Lucy Liu
American actress (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucy Alexis Liu /ˈluː/ (born December 2, 1968)[1][2] is an American actress. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, she has appeared in many film and television roles. 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).
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Born | Lucy Alexis Liu (1968-12-02) December 2, 1968 (age 55) Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||
Education | New York University University of Michigan (BA) New York Studio School | ||||||
Occupation | Actress | ||||||
Years active | 1991–present | ||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 劉玉玲 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘玉玲 | ||||||
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Website | www |
She voice acted as 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 and directed the Disney show American Born Chinese.
She has received several accolades including a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Seoul International Drama Award, in addition to a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award.