Talk:Lucy Liu

Is that really a fact?

"Lucy Liu won't do Mad TV for free."

I mean i'm sure there are others who won't is that really a big deal

Parents country of origin

Is it known exactly where Liu's parents immigrated from? Me and everyone I knew thought it was Mainland China, but then I remember seeing a version of this page claiming it to be Taiwan. Google doesn't help, but I know it's got to be one of the two thanks to the surname (see List of Chinese surnames). Does anyone know? ★Dasani★ 23:44, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

All the sources says they are Chinese, but the article right now says Taiwanese. Unless someone objects or has a reliable source that claims otherwise, I am going to change it back. Erzsébet Báthory_{(talk|contr.)} 14:09, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

It still says Taiwanese. Is that right? AyanP (talk) 03:54, 2 November 2009 (UTC)Ayan

I think she said they were from Beijing and Shanghai in her interview with Craig Ferguson a while back. (Interestingly, he thought it was Taiwan... maybe he gets his info from wiki lol) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.41.223 (talk) 19:34, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

There is an interview with her on the Craig Ferguson show which you can see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UipjSd6BIKY&feature=g-vrec (not an official link to the show, but the video is undeniable.) where she says that her parents are from Beijing and Shanghai, not Taiwan. 86.19.203.76 (talk) 00:16, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Entries marked as "voice"

All of the entries marked as "voice" should probably grouped into a section called "Dubbing" or something like that. Those entries sort of break away from regular acting.

ICE77 (talk) 05:47, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Why? Voice acting is just another facet of acting roles. We don't break out voice roles into separate tables, they are all legitimate roles and are treated just like any other role. Wildhartlivie (talk) 05:55, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Acting and dubbing are two different things. Acting is your face and your voice. Dubbing is only your voice. They are not the same. The two things should be in separate categories or maybe "filmography" followed but a subsection of filmography called "dubbing".

ICE77 (talk) 19:04, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Bzzzt. No. Voice acting roles requires acting, dubbing is something else entirely. Have you never watched a documentary or "making of" to see that? There is no support for breaking these 6 instances into a separate table. It is not done. Wildhartlivie (talk) 20:54, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Sure, acting and dubbing are different things. That is why voice acting is acting, and is not the same as dubbing.Colin McLarty (talk) 20:14, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Chinese immigrants or Taiwanese immigrants

Ok, we seem to have two conflicting sources. One says her parents are Chinese immigrants, the other says they are Taiwanese immigrants. I suggest we just delete that info about where her parents are from until we find more authoritative sources on that. Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 17:19, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

I suggest you leave it as it is. Sources are there, have this one for free [1], I'll add it now. magnius (talk) 17:25, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Ok that's fine. That's a much better source. Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 17:33, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

On the Late Late Show she explicitely states that her parents were not from Taiwan but vom Beijing and Shanghai. [2] at 5:00 minutes. 93.104.60.160 (talk) 15:39, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

her parents were born in china and moved to Taiwan as the result of Chinese Civil War, so she is Chinese, and there are strong indication that so think herself as ethnic Chinese. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.236.46.156 (talk) 05:36, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

No, SHE is American, having been born in the United States. She may be of Chinese descent, but she herself is an American.JackFloridian (talk) 21:33, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

If being born in the USA makes you an American socially, then why are bilingual Spanish-speaking people born in the US still called Latinos or Hispanics? 213.1.15.71 (talk) 14:50, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

I think people are referring to her genetics and not her political nationality, after all White Americans are Europeans. 213.1.15.71 (talk) 14:29, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Except those who are from Asia. Oops...JackFloridian (talk) 03:13, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Note that there are good reasons to distinguish to distinguish nowadays between taiwanese and (mainland) chinese, however both groups are ethnically (han) chinese.--Kmhkmh (talk) 18:18, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Ethnicity is more than just country. There is a percentage of Han Chinese but not all that live in those countries are Han Chinese. 71.255.94.138 (talk) 21:58, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

