Lucy Liu
Lucy Alexis Liu (/ˈluː/; born December 2, 1968) is an American actress, producer, and artist. Widely regarded as a trailblazer for Asian American representation in Hollywood, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Critics' Choice Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. A prominent sex symbol in the late 1990s and early 2000s, she has been recognised for shifting Western mainstream beauty standards. In 2019, Liu became the second Asian American woman to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Liu had her breakthrough role as Ling Woo in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002). She received further recognition for starring in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), and the martial arts action film Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and its sequel Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). She also starred in the films Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Watching the Detectives (2007), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Set It Up (2018), Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), and Presence (2024). In 2025, she received renewed critical attention for her performance in the psychological drama Rosemead. Liu starred as Dr. Joan Watson in the CBS crime drama series Elementary (2012–2019). She also voiced Master Viper in the first three films of the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016) and Silvermist in the Tinker Bell series (2008–2015). Her other voice credits include the children's series Maya & Miguel (2004–2007) on PBS Kids, the animated films Mulan II (2004) and Strange World (2022), as well as the English and Mandarin-dubbed versions of the animated films The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) and Magic Wonderland (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lucy Liu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · The Devil Wears Prada 2 as
- 2025 · Rosemead as Irene
- 2025 · Presence as Rebekah
- 2024 · Old Guy as Anata
- 2024 · Jentry Chau vs the Underworld as Moonie (voice)
- 2024 · Jentry Chau vs the Underworld as Moonie / Imprisoned Ghost (voice)
- 2024 · Red One as Zoe
- 2024 · A Man in Full as Joyce Newman
- 2024 · The Tiger's Apprentice as Nua Kua / Cynthia (voice)
- 2023 · Shazam! Fury of the Gods as Kalypso
- 2022 · Strange World as Callisto Mal (voice)
- 2021 · Death to 2021 as Snook Austin
- 2021 · DC Fandome 2021 as
- 2021 · Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days as Self - Guest
- 2020 · A World of Calm as Narrator
- 2020 · The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- 2020 · Stage Mother as Sienna
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Why Women Kill as Simone Grove
- 2019 · Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Lucy Liu (voice)
- 2019 · Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
- 2018 · Set It Up as Kirsten Stevens
- 2018 · Future World as The Queen
- 2017 · Michael Jackson's Halloween as Conformity (voice)
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Viper (voice)
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll as Viper (voice)
- 2015 · Difficult People as Veronica Ford
- 2015 · East of Main Street: Taking the Lead as Self
- 2014 · Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast as Silvermist (voice)
- 2014 · Kung Fu Panda | Legends of Awesomeness: The Midnight Stranger Vol.4 as Viper (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy as Silvermist (voice)
- 2013 · Pixie Hollow Bake Off as Silvermist (voice)
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Viper (Voice)
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc as Viper (voice)
- 2012 · The Man with the Iron Fists as Madame Blossom
- 2012 · Elementary as Joan Watson
- 2012 · Secret of the Wings as Silvermist (voice)
- 2012 · Girls as Detective Mosedale
- 2012 · Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You as Rowena Adler
- 2011 · Pixie Hollow Games as Silvermist (voice)
- 2011 · Billy on the Street as Self
- 2011 · The Trouble With Bliss as Andrea
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness as Viper (voice)
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Viper (voice)
- 2011 · Detachment as Dr. Doris Parker
- 2011 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth)
- 2010 · Marry Me as Rae Ann Carter
- 2010 · Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Viper (voice)
- 2010 · Nomads as Susan
- 2010 · Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue as Silvermist (voice)
- 2010 · The Adventures of Disney Fairies as Silvermist (voice)
- 2009 · Afro Samurai: Resurrection as Sio (voice)
- 2009 · Redlight as Narrator
- 2009 · Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure as Silvermist (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Southland as Officer Jessica Tang
- 2008 · Little Spirit: Christmas in New York as Leo's Mother (voice)
- 2008 · Tinker Bell as Silvermist (voice)
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda as Viper (voice)
- 2008 · The Year of Getting to Know Us as Anne
- 2008 · Cashmere Mafia as Mia Mason
- 2007 · Dirty Sexy Money as Nola Lyons
- 2007 · Watching the Detectives as Violet
- 2007 · Rise: Blood Hunter as Sadie Blake
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Code Name: The Cleaner as Gina
- 2006 · Ugly Betty as Grace Chin
- 2006 · Lucky Number Slevin as Lindsey
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · Domino as Taryn Miles
- 2005 · 3 Needles as Jin Ping
- 2005 · My Date with Drew as Self (uncredited)
- 2004 · Mulan II as Mei (voice)
- 2004 · Maya & Miguel as Maggie Lee (voice)
- 2004 · Joey as Lauren
- 2004 · Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as O-Ren Ishii 'Cottonmouth'
- 2004 · Game Over as Raquel Smashenburn (voice)
- 2003 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' as Self
- 2003 · Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as O-Ren Ishii
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Alex Munday
- 2002 · Chicago as Kitty Baxter
- 2002 · Cypher as Rita Foster
- 2002 · Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever as Agent Jane Sever
- 2002 · Bo' Selecta! as Self
- 2002 · Players as
- 2001 · America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- 2001 · Hotel as Kawika
- 2000 · Charlie's Angels as Alex Munday
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Lucy Liu
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Adult Jade (voice)
- 2000 · Shanghai Noon as Princess Pei Pei
- 1999 · Play It to the Bone as Lia
- 1999 · Molly as Brenda
- 1999 · Love Kills as Kashi
- 1999 · The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human as The Female's Asian Friend
- 1999 · Flypaper as Dot
- 1999 · Futurama as Lucy Liu's Head (voice)
- 1999 · True Crime as Toy Store Girl
- 1999 · Payback as Pearl
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Lucy Liu
- 1997 · Guy as Woman at Newstand
- 1997 · Dellaventura as Yuling Chong
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Ling Woo
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Riot as Tiffany
- 1997 · City of Industry as Cathi Rose
- 1997 · Gridlock'd as Cee-cee
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Tid Pao (voice)
- 1996 · Jerry Maguire as Former girlfriend
- 1996 · Pearl as Amy Li
- 1996 · The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Melana (voice)
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Joy Powell
- 1996 · High Incident as Officer Whin
- 1995 · Bang as Hooker
- 1995 · Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as Oi-Lan
- 1994 · ER as Mei-Sun Leow
- 1994 · Hotel Malibu as Co-Worker
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · The X-Files as Kim Hsin
- 1993 · Protozoa as Ari
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1992 · Rhythm of Destiny as Donna
- 1991 · Home Improvement as Woman #3
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Madam Wu (voice)
- 1989 · Coach as Nicole Wong
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Mei Lin
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Last Weekend in May as Leah
- Future · Nobody Nothing Nowhere as