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Lucy Liu: New York
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Cashmere Mafia member, Lucy Liu, attended Christian Dior's Autumn/Winter '08 collection in Paris dressed a lot like her character in a white Dior skirt suit and Dior handbag. Her crisp look takes power suit to new, feminine heights. On a different note, did you know that Lucy is ... a painter? So much so that she has an exhibit opening in Munich on May 8. Who knew the Fab actress was so multitalented!
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Lucy Liu finished high school in 1986 at Stuyvesant H.S. and went to New York University for one year. She graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a degree in Asian languages and cultures while ... studying acting, dance and voice. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and practices Indonesian martial arts, including Kali-Eskrima-silat, which is a crude form of knife and stick fighting. Liu's theatre credits include "Numb," "Redwood Curtain" and "M.Butterfly." She is also a member of the Met Theatre Development Ensemble..
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Lucy Liu, who plays Gina , a waitress who doubles as a CIA agent who helps Jake (Cedric 'The Entertainer') piece together his memory. Liu most recently completed the Sebastian Gutierrez supernatural thriller Rise, co-starring Michael Chiklis. She ... starred opposite Josh Harnett and Ben Kingsley in Lucky Number Slevin, which deals with a case of mistaken identity that lands a man (Harnett) in the middle of a murder being plotted by one of New York City's biggest crime bosses. In addition, she completed the Tony Scott film Domino, starring Keira Knightley which recounts the life of Domino Harvey. Liu also wrapped production on 3 Needles, scheduled for a 2005 release.
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Family matters force Daniel to reconnect with Grace Chin (guest star Lucy Liu in the first of a two-episode arc), a girl he once stood up for a date in college. She s now known as "The Chin," NYC's most powerful lawyer. Meanwhile, Betty makes a new friend, Charlie (guest star Jayma Mays), a likable out-of-towner she meets in the Mode cafeteria, only to find out Charlie is Henry's girlfriend. And a blizzard descends on the city and derails plans, as Christina, trapped in the office with Marc, struggles to put together a gown for Sarah Jessica Parker; Wilhelmina and Alexis get stranded in a sports bar; and Hilda, Santos and Justin get stuck on the subway on the way to see Justin's favorite musical, "Hairspray".
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A native New Yorker, Lucy Liu attended NYU and later received a Bachelor of Science degree in Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Michigan. During her senior year at Michigan, she auditioned for a student theater production of Andre Gregory's adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland." Hoping to be cast in a supporting role, Liu was instead cast as the lead. Her acting career was launched.
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Liu was born in New York City, and was raised with her older brother, Alex Liu (Liú Yá Lì), and older sister, Jenny Liu (Liu Jin Li), in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York by Chinese immigrant parents. Liu has said that she grew up in a "diverse" neighborhood; her family spoke Chinese at home and she did not learn English until she was five years old. Her father worked as a civil engineer and her mother as a biochemist in Taiwan, but they sacrificed to come to the United States. Liu, at her parents' insistence, devoted her spare time to studying, and she attended New York City's famous Stuyvesant High School. She attended New York University for one year, before transferring to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where she joined the Chi Omega sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Asian Languages and Cultures. At one point, Liu worked as a waitress in Michigan.
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