Lucy Liu is an American actress who is Chinese by origin. An Emmy nominated performer she is best known for her roles in movies like Kill Bill and the Charlie's Angels films. In addition, her television stint with popular series, Ally McBeal (1998–2002) brought her into the limelight initially which later paved way for more work for her.
She was born as Lucy Alexis Liu December 2, 1968 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York to civil engineer father and a biochemist mother both of whom sacrificed their careers in china to move base to the United States. She has a brother named Alex Liu. Due to the Chinese ambience around her, Lucy started speaking English at the age of 5. She attended the Joseph Pulitzer Middle School and graduated from New York City's prestigious Stuyvesant High School in 1986.
Lucy went on to join the New York University for further studies, but upon getting discouraged by the dark environment there, se shifted after one year to University of Michigan where she joined the Chi Omega sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Asian Languages and Cultures.
