Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu is an Emmy Award-nominated Chinese American actress, best known for starring in the television series Ally McBeal (1998-2002) and the 2000 film Charlie's Angels.

Liu began acting in 1989 after auditioning for a role in University of Michigan's production of "Alice in Wonderland" during her senior year.

Liu had small roles in films and TV roles (for example in X-Files and Seinfeld) before landing a break on Ally McBeal. She became famous with her turn as Alex in the Charlie's Angels movie, starring with established Hollywood stars Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. Liu starred with Antonio Banderas in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever.
She won an MTV Movie Award for "Best Movie Villain".

Liu recently appeared on several episodes of Joey with Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the Charlie's Angels movies. She also had a small role as a psychologist opposite Keira Knightley in the thriller Domino. In April 2006, the documentary Freedom's Fury premiered, with Liu as executive producer.

Public Name: Lucy Liu
Birth Name: Lucy Alexis Liu
Date of Birth: December 2, 1968
Place of Birth: New York City

Filmography

Devil to Pay, 2007
Charlie Chan, 2007
Kung Fu Panda, 2008
Watching the Detectives, 2007
Rise: Blood Hunter, 2007
Code Name: The Cleaner, 2007
Lucky Number Slevin, 2006
Domino, 2005
3 Needles, 2005
"Jackie Chan Adventures", 2004-2005 TV Episodes (voice)
"The Simpsons", 2005 TV Episode (voice)
"Joey", 2004-2005 TV Episode
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Mulan II, 2004 (V) (voice)
"Maya & Miguel", 2004 TV Series
"Game Over", 2004 TV Series (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1, 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, 2003
Chicago, 2002
"King of the Hill", 2002 TV Episode (voice)
Cypher, 2002
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, 2002
"Ally McBeal", 1998-2002 TV Episode
SSX Tricky, 2001 (VG) (voice)
Hotel, 2001
"Saturday Night Live", 2000 TV Episode
Charlie's Angels, 2000
Shanghai Noon, 2000
Play It to the Bone, 1999
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human, 1999
Molly, 1999
True Crime, 1999
Payback, 1999
Love Kills, 1998
Guy, 1997
"Michael Hayes", 1997 TV Episode
City of Industry, 1997
Riot, 1997 (TV)
"NYPD Blue", 1997 TV Episode
"The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest", 1997 TV Episode (voice)
Gridlock'd, 1997
Flypaper, 1997
"Pearl", 1996 TV Series
Jerry Maguire, 1996
"High Incident", 1996 TV Episode
"Nash Bridges", 1996 TV Episode
"The X Files", 1996 TV Episode
"ER", 1995 TV Episodes
Bang, 1995
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys", 1995 TV Episode
"Home Improvement", 1995 TV Episode
"Coach", 1994 TV Episode
"Hotel Malibu", 1994 TV Episode
"L.A. Law", 1993 TV Episode
Protozoa, 1993
Ban wo zong heng, 1992
"Beverly Hills, 90210", 1991 TV Episode

Awards

MTV Movie Award Best Villain "Kill Bill Vol. 1" 2004
MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Team "Charlie's Angels" 2001
The Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series "Ally McBeal" 1998

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