Lucy Liu
Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Pp-move Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Lucy Alexis Liu (Template:IPAc-en; born December 2, 1968)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is an American actress. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, her accolades include a Critics' Choice Television Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Liu had her breakthrough role as Ling Woo in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002). She received further recognition for starring in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), and the martial arts action film Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and its sequel Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). She also starred in the films Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Watching the Detectives (2007), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Set It Up (2018), Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), and Presence (2024).
Liu starred as Dr. Joan Watson in the CBS crime drama series Elementary (2012–2019). She also voiced Master Viper in the first three films of the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016) and Silvermist in the Tinker Bell series (2008–2015). Her other voice credits include the children's series Maya & Miguel (2004–2007) on PBS Kids, the animated films Mulan II (2004) and Strange World (2022), as well as the English and Mandarin-dubbed versions of the animated films The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) and Magic Wonderland (2014).
Early life
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Lucy Liu was born in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In high school, she adopted a middle name, Alexis.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> She is the youngest of three children. Her mother, Cecilia, worked as a biochemist, and her father, Tom Liu, was a civil engineer who also sold digital clock pens.<ref name="Guardian">Template:Cite news</ref> Liu's parents originally came from Beijing and Shanghai and immigrated to Taiwan as adults before meeting in New York.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She has an older brother, John,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and an older sister, Jenny.<ref>Template:Usurped. Yahoo! Movies.</ref> Her parents had many jobs while Lucy and her siblings were growing up.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Liu has stated that she grew up in a diverse neighborhood. She learned to speak Mandarin at home and began studying English when she was five.<ref name="Liu4">Template:Cite news</ref> She studied the martial art kali-eskrima-silat as a hobby when she was young.<ref name="LATimes">Template:Cite web</ref> Liu attended Joseph Pulitzer Middle School (I.S.145), and graduated from Stuyvesant High School.<ref name="NYT_2003-10-13">Template:Cite news</ref> She later enrolled at New York University and transferred to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and studied Asian languages and cultures.<ref name="NYT_2003-10-13" />
Career
[edit]Liu became interested in acting as a child, after hearing about someone her own age who had been in a television commercial.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the age of 19 she was discovered by an agent while traveling on the subway, and appeared in one commercial as a result.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> As a member of the Basement Arts student-run theater group,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> she auditioned in 1989 for the University of Michigan's production of Alice in Wonderland during her senior year of college. Although she had originally tried out for only a supporting role,<ref name="Liu5">Template:Cite news</ref> Liu was cast in the lead. While in line to audition for the musical Miss Saigon in 1990, she told The New York Times, "There aren't many Asian roles, and it's very difficult to get your foot in the door."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In May 1992, Liu made her New York stage debut in Fairy Bones, directed by Tina Chen.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Liu had small roles in films and TV, marking her debut. In 1992, she made her big-screen debut in the Hong Kong film Rhythm of Destiny, which starred Danny Lee and Aaron Kwok.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1993, she appeared in an episode of L.A. Law as a Chinese widow giving her evidence in Mandarin.<ref>"Co-Respondent", Season 8, Episode 4</ref> Liu co-starred on the Rhea Perlman sitcom Pearl, which lasted one season. Shortly after the end of Pearl's run in 1997, Liu was cast in a role on Ally McBeal. Liu originally auditioned for the role of Nelle Porter (played by Portia de Rossi), and the character Ling Woo was later created specifically for her. Liu's part on the series was originally temporary, but high audience ratings secured Liu as a permanent cast member. Additionally, she earned a Primetime Emmy Award<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series.<ref name="Liu5" />
