Editing Lucy Liu (section)

==Career==

Liu became interested in acting as a child, after hearing about someone her own age who had been in a television commercial.<ref>{{cite news |last=Emine |first=Saner |title='When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself' – Lucy Liu on success, shame and calling out Bill Murray |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=1756-3224 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/13/when-i-sense-something-is-not-right-i-am-going-to-protect-myself-lucy-liu-on-success-shame-and-calling-out-bill-murray?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other |access-date=2025-01-13}}</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>{{cite web |title=Lucy Liu in the Hot Seat |date=June 18, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiE_UHkFiqc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/OiE_UHkFiqc |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live |via=YouTube |access-date=December 10, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> As a member of the Basement Arts student-run theater group,<ref>{{cite web |title=Before You Graduate The Basement await |url=http://www.umich.edu/~umalumni/e-newsletters/e-TrueBlueSenior022003.html |work=e-TrueBlue: Seniors, The e-newsletter for U-M seniors |publisher=Alumni Association – University of Michigan |date=February 20, 2003 |access-date=May 22, 2013 |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124709/http://www.umich.edu/~umalumni/e-newsletters/e-TrueBlueSenior022003.html |url-status=live }}</ref> she auditioned in 1989 for the University of Michigan's production of ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice in Wonderland]]'' during her senior year of college. Although she had originally tried out for only a supporting role,<ref name="Liu5">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Sheila |title=Lucy Liu Interview, CodeName The Cleaner |publisher=Movies Online |date=December 21, 2006 |url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_10807.html |access-date=December 21, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106023037/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_10807.html |archive-date=January 6, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</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>{{cite news |last=Rothstein |first=Mervyn |date=October 2, 1990 |title=Scores of Actors Flock to Tryouts For Ethnic Roles in 'Miss Saigon' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/02/theater/scores-of-actors-flock-to-tryouts-for-ethnic-roles-in-miss-saigon.html |access-date=July 22, 2012 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417215221/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/02/theater/scores-of-actors-flock-to-tryouts-for-ethnic-roles-in-miss-saigon.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 1992, Liu made her New York stage debut in ''Fairy Bones'', directed by [[Tina Chen]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Mel Gussow |date=May 11, 1992 |title=Review/Theatre: Outwitting a Variety of Demons |newspaper=The New York Times |page=C11 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/11/theater/review-theater-outwitting-a-variety-of-demons.html |access-date=July 22, 2012 |archive-date=April 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419211359/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/11/theater/review-theater-outwitting-a-variety-of-demons.html |url-status=live }}</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 (actor)|Danny Lee]] and [[Aaron Kwok]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elitereaders.net/10-actors-we-didnt-recognize-in-their-first-movies/ |title=10 Actors We Didn't Recognize In Their First Movies |date=October 11, 2018 |publisher=Elite Readers |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803232052/https://www.elitereaders.net/10-actors-we-didnt-recognize-in-their-first-movies/ |url-status=dead }}</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 (TV show)|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>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/lucy-liu |title=Lucy Liu Emmy Award Winner |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=April 9, 2013 |archive-date=May 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529132822/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/lucy-liu |url-status=live }}</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" />

[[File:Lucy Liu @ USAID Human Trafficking Symposium 01 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Liu speaking at the USAID Human Trafficking Symposium in September 2009|left|182x182px]]In 2000, Liu starred in ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|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">{{cite web |title=UNICEF |url=http://www.unicefusa.org/partners/ambassadors/lucy-liu.html |access-date=February 1, 2013 |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140357/http://www.unicefusa.org/partners/ambassadors/lucy-liu.html |url-status=live }}</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 [[Hungary|Hungarian]] sports documentary ''[[Freedom's Fury]]''.<ref name="rferl">{{cite news |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1068204.html |title=Hungary: New Film Revisits 1956 Water-Polo Showdown |publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=February 2, 2012 |last1=Krastev |first1=Nikola |access-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331210037/https://www.rferl.org/a/1068204.