Lucy Liu is unique. Born in Queens, New York, from Taiwanese parents, the American actress is never the less very Chinese. She graduated in oriental languages and culture, speaks Mandarin fluently and even now her image seems inseparable from a certain cerebrality. After studying dance, singing and theatre, the exotic Lucy leaves for Los Angeles where she is casted in some small roles and it is in the very successful TV show Ally McBeal, with the role of the very litigious, sharp tongued Ling Woo that Miss Liu’s became well known by the general public. That harsh, unsympathetic character will be infused into the majority of her other significant roles. For her fans, she is still somehow some kind of erotic assassin, but always in the best of taste. Her solid fan base are captivated by her symmetrical beauty and distant gaze, creating her very particular brand of unusual oriental charm. With her triangular freckled face, Lucy Liu seems equally at ease being photographed with very natural make-up, showing her cute freckles or with a strong sophisticated look. She worked as a model in her early career and seems supremely confident being featured in high fashion magazines or for more lifestyle photographs. Recently reincarnated as Doctor Watson with a contemporary Sherlock Holmes alongside the British actor Ben Miller, Lucy Liu demonstrates that she is back where one would not be expecting her. AM x