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In 2000, Liu starred in Charlie's Angels along with Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. In 2001, Liu was the spokeswoman for the Lee National Denim Day fundraiser, which raises money for breast cancer research and education.<ref>Frontline Newsletter. Fall 2001. "Actress Lucy Liu (Ling Woo—TV's Ally McBeal), served as spokeswoman for the 2001 Lee National Denim Day®, the world's largest single-day fundraiser for breast cancer. The one-day event was not just about raising funds, though—it was also about raising awareness."</ref> In 2004 Liu was appointed an ambassador for U.S. Fund for UNICEF.<ref name="UNICEF">Template:Cite web</ref> She traveled to Pakistan and Lesotho, among several other countries.<ref name="Liu5" /> In 2002, Liu played Rita Foster in Vincenzo Natali's Brainstorm. She appeared as O-Ren Ishii in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill. While in negotiations for Kill Bill with Tarantino the two joined to help produce the Hungarian sports documentary Freedom's Fury.<ref name="rferl">Template:Cite news</ref> She won an MTV Award for Best Movie Villain for her part in Kill Bill. Subsequently, Liu appeared on several episodes of Joey with Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the Charlie's Angels films. She also had minor roles as Kitty Baxter in the film Chicago and as a psychologist opposite Keira Knightley in the thriller Domino. In Lucky Number Slevin, she played the leading love interest to Josh Hartnett. 3 Needles was released on December 1, 2006, Liu portrayed Jin Ping, an HIV-positive Chinese woman.<ref name="Liu3">Template:Cite news</ref>
Liu had previously presented her artwork under her Chinese name, Yu Ling.<ref name="Guardian" /><ref name="NYTimes">Template:Cite news</ref> Liu, who is an artist in several media, has had several gallery shows showcasing her collage, paintings, and photography.<ref name="Liu2">Template:Cite magazine</ref> She began doing collage mixed media when she was 16 years old, and became a photographer and painter.<ref name="regis">Live with Regis and Kelly. First aired on January 21, 2008.</ref> Liu attended the New York Studio School for drawing, painting, and sculpture from 2004 to 2006.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref> In September 2006, Liu held an art show and donated her share of the profits to UNICEF.<ref name="regis" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also had another show in 2008 in Munich. Her painting, "Escape", was incorporated into Montblanc's Cutting Edge Art Collection and was shown during Art Basel Miami 2008, which showed works by contemporary American artists.<ref name="auto" /> Liu has stated that she donated her share of the profits from the NYC Milk Gallery gallery show to UNICEF.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In London, a portion of the proceeds from her book Seventy Two went to UNICEF.<ref name="UNICEF" />
Early in 2006, Liu received an "Asian Excellence Award" for Visibility.<ref>"Lucy Liu Charity Work, Events and Causes" Template:Webarchive. looktothestars.org.</ref> She also hosted an MTV documentary, Traffic, for the MTV EXIT campaign in 2007. In 2008, she produced and narrated the short film The Road to Traffik, about the Cambodian author and human rights advocate Somaly Mam. The film was directed by Kerry Girvin and co-produced by photographer Norman Jean Roy. This led to a partnership with producers on the documentary film Redlight.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="TraffickingMTVExit">Template:Cite videoTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
In 2007, Liu appeared in Code Name: The Cleaner; Rise: Blood Hunter, a supernatural thriller co-starring Michael Chiklis in which Liu plays an undead reporter<ref name="Liu4" /> (for which she was ranked number 41 on "Top 50 Sexiest Vampires");<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Watching the Detectives, an independent romantic comedy co-starring Cillian Murphy. She also planned to make her producing debut and star in a remake of Charlie Chan, which had been planned as early as 2000.<ref name="Liu5" /> In 2007 Empire named Liu number 96 of their "100 Sexiest Movie Stars".<ref name="empire">Template:Cite web</ref> The producers of Dirty Sexy Money created a role for Liu as a series regular. Liu played Nola Lyons, a powerful attorney who faced Nick George (Peter Krause).<ref>"Lucy Liu Talks Dirty" Template:Webarchive. AsianWeek. Retrieved September 8, 2008.</ref> Liu voiced Silvermist in Disney Fairies and Viper in Kung Fu Panda.<ref name="Liu5" />
In March 2010, Liu made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award–winning play God of Carnage as Annette on the second replacement cast alongside Jeff Daniels, Janet McTeer, and Dylan Baker.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Liu is a supporter of marriage equality for same-sex marriage, and became a spokeswoman for the Human Rights Campaign in 2011.<ref>Liu profile Template:Webarchive, HRC.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.</ref> She has teamed up with Heinz to combat the widespread global health threat of iron deficiency anemia and vitamin and mineral malnutrition among infants and children in the developing world.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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In March 2012, she was cast as Joan Watson for Elementary. Elementary is an American Sherlock Holmes adaptation, and the role Liu was offered is traditionally played by men.