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Lucy Alexis Liu (劉玉玲 Liú Yùlíng) is an American actress, born in Queens, New York City to Taiwanese immigrant parents. Although she did well in her studies, she started acting when she auditioned for a minor role in a college production of Alice in Wonderland, and instead won the lead.

After some small roles in films and television, her breakthrough came when she got a part in Ally McBeal, playing the foul-mouthed Ling Woo, a new character specifically written for her. Her tough attitude made her a sex symbol for a lot of viewers, and her performance earned her Emmy and Screen Actors Guild award nominations. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of film and television roles, often playing an Action Girl or Dark Action Girl, as well as doing voice-acting in animation.

Liu is bilingual in English and Mandarin, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Michigan.

Lucy Liu has performed in the following roles:

3 Needles as Jin Ping, the Blood Smuggler
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever as Agent Sever
Charlie's Angels as Alex Munday
Chicago as Kitty Baxter (cameo)
Disney Fairies films
Kill Bill as O-Ren Ishii
Kung Fu Panda as Viper (voice)
- Reprises her role in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Lucky Number Slevin as Lindsey
Payback as Pearl
Rise: Blood Hunter as Sadie Blake
Shanghai Noon as Princess Pei-Pei
Watching The Detectives as Violet

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-Lucy Alexis Liu (劉玉玲 Liú Yùlíng) is an American actress, born in Queens, New York City to Taiwanese immigrant parents. Although [[Asian and Nerdy|she did well in her studies]], she started acting when she auditioned for a minor role in a college production of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', and instead won the lead.
+'''Lucy Alexis Liu''' (劉玉玲 Liú Yùlíng) is an American actress, born in Queens, New York City to Taiwanese immigrant parents. Although [[Asian and Nerdy|she did well in her studies]], she started acting when she auditioned for a minor role in a college production of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', and instead won the lead.
 After some small roles in films and television, her breakthrough came when she got a part in ''[[Ally McBeal]]'', playing the foul-mouthed Ling Woo, a new character specifically written for her. Her tough attitude made her a sex symbol for a lot of viewers, and her performance earned her Emmy and Screen Actors Guild award nominations. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of film and television roles, often playing an [[Action Girl]] or [[Dark Action Girl]], as well as doing voice-acting in animation.
-Liu is bilingual in English and [[Chinese Language|Mandarin]], and holds a Bachelor's degree in Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Michigan.
+Liu is bilingual in English and [[Mandarin]], and holds a Bachelor's degree in Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Michigan.
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-=== Her films include: ===
 * ''3 Needles'' as Jin Ping, the Blood Smuggler
-* ''[[Ballistic Ecks vs. Sever]]'' as Agent Sever
+* ''[[Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever]]'' as Agent Sever
-* ''[[Charlies Angels]]'' as Alex Munday
+* ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' as Alex Munday
 * ''[[Chicago]]'' as Kitty Baxter (cameo)
 * ''[[Disney Fairies]]'' films
 * ''[[Kill Bill]]'' as O-Ren Ishii
 * ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' as Viper (voice)
-** Reprises her role in ''[[Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness (Animation)|Kung Fu Panda Legends of Awesomeness]]''
+** Reprises her role in ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness]]''
 * ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'' as Lindsey
 * ''[[Payback]]'' as Pearl
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