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She won an [[MTV Awards|MTV Award]] for Best Movie Villain for her part in ''Kill Bill''. Subsequently, Liu appeared on several episodes of ''[[Joey (TV series)|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 (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' and as a psychologist opposite [[Keira Knightley]] in the thriller ''[[Domino (2005 film)|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">{{cite news |title=Liu Shocked by Ridiculous Chinese AIDS 'Cures' |publisher=Contact Music |date=November 29, 2006 |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/liu%20shocked%20by%20ridiculous%20chinese%20aids%20cures_1014964 |access-date=November 29, 2006 |archive-date=January 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113002216/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/liu%20shocked%20by%20ridiculous%20chinese%20aids%20cures_1014964 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Liu had previously presented her artwork under her Chinese name, Yu Ling.<ref name="Guardian" /><ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=Karen |date=March 6, 2009 |title=Toplessness and Taxidermy in a Bottoming Market |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/arts/design/07armo.html |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129191708/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/arts/design/07armo.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Liu, who is an artist in several media, has had several gallery shows showcasing her [[collage]], paintings, and photography.<ref name="Liu2">{{cite magazine |last=Tucker |first=Reed |date=May 1, 2006 |title=Painting By Numbers With Lucy Liu |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a1303/esq0506lucyliu-124/ |magazine=Esquire |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803124031/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a1303/esq0506lucyliu-124/ |url-status=live }}</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">{{cite web |title=''Acting out her art – CAN life be any more unfair?'', January 24, 2008. |url=http://www.gg-art.com/news/read.php?newsid=6434 |access-date=May 21, 2013 |publisher=gg-art.com |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803172439/http://www.gg-art.com/news/read.php?newsid=6434 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2006, Liu held an art show and donated her share of the profits to [[UNICEF]].<ref name="regis" /><ref>{{cite web |title=''Auction of Lucy Liu's Artwork Raises More Than $330,000'', October 17, 2006. |url=http://www.mcmurry.com/about/about_news_release.asp?contentid=4741 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061126173246/http://www.mcmurry.com/about/about_news_release.asp?contentid=4741 |archive-date=November 26, 2006 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |publisher=Mcmurry.com}}</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>{{cite web |title=Custom Content Council |url=http://www.customcontentcouncil.com/news/auction-lucy-lius-artwork-raises-more-330000 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124000/http://www.customcontentcouncil.com/news/auction-lucy-lius-artwork-raises-more-330000 |archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</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>[http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/163-lucy-liu "Lucy Liu Charity Work, Events and Causes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726110234/http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/163-lucy-liu |date=July 26, 2012 }}. ''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 (film)|Redlight]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Redlight The Movie Website |url=http://www.redlightthemovie.com/credits.html |access-date=April 9, 2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402085314/http://www.redlightthemovie.com/credits.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TraffickingMTVExit">{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_7uuFasVcc |title=Traffic: An MTV EXIT Special presented by Lucy Liu — Part 1 |date=November 26, 2007 |people=Lucy Liu |publisher=[[Hulu]] |access-date=July 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/R_7uuFasVcc |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live |quote=MTV EXIT Documentary presented by Lucy Liu to raise awareness of human trafficking. Log on to www.mtvexit.org for more information. This program is produced rights-free and can be used by any broadcaster, website, organisation, or individual.}}{{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>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/lifestyle/sexy-vampires/?cur=sadie-blake&morepics=1 |title=Latest Men's Lifestyle Stories |publisher=UGO.com |access-date=May 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319034358/http://www.ugo.com/lifestyle/sexy-vampires/?cur=sadie-blake&morepics=1 |archive-date=March 19, 2009}}</ref> and ''[[Watching the Detectives (film)|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 (film magazine)|Empire]]'' named Liu number 96 of their "100 Sexiest Movie Stars".<ref name="empire">{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest/default.asp?star=96 |title=EimpireOnline.com EmpireOnline.com, 100 Sexiest Movie Stars |work=Empire |access-date=March 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826202654/http://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest/default.asp?star=96 |archive-date=August 26, 2011}}</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>[http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/04/lucy-liu-talks-dirty/ "Lucy Liu Talks Dirty"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915050856/http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/04/lucy-liu-talks-dirty/ |date=September 15, 2008 }}. [[AsianWeek]]. Retrieved September 8, 2008.