biochemist, is from Beijing & her father, Tom Liu, a civil engineer, is from Shanghai. Once relegated to "ethnic" parts, the energetic actress is finally earning her stripes as an across-the-board leading lady.

She graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1986 & enrolled in NYU. However, she was discouraged by the dark and sarcastic atmosphere, so she transferred to the University of Michigan after her freshman year. She graduated w/ a degree in Asian Languages & Cultures, managing to squeeze in some additional training in dance, voice, fine arts & acting. During her senior year, she auditioned for a small part in a production of Alice in Wonderland and walked away with the lead. Encouraged by the experience, she decided to take the plunge into pro

Lucy Liu is a critically acclaimed actress, producer, director, and fine artist who has starred in films, television, and on Broadway. Most recently, Liu starred in the Warner Bros/DCEU sequel, SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS, as the Goddess Kalypso, opposite Helen Mirren, Zachary Levi, and Rachel Zegler. Additionally, Liu lent her voice to the character Callisto Mal in Disney’s animated film STRANGE WORLD, released in December 2022, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Gabrielle Union and Dennis Quaid.

Liu was honored in 2019 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming only the second Asian American actress in almost 60 years since Anna May Wong, to receive one. She was also the first Asian American woman to host SNL in 2003.

In 2021, Liu appeared on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and in Netflix’s DEATH TO 2021. Prior to that, in 2019, she starred as hilarious and heartbreaking socialite, Simone Grove, in the dark comedic series WHY WOMEN KILL created by Marc Cherry, an anthology series for Paramount+ and Imagine Television Studios.  For seven seasons,

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