Lucy Liu Biography

Name : Lucy Liu

Birth Date : December 2, 1968 

Birth Place : Queens, New York 

Birth Name : Lucy Alexis Liu 

Height : 5' 2'' 

Education : High school at Stuyvesant H.S.
New York University (dropped out within a year)
University of Michigan at Ann Arbour (a degree in Asian languages 

Nationality : American 

Profession : Actress 

Best Known As : Ling Woo on TV's Ally McBeal

Lucy was born December 2, 1967, in Queens, New York. She is a sexy, accomplished actress, and most recently played Shanghai Noon in "Charlie's Angels", co-starring Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. Lucy was raised in the Italian neighborhood of Queens, New York, by her parents, immigrants from China. They raised her in the American way, yet she couldn't help but feel culturally alienated because of her Asian background. Lucy graduated in 1986 from Stuyvesant High School and went on to attend New York University, where she only stayed for one year. Lucy transferred to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated with a degree in Asian languages and cultures while also studying acting, dancing and singing. 

Her 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'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. Lucy become really famous in an Ally McBeal episode where she executed a deadly kiss with co-star Greg Germann. This piece of television history is what got her signed as a regular cast member. 

Lucy has had many more 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 is also 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. Lucy is also very athletic, and she enjoys rock climbing, skiing, horseback riding, snowboarding, and is an accomplished accordion player.