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LUCY LIU BIOGRAPHY |
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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
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