Lucy Liu biography
Lucy Liu is an American actress (born 1968), born on 2 December 1968 in Jackson Heights.
Lucy Liu's screen career began in 1991 with Beverly Hills, 90210, playing Courtney.
Lucy Liu has appeared in 87 films and 49 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), Moonfish (2026), Rosemead (2025).
Honours include Hungarian Order of Merit, MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Born
- 2 December 1968 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Jackson Heights
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Actor, Stage actor, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1991 to present
- Awards
- Hungarian Order of Merit
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Lucy Liu filmography
87 films and 49 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Sasha Barnes | ||
| 2026 | Moonfish | Also executive producer | ||
| 2025 | Rosemead | Irene | Also producer | |
| 2024 | Red One | Zoe Harlow | ||
| 2024 | Old Guy | Anata | ||
| 2024 | Presence | Rebecca Payne | ||
| 2024 | The Tiger's Apprentice | Nu Kua/Cynthia (voice) | ||
| 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Kalypso | ||
| 2023 | what was | |||
| 2023 | The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend | Ching Shih | ||
| 2023 | American Born Chinese | Episode: "Hot Stuff" | ||
| 2022 | Strange World | Callisto Mal (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Stage Mother | Sienna | ||
| 2020 | New Amsterdam | Episode: "Hiding Behind My Smile" | ||
| 2019 | Unhomed Belongings | First museum exhibit, included works by Shubigi Rao | ||
| 2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Episode: "Dearly Beloved" | ||
| 2018 | Future World | The Queen | ||
| 2018 | Set It Up | Kirsten Stevens | ||
| 2018 | Luke Cage | Episode: "Soul Brother#1" | ||
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Master Viper (voice) | Short | |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Viper (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Graceland | Episode: "Master of Weak Ties" | ||
| 2014 | Elementary | 7 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | Silvermist (voice) | Video | |
| 2014 | The Pirate Fairy | Silvermist (voice) | Video |
Show all 87 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Meena | Short film | ||
| 2014 | Magic Wonderland | Princess Ocean (voice) | ||
| 2013 | Totem | |||
| 2013 | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Lady Sagami (voice) | ||
| 2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | Madame Blossom | ||
| 2012 | Sleeping Dogs | Vivienne Lu | ||
| 2012 | Secret of the Wings | Silvermist (voice) | ||
| 2011 | The Trouble with Bliss | Andrea | ||
| 2011 | Detachment | Dr. Doris Parker | ||
| 2011 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Rowena | ||
| 2011 | Seventy Two | |||
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Viper (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Nomads | Susan | ||
| 2010 | , | Painting | ||
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | Silvermist (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Silvermist (voice) | Video | |
| 2009 | Redlight | Narrator | Producer | |
| 2008 | The Year of Getting to Know Us | Anne | ||
| 2008 | je suis. envois-moi | |||
| 2008 | Tinker Bell | Silvermist (voice) | Video | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Master Viper (voice) | ||
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | English | ||
| 2007 | Watching the Detectives | Violet | ||
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Sadie Blake | ||
| 2007 | Code Name: The Cleaner | Gina | ||
| 2007 | , | Painting Escape, a black and white abstraction | ||
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | Lindsey | ||
| 2006 | Antenna | |||
| 2005 | Domino | Taryn Mills | ||
| 2005 | 3 Needles | Jin Ping | ||
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | English | ||
| 2004 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | O-Ren Ishii | ||
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | O-Ren Ishii | ||
| 2004 | My Date with Drew | English | ||
| 2004 | Mulan II | Mei (voice) | Video | |
| 2003 | Party Monster | English | ||
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | O-Ren Ishii | ||
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Alex Munday | ||
| 2003 | Charlie's Angels | Alex Munday | ||
| 2002 | Spider-Man | English | ||
| 2002 | Cypher | Rita Foster | ||
| 2002 | Chicago | Kitty Baxter | ||
| 2002 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Agent Sever | ||
| 2001 | Hotel | Kawika | ||
| 2001 | SSX Tricky | Elise Riggs | ||
| 2000 | Charlie's Angels | Alex Munday | ||
| 2000 | Shanghai Noon | Princess Pei Pei | ||
