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During Kill Bill training, had surgery for ruptured disc, but snow scene mostly arms and legs, so everything was cool.

She used to be not happy/fixated on prominent cheekbones: “They say that’s one of my highlights. Who knew? They say as you get older, it holds up your whole face, which is not a bad thing. I guess they’re a hanger for my skin.“

Mom tried to give her cream to erase her freckles. “I love my body and my skin. That’s crazy. I’m not going to erase my freckles. It’s part of my personality I guess”

First moved to CA, found lump, went to doc in San Gabriel Valley, didn’t do scan or biopsy. He was just like, cancer, must come out. Wasn’t familiar with Western medicine, hadn’t been to doctors much. Had the surgery, has scar. Hit the panic button. Big learning curve. You get second opinion, you get scans.

Hilarious story re: wisdom teeth removed, then getting into minor accident. "It was a bad scene.”

Loved being blonde, but too much upkeep

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Lucy Liu for Women’s Health (2021, ph. Aingeru Zorita)

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By Scott Moore April 25, 1999

At first blush, Lucy Liu seems to have little in common with the character she plays on “Ally McBeal.”

Unlike the assertive Ling – soft L, soft G – she doesn’t growl. Neither is she sarcastic, rude or abrupt.

Rather, it’s with enthusiasm, courtesy and a bit of a giggle – traits Ling Woo would never permit – that Liu explains the hardships of portraying this very litigious woman each week on Fox’s “Ally McBeal” (Monday at 9 on Fox).

“I can barely keep a straight face most of the time in the scenes,” she said.

The insulting Ling Woo has little time for emotion – or so viewers first thought. After the death of a young boy, the character kept up the persona by declaring: “We knew he was dying, Ally. This isn’t the world’s biggest shock. The boy had leukemia. Get over it.”

The true shock came moments later, when Ling was seen crying outside the hospital parking lot – and later still when she apparently arranged for a blimp to convey a comforting sign to Ally.

The turn of events “are just as surprising to me as to the audience,” Liu said.

The actress has had quite a ride since being introduced in the second week of the season as the ill-tempered friend of icy attorney Nelle Porter, played by Portia de Rossi. A potential cash cow for the law firm and a romantic target for perpetually excited senior partner Richard Fish, Ling instantly drew the scorn of the rest of the firm and the attention of a large fan base, helping move the series into the Top 20 in the weekly ratings.

The turn of events, like each week’s story line, has been a pleasant surprise to Liu, who was rejected last year while auditioning for the role of Nelle.

“They said they’d think about me in the future,” Liu said. “But I was the only person of color there at all,” of the half-dozen actresses applying for the part.

However, a few days later, she was cast for a role that writer-producer David E. Kelley created for her. Further, color doesn’t seem to have any detriment on Kelley’s offbeat comedy, where interracial relationships are commonplace.

If anything, Liu’s Chinese heritage works to her advantage. Kelley has used her ability to speak Mandarin in a couple of story lines – Ling inadvertently instructed waiters to cook John Cage’s pet frog Stephan (“Tastes like chicken”) and addressed a jury with nonsensical phrases that Liu’s mother helped her construct. (“It doesn’t matter what I say here,” said the subtitles, “because none of you speak Chinese. But you can see from my sad face … I’m sympathetic.”).

As a result, Ling Woo has evolved from an Asian stereotype – that of Dragon Lady or sexual object – to a multi-dimensional character. In addition to the show of emotion, Ling recently was revealed to have a law degree and joined the firm.

Still, Liu’s character certainly has draconian elements. Her appearance on screen is often accompanied by glares or “The Wizard of Oz’s” Wicked Witch of the West theme. And Ling’s creative foreplay-but-no-play romance with Fish has gained Liu a growing fan base and several job offers.

“I knew she was well-rounded from the beginning,” Liu said. “There’s friction, and she’s blunt and honest, but I always knew she was a sympathetic character.”

Sympathetic? Ling yelled at a man in a wheelchair to watch where he was going. (“It’s bad enough you people get all the parking places.”) She declares that “men are horny toads.” She has sued a radio shock jock for contributing to sexual harassment and a nurse of a plastic surgeon for having natural breasts.

Ling would interrupt here to ask, “Do you have a point?” Liu only laughs.

“I have to study her a great deal so she can shoot them out,” Liu said of her character’s audacity. “She doesn’t hesitate when she talks or after she talks. If I know the lines, I can be more secure when I try to express her.

"She’s a very clear-minded, blunt person. She’s not disciplined, so I need to discipline myself, so she doesn’t get lost or muddled.”

Liu, born in New York City’s Queens in the 1960s (she doesn’t reveal her age), began acting while majoring in Asian languages and cultures at the University of Michigan. She played the lead in “Alice in Wonderland.”

She had recurring roles on “ER,” “High Incident” and “Coach,” and guest spots on “NYPD Blue,” “L.A. Law,” “Michael Hayes” and “The X-Files.” She also had a regular role as a brainy student in the short-lived Rhea Perlman comedy “Pearl.”

And after playing a former girlfriend in “Jerry Maguire” and a hooker in “Bang,” she made a mark this year with her portrayal of a brutal dominatrix in the Mel Gibson action-thriller “Payback.” Liu also appears in “True Crime” with Clint Eastwood, “Molly” with Elizabeth Shue, and the “Austin Powers” sequel, “The Spy Who Shagged Me.” And she was just cast in Ron Shelton’s “Play It to the Bone.”

“I’ve come to terms with things the last few years, so I can appreciate things as they’re happening,” she said.

Her favorite part of playing Ling, she said, are the romantic scenes with Fish (played by Greg Germann, a fellow accordion player).

“They’re a real challenge for me, because my roles before didn’t involve sexuality,” said Liu. “I think, Oh, I can’t do that. But, hey, I’m a woman, why not find some sensuality in that? When you discover yourself and allow yourself to be sexual, it’s a really liberating feeling.”

In fact, Liu says Fish is the character to whom she is most drawn: “I’m attracted to humor. Laughter is the most important thing in the world – it takes 10 years off your age.”

So, Liu is able to laugh off criticism from those who try to attach stereotypical labels to her character. “Chill out, take a pill or don’t watch the show,” she said.

The line could have been Ling’s, except it was accompanied by a giggle.

CAPTION: Lucy Liu: “I can barely keep a straight face most of the time in the scenes.”

CAPTION: LUCY LIU

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LUCY LIU by Neventer.

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Lucy Liu photographed by Jeff Riedel

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[ID: six professional photos of Lucy Liu in a top hat and distinguished red cape. She’s holding a metal-tipped wooden cane and poses against a warm brown backdrop. /end ID]

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Lucy Liu and Ophelia Lovibond ♡ Season 3 Behind The Scenes

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lucy liu (han chinese) actress, director, producer, singer, artist, 1968. — anonymous.

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Lucy Liu in Why Women Kill episode 2 (2019) dir. Marc Webb

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I highly recommend everybody watch Elementary not only because it is massively better than BBC Sherlock but because the various ways that Sherlock wakes up Joan are infinitely hilarious