Liu, Lucy Alexis
Born: Dec 02, 1968 AD
Currently alive, at 43 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actresses
Currently alive, at 43 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actresses
1968 - Born on December 2nd to Chinese immigrants in Queens, New York, Lucy Liu has always tried to balance an interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-American experience.
1975 - Was the first Asian-American female to host "Saturday Night Live".
1986 - Liu graduated from Stuyvesant High School and enrolled in New York University.
1990 - 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".
1993 - Led to more walk-on parts in shows like "NYPD Blue", "ER", and "The X Files".
- 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.
1996 - She was cast as an ambitious college student on Rhea Perlman's ephemeral sitcom "Pearl".
1998 - She starred in the television series "Ally McBeal" as Ling Woo.
1999 - The "Ally" win gave Liu's film career a much-needed boost, she was cast as a dominatrix in the Mel Gibson action flick Payback, and as a hitchhiker in the ill-received boxing saga Play It to the Bone.
2000 - Good friends with Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore since Charlie's Angels.
2005 - Ranked as #56 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" special supplement.
2006 - Named #79 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" supplement.
- Starred in the movie "3 Needles".
- Received the Asian Excellence Award for "Visibility".
2007 - Starred in the action-comedy movie, "Code Name: The Cleaner".
- Hosted "MTV Exit".
1975 - Was the first Asian-American female to host "Saturday Night Live".
1986 - Liu graduated from Stuyvesant High School and enrolled in New York University.
1990 - 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".
1993 - Led to more walk-on parts in shows like "NYPD Blue", "ER", and "The X Files".
- 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.
1996 - She was cast as an ambitious college student on Rhea Perlman's ephemeral sitcom "Pearl".
1998 - She starred in the television series "Ally McBeal" as Ling Woo.
1999 - The "Ally" win gave Liu's film career a much-needed boost, she was cast as a dominatrix in the Mel Gibson action flick Payback, and as a hitchhiker in the ill-received boxing saga Play It to the Bone.
2000 - Good friends with Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore since Charlie's Angels.
2005 - Ranked as #56 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" special supplement.
2006 - Named #79 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" supplement.
- Starred in the movie "3 Needles".
- Received the Asian Excellence Award for "Visibility".
2007 - Starred in the action-comedy movie, "Code Name: The Cleaner".
- Hosted "MTV Exit".
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