</ref> Liu voiced Silvermist in ''[[Disney Fairies]]'' and Viper in ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|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>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Kramer |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2010-01-27-lucy-liu_N.htm |title=Lucy Liu set for Broadway's 'God of Carnage' |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 27, 2010 |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107191618/http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/news/2010-01-27-lucy-liu_N.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Liu is a supporter of [[marriage equality]] for [[same-sex marriage]], and became a spokeswoman for the [[Human Rights Campaign]] in 2011.<ref>[http://www.hrc.org/videos/category/c/videos-lucy-liu-for-hrcs-new-yorkers-for-marriage-equality Liu profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725010753/http://www.hrc.org/videos/category/c//videos-lucy-liu-for-hrcs-new-yorkers-for-marriage-equality |date=July 25, 2012 }}, HRC.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.</ref> She has teamed up with [[Heinz Company|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>{{cite web |title=Heinz Micronutrient Campaign |url=http://www.heinz.com/sustainability/heinz-micronutrient-campaign.aspx |access-date=July 22, 2012 |publisher=Heinz Company |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014093519/https://www.heinz.com/sustainability/heinz-micronutrient-campaign.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Lucy Liu SDCC 2012 (7588312808).jpg|thumb|Liu at the 2012 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]|199x199px]]
In March 2012, she was cast as Joan Watson for ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]''. ''Elementary'' is an American [[Sherlock Holmes]] adaptation, and the role Liu was offered is traditionally played by men.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/02/27/lucy-liu-cast-as-watson-in-sherlock-holmes-based-pilot/ |title=Lucy Liu cast as Watson in Sherlock Holmes–based pilot |first=Sandra |last=Gonzalez |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163132/https://ew.com/article/2012/02/27/lucy-liu-cast-as-watson-in-sherlock-holmes-based-pilot/ |url-status=live }}</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 (TV series)|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>{{cite web |last1=Furlong |first1=Maggie |title='Southland' Scoop: Which Cop Is Not Coming Back? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/southland-lucy-liu_n_1302568 |website=HuffPost |access-date=December 6, 2019 |date=February 27, 2012 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804015327/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/southland-lucy-liu_n_1302568 |url-status=live }}</ref> She received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Guest Actress for this role.<ref>{{cite web |title=Critics' Choice TV Awards 2012: 'Homeland' Wins Best Drama, 'Community' Nabs Best Comedy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-choice-awards-homeland-community-338834?page=2 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |author=Alex Ben Block |date=June 18, 2012 |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028054126/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-choice-awards-homeland-community-338834?page=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> Liu's other directorial credits include 6 episodes of ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'', an episode of ''[[Graceland (TV series)|Graceland]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Stanhope |first=Kate |date=July 30, 2015 |title='Graceland' First Look: Lucy Liu Steps Behind the Camera (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/graceland-lucy-liu-directs-first-812016 |access-date=September 12, 2017 |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822221302/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/graceland-lucy-liu-directs-first-812016 |url-status=live }}</ref> the episode "Dearly Beloved" of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', and the [[Soul Brother No. 1 (Luke Cage)|second-season premiere]] of ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cheng |first=Susan |date=July 11, 2017 |title=Lucy Liu Is Directing The 'Luke Cage' Season 2 Premiere |work=[[BuzzFeed]] |location=New York City |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/susancheng/lucy-liu-directing-luke-cage |access-date=September 12, 2017 |archive-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712011229/https://www.buzzfeed.com/susancheng/lucy-liu-directing-luke-cage |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2011, Liu became a narrator for the musical group [[The Bullitts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Bullitts |url=http://www.thebullitts.com/about.html |access-date=July 22, 2012 |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723235650/http://www.thebullitts.com/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Wete |first1=Brad |title=Actress Lucy Liu performs (well, narrates) with UK group The Bullitts: Watch here |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/08/04/lucy-liu-performs-the-bullitts/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 6, 2019 |date=August 4, 2011 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206163129/https://ew.com/article/2011/08/04/lucy-liu-performs-the-bullitts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Liu was invited to become a member of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2013/20130628.html |title=Latest Academy News |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=September 10, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2013 |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701193455/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2013/20130628.html |url-status=live }}</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 (film)|Future World]]'', directed by [[James Franco]] and Bruce Thierry Cheung.