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Lucy Alexis Liu
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Born: Dec 2, 1968
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Born in Queens, New York, Lucy Liu has always tried to balance an interest in her cultural heritage with a desire to move beyond a strictly Asian-American experience.
Liu graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1986 and enrolled in New York University; she transferred to the University of Michigan after her freshman year. She graduated from UM with a degree in Chinese Language and Culture, managing to squeeze in some additional training in dance, voice, fine arts, and acting. During her senior year, Liu auditioned for a small part in a production of Alice in Wonderland and walked away with the lead; encouraged by the experience, she decided to take the plunge into professional acting. She moved to Los Angeles and split her time between auditions and food service day jobs, eventually scoring a guest appearance as a waitress on Beverly Hills, 90210. That performance led to more walk-on parts in shows like NYPD Blue, ER, and The X-Files. In 1996, she was cast as an ambitious college student on Rhea Perlman's sitcom Pearl.
Liu first appeared on the big screen as an ex-girlfriend in Jerry Maguire. She had a series of supporting parts in small films before landing her big break on Ally McBeal. Liu initially auditioned for the role of Nelle Porter, which went to Portia de Rossi, but writer-producer David E. Kelley was so impressed with her spunk that he promised to write a part for her in an upcoming episode. The part turned out to be that of growling, ill-tempered lawyer Ling Woo, which Liu filled with such aplomb that she was signed on as a regular cast member.
The "Ally" win gave Liu's film career a much-needed boost--in 1999, she was cast as a dominatrix in the Mel Gibson action flick Payback, and as a hitchhiker in the ill-received boxing saga Play It to the Bone. The next year brought even larger roles: first as the kidnapped Princess Pei Pei in Jackie Chan's western Shanghai Noon, then as one-third of the comely crime-fighting trio in Charlie's Angels.
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Lucy Alexis Liu Nude and Sexy
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