Lucy-Liu

Lucy Liu is a voice actress and director. She's also an actress. A beautiful and smart actress, she's an inspiration for numerous Asian actors who want to be successful in Hollywood. She gained fame after a number of popular early characters in television the series. For instance, in her role in the Ally McBeal series, where she portrayed Ling Woo the villainous character. Her new-found fame was translated into roles on the big screen, in Shanghai Noon, Charlie's Angels and several other films. Her performance was outstanding as Japanese criminal O-Ren Ishii (Quentin Tarantino) in Kill Bill Volume 1 by Quentin Tarantino. Also, she portrayed leading characters in failed box office films such as Rise: Blood Hunter. In the following years, she started to voice prominent characters in animated films such like Kung Fu Panda and Tinker Bell. The small screen role of Mia Mason in Cashmere Mafia failed to produce results. The role she played in the critically acclaimed police drama Southland has helped her regain recognition as a prominent actress. Liu carefully selects roles to prevent being stereotyped in a field that is highly competitive. She has acknowledged her Chinese heritage, but she doesn't allow it to restrict her creativity.