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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-12-02 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

Acting

2025

Presence as Rebekah Payne
Rosemead as Irene

2024

Old Guy as Anata
The Tiger's Apprentice as Nua Kua / Cynthia (voice)
Red One as Zoe
A Man in Full as Joyce Newman
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld as Moonie / Imprisoned Ghost (voice)

2023

2022

Strange World as Callisto Mal (voice)

2021

2020

2019

2018

Future World as The Queen
Set It Up as Kirsten Stevens

2017

Michael Jackson's Halloween as Conformity (voice)

2016

Kung Fu Panda 3 as Viper (voice)

2015

2014

2013

2012

Secret of the Wings as Silvermist (voice)
The Man with the Iron Fists as Madame Blossom
Elementary as Joan Watson
Girls as Detective Mosedale

2011

Kung Fu Panda 2 as Viper (voice)
Detachment as Dr. Doris Parker
Pixie Hollow Games as Silvermist (voice)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth)

2010

Nomads as Susan
Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Viper (voice)
Marry Me as Rae Ann Carter
The Adventures of Disney Fairies as Silvermist (voice)

2009

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure as Silvermist (voice)
Redlight as Narrator
Southland as Officer Jessica Tang

2008

Kung Fu Panda as Viper (voice)
Tinker Bell as Silvermist (voice)
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York as Leo's Mother (voice)
Cashmere Mafia as Mia Mason

2007

2006

Ugly Betty as Grace Chin

2005

Domino as Taryn Miles
3 Needles as Jin Ping
My Date with Drew as Self (uncredited)

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as O-Ren Ishii 'Cottonmouth'
Mulan II as Mei (voice)
Joey as Lauren
Maya & Miguel as Maggie Lee (voice)
Game Over as Raquel Smashenburn (voice)

2003

2002

Cypher as Rita Foster
Chicago as Kitty Baxter
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever as Agent Jane Sever
Bo' Selecta! as Self

2001

2000

Charlie's Angels as Alex Munday
Shanghai Noon as Princess Pei Pei
Jackie Chan Adventures as Adult Jade (voice)

1999

Payback as Pearl
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human as The Female's Asian Friend
Flypaper as Dot
Molly as Brenda
True Crime as Toy Store Girl
Love Kills as Kashi
Futurama as Lucy Liu's Head (voice)

1998

Sex and the City as Lucy Liu

1997

City of Industry as Cathi Rose
Gridlock'd as Cee-cee
Guy as Woman at Newstand
Riot as Tiffany
Ally McBeal as Ling Woo
The View as Self
Dellaventura as Yuling Chong
King of the Hill as Tid Pao (voice)

1996

Jerry Maguire as Former girlfriend
Nash Bridges as Joy Powell
High Incident as Officer Whin
Pearl as Amy Li

1995

1994

ER as Mei-Sun Leow
Hotel Malibu as Co-Worker

1993

Protozoa as Ari
The X-Files as Kim Hsin

1992

1991

Home Improvement as Woman #3

1990

1989

The Simpsons as Madam Wu (voice)
Coach as Nicole Wong

1988

This Morning as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1986

L.A. Law as Mei Lin

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1953

The Oscars as Self

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Production

2025

Rosemead as Producer

2022

If You Have as Executive Producer

2007

Code Name: The Cleaner as Executive Producer

2006

Freedom's Fury as Executive Producer

Directing

2023

2019

Why Women Kill as Director

2018

New Amsterdam as Director

2016

Marvel's Luke Cage as Director

2014

Meena as Director

2013

Graceland as Director

2012

Elementary as Director