Lucy Liu – the Popular Chinese American Actress
Lucy Alexis Liu or more popularly known as Lucy Liu is the Chinese American actress who has earned fame for her television series Ally McBeal (1998-2002) along with a number of roles in popular Hollywood movies. Born on December 2, 1968 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, Lucy Liu showed talent in acting since her childhood days. Though became very popular for the various television series, Lucy Liu has also been able to make a mark on the Hollywood film industry with some of the quality performances that include her performances in the films like Kill Bill and Charlie's Angels etc. She is one of the popular Hollywood female actors of the current times.
The Early Days
Lucy Liu is a daughter of Taiwanese immigrant parents who father was a civil engineer and mother a biochemist in Taiwan. But they moved from the Taiwan to United States. Lucy Liu was admitted to Joseph Pulitzer Middle School and later was graduated from the prestigious Stuyvesant High School in New York in 1986. Later on, Lucy Liu graduated with Bachelor's degree in Asian Languages and Culture from University of Michigan.
The Career
Lucy Liu started her acting career in 1989. While studying in the University of Michigan, she started appearing for various auditions to make her career in acting. During that time, Lucy Liu managed to get a role in the university's production of Alice in Wonderland. After that, Lucy Liu started getting various small roles in films and television which include the Hell Money episode of The X-Files and The March to Freedom episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Then came the much awaited breakthrough role on Ally McBeal which turned her career graph in a different direction. This work also earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. It also earned some other recognition as well.
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In the year 2000, Lucy Liu acted in a film named Charlie's Angels, along with famous actors like Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. The film was a huge hit and instantly gave her the much awaited popularity. In 2003, she again acted in the sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, which became a hit once again. Besides these, Lucy Liu also acted in several Hollywood films like Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Kill Bill, Lucky Number Slevin, Code Name: The Cleaner, Watching the Detectives etc.
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