BIOGRAPHY

Occupation - Actress
Date of Birth - December 2, 1968
Birth Place -Queens, New York, USA
Residence - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Height - 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Pets: None?
Education: Graduated from University of Michigan 1990.

Maritial Status: Single never Married. Announced that she plans on marrying Zach Helm, her boyfriend of one year. [April 2004]

Lucy Alexis Liu was born to Chinese immigrants in Queens, New York, her mother is a biochemist, and her father is a civil engineer, and she has a brother and a sister. Lucy has always tried to balance an interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-American experience. Her family is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and she learned this at an early age. Grew up in the Jackson Heights section of Queens County, New York and had a traditional childhood without a Hollywood influence. She loves to play the accordion revealing that it's like a living breathing instrument and therefore is beautiful.

Lucy graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1986 and enrolled in New York University attending for 1 year; discouraged by the "dark and sarcastic" atmosphere of NYU, however, she transferred to the University of Michigan after her freshman year. She is an initiated sister of Chi Omega Sorority. She graduated from UM with a degree in Chinese Language and Culture, managing to squeeze in some additional training in dance, voice, fine arts, and acting. During her senior year, Liu auditioned for a small part in a production of "Alice in Wonderland" and walked away with the lead; encouraged by the experience, she decided to take the plunge into professional acting.

She moved to Los Angeles and split her time between auditions and food service day jobs, eventually scoring a guest appearance as a waitress on "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) a performance she now dreads seeing. That role led to more walk-on parts in shows like "NYPD Blue" (1993), "ER" (1994), and "The X Files" (1993). In 1996, she was cast as an ambitious college student on Rhea Perlman's ephemeral sitcom "Pearl" (1996).

Liu first appeared on the big screen as an ex-girlfriend in Jerry Maguire (1996) (she had previously filmed a scene in the indie film "Bang" (1995), but it was shelved for two years). She then waded through a series of supporting parts in small films before landing her big break on "Ally McBeal" (1997). Liu initially auditioned for the role of Nelle Porter, which went to Portia de Rossi, but writer-producer David E. Kelley was so impressed with her spunk that he promised to write a part for her in an upcoming episode. The part turned out to be that of growling, ill-tempered lawyer Ling Woo, which Liu filled with such aplomb that she was signed on as a regular cast member.

The "Ally" win gave Liu's film career a much-needed boost in 1999, she was cast as a dominatrix in the Mel Gibson action flick Payback (1999), and as a hitchhiker in the ill-received boxing saga Play It to the Bone (1999). The next year brought even larger roles: first as the kidnapped Princess Pei Pei in Jackie Chan's western Shanghai Noon (2000), then as one-third of the comely crime-fighting trio in Charlie's Angels (2000).

When she's not hissing at clients or throwing well-coiffed punches, Liu keeps busy with an eclectic mix of off-screen hobbies. She practices the martial art of Kali-Eskrima-Silat (knife-and-stick fighting), skis, rock climbs, rides horses, and plays the accordion. In 1993 she exhibited a collection of multimedia art pieces at the Cast Iron Gallery in SoHo (New York), after which she won a grant to study and create art in China. Her hectic schedule doesn't leave much time for romantic intrigue, but Liu says she prefers to keep that side of her life uncluttered and she is intensely private about her personal life.

Once relegated to "ethnic" parts, the energetic actress is finally earning her stripes as an across-the-board leading lady. Lucy has a incredible on screen presence and is one of hollywoods most beautiful leading ladies. She can be seen in 2005's 3 Needles, Domino and Lucky Number Slevin coming to theaters in 2005.

FACTS

She once worked as an aerobics instructor.

She practices rock climbing, skiing, & horseback riding.   

Auditioned for a role in Shanghai Knights (2003), but lost out to Fann Wong.

Was the first Asian-American female to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975-Present).



SALARIES

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) $5,500,000
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) $4,000,000
Charlie's Angels (2000) $1,000,000
Shanghai Noon (2000) $2,500,000

Quotes

"I grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, with no money. I was taught not to take anything for granted. If you are too busy being a diva or a freak, then you are not enjoying it."

"Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that's why I don't have a boyfriend."

"It's so much fun playing her (Ling), but I have this fear that people are going to run away from me in terror on the streets. They think I'm going to bite their heads off or something."


"Producing is like pushing jello up a hill on a hot day."



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