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Lucy Liu, Snoop Dogg Join James Franco's 'Future World' |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/lucy-liu-snoop-dogg-james-franco-future-world-1201779260/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 19, 2016 |access-date=July 30, 2016 |archive-date=August 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075412/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/lucy-liu-snoop-dogg-james-franco-future-world-1201779260/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her first national museum exhibition was held at the [[National Museum of Singapore]] in early 2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2019 |title=Interview: Lucy Liu on art, acting and identity |url=https://www.silverkris.com/interview-lucy-liu-art-acting-identity/ |access-date=February 19, 2019 |website=SilverKris |language=en-GB |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030195630/https://www.silverkris.com/interview-lucy-liu-art-acting-identity/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was titled "Unhomed Belongings."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silvis |first=John |title=Lucy Liu on making art to find a sense of belonging |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lucy-liu-artsy/index.html |access-date=January 19, 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=November 29, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118170539/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lucy-liu-artsy/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2021, Liu was cast as the villainess Kalypso in the superhero film ''[[Shazam! Fury of the Gods]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=Lucy Liu Joins Helen Mirren in 'Shazam!' Sequel |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucy-liu-joins-helen-mirren-in-shazam-sequel |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 12, 2021 |access-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412170414/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucy-liu-joins-helen-mirren-in-shazam-sequel |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, she voiced the role of Callisto Mal in the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] film ''[[Strange World (film)|Strange World]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Croll |first1=Ben |date=June 17, 2022 |title=Jake Gyllenhaal Joined by Dennis Quaid, Lucy Liu, Gabrielle Union in Disney's 'Strange World' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/strange-world-jennifer-lee-baymax-zootopia-1235297289/ |access-date=June 17, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707114734/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/strange-world-jennifer-lee-baymax-zootopia-1235297289/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, she starred in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s psychological thriller film ''[[Presence (2024 film)|Presence]]'' and [[Jake Kasdan]]'s Christmas action comedy film ''[[Red One (film)|Red One]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/dwayne-johnson-chris-evans-lucy-liu-red-one-amazon-1235142902/ |title=Lucy Liu To Star Opposite Dwayne Johnson & Chris Evans In Prime Video's Holiday Pic 'Red One' |date=October 12, 2022 |publisher=Deadline |access-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024213705/https://deadline.com/2022/10/dwayne-johnson-chris-evans-lucy-liu-red-one-amazon-1235142902/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2025, Liu will star and produce in ''[[Rosemead (film)|Rosemead]]'' as a mother diagnosed with a terminal illness who has a troubled child.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Lauren |last=Geall |title=Lucy Liu's latest film is based on this harrowing true story |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/film/lucy-liu-rosemead-true-story-la-times-a-dying-mothers-plan-plot-cast-trailer-release-date/425756 |access-date=2024-10-05 |date=2020 |magazine=[[Stylist (magazine)|Stylist]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919000038/https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/film/lucy-liu-rosemead-true-story-la-times-a-dying-mothers-plan-plot-cast-trailer-release-date/425756 |archive-date=September 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=2024-05-02 |title=Lucy Liu on Why She Spent Five Years Bringing 'Rosemead' to the Big Screen: 'Even if One Person Sees It, That's All That Matters' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/actors/lucy-liu-on-rosemead-painting-and-asian-representation-gold-house-1235989797/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> It will have its world premiere at the [[Tribeca Festival]] in June 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/tribeca-festival-2025-lineup-movies-1236369631/|title=Tribeca Festival Unveils 2025 Film Lineup With Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Bryan Cranston & 'How To Train Your Dragon'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|date=April 16, 2025|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref>