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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 Liú Yùlíng (劉玉玲).
She was raised inside Queens, New York by Chinese immigrant parents, and tended to New York City's famous Stuyvesant High School. She attended New York University for one month, transferred to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, & graduated using the degree inside Asian languages and cultures.
Liu is widely considered a virtually all large Asian-American actress in U.s. media. She got little stints around films & TV roles prior to landing the break in Ally McBeal. Liu's role on a series was originally non intended to exist as the regular, however the enthusiastic audience response to the actress' feisty Ling Woo secured Lucy as a large cast member. She became supplementary notable by having her turn when Alex in the ''Charlie's Angels'' movie, starring alongside more established modern Hollywood icons Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. A sequel to the film, however, opened to unfortunate reviews & pack professional receipts. Lucy was as well paid sixteen million dollars less for her function inside ''Charlie's Angels than co-star Cameron Diaz.
Liu starred by having Antonio Banderas in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, a critical & pack-professional failure that wwhen remarkable sole around its casting of 2 minorities as the lead roles. Liu experienced the hit when Princess Pei-Pei around Shanghai Noon''.
Lucy is possibly best known for her role when O-Ren Ishii in director Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. A 1st installment of the Defeat Bill films, Volume Ace, studied Lucy as a additional good & physically skillful actress than got been evident from either her former roles. She won an MTV Movie Award, further solidifying her fame by owning immature, hep audiences, for "Best Movie Villain".
Lucy recently appeared in an episode of "Joey" using Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the ''Charlie's Angels film. She besides experienced the little role paired Keira Knightley in the thriller Domino. Liu is presently around talks to recreate a Charlie Chan series for modern audiences.
Although Liu is non married, rumour it used to be that develop linked her by owning George Clooney. Recently, there was news that she is engaged to the Up to date York dramatist.
Filmography
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Chicago (2002)
Cypher (2002)
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
Futurama (Guest Appearance) (2001)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Play It to the Bone (1999)
A Conjugation Habits of the Earthbound Homo (1999)
Mollie (1999)
Confessedly Crime (1999)
Payback (1999)
Love Kills (1998)
Flypaper (1997)
City of Industry (1997)
Gridlock'd (1997)
Guy (1996)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Bang (1995)
Protozoa (1993)
Dreamcast saga[2003-2006]
Other
Jackie Chan Adventures
Game Over
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