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Krystle Doromal (2007) analyzes how Liu uses her acting of stereotypical characters to suggest racial equality.

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A report about the audition of 'Miss Saigon' reflects the hard reality  faced by Lucy Liu and many other Asian actors in 1990. (https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/02/theater/scores-of-actors-flock-to-tryouts-for-ethnic-roles-in-miss-saigon.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm)

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Liu once defended this role and admitted her dilemma about role choices.

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Liu's experience of constructing a nontraditional family and being a single parent affirms one of her star image as an independent woman.
(https://people.com/parents/lucy-liu-gestational-surrogate-son-rockwell/)

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Liu has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2004. She has participated in many charity activities for cancer, children, and environment. Liu's devotion in charity has embodied her philanthropic spirit.

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Actress, artist in several forms of media (collage, paintings, and photography), martial artist of Kali-Eskrima-Silat (knife-and-stick fighting) and "Asian Excellence Award" winner for Visibility, Lucy Liu, is considered the most well-known and visible Asian American in the media today. This visibility comes in handy for her roles as ambassador and spokesperson to a number of prominent causes.

Lui has traveled to Pakistan and Lesotho, among other countries, as an Ambassador for UNICEF, and has donated profits of her art shows directly to UNICEF and also through Whatever It Takes, a unique artwork campaign launched by 21st Century Leaders.

Lui hosted an MTV documentary for the MTV EXIT campaign for Asia, a multimedia initiative aimed at raising awareness for social issues and human rights by educating the public about human trafficking, the practice of humans being tricked, lured, coerced or otherwise removed from their home or country, and then forced to work with no or low payment or on terms which are highly exploitative.

In 2001, she was also the spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fundraiser, a single-day fundraiser created by Lee Jeans to support the women's cancer programs run by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, a 501©(3) non-profit, and the leading charitable organization of the entertainment industry, funding more than 300 charitable organizations annually, both in the Los Angeles area and throughout the United States.

Liu took part in the America: A Tribute to Heroes charity telethon for victims of 9/11.

Charities & foundations supported 8

Lucy Liu has supported the following charities listed on this site:

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Causes supported 18

Abuse, Adoption, Fostering, Orphans, AIDS & HIV, Cancer, Children, Creative Arts, Disaster Relief, Economic/Business Support, Education, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Hunger, Miscellaneous, Poverty, Rape/Sexual Abuse, Slavery & Human Trafficking, Women

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Actress, artist in several forms of media (collage, paintings, and photography), martial artist of Kali-Eskrima-Silat (knife-and-stick fighting) and "Asian Excellence Award" winner for Visibility, Lucy Liu, is considered the most well-known and visible Asian American in the media today. This visibility comes in handy for her roles as ambassador and spokesperson to a number of prominent causes.

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In CBS This Morning, Liu talked about her directing experience in Elementary. Audiences can easily feel Liu's passion and diligence of directing.

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Lucy Liu on hit TV drama "Elementary" and directing

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The accomplishment of the film Meena reflects Liu's concern for children and her admiration for "pure belief, strength and perseverance".
(https://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/28/lucy-lius-directorial-debut-on-human-trafficking/?searchResultPosition=2)

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Liu used the philosophy of Daoism to explain why she uses a pseudonym to display her art at first. She does not want irrelevant information to influence people's judgement on the art work, which shows her confidence and serenity.

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Lucy Liu Has Been Playing Accordion Under An Alias

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Visual art becomes a valuable tool for Liu to express various ideas about diversity, emotions, and the understanding of family, the sense of belonging in Asian culture.

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Liu shares a lot of photos with her son on Instagram, reflecting her role in daily life as a loving mother.

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From the comments of Liu's fans, it is noticed that she gets people's love mostly for being real and breaking stereotypes for Asians.

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When accessing the official website of Lucy Liu, what you will see first is that she is painting wholeheartedly. It indicates the importance of being an artist for her.

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A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a convincing proof of Liu's mainstream success. In her speach, Liu thanked some Asian trailblazers such as Anna May Wong and Bruce Lee, and she also encouraged more "outsiders" like her to fulfill their dreams.

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Lucy Liu became the second Asian-American woman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and gave thanks to the first recipient, Anna May Wong, for paving the way for representation during the ceremony today.

"When I moved to Los Angeles, I actually lived on Vine Street, so it's thrilling to have Anna May Wong, who is the first Asian-American actress, as my neighbor. A hundred years ago, she was a pioneer while enduring racism, marginalization and exclusion," Liu said in her speech. "We could actually start our own little Chinatown right here."

Wong is considered to be the first Chinese-American Hollywood star, first appearing in silent films then moving to sound films, TV, stage and radio. She received a film star on the Walk of Fame in 1960, its inaugural year, and stands as one of the four pillars on the Gateway to Hollywood sculpture. Nearly 60 years later, her star is joined by Liu, who has appeared on TV in " Ally McBeal " and "Elementary," and in film franchises such as "Charlie's Angels," "Kill Bill" and "Kung Fu Panda."

"Sometimes people talk about my mainstream successes as groundbreaking for an Asian, but Asians have been making movies for a long time. They just weren't making them here because we weren't yet invited to the table. I was lucky that trailblazers, like Anna May Wong and Bruce Lee, came before me. if my body of work somehow helped bridge the gap between stereotypical roles, first given to Anna May, and mainstream success today, I am thrilled to have been part of that process," Liu said.

Liu's role as Ling Woo on David E. Kelley's legal drama " Ally McBeal" helped the series win a SAG Award for best ensemble cast in 1998 and garnered her nominations for outstanding supporting actress at the Emmys, NAACP Image Awards and SAG Awards in the late '90s. She thanked creator David Kelley for taking a chance on her at the WOF ceremony.

