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Introducing Lucy Liu - Profile and Photos
Profile: Lucy Liu
Lucy was born December 2, 1967, in Queens, New York. She
is a sexy, accomplished actress, and most recently starred as Shanghai Noon
with "Charlie's Angels" in 2000. Lucy was raised in the Italian
neighborhood of Queens, New York by her parents, immigrants from China. Lucy
graduated 1986 from Stuyvesant High School and went on to attend New York
University, where she only stayed for one year. Her parents raised Lucy in
a traditional American way, yet she couldn't help but feel culturally alienated
because of her Asian background. Lucy transferred to the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor. She graduated from the U of M with a degree in Asian languages
and cultures while also studying acting, dancing and singing. Lucy's career
took off when she auditioned for a supporting role in Andre Gregory's adaptation
of "Alice in Wonderland", where she actually landed the lead role.
Lucy's success was partly due to her fluency in Mandarin, and also because
of her practice of Kali-Eskrima-Silat, an Indonesian martial art. Lucy has
had many notable screen appearances, including "City of Industry",
Tupac's Gridlock'd, and Jerry Maguire. She also had roles on syndicated shows
such as, Hercules-TJL, "X-Files", "Beverly Hills 90210",
"Nash Bridges", "LA Law", "Home Improvement",
"ER", "NYPD Blues", and "John Quest". Lucy's
big break came on Fox's Ally Mcbeal in the Episode "They Eat Horses Don't
They". She took on the icy role of Ling Woo, who was suing a shock jock
radio station for sexual harassment. This is character role that got her signed
as a regular cast member when she executed a deadly kiss with co-star Greg
Germann. Lucy is also very athletic, and she enjoys rock climbing, skiing,
horseback riding, snowboarding, and is an accomplished accordion player. Lucy
is a gifted artist, her work first appeared at the Cast Iron Gallery in SoHo
in the early eighties. In 1993, she received an art grant to study art in
China. Lucy has also exhibited a mix of photography, ceramics, paints, and
other art-works in Venice, CA.
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