About
Lucy Liu
Overview
Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Her accolades include winning a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Seoul International Drama Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Liu has starred as Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), Alex Munday in two Charlie's Angels films (2000 and 2003) and Joan Watson in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012–2019). Her film work includes starring in Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Watching the Detectives (2007), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), and Set It Up (2018).
Liu provided voice acting for Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016) and Silvermist in the Tinker Bell series (2008–2014). Her other voice credits include Maya & Miguel (2004–2007), Mulan II (2004), as well as the English and Mandarin-dubbed versions of Magic Wonderland (2014) and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). She also voiced Callisto Mal in the Disney-animated film Strange World (2022). Most recently she starred as Kalypso in Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
Known for
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| 2025 | Presence | Actor | Rebecca | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Old Guy | Actor | Anata | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Jentry Chau vs the Underworld | Actor | (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Red One | Actor | Zoe | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | A Man in Full | Actor | Joyce Newman | 67 Fair |
| 2024 | The Tiger's Apprentice | Actor | Nua Kua / Cynthia (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Actor | Kalypso | 64 Fair |
| 2022 | Strange World | Actor | Callisto Mal (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2021 | Death to 2021 | Actor | Snook Austin | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days | Actor | Self - Guest | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Stage Mother | Actor | Sienna | 59 Average |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Actor | Self | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | Set It Up | Actor | Kirsten Stevens | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | Future World | Actor | The Queen | 54 Average |
| 2017 | Michael Jackson's Halloween | Actor | Conformity (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Actor | Viper (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Actor | Viper (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | East of Main Street: Taking the Lead | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2014 | Kung Fu Panda | Legends of Awesomeness: The Midnight Stranger Vol.4 | Actor | Viper (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Aaarrgh! | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | Pixie Hollow Bake Off | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - Good Croc, Bad Croc | Actor | Viper (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | Actor | Madame Blossom | 56 Average |
| 2012 | Elementary | Actor | Joan Watson | 75 Good |
| 2012 | Secret of the Wings | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Actor | Rowena Adler | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2011 | The Trouble With Bliss | Actor | Andrea | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Actor | Viper (voice) | 72 Good |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Actor | Viper (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2011 | Detachment | Actor | Dr. Parker | 72 Good |
| 2011 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Actor | O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth) | 72 Good |
| 2010 | Marry Me | Actor | Rae Ann Carter | 69 Fair |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Actor | Viper (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2010 | Nomads | Actor | Susan | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2010 | The Adventures of Disney Fairies | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Actor | Sio (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2009 | Redlight | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2008 | Little Spirit: Christmas in New York | Actor | Leo's Mother (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Tinker Bell | Actor | Silvermist (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Actor | Viper (voice) | 72 Good |
| 2008 | The Year of Getting to Know Us | Actor | Anne | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Actor | Mia Mason | 67 Fair |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | Actor | Nola Lyons | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives | Actor | Violet | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Actor | Sadie Blake | 57 Average |
| 2007 | Code Name: The Cleaner | Actor | Gina | 56 Average |
| 2006 | Payback: Straight Up | Actor | Pearl | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | Payback: Straight Up | Actor | Pearl (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Actor | Lindsey | 73 Good |
| 2005 | Domino | Actor | Taryn Miles | 59 Average |
| 2005 | 3 Needles | Actor | Jin Ping | 59 Average |
| 2005 | My Date with Drew | Actor | Self (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Mulan II | Actor | Mei (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2004 | Maya & Miguel | Actor | Maggie Lee (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Actor | O-Ren Ishii AKA Cottonmouth | 78 Good |
| 2004 | Game Over | Actor | Raquel Smashenburn (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2003 | The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Actor | O-Ren Ishii | 79 Good |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Actor | Alex Munday | 55 Average |
| 2002 | Chicago | Actor | Kitty Baxter | 69 Fair |
| 2002 | Cypher | Actor | Rita Foster | 62 Fair |
| 2002 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Actor | Agent Jane Sever | 52 Average |
| 2001 | America | A Tribute to Heroes | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Hotel | Actor | Kawika | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Actor | Alex Munday | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Shanghai Noon | Actor | Princess Pei Pei | 63 Fair |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Actor | Lia | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Molly | Actor | Brenda | 57 Average |
| 1999 | Love Kills | Actor | Kashi | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | Actor | The Female's Asian Friend | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Flypaper | Actor | Dot | 58 Average |
| 1999 | True Crime | Actor | Toy Store Girl | 62 Fair |
| 1999 | Payback | Actor | Pearl | 66 Fair |
| 1997 | Guy | Actor | Woman at Newstand | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Riot | Actor | Tiffany | 58 Average |
| 1997 | City of Industry | Actor | Cathi Rose | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Gridlock'd | Actor | Cee-cee | 61 Fair |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Actor | Former girlfriend | 68 Fair |
| 1996 | Pearl | Actor | Amy Lee | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | High Incident | Actor | Officer Whin | 70 Good |
| 1995 | Bang | Actor | Hooker | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Hotel Malibu | Actor | Co-Worker | 70 Good |
| 1993 | Protozoa | Actor | Ari | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Rhythm of Destiny | Actor | Donna | 59 Average |
| Detatchment | Actor | Dr. Doris Parker | 59 Average |
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| Rosemead | Actor | Irene | N/A N/A |
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| Nobody Nothing Nowhere | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| The Last Weekend in May | Actor | Leah | N/A N/A |
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| 2014 | Meena | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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| 2022 | If You Have | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Code Name: The Cleaner | Production | Executive Producer | 56 Average |
| 2006 | Freedom's Fury | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| Rosemead | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Nobody Nothing Nowhere | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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