Best known to television audiences as Ling Woo, the raging force of political incorrectness on Ally McBeal, Lucy Alexis Liu has managed to cross over to the big screen in such features as Payback and Play It to the Bone.
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Born to Chinese parents in Jackson Heights, NY, on December 2, 1968, Liu grew up speaking both English and Mandarin. After graduating from Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School, she earned a degree in Asian languages and cultures from the University of Michigan, where she also studied acting, dance, and voice. Liu's first professional job was playing a waitress on Beverly Hills 90210, something that led to more substantial work on various TV shows, including a regular part on the TV series Pearl.
Liu's biggest breakthrough came in 1998, when she was cast as Ling Woo on Ally McBeal. She had originally auditioned for the role of Nelle Porter, which ultimately went to Australian actress Portia DeRossi. David E. Kelley, the show's producer, was so impressed with Liu's audition, however, that he created the role of Ling Woo specifically for her. The character was initially supposed to be included on only a few episodes but proved so popular with the show's audience that Liu was made into a regular cast member.
Unsurprisingly, the actress' increased exposure led to greater opportunities on the screen and after playing supporting roles in such films as Payback and Molly (both 1999), she moved on to more substantial work in Play It to the Bone and the Jackie Chan martial-arts period comedy Shanghai Noon, which cast her as a princess who has been kidnapped from her emperor father. In 2000, she also was cast in perhaps her most high-profile role to date, when she was chosen alongside Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz as one of the titular crime fighters in Charlie's Angels: The Movie.
With the exception of a small role as an inmate in the Oscar-winning film Chicago, 2002 brought little recognition for Liu -- Cypher, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, and Party Monster with former Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin went virtually unseen by the general public. 2003's Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle placed Liu firmly back inside the spotlight, though she was somewhat overshadowed by the toothy blonde glint that is Cameron Diaz. Luckily for Liu, she was given the chance to shine quite independently when Quentin Tarantino cast her as the deadly O-Ren Ishii, AKA Cottonmouth, in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003).
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Born to Chinese parents in Jackson Heights, NY, on December 2, 1968, Liu grew up speaking both English and Mandarin. After graduating from Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School, she earned a degree in Asian languages and cultures from the University of Michigan, where she also studied acting, dance, and voice. Liu's first professional job was playing a waitress on Beverly Hills 90210, something that led to more substantial work on various TV shows, including a regular part on the TV series Pearl.
Liu's biggest breakthrough came in 1998, when she was cast as Ling Woo on Ally McBeal. She had originally auditioned for the role of Nelle Porter, which ultimately went to Australian actress Portia DeRossi. David E. Kelley, the show's producer, was so impressed with Liu's audition, however, that he created the role of Ling Woo specifically for her. The character was initially supposed to be included on only a few episodes but proved so popular with the show's audience that Liu was made into a regular cast member.
Unsurprisingly, the actress' increased exposure led to greater opportunities on the screen and after playing supporting roles in such films as Payback and Molly (both 1999), she moved on to more substantial work in Play It to the Bone and the Jackie Chan martial-arts period comedy Shanghai Noon, which cast her as a princess who has been kidnapped from her emperor father. In 2000, she also was cast in perhaps her most high-profile role to date, when she was chosen alongside Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz as one of the titular crime fighters in Charlie's Angels: The Movie.
With the exception of a small role as an inmate in the Oscar-winning film Chicago, 2002 brought little recognition for Liu -- Cypher, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, and Party Monster with former Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin went virtually unseen by the general public. 2003's Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle placed Liu firmly back inside the spotlight, though she was somewhat overshadowed by the toothy blonde glint that is Cameron Diaz. Luckily for Liu, she was given the chance to shine quite independently when Quentin Tarantino cast her as the deadly O-Ren Ishii, AKA Cottonmouth, in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003).
by Maesun May 25, 2005
Get the Lucy Liumug. 1. A burger with cheese inside the patty.
2. Another name for a creampie, or when a guy ejaculates specifically into a vagina.
2. Another name for a creampie, or when a guy ejaculates specifically into a vagina.
1. Adam: I gave a girl a juicy lucy the other day, she seemed to enjoy having the sticky stuff inside her burger .
Ali: you gave her a creampie?
Adam: no you sick fuck.
2. Ryan: "I ate the juiciest Lucy ever, it came out on my face!"
Ali: you gave her a creampie?
Adam: no you sick fuck.
2. Ryan: "I ate the juiciest Lucy ever, it came out on my face!"
by Cheese guzzler March 15, 2017
Get the Juicy Lucymug. Full Name: Karen Lucille Hale
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Now, she stars in a hit TV show called Pretty Little Liars. Her character is loved for secretly dating her sexy ass teacher Mr. Fitz. TILF.
Lucy makes all the pretty girls think there ugly shit. Looking at her is like looking at the face of god. You won't know what has hit you.
You could be looking at her for a second, and the next thing you know it's been 3 fucking hours.
All the guys want her, and all the girls are turning lesbian for her.
UNF. DTF?
Lucy Hale was raised in memphis, Tennessee. She was on American Juniors when she was 13, and she was the most ballin motherfucker on the whole damn show! The Whole Damn Show!
Now, she stars in a hit TV show called Pretty Little Liars. Her character is loved for secretly dating her sexy ass teacher Mr. Fitz. TILF.
Lucy makes all the pretty girls think there ugly shit. Looking at her is like looking at the face of god. You won't know what has hit you.
You could be looking at her for a second, and the next thing you know it's been 3 fucking hours.
All the guys want her, and all the girls are turning lesbian for her.
UNF. DTF?
Guy: Damn, Lucy Hale is one hot mofo, I have been looking at her for hours.
Girl: Damn me too. unffffff
Girl: Damn me too. unffffff
by Number1Lover13 July 11, 2011
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jamie - oi, i totally heard that. we're over
sar - ah well, he had a lucy's penis
lou - too right
lou - he totally had a lucy's penis
jamie - oi, i totally heard that. we're over
sar - ah well, he had a lucy's penis
lou - too right
by LouIsAfitty February 4, 2009
Get the Lucy's Penismug. The lucy table is the worst table in the house. It can refer to the worst table in a restaurant, but also extends to any spot you find yourself in public or in the office that sucks. It originates from the classic I Love Lucy show episode where Lucy is seated at a table by the waiters' door where there is high traffic.
by SidneySmartyPants August 19, 2009
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Bill: Dang you see her?
Conner: Hell yeah, her hair stands out a mile away.
Bill: Shes beautiful
Lucy May is amazing.
Conner: Hell yeah, her hair stands out a mile away.
Bill: Shes beautiful
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