Lucy Liu Biography (1968-)

Full name, Lucy Alexis Liu; born December 2, 1968, in Queens, New York, NY; daughter of Tom (a civil engineer) and Cecilia (biochemist). Addresses:Agent: Innovative Artists, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90067; Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Framework Entertainment, 9057 Nemo Street, Suite C, West Hollywood, CA 90069.; Publicist: Stephen Huvane, PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: December 2, 1968; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Amy Li, Pearl, CBS, 1996-1997
Ling Woo, Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998-2002
Televison Appearances
Movies
Tiffany, Boomer's girlfriend, "Empty," Riot (also known as Riotin the Streets), Showtime, 1997
Television Appearances
Specials
America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills (also known as AFI's 100 Years,100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies), CBS, 2001
Interviewee, Charlie's Angels Uncensored (documentary), MTV, 2003
Awards Presentations
30th NAACP Image Awards, 1999
Presenter, The 1999 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, HBO Plus,1999
Presenter, 72nd Annual Academy Award Presentation, ABC, 2000
Presenter, The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000
Presenter, The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
Presenter, 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
The 7th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001
VH1 Big in 2002 Awards, VH1, 2002
(Uncredited) Presenter, 2002 ABC World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2002
Presenter, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2003, Nickelodeon, 2003
The 2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003
Young Hollywood Awards, AMC, 2003
Miniseries
I Love the `70's (documentary), 2003
Pilots
Voice of Raquel Smashenburn, Game Over, UPN, 2003
Episodic
Courtney, waitress at the Peach Pit, "Pass, Not Pass," Beverly Hills,90210, Fox, 1991
Mai Lin, "Foreign Correspondent," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
Nicole Wong, "Out of Control," Coach, ABC, 1994
Nicole Wong, "It Should Happen to You," Coach, ABC, 1994
Third audience woman, "Bachelor of the Year," Home Improvement, ABC, 1995
Oi-Lan, "The March to Freedom," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,syndicated, 1995
Mei-Sun Leow, "What Life?," ER, NBC, 1995
Mei-Sun Leow, "Do One, Teach One, Kill One," ER, NBC, 1995

Mei-Sun Leow, "And Baby Makes Two," ER, NBC, 1995
Officer Amy Wan, "Follow the Leader," High Incident, ABC, 1996
"Father Knows Best," High Incident, ABC, 1996
Joy Powell, "Genesis," Nash Bridges, CBS, 1996
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Kim Hsin, "Hell Money," The X-Files, Fox, 1996
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Amy Chu, babysitter, "A Wrenching Experience," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1997
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Voice of Melana, "The Bangalore Falcon," Jonny Quest: The New Adventures (animated), Cartoon Network and syndicated, 1997
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Voice of Melana, "Night of the Zinja," Jonny Quest: The New Adventures (animated), Cartoon Network and syndicated, 1997
Alice Woo, "Slaves," Michael Hayes, CBS, 1997
Nulle part ailleurs, 2000
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2000
Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2000, 2003
"25 Toughest Stars," E! Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Voice of Lucy Liu Robot, "I Dated a Robot," Futurama (animated), Fox, 2001
"Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda," Sex and the City, HBO, 2001
Voice, "Love and Rocket," Futurama (animated), Fox, 2002
Voice of Tid Pao, "Bad Girls, Bad Girls Whatcha Gonna Do," King of theHill (animated), Fox, 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2003
"Charlie's Angels," Player$, 2003
Guest, Good Morning America, ABC, 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, 2003
Matthew's Best Hit TV, 2003
Also appeared as Yuling Chong, Dellaventura, CBS; in Ally,Fox.
Film Appearances
Donna, Ban wo zong heng (also known as Rhythm of Destiny),1992
Ari, Protozoa, 1993
Hooker, Bang, 1995
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Former girlfriend, Jerry Maguire, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Dot, Flypaper, 1997
Woman at newsstand, Guy, Gramercy, 1997
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Cee-Cee, Gridlock'd, Gramercy, 1997
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Cathi Rose, City of Industry, Orion, 1997
(As Lucy Alexis Liu) Pearl, Payback (also known as Parker),Paramount, 1997
Kashi, Love Kills, Trident Releasing, 1998
Toy store girl, True Crime (also known as True Crimes), Warner Bros., 1999
Brenda, Molly (also known as Rescue Me), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
Lydia, the female's Asian friend, The Mating Habits of the EarthboundHuman, Independent Artists, 1999
Lia, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999
The Master and the Angels, 2000
The Making of "Charlie's Angels," 2000
Getting G'd Up, 2000
Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew & Lucy, 2000
Princess Pei Pei, Shanghai Noon, Buena Vista, 2000
Alex Munday, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fuer Charlie), Columbia TriStar, 2000
Kawika, Hotel, Moonstone, 2001
The Company Man, Miramax, 2001
Agent Sever, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Warner Bros., 2002
Rita, Cypher, Miramax, 2002
Kitty Baxter, Chicago, Miramax, 2002
Alessandra, Party Monster, Strand Releasing, 2003
Alex Munday, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Columbia TriStar, 2003
O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth, Kill Bill: Vol. I, Miramax, 2003
O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Miramax, 2004
Stage Appearances
Young woman, Fairy Bones, Playhouse 46, New York City, 1992
Comrade Chin, Suzuki, and Shu-Fang, M. Butterfly, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 1992
Also appeared in Numb; Redwood Curtain; and as the lead role in Andre Gregory's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Elise Riggs, SSX Tricky, Electronic Arts, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers 2000, Gale, 2000

Periodicals

Biography, October, 2000, pp. 84-87
Newsweek, November 30, 1998, p. 80
TV Guide, November 14, 1998, pp. 3-74; October 28, 2000, pp. 16-20, 67

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