Lucy Liu
Milestones
- Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
- Birthday: December 2, 1967
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2008
Lent her voice to the animated feature, "Kung Fu Panda"
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2008
Starred in the short-lived ABC series, "Cashmere Mafia"; executive produced by "Sex and the City" producer Darren Star
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2006
Appeared in one of three short stories about the global HIV pandemic, "3 Needles"
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2006
Played the girl next door opposite Josh Hartnett in the thriller, "Lucky Number Slevin"
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2005
Portrayed a psychologist opposite Keira Knightley in the thriller "Domino"
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2004
Guest-starred in several episodes of NBC's "Joey" as a tough-talking executive producer
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2003 to 2004
Played assassin O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill"; film released in two Volumes "Kill Bill Vol. 1" (2003) and "Kill Bill Vol.2" (2004)
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2003
Re-teamed with Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz to reprise their roles in "Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle"
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2002
Appeared in small but vital role as murderess Kitty Baxter in "Chicago"
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2000
Portrayed a kidnapped Chinese princess in "Shanghai Noon" opposite Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
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2000
Portrayed Alex Munday, one of "Charlie's Angels" in McG's film adaption of the popular 70s series
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1999
Cast as the sadistic dominatrix/hit woman for the Chinese mafia in "Payback"
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1999
Had featured role in "Play It to the Bone
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1998 to 2002
Joined the cast of FOX's legal comedy "Ally McBeal" as Ling Woo; garnered Emmy (1999) and SAG (2000) nominations; left show early in the fifth season to pursue film career
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1997
Played an exotic dancer in "City of Industry"
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1997
Played Luke Perry's racist self-loathing girlfriend in Showtime's "Riot"
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1996 to 1997
Cast as a regular on "Pearl" (CBS) playing college student Amy Li alongside Rhea Pearlman
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1996
Feature debut, a small part in "Jerry Maguire"
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1995
Had a memorable recurring role on NBC's "ER" as a woman whose son is suffering from complications of AIDS
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1991 to 1992
Had an early television role on Fox's "Beverly Hills, 90210" as a waitress at the Peach Pit
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1989
Cast in the lead role of Alice, in the University of Michigan's production of "Alice in Wonderland"
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Appeared in TV commercials
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Raised in Queens, New York