History Creator / LucyLiu

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Vivian in ''Film/CharliesAngels'' was written to be Chinese. When Lucy was cast as Alex, they changed Vivian to a white girl.

* ActorAllusion: ''Cypher'' references ''Film/KillBill''.
* ActorInspiredElement: O-Ren in ''Film/KillBill'' was written to be Japanese. When Quentin Tarantino saw ''Film/ShanghaiNoon'' he rewrote the character to be part Chinese in order for Lucy to play her.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: As Viper in ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'', Silvermist in ''Franchise/DisneyFairies'' and Mei in ''Disney/MulanII''.
* DawsonCasting: She was ten years older than her character Lindsey in ''Film/LuckyNumberSlevin''.

* EnforcedMethodActing: In ''Film/LuckyNumberSlevin'' Josh Hartnett actually flashed Lucy for the scene where Lindsey discovers Slevin with his towel open. It was scripted but she didn't know he'd be naked - so her reaction is real.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Apparently with Bill Murray on ''Film/CharliesAngels''. It was reported that the argument shut down filming for a day.
* PlayingAgainstType: In ''Film/LuckyNumberSlevin'' as an {{Adorkable}} and geeky scientist.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Vivian in ''Film/CharliesAngels'' was written to be Chinese. When Lucy was cast as Alex, they changed Vivian to a white girl.
* StarMakingRole: ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', which even got her a special news report about how she was the only Asian-American doing anything major on television at the time.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/ThandieNewton was cast as Alex in ''Film/CharliesAngels'' but had to drop out when ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'' ran over schedule. Angelina Jolie and Jada Pinkett Smith had turned it down.
** Ling Woo wasn't intended to be a regular. David E Kelly liked Lucy so much as a guest star that he revealed she had a law degree, and had the character join the firm after a few episodes. She had previously auditioned for the role of Nelle, which went to Portia De Rossi.
** She auditioned for the role of Elektra in ''{{Film/Daredevil}}'' but lost out to Jennifer Garner.

* Main/DragonLady: A modern day example; especially with her notable roles in ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', ''Film/CharliesAngels'' and ''Film/KillBill''.

Liu is bilingual in English and [[ChineseLanguage Mandarin]], and holds a Bachelor's degree in Asian Languages and Cultures from the UsefulNotes/UniversityOfMichigan.

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* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' as Joan Watson

* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' as Dr. Joan Watson

Since then, she has appeared in a variety of film and television roles, often playing an ActionGirl or DarkActionGirl, as well as doing voice-acting in animation (cf. her appearance on the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode where Fry downloads Lucy Liu's likeness into a robot and uses it as his girlfriend and her role on the ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do?" as Connie's delinquent cousin Tid Pao who tricks Bobby into making a meth lab for her). Liu also holds the honor of being the first Asian-American woman to host ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (her episode was a season 26 Christmas episode with Music/JayZ as a musical guest).

* ''Film/CharliesAngels'' (the films) as Alex Munday

* ''BallisticEcksVsSever'' as Agent Sever

* ''Disney/{{Mulan}} II'' as Mei

* ''Watching The Detectives'' as Violet

* ''{{Cypher}}'' as Rita Foster

* ''LuckyNumberSlevin'' as Lindsey

* ''ShanghaiNoon'' as Princess Pei-Pei

Lucy Alexis Liu (劉玉玲 Liú Yùlíng) is an American actress, born in Queens, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity to Taiwanese immigrant parents. Although [[AsianAndNerdy she did well in her studies]], she started acting when she auditioned for a minor role in a college production of ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'', and instead won the lead.

* ''Series/CharliesAngels'' (the films) as Alex Munday

* ''Series/AllyMcBeal'' as Ling.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' and ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' as Viper.
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'' as Viper again.

* ''{{Cypher}}'' as Rita Foster

* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' as Joan Watson
* ''Film/TheManWithTheIronFists'' as Madame Blossom.

* ''DisneyFairies'' films as Silvermist

* ''DisneyFairies'' films

* ''RiseBloodHunter'' as Sadie Blake

Liu is bilingual in English and [[ChineseLanguage Mandarin]], and holds a Bachelor's degree in Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Michigan.

Lucy Alexis Liu (劉玉玲 Liú Yùlíng) is an American actress, born in Queens, New York City to Taiwanese immigrant parents. Although [[AsianAndNerdy she did well in her studies]], she started acting when she auditioned for a minor role in a college production of ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'', and instead won the lead.

After some small roles in films and television, her breakthrough came when she got a part in ''{{Ally McBeal}}'', playing the foul-mouthed Ling Woo, a new character specifically written for her. Her tough attitude made her a sex symbol for a lot of viewers, and her performance earned her Emmy and Screen Actors Guild award nominations.

Since then, she has appeared in a variety of film and television roles, often playing an ActionGirl or DarkActionGirl, as well as doing voice-acting in animation (cf. her appearance on the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode where Fry downloads Lucy Liu's likeness into a robot and uses it as his girlfriend and her role on the ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do?" as Connie's delinquent cousin Tid Pao who tricks Bobby into making a meth lab for her). Liu also holds the honor of being the first Asian-American to host ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (her episode was a season 26 Christmas episode with Music/JayZ as a musical guest).

* ''{{Payback}}'' as Pearl
* ''Rise: Blood Hunter'' as Sadie Blake