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> She has gained praise for her role as Watson, including three consecutive nominations for the People's Choice Awards for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress. She also has played police officer Jessica Tang on Southland, a television show focusing on the lives of police officers and detectives in Los Angeles, as a recurring guest actor during the fourth season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Guest Actress for this role.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Liu's other directorial credits include 6 episodes of Elementary, an episode of Graceland,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the episode "Dearly Beloved" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the second-season premiere of Luke Cage.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In August 2011, Liu became a narrator for the musical group The Bullitts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2013, Liu was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Liu was named Harvard's 2016 Artist of the Year. She was awarded the Harvard Foundation's arts medal at the annual Harvard Foundation Award ceremony, during the Cultural Rhythms Festival in Sanders Theatre. She is also part of the cast in the post-apocalyptic thriller Future World, directed by James Franco and Bruce Thierry Cheung.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her first national museum exhibition was held at the National Museum of Singapore in early 2019<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and was titled "Unhomed Belongings."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In April 2021, Liu was cast as the villainess Kalypso in the superhero film Shazam! Fury of the Gods.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2022, she voiced the role of Callisto Mal in the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Strange World.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2024, she starred in Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller film Presence and Jake Kasdan's Christmas action comedy film Red One.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2025, Liu will star and produce in Rosemead as a mother diagnosed with a terminal illness who has a troubled child.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
[edit]Liu has been vegetarian since childhood.<ref>"Lucy Liu: Award-Winning Actress And Vegetarian". asianjournalusa.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.</ref><ref>"Lucy Liu's Fitness Routine and Wellness Habits Aren't Crazy Tough". womenshealthmag.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.</ref> Liu has studied various religions, mainly Buddhism and Taoism, and briefly Kabbalah. She has stated, "I'm into all things spiritual—anything to do with meditation or chants or any of that stuff. I studied Chinese philosophy in school. There's something in the metaphysical that I find very fascinating."<ref name="LATimes" /> She has been a member of the Chinese-American organization Committee of 100 since 2004.<ref>Lucy Liu profile</ref> She has a son, Rockwell, who was born in 2015 via gestational surrogate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She has stated that surrogacy was the right option for her because, "I was working and I didn't know when I was going to be able to stop."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She has decided to raise him as a single parent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was involved in Tylenol's #HowWeFamily Mother's Day Campaign, which celebrated non-traditional families.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Health
[edit]In 1991, Liu had surgery after a breast cancer scare. She said: "The doctor sort of felt and said it was cancer and it needs to come out. I went into shell-shock. It was pretty traumatizing." The lump was removed two days after the doctor's examination and was found to be benign.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Filmography
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[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Rhythm of Destiny | Donna | |
| 1993 | Protozoa | Ari | Short |
| 1995 | Bang | Hooker | |
| 1996 | Guy | Woman at Newsstand | |
| Jerry Maguire | Former Girlfriend | ||
| 1997 | Gridlock'd | Cee-Cee | |
| City of Industry | Cathi Rose | ||
| 1998 | Flypaper | Dot | |
| Love Kills | Kashi | ||
| 1999 | Payback | Pearl | |
| True Crime | Toy Shop Girl | ||
| Molly | Brenda | ||
| Template:Sortname | The Female's Friend (Lydia) | ||
| Play It to the Bone | Lia | ||
| 2000 | Shanghai Noon | Princess Pei Pei | |
| Charlie's Angels | Alex Munday | ||
| 2001 | Hotel | Kawika | |
| 2002 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Agent Sever | |
| Cypher | Rita Foster | ||
| Chicago | Kitty Baxter | ||
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Alex Munday | |
| Kill Bill: Volume 1 | O-Ren Ishii | ||
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | ||
| Mulan II | Mei (voice) | Video<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening credits, closing credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> | |
| 2005 | 3 Needles | Jin Ping | |
| Domino | Taryn Mills | ||
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Lindsey | |
