Lucy-Liu

Lucy Liu, an American voice actress, director as well as a singer is an actress. An intelligent and attractive actress she serves as an example to many Asian actors who aspire to be successful in Hollywood. After a series of appearances in popular TV shows that made her famous, she was cast in The Ally McBeal legal comedy where she played Ling Woo. Her new-found fame was translated into roles for the big screen with Shanghai Noon, Charlie's Angels and other films. She then delivered a superlative performance in the role of Japanese criminal O-Ren Ishii for Quentin's Kill Bill Volume 1. The same year, she also took on the lead role in a few films that failed at the box office, such as Rise: Blood Hunter. Then, she was able voice-overs for prominent characters in animation films, such as Kung Fu Panda. Screen roles of a smaller screen like Mia Mason in Cashmere Mafia didn't yield any the desired results. Southland is a critically-acclaimed series of police dramas that included Liu in regular roles, helped her reestablish herself. Liu picks her roles with the utmost respect in order to ensure she is not marginalized in a crowded industry. She's accepted her Chinese background, but doesn't let it affect her art.