Iconic actress Lucy Liu had her breakthrough role in the 90s television show “Ally McBeal” (1998–2002) before going on to star in a slew of action and crime movies throughout the early 2000s, such as “Shanghai Noon” (2000), “Charlie’s Angels" (2000), “Chicago” (2002), and “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” (2003). She teamed up with Quentin Tarantino for “Kill Bill: Volume 1” (2003) and “Kill Bill: Volume 2” (2004) and also starred in “Lucky Number Slevin” (2006) and the horror movie “Rise: Blood Hunter” (2007). Liu is also known for her voice acting roles in animated movies such as “Mulan II” (2004), “Kung Fu Panda” (2008), “Kung Fu Panda 2” (2011), “Kung Fu Panda 3” (2011), and “The Tale of Princess Kaguta” (2013). She appeared in the martial arts movie “The Man with the Iron Fists” (2012), directed by RZA, and had a leading role in the Steven Soderbergh film “Presence” (2024). She appeared in the leading role and co-produced the drama movie “Rosemead” (2025), for which she has won much acclaim. On the small screen she appeared in the series “Elementary” (2012–2019) as Dr. Joan Watson as well as being in the main cast of shows such as “Animals” (2018), “Why Women Kill” (2019), and “A Man in Full” (2024). She narrated and produced the moving documentary about human trafficking, “Redlight” (2009), and has directed multiple episodes of television, including “Luke Cage” (2018) and “American Born Chinese” (2023), among others. Lucy Liu is also a celebrated artist with multiple exhibitions to her name, ranging from “Unraveling” (1993) at the Cast Iron Gallery in New York to “Unhomed Belongings” (2019) at the National Museum of Singapore.