| 2007 | Code Name: The Cleaner | Gina | |
| Rise: Blood Hunter | Sadie Blake | ||
| Watching the Detectives | Violet | ||
| 2008 | Template:Sortname | Anne | |
| Kung Fu Panda | Master Viper (voice) | <ref name="btva" /> | |
| Tinker Bell | Silvermist (voice) | Video<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2009 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | ||
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | ||
| Nomads | Susan | ||
| 2011 | Detachment | Dr. Doris Parker | |
| Template:Sortname | Andrea | ||
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Viper (voice) | <ref name="btva" /> | |
| Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Rowena | ||
| 2012 | Secret of the Wings | Silvermist (voice) | <ref name="btva" /> |
| Template:Sortname | Madame Blossom | ||
| 2013 | Template:Sortname | Lady Sagami (voice) | |
| 2014 | Template:Sortname | Silvermist (voice) | Video<ref name="btva" /> |
| Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | |||
| Magic Wonderland | Princess Ocean (voice) | ||
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Master Viper (voice) | Short<ref name="btva" /> |
| Kung Fu Panda 3 | <ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2018 | Future World | The Queen | |
| Set It Up | Kirsten Stevens | ||
| 2020 | Stage Mother | Sienna | |
| 2022 | Strange World | Callisto Mal (voice) | |
| 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Kalypso | |
| 2024 | Presence | Rebecca Payne | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| The Tiger's Apprentice | Nu Kua/Cynthia (voice) | ||
| Old Guy | Anata | ||
| Red One | Zoe Harlow | ||
| 2025 | Rosemead | Irene | Also producer |
Television
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Courtney | Episode: "Pass, Not Pass" |
| 1993 | L.A. Law | Mei Lin | Episode: "Foreign Co-Respondent" |
| 1994 | Hotel Malibu | Co-Worker | Episode: "Do Not Disturb" |
| Coach | Nicole Wong | Episode: "It Should Happen to You" & "Out of Control" | |
| 1995 | Home Improvement | Woman #3 | Episode: "Bachelor of the Year" |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Oi-Lan | Episode: "The March to Freedom" | |
| ER | Mei-Sun Leow | Recurring cast (season 2) | |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Joy Powell | Episode: "Genesis" |
| Template:Sortname | Kim Hsin | Episode: "Hell Money" | |
| High Incident | Officer Whin | 2 episodes | |
| 1996–1997 | Pearl | Amy Li | Main cast |
| 1997 | Template:Sortname | Melana (voice) | 2 episodes<ref name="btva" /> |
| NYPD Blue | Amy Chu | Episode: "A Wrenching Experience" | |
| Riot | Tiffany | Episode: "Empty" | |
| Dellaventura | Yuling Chong | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Michael Hayes | Alice Woo | Episode: "Slaves" | |
| 1998–2002 | Ally McBeal | Ling Woo | Main cast (season 2–4), recurring cast (season 5) |
| 2000 | MADtv | Herself/Host | Episode: "Episode #6.6" |
| Live & Kicking | Herself | Episode: "Episode #8.8" | |
| Saturday Night Live | Episode: "Lucy Liu/Jay-Z"
Cut for Time Sketch: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2001 | Sex and the City | Episode: "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" | |
| 2001–2002 | Futurama | Herself (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Rank | Herself | Episode: "25 Toughest Stars" |
| VH-1 Behind the Movie | Episode: "Chicago" | ||
| King of the Hill | Tid Pao (voice) | Episode: "Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do" | |
| 2003 | Biography | Herself | Episode: "Bernie Mac: TV's Family Man" |
| Bo' Selecta! | Episode: "Episode #2.5" | ||
| 2004 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Adult Jade Chan (voice) | Episode: "J2: Rise of the Dragons" |
| Game Over | Raquel Smashenburn (voice) | Main cast | |
| 2004–2005 | Joey | Lauren Beck | Recurring cast (season 1) |
| 2004–2007 | Maya & Miguel | Maggie Lee (voice) | Recurring cast (season 1–5)<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2005 | Clifford's Puppy Days | Teacup (voice) | Episode: "Adopt-a-Pup"<ref name="btva" /> |
| Template:Sortname | Madam Wu (voice) | Episode: "Goo Goo Gai Pan" | |
| 2006 | Getaway | Herself/Celebrity Traveller | Episode: "Episode #15.38" |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Grace Chin | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Mia Mason | Main cast |
| Ben & Izzy | Yasmine (voice) | Main cast<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Little Spirit: Christmas in New York | Leo's Mom (voice) | Television film | |
| 2008–2009 | Dirty Sexy Money | Nola Lyons | Main cast (season 2) |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Sio (voice) | Television film<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2010 | Marry Me | Rae Carter | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
| Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Bear Queen (voice) | Episode: "Princess Kai-Lan" | |
| Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Master Viper (voice) | Television film | |
| 2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Silvermist (voice) | Television film<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2011–2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Master Viper (voice) | Main cast<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2012 | Southland | Officer Jessica Tang | Recurring cast (season 4) |
