ACTING BIO

Lucy Liu is a critically acclaimed actress, producer, director, and fine artist who has starred in films, television, and on Broadway. Most recently, Liu starred in the Warner Bros/DCEU sequel, SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS, as the Goddess Kalypso, opposite Helen Mirren, Zachary Levi, and Rachel Zegler. Additionally, Liu lent her voice to the character Callisto Mal in Disney’s animated film STRANGE WORLD, released in December 2022, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Gabrielle Union and Dennis Quaid.

Liu was honored in 2019 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming only the second Asian American actress in almost 60 years since Anna May Wong, to receive one. She was also the first Asian American woman to host SNL in 2003.

In 2021, Liu appeared on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and in Netflix’s DEATH TO 2021. Prior to that, in 2019, she starred as hilarious and heartbreaking socialite, Simone Grove, in the dark comedic series WHY WOMEN KILL created by Marc Cherry, an anthology series for Paramount+ and Imagine Television Studios.  For seven seasons, Liu starred in the highly praised drama series ELEMENTARY on CBS as “Dr. Joan Watson” alongside Jonny Lee Miller as “Sherlock Holmes”. Her witty and compassionate portrayal of Dr. Watson earned her the prestigious Best Drama Actress Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards, a Teen Choice Award and three People’s Choice Award nominations. 

Liu is also an accomplished voiceover actress. Giving voice to characters such as “Lady Sagami” in the 2015 Academy Award Nominated film, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya; “Bandit Leader” in the Disney+ series STAR WARS: VISIONS, THE DUEL (which was nominated for a 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program and an Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production); “Silvermist” in Tinkerbell’s LEGEND OF THE NEVERBEAST; and “Viper” in the trilogy for Paramount’s animated smash hit KUNG FU PANDA. Other voicework includes THE MIRACLE PANDA, and the upcoming adult animation series EXPLODING KITTENS and Paramount’s feature film, THE TIGER’S APPRENTICE. She can also be heard in Tom Perotta’s new novel, TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN, as Tracy Flick and as Kitty Jackson and Jocelyn Li in THE CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan. Additionally, Liu narrates her first solo audiobook performance in bestselling author Celeste Ng’s latest novel, OUR MISSING HEARTS, out October 2022.

In 2012, Liu joined the critically acclaimed series SOUTHLAND, produced by John Wells, starring Regina King, Michael Cudlitz and Ben McKenzie. Her compelling portrayal of “Officer Jessica Tang” won her the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series as well as a 2013 NAACP nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She was also nominated for the NAACP award in 2010 for Outstanding Actress for her starring role in the Lifetime Network romantic comedy, MARRY ME. Liu’s breakout performance as the unforgettable “Ling Woo” in the hit Fox series, ALLY MCBEAL, earned her both Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also starred in the hit series CASHMERE MAFIA and DIRTY SEXY MONEY and guest starred in Hulu’s third season of DIFFICULT PEOPLE.

Additional film credits include: CHARLIE’S ANGELS, CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE, KILL BILL, CHICAGO (which won multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture, a SAG Award for Best Ensemble, as well as a BFCA Award for Best Cast), LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN, THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, SET IT UP, STAGE MOTHER, DETACHMENT, EAST FIFTH BLISS, SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU and many others.

As a director, Liu’s extensive resume includes American Born Chinese (Disney+), Why Women Kill (Paramount+), Marvel’s LUKE CAGE (NETFLIX), New Amsterdam (NBC), ELEMENTARY (CBS), GRACELAND (USA) and LAW & ORDER: SVU.

In 2006, the critically acclaimed film FREEDOM’S FURY premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival, marking Liu’s debut as a producer. She has also produced the short documentary, REDLIGHT, as well as co-directed and produced a short docu-drama, MEENA, based on a chapter from the New York Times bestselling book, HALF THE SKY by authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

Liu, a Board of Trustee member for the American Theatre Wing (2013-2021), made her Broadway debut March 2010 in the Tony Award-winning play GOD OF CARNAGE, starring as “Annette” in a cast that included Jeff Daniels, Dylan Baker and Janet McTeer. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the Director’s Guild of America.