Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968 in New York City, New York) is an American actress of Chinese ancestry, who starred in the TV series Ally McBeal and in the 2000 film Charlie's Angels. Her Chinese name is Li? Y?l?ng (劉玉玲).

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She was raised in Queens, New York by Chinese immigrant parents, and attended New York City's famous Stuyvesant High School. She attended New York University for one year, transferred to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated with a degree in Asian languages and cultures.

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Liu is widely considered the most prominent Asian-American actress in American media. She had small stints in films and TV roles before landing a break on Ally McBeal. Liu's role on the series was originally not meant to be a regular, but the enthusiastic audience response to the actress' feisty Ling Woo secured Lucy as a prominent cast member. She became more famous with her turn as Alex in the Charlie's Angels movie, starring alongside more established modern Hollywood icons Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. The , however, opened to poor reviews and box office receipts. Lucy was also paid sixteen million dollars less for her work in Charlie's Angels than co-star Cameron Diaz.

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Liu starred with Antonio Banderas in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, a critical and box-office failure that was remarkable only in its casting of two minorities as the lead roles. Liu had a hit as Princess Pei-Pei in Shanghai Noon.

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Lucy is perhaps most famous for her role as O-ren Ishii in director Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. The first installment of the Kill Bill films, Volume 1, exposed Lucy as a more serious and physically adept actress than had been evident from her previous roles. She won an MTV Movie Award, further solidifying her fame with young, hip audiences, for "Best Movie Villain".

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Lucy recently appeared on an episode of "Joey" with Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the Charlie's Angels movies. She will be co-starring with Keira Knightley in the upcoming thriller Domino. Liu is also in talks to recreate the Charlie Chan series for modern audiences.

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Liu is not married, although rumors in the past have linked her with George Clooney. Recently, there was news that she is engaged to a New York playwright.

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