Lucy-Liu

Lucy Liu (born Lucy Liu) is an American actor, voice actress Director Producer and vocalist. An attractive and intelligent actor, she is an inspiration to numerous Asian actors that want to break into Hollywood. She became famous after numerous popular characters in the series. For instance, in the Ally McBeal series, where she played Ling Woo the villainous character. Her new-found fame was translated into roles on the big screen with Shanghai Noon, Charlie's Angels and several other films. The actress gave an impressive performance in the role of Japanese criminal lord O'RenIshii In Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Volume 1. Around the same time she also played key parts in other failed box office films such as Rise: Blood Hunter. After that, she started to play characters that were prominent in animation films such as Kung Fu Panda. Mia Mason, in Cashmere Mafia and other small screen roles was not able to achieve successes. Southland an critically acclaimed series of crime dramas that featured Liu in recurring roles, helped her find her own identity. Liu chooses her roles with care so as to avoid being typecast in a competitive industry. She's accepted her Chinese origins, yet she doesn't allow it to affect her art.