Lucy Liu was born on December 2, 1968 in New York City. Lucy began acting in 1989, after auditioning for a role in the University of Michigan's production of “Alice in Wonderland” during her senior year. Liu was cast in the lead role, although she had originally only tried out for a supporting part. Lucy’s big break on TV occurred with her landing a role on “Ally McBeal.” Her role earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
Lucy became better known with her turn as Alex in the “Charlie’s Angels” movies, alongside established Hollywood stars Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. Lucy next played O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth), one of the major villains in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, “Kill Bill.” In 2006, she played leading lady and love interest to Josh Hartnett in the popular crime thriller “Lucky Number Slevin.”
In 2004, Lucy announced her engagement to New York playwright Zach Helm. Their relationship ended in 2005. In a Jane interview, she indicated that she was bisexual.
In 2001, Lucy was the spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fund-raiser which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education.
Lucy has a tattoo of a tiger on her lower back.
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