Lucy Liu is an American actress, dub, actress and actress who played the role of Ling Woo in the television series Ally McBeal and Joan Watson in the crime television series Elementary. She has received two Screen Actors Guild Awards and won the Seoul International Theater Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a comedy series and was nominated for three People's Choice Awards and two Saturn Awards.
Birth name
Lucy Alexis Liu Ling Yu
Nickname
Lucy Liu
Profession
Actress, actress, director, artist
Kind
Musical comedies
instruments
The voices
labels
Unsigned
Nationality
American
Private life
Anniversary / Date of birth
Lucy Liu was born on December 02, 1968 in Queens, New York, USA.
Age
She is currently 50 years old.
Sign of the sun
Sagittarius
Ethnicity
Asian
Religion
Buddhism
Education
Liu attended Joseph Pulitzer College and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. She then enrolled in The University of New York and transferred to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority. Liu earned a BA in Asian Languages and Cultures.
Family details
- Father – Tom Liu (trained civil engineer and digital pen seller)
- Mother – Cecile Liu (biochemist)
- Brothers and sisters – Alex Liu (older brother), Jenny Liu (older sister)
Civil status
Unique
Boyfriend / spouse
Lucy Liu had an appointment –
- George Clooney (2000 and 2006) – Lucy would have started dating the British actor George Clooney in 2000. They went out a few months back then. In December 2006, they would have started dating again after being spotted in front of a restaurant in New York.
- Zach Helm (2002-2004) – Lucy met screenwriter Zach Helm in 2002. After a two-year relationship, they got engaged in 2004. However, their relationship did not last long after the engagement ended. She believed that love should strike you lightning and that was not the case for them.
- Wladimir Klitschko (2008) – Lucy would have had a brief adventure with Ukrainian boxing champion Klitschko in 2008.
- Noam Gottesman (2010-2014) – Lucy began dating Noam Gottesman in 2010. Noam is a billionaire of American-Israeli hedge funds and a passionate art collector. And, it has been reported that their love for the art brought them together. Like Lucy, Noam also enjoys privacy and no one knew their relationship until they were spotted hand-shaking in New York in August 2014.
Note – Liu is a single parent by choice. She has a biological son, Rockwell, born in 2015 via a gestational surrogate mother.
Physical statistics
size
- In feet – 5 feet 3 inches
- In centimeters – 160 cm
- In meters – 1.60 meters
Weight
- In kilograms – 52 kg
- In pounds – 115 lbs
Body measurements
- Measurements – 34-23-34
- Chest – 34 inches
- Cut – 23 inches
- hip – 34 inches
- Bra size – 32A
bodybuilding
Slender
Eye colour
Black
Hair color
Black
Shoe size
She is wearing size 6.5 shoes.
The size of the dress
Her dress size is 3 (US).
Sexuality
Straight ahead
Professional statistics
Famous for
Charlie's Angels (2000, 2003) is one of the leading actresses in the action film series.
Movie start
In 1992, Lucy made her debut in a Cantonese crime drama, Rhythm of Destiny, as Donna.
TV debut
In 1991, Lucy made her first appearance on a television show in the dramatic episode Pass, Not Pass of the television series Beverly Hills, 90210.
Support brand
Lucy Liu has appeared in television commercials for Revlon and in print advertisements for Revlon's Super Lustrous Lipstick and Revlon's hair treatment products, Intel, SBC Internet Service and OnStar & Suntory Diet Beer. It appeared in the print advertisements of the popular Lee Jeans. In 2004, Liu was appointed Ambassador of the United States Fund for UNICEF.
Awards and nominations
Year | Price | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Exceptional performance of a set in a humorous series | Ally McBeal | Appointed |
1998 | Won | |||
1999 | Appointed | |||
NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Support Actress in a Dramatic Series | Appointed | ||
Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding support actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
Screen Actors Guild Award | Exceptional performance of an actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
2000 | Exceptional performance of a set in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Action | Shanghai noon | Won | |
2001 | Favorite team | The angels of Charlie | Won | |
MTV Movie Award | Best duo on the screen | Won | ||
Better dressed | Appointed | |||
Saturn Price | The best actress in a supporting role | Appointed | ||
2003 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Best casting | Chicago | Won |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award | Best casting | Appointed | ||
Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding performance of a cast in a movie | Won | ||
Teen Choice Award | Hissy Fit Choice | Appointed | ||
MTV Movie Award | Best dance sequence | Charlie's Angels: at full speed | Appointed | |
2004 | Best villain | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Won | |
Saturn Price | The best actress in a supporting role | Appointed | ||
2011 | NAACP Image Award | Exceptional actress in a television movie, a mini-series or a special drama | Marry me | Appointed |
2012 | Women and Cinema Muse Awards in New York | Best actress | Elementary | Won |
2013 | Prism Awards | Female performance in a multi-episode drama series | Appointed | |
Seoul International Drama Awards | Best actress | Won | ||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Action | Won | ||
TV Critics Award | Best guest artist of a drama series | Southland | Won | |
NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Support Actress in a Dramatic Series | Appointed | ||
2015 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite television crime actress | Elementary | Appointed |
2016 | Appointed | |||
2017 | Appointed |
Lucy Liu Favorite
- Favorite show – Friends (1994-2004)
- Favorite city – New York City
- Favorite hair products – Dr. Bronner all-in-one soap, Davines shampoo, Prawduct shampoo
- Preferred beauty indulgences – acupuncture
Lucy Liu net worth
Lucy Liu has a net worth estimated at $ 16 million dollars from 2019.
Social media profiles
Some lesser known facts about Lucy Liu
- She is fluent in Mandarin, which is her native language, and English, which she started to speak at the age of 5.
- She speaks much less well Italian, Spanish, French and Japanese.
- In 2000, she created her own little piece of history by becoming the first Asian-American animator of the television series Saturday Night Live.
- In 2005, FHM magazine ranked it 56th on the list of the 100 sexiest women in the world.
- In 2006, she was ranked 79th in the same list.
- In 2016, Harvard University was named Artist of the Year. She also received the prestigious Arts Medal from the Harvard Foundation.
- In September 2006, she donated to UNICEF the proceeds of her exhibition. She organized another show in Munich in 2008 for a similar purpose.
- Liu was appointed ambassador for the United States Fund for UNICEF in 2004. In her new role, she has visited several countries such as Pakistan and Lesotho.
- In 2007, The Empire ranked 96th in the list of the 100 most sexy movie stars.
- In 2011, she was appointed spokesperson for the human rights campaign. She has also worked to educate children in developing countries about malnutrition and iron deficiency.
- In November 2011, she published her seventy-two art book, which features 72 of her paintings in ink and acrylic. A portion of the proceeds from book sales has been donated to UNICEF.
- Visit his official website @ lucyliu.net.