| 2012–2019 | Elementary | Dr. Joan Watson | Main cast |
| 2013 | Pixie Hollow Bake Off | Silvermist (voice) | Television film |
| 2014 | Huading Awards | Herself/Host | Main host |
| 2015–2016 | Jeopardy! | Herself/Video Clue Presenter | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Girls | Detective Mosedale | Episode: "Japan" |
| 2017 | Difficult People | Veronica Ford | Recurring cast (season 3) |
| Sesame Street | Cinderella | Episode: "Cinderella's Slippery Slippers" | |
| Michael Jackson's Halloween | Conformity (voice) | Television film<ref name="btva" /> | |
| 2018 | Animals | Yumi (voice) | Recurring cast (season 3)<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2019 | Why Women Kill | Simone | Main cast (season 1)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2020 | A World of Calm | Herself/Narrator (voice) | Episode: "The Coral City" |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Bandit Leader (voice) | Episode: "The Duel"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="btva" /> |
| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Herself (voice) | Episode: "The Tao of Scoob!"<ref name="btva" /> | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Herself | Episode: "The Five-Foot Fence" | |
| Death to 2021 | Snook Austin | Television special | |
| 2024 | A Man in Full | Joyce Newman | Main cast |
| Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld | Moonie Chau (voice) | In production<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | SSX Tricky | Elise Riggs<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels | Alex Munday<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2012 | Sleeping Dogs | Vivienne Lu<ref name="btva" /> |
| 2023 | The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend | Cheng Shih |
Documentary
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | My Date with Drew | Herself | |
| 2009 | Redlight | Narrator | Producer |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Herself | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2022 | If You Have | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Director
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Meena | Short film |
| 2014–2019 | Elementary | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Graceland | Episode: "Master of Weak Ties" |
| 2018 | Luke Cage | Episode: "Soul Brother #1" |
| 2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Episode: "Dearly Beloved" |
| Why Women Kill | Episode: "Marriages Don't Break Up on Account of Murder - It's Just A Symptom That Something Else Is Wrong" | |
| 2020 | New Amsterdam | Episode: "Hiding Behind My Smile" |
| 2023 | American Born Chinese | Episode: "Hot Stuff" |
Art exhibitions
[edit]| Year | Title | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Unraveling | As Liu Yu-ling, Cast Iron Gallery, SoHo, New York, US<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Collection of multimedia art pieces, photographs |
| 2006 | Antenna | Emotion Picture Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Incorporating paint and drawing into photographs. Seven pieces of which two new. March 5 to June 30. |
| 2007 | — | Art Basel Miami, Casa Tua in South Beach Miami, US as part of Montblanc's Cutting Edge Art Collection<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Painting Escape, a black and white abstraction |
| 2008 | je suis. envois-moi | As Yu Ling, Six Friedrich Lisa Ungar, Munich, Germany<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Six oil paintings, four prints and ten sculptures. Revenue was donated to UNICEF. May 8 to 31 |
| 2010 | — | As Yu Ling. Painting included in the Bloomsbury Auctions 20th Century Art and Editions sale in New York, US<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Painting |
| 2011 | Seventy Two | Salon Vert, London, UK<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Personal canvases – hand-stitched and stuck with funny little found objects, pieces of rubbish |
| 2013 | Totem | The Popular Institute gallery, Manchester, UK<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Series of work on linen, explores the fragility of the human form |
| 2019 | Unhomed Belongings | National Museum of Singapore<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | First museum exhibit, included works by Shubigi Rao |
| 2023 | what was | The New York Studio School, New York City, US<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Collection of multimedia art pieces, acrylic on canvas, books and found objects |
Awards and nominations
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See also
[edit]References
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- Living people
- People from Jackson Heights, Queens
- Actresses from Queens, New York
- Painters from New York City
- American actresses of Chinese descent
- American artists of Chinese descent
- American Buddhists
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- American video game actresses
- American voice actresses
- Members of the Committee of 100
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- New York University alumni
- Stuyvesant High School alumni
- University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni
- 20th-century American actresses
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