Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 2, 1968
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Lucy Liu
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A Man in Full | Joyce Newman |
| 2024 | Jentry Chau vs the Underworld | Moonie (voice) |
| 2024 | Jentry Chau vs the Underworld | Moonie / Imprisoned Ghost (voice) |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show | Self |
| 2020 | A World of Calm | Narrator |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Lucy Liu (voice) |
| 2019 | Why Women Kill | Simone Grove |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | |
| 2019 | Today with Hoda & Jenna | Self |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Veronica Ford |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2012 | Elementary | Joan Watson |
| 2012 | Girls | Detective Mosedale |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Viper (voice) |
| 2011 | Billy on the Street | Self |
| 2010 | Marry Me | Rae Ann Carter |
| 2010 | The Adventures of Disney Fairies | Silvermist (voice) |
| 2009 | Southland | Officer Jessica Tang |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Mia Mason |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | Nola Lyons |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Grace Chin |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self |
| 2004 | Joey | Lauren |
| 2004 | Maya & Miguel | Maggie Lee (voice) |
| 2004 | Game Over | Raquel Smashenburn (voice) |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2002 | Players | |
| 2002 | Bo' Selecta! | Self |
| 2000 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Adult Jade (voice) |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Lucy Liu |
| 1999 | Futurama | Lucy Liu's Head (voice) |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Lucy Liu |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Ling Woo |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | Dellaventura | Yuling Chong |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Tid Pao (voice) |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Joy Powell |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Melana (voice) |
| 1996 | High Incident | Officer Whin |
| 1996 | Pearl | Amy Li |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Oi-Lan |
| 1994 | ER | Mei-Sun Leow |
| 1994 | Hotel Malibu | Co-Worker |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Kim Hsin |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self / Presenter |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Woman #3 |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Madam Wu (voice) |
| 1989 | Coach | Nicole Wong |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Mei Lin |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |