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