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Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Birthday: 1968-12-02 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Lucy Alexis Liu (/ˈluː/; born December 2, 1968) is an American actress, producer, and artist. Widely regarded as a trailblazer for Asian American representation in Hollywood, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Critics' Choice Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. A prominent sex symbol in the late 1990s and early 2000s, she has been recognised for shifting Western mainstream beauty standards. In 2019, Liu became the second Asian American woman to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Liu had her breakthrough role as Ling Woo in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002). She received further recognition for starring in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), and the martial arts action film Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and its sequel Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). She also starred in the films Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Watching the Detectives (2007), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Set It Up (2018), Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), and Presence (2024). In 2025, she received renewed critical attention for her performance in the psychological drama Rosemead. Liu starred as Dr. Joan Watson in the CBS crime drama series Elementary (2012–2019). She also voiced Master Viper in the first three films of the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016) and Silvermist in the Tinker Bell series (2008–2015). Her other voice credits include the children's series Maya & Miguel (2004–2007) on PBS Kids, the animated films Mulan II (2004) and Strange World (2022), as well as the English and Mandarin-dubbed versions of the animated films The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) and Magic Wonderland (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucy Liu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Old Guy

as    Anata

2025
Rosemead

as    Irene

2025
Presence

as    Rebekah

2024
A Man in Full

as    Joyce Newman

2024
The Tiger's Apprentice

as    Nua Kua / Cynthia (voice)

2024
Red One

as    Zoe

2023
Shazam! Fury of the Gods

as    Kalypso

2022
Strange World

as    Callisto Mal (voice)

2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days

as    Self - Guest

2021
Death to 2021

as    Snook Austin

2020
Stage Mother

as    Sienna

2019
QT8: The First Eight

as    Self

2018
Set It Up

as    Kirsten Stevens

2018
Future World

as    The Queen

2017
Michael Jackson's Halloween

as    Conformity (voice)

2016
Kung Fu Panda 3

as    Viper (voice)

2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

as    Viper (voice)

2015
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)

2013
2012
Detachment

as    Dr. Doris Parker

2012
Elementary

as    Joan Watson

2012
The Man with the Iron Fists

as    Madame Blossom

2012
2012
Secret of the Wings

as    Silvermist (voice)