There is a difference in attitude in the USA and China. In China, the "minorities" people, most of whom are racially Mongoloids and are therefore largely indistinguishable from each other (eg Han, Tibetan, Manchu, Mongolian, Zhuang, Tai, etc), and some who are not Mongoloids, eg Uighurs and Tajiks, all of whom are Chinese, with the minority peoples given favourable treatment compared to the majority Han Chinese, that is the minority peoples are positively discriminated. In the USA, there is still a strong attitude held by the a significant proportion of the majority white European population that they are superior to all other races living in the USA. Minority peoples are not given preferential treatment as they are in China, and in fact socially they are negatively discriminated, and they still generally live in ghettoes, and in the case of Native Americans in reservations, which as all know are areas of great deprivation. Therefore the difference in the treatment of minority peoples in the USA and China is that in China they are positively discriminated, whereas in the USA they are negatively discriminated. 213.1.15.71 (talk) 14:46, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Because of immature edit warring by various editors, we'll have to do the same thing here that we did for the article on Jeremy Lin, by compromising and stating "Taiwanese or Chinese descent".

And just for the record, attempting to apply labels on individuals is quite immature, and both Lucy and Jeremy are not Taiwanese or Chinese. They are American. It's as simple as that. Being "descended" from a particular country is of no importance when that doesn't even define them in the way that some people attempt to do so. What I see is immature behavior by some particular Han Chinese (including diaspora) from either China or Taiwan, or Asian Americans attempting to cling to some sort of group identity and "claim" people to be part of them. Yet it's not about the group identity, but rather the individual and that's what's important in this article about Lucy Liu. She is not some sort of "representative", so just stop yourself before you try to push your views on these individuals, and stop trying to "be proud" for others' achievements. 68.105.192.216 (talk) 08:04, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Filmography

The filmography of this article does not seem to match the filmography from the IMDb website. Some of the entries are not in the same chronological order (2008 is an example).

ICE77 (talk) 06:47, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

In her filmography section, under "Chicago", those citations for BEST CAST performances really should be removed...these are marginal (to say the least) achievements, and doesn't specifically concern Liu, who appeared in the film for about a minute (guestimating), or less. Including these "achievments" is really primping up her resume, and should not be included here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.125.225.193 (talk) 14:51, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

How to include that Lucy Liu probably had plastic surgery (implants)?

The following issue is delicate but I think it should be addressed in the Wikipedia page so that especially Asian women get an honest impression of Lucy's feastures. The movie 'Flypaper' contains a famous scene where 'Dot' (Lucy) makes love among snakes. I am certainly not an expert on the matter, but the shape of her visible breast seems unnatural. Especially when compared to the earlier movie 'City of Industry' (probably shot in 1996) there also appears to be more tissue.

Here's a comment from a woman I found  :

Even Lucy Liu had implants - she went with a very small size. See the difference : BEFORE: http://www.celebritymoviearchive.com/tour/movie.php/1393 and after: http://www.celebritymoviearchive.com/tour/movie.php/6597 even when she lays down her implants stay very round and high (normal tissue would flatten and fall apart)

As she had the surgery (probably) so early in her career (~1997), there is no official reference to be found. The only proof are scenes from the movie. How would it be best to include this information on the Wiki-page? BennyWhite68 (talk) 19:43, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

It would be best not to include it without a reliable source. See WP:BLP and WP:OR --Ian Dalziel (talk) 22:43, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

It may also be concluded from comparing her High School pic that she has had eye surgery. 149.254.250.217 (talk) 12:51, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Or we could include actual facts and cite sources. Yeah, let's do that. - SummerPhD (talk) 01:29, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

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Nationality in infobox and lead

I noticed that her nationality/introduction is continually edited as "Chinese American" or "Chinese/American." Lucy Liu was born and raised in the United States. Although her parents were from China, I do not believe she has dual citizenship (last time I checked, China doesn't support that anyway). Unless someone can provide a reference that she has dual citizenship, then this should read "American." As it is, the article emphasizes her Chinese ancestry. But she is an American-born actress. EHC0413 (talk) 04:36, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Is America just one country now?

Canada, the United states and Mexico are all countries in America. It occurs to me that the United States can't be changed into a nationality, like Canada becomes Canadian and Mexico becomes Mexican. You can't say United Statian. I think it's about time that the United States traded it's descriptive title for a friendly name. 70.67.5.217 (talk) 00:37, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Some audio

I dont know how to add any can someone add some audio for me please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.139.199.17 (talk) 19:36, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

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