"At the time I started on 'Ally McBeal,' it was rare to get a glimpse of any diversity on screen. David Kelley, who is here today, took a risk by creating Ling Woo. David, thank you for taking a chance on me," she said.

Liu also thanked her parents, who were Chinese immigrants, for coming to America, overcoming obstacles and instilling their "survival instinct, perseverance and determination" in her. She gave shoutouts to her brother and manager for supporting her career and to her son, who now has more opportunities to see himself represented on screen

"I've learned the specific things that made me feel like an outsider were actually the biggest contributors to my success. This industry has afforded me the opportunity to grow as a human being and discover more and more of what I am capable of," she said. "This dream-fulfilling honor I am receiving today affirms anyone who feels like an outsider can take her place among the stars."

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Lucy Liu Speaks Out for More Diversity at Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Lucy Liu became the second Asian-American woman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and gave thanks to the first recipient, Anna May Wong, for paving the way for representation during the ceremony today.

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In a Fox News report, Liu expressed her pride of playing Simone and other strong women characters for their common quality of being independent and determined.
(https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/why-women-kill-star-lucy-liu-proud-of-strong-female-acting-roles)

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Why Women Kill has caused great sensation in China's social media. It gets 9.3 out of 10 in the Chinese review-aggregation platform Douban (https://movie.douban.com/subject/30401122//). Moreover, Liu's performance in this show, as well as her career success, provokes a sense of national pride in many Chinese audiences.

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Liu started her directing career in 2014. Aa a director, Liu's work includes some episodes in Elementary and Why Women Kill and a film about human trafficking named Meena (2015).

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In spite the negative influence, Liu's hosting in SNL is of great importance for the Asian American community. For example, that episode inspired Awkwafina and when Awkwafina hosted SNL 18 years later, she thanked Lucy Liu for "opening the door". Maybe just like Awkwafina, many other Asian girls have gained hope and courage from Liu's achievement.

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In 2000, Liu became the first Asian female to host Saturday Night Live. In the opening, she showed a videoclip full of Asian stereotypes where she serves other celebrities in the show by pulling a rickshaw, cooking dogs, doing laundry, etc. These behaviours reinforced the public's discrimination against Asian people.

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Lucy Liu Monologue - Saturday Night Live

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For 10 years, Liu battled against racism and fighted for more opportunities to play positive, non-stereotypical roles. However, ths situation was still difficult. Here are the words she said to Huffpost in 2013 (https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lucy-liu-asian-hollywood-romantic-comedy_n_3275058?ri18n=true&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF_472opC-Lq5wGSZ-vpYNqHQlvRouEu9s5QVJNN9qxDyM2h_JPUqVfWGpw9blH-tx3SuR7yOS_mawyMpSkjOr7Jwum331po-wZdfV3ewmoxa3pg2Xz1WM2ZaDFgonBKb_i5e0ZTYZjIUPElSF4DB777rurnDPDgfbQjTheZm5qf).

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When talking about the pressure of comparing to other Watsons, Liu showed her calmness and confidence.
(https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-03-20/elementarys-lucy-liu-i-dont-compare-myself-to-other-watsons/)

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Liu also got much criticism and even discrimination for this different Watson in Elementary. For example, Martin Freeeman once said that she was a dog and very unattractive.

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Elementary Lucy Liu 2015 Martin freeman thinks Lucy Liu UGLY & UNATTRACTIVE

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The Only Asian Star on Hollywood Issue Cover(2004)

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The Only Asian Star on Hollywood Issue Cover(2004)

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These films marked Liu's success as a Hollywood star. In 2004, she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue where she was the only Asian woman standing with other 12 white actresses.

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Liu's most recent work is the TV series Why women kill (2019). Liu's role as a  glamorous socialite in the 1980s has delighted her fans around the world, especially those in China.

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Why Women Kill   Simone Look Ahead Promo

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Liu received a lot of praise for the role of a female Watson in the TV show Elementary (2012-2019). Lucy's Watson is independent, tough, and smart.The fans in China called her "the best Watson ever". Liu's excellent performance in this show helped her get three consecutive nominations for the People's Choice Awards for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actress.

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Liu once humourously respnsed to the host's "fear" for her, saying that "Even with the big blossom?" And when she talked about her new TV series Cashmere Mafia (2008), she became more friendly and romantic because this time her role did not have to do martial art.
(https://www.bilibili.com/video/av66228359?from=search&seid=3347887919352987646)

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From 2000 to 2012, many of Liu's characters were still trapped in the dragon lady steretype, and it seemed to be one part of her star image as well. Liu explained her limitation of options sometiems in an interview with Independent. (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/lucy-liu-the-q-interview-111078.html)

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After Ally McBeal, Liu got involved in the film industry and played some memorable characters in Charlie's Angels (2000),

Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Kung Fu Panda (2008) (as a voice actress), etc. Being powerful and aggressive was the common quality of Liu's characters at that time.

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Tracey Owens Patton (2001, p. 252) examines the stereotypical image of Ling Woo and its negative influence.

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Although the role of Ling Woo breaks the conventional image of Asian women on the screen as docile or submissive, she falls into a contrasting stereotype, the "Dragon Lady", which is erotic, domineering, and mysterious.

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Ling Woo - Liu's first famous character (1997)

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Ling Woo - Liu's first famous character (1997)

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Liu became well-known in America for the TV show Ally McBeal (1997-2002). She played the role of a manipulative Chinese-American lawyer, Ling Woo, in it.

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Lucy Liu have developed many impressive characters on the screen, which constitute an integral part of her star image.

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