| 1999 | True Crime | Toy Shop Girl | ||
| 1999 | The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | The Female's Friend (Lydia) | ||
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Lia | ||
| 1999 | Payback | Pearl | ||
| 1999 | Molly | Brenda | ||
| 1998 | Flypaper | Dot | ||
| 1998 | Love Kills | Kashi | ||
| 1997 | Gridlock'd | Cee-Cee | ||
| 1997 | City of Industry | Cathi Rose | ||
| 1996 | Guy | Woman at Newsstand | ||
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Former Girlfriend | ||
| 1995 | Bang | Hooker | ||
| 1993 | Unraveling | Collection of multimedia art pieces, photographs | ||
| 1993 | Protozoa | Ari | Short | |
| 1992 | Rhythm of Destiny | Donna |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Mighty Nein | Empress Leylas Kryn (voice) | 3 episodes | |
| 2024 | Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld | Moonie Chau (voice) | 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | A Man in Full | Joyce Newman | Main cast | |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Bandit Leader (voice) | Episode: "The Duel" | |
| 2021 | Death to 2021 | Snook Austin | Television special | |
| 2019 | Why Women Kill | Simone | Main cast (season 1) | |
| 2018 | Animals | Yumi (voice) | Recurring cast (season 3) | |
| 2017 | Sesame Street | Cinderella | Episode: "Cinderella's Slippery Slippers" | |
| 2017 | Michael Jackson's Halloween | Conformity (voice) | Television film | |
| 2017 | Difficult People | Veronica Ford | Recurring cast (season 3) | |
| 2016 | Girls | Detective Mosedale | Episode: "Japan" | |
| 2013 | Pixie Hollow Bake Off | Silvermist (voice) | Television film | |
| 2012 | Elementary | Dr. Joan Watson | Main cast | |
| 2012 | Southland | Officer Jessica Tang | Recurring cast (season 4) | |
| 2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Silvermist (voice) | Television film | |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Master Viper (voice) | Main cast | |
| 2010 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Bear Queen (voice) | Episode: "Princess Kai-Lan" | |
| 2010 | Marry Me | Rae Carter | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" | |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Master Viper (voice) | Television film | |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Sio (voice) | Television film | |
| 2008 | Little Spirit: Christmas in New York | Leo's Mom (voice) | Television film | |
| 2008 | Dirty Sexy Money | Nola Lyons | Main cast (season 2) | |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Mia Mason | Main cast | |
| 2008 | Ben & Izzy | Yasmine (voice) | Main cast | |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Grace Chin | 2 episodes |
Show all 49 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Simpsons | Madam Wu (voice) | Episode: "Goo Goo Gai Pan" | |
| 2005 | Clifford's Puppy Days | Teacup (voice) | Episode: "Adopt-a-Pup" | |
| 2004 | Maya & Miguel | Maggie Lee (voice) | Recurring cast (season 1 to 5) | |
| 2004 | Joey | Lauren Beck | Recurring cast (season 1) | |
| 2004 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Adult Jade Chan (voice) | Episode: "J2: Rise of the Dragons" | |
| 2004 | Game Over | Raquel Smashenburn (voice) | Main cast | |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | Tid Pao (voice) | Episode: "Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do" | |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | Ling Woo | Main cast (season 2 to 4), recurring cast (season 5) | |
| 1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Melana (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Riot | Tiffany | Episode: "Empty" | |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Amy Chu | Episode: "A Wrenching Experience" | |
| 1997 | Michael Hayes | Alice Woo | Episode: "Slaves" | |
| 1997 | Dellaventura | Yuling Chong | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1996 | The X-Files | Kim Hsin | Episode: "Hell Money" | |
| 1996 | Pearl | Amy Li | Main cast | |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Joy Powell | Episode: "Genesis" | |
| 1996 | High Incident | Officer Whin | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | Home Improvement | Woman #3 | Episode: "Bachelor of the Year" | |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Oi-Lan | Episode: "The March to Freedom" | |
| 1995 | ER | Mei-Sun Leow | Recurring cast (season 2) | |
| 1994 | Hotel Malibu | Co-Worker | Episode: "Do Not Disturb" | |
| 1994 | Coach | Nicole Wong | Episode: "It Should Happen to You" & "Out of Control" | |
| 1993 | L.A. Law | Mei Lin | Episode: "Foreign Co-Respondent" | |
| 1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Courtney | Episode: "Pass, Not Pass" |