Lucy Liu | |||||||
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![]() Liu in 2008 | |||||||
Born | Lucy Alexis Liu December 2, 1968 New York City, U.S. | ||||||
Alma mater | University of Michigan New York Studio School | ||||||
Occupation | Actress | ||||||
Years active | 1991–present | ||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 劉玉玲 | ||||||
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Website | www |
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 starred in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), in two Charlie's Angels films (2000 and 2003), and in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012–2019), as well as in films 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).
She voice acted as Master Viper in the first three installments of 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, as well as two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Actress Lucy Liu is 50.