Lucy Liu is an American actress, voice actress, director, producer, and singer. An attractive and intelligent actress, she serves as an inspiration to many Asian actors who aspire to make it big in Hollywood. Following a string of early appearances in some popular series, she achieved fame when she joined the cast of the legal comedy series ‘Ally McBeal’ where she played the malicious ‘Ling Woo.’ The actress translated her sudden popularity into big screen roles in films, such as ‘Shanghai Noon’ and ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ She then delivered a superlative performance as Japanese crime lord ‘O-Ren Ishii’ in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill, Volume 1.’ Around the same time, she also played lead roles in some box office failures, such as ‘Rise: Blood Hunter.’ She then started voicing prominent characters in animated films, such as ‘Kung Fu Panda’ and ‘Tinker Bell.’ Small screen roles, such as ‘Mia Mason’ in ‘Cashmere Mafia’ failed to produce results. A recurring role in the critically acclaimed police drama series ‘Southland’ helped re-establish herself as a prominent actress. Liu chooses her roles with utmost care so as to avoid being typecast in a competitive industry. Though she has embraced her roots, she has not allowed it to limit her as an artist.