Biography:
Liu began acting in 1989 after auditioning for a role in University of Michigan's production of "Alice in Wonderland" during her senior year. Liu won the lead role although she tried out for a supporting role.
Liu had small roles in films and TV (for example in X-Files) before landing a break on Ally McBeal. Liu's role on the series was originally not meant to be regular but the enthusiastic audience response to the actress' 'feisty' Ling Woo secured Liu as a permanent cast member. It also earn...
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ed her an Emmy nomination.
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She became famous with her turn as Alex in the Charlie's Angels movie, starring with established Hollywood stars Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. Charlie's Angels became a hit earning more than $125 million in the U.S., ranking above other high grossing films such as Godfather and Mary Poppins, and also a worldwide total of more than $258 million. sequel to the film opened to poor reviews but had a box-office hit again with a total of more than $252 million.
Liu starred with Antonio Banderas in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, a critical and box-office failure.
Liu is perhaps most famous for her role as O-Ren Ishii (assassin Cottonmouth) in director Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. She won an MTV Movie Award for "Best Movie Villain".
Liu recently appeared on several episodes of Joey with Matt LeBlanc, who played her love interest in the Charlie's Angels movies. She also had several successful small roles as Kitty Baxter in the smash hit Chicago, and as a psychologist opposite Keira Knightley in the thriller Domino. Most recently she played leading lady and love interest to Josh Hartnett in the popular crime thriller Lucky Number Slevin. Other appearances include a cameo on the animated show Futurama and recently, The Simpsons. Liu is currently in talks to recreate the Charlie Chan series for modern audiences.
In April 2006, the documentary Freedom's Fury premiered, with Liu as executive producer. The film dramatizes the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, climaxing with the infamous water polo showdown between Hungary and the Soviet Union at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, known as the 'Blood in the Water Match.'
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