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

Guy

Could somebody move this particular movie data so it lines up with everything else? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.225.184.29 (talk) 05:58, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

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)

Death?

adding for death on dec 21 2008, as I can't find any news articles to corroborate this. Anyone with info?

Reverting suggested as there is no news of this occurring. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.255.198.228 (talk) 04:42, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Vietnamese?

Why is there a Vietnamese version of her name in the opening of the article? There's no indication that she ever lived in Vietnam or has any Vietnamese ancestry. --Jfruh (talk) 18:21, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Chinese spelling of her name

Is there anyone who can confirm these versions? Erzsébet Báthory_{(talk|contr.)} 13:42, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Seems to be widely used as her name in Chinese and Japanese fansites, at least. http://usinfo.americancorner.org.tw/st/arts-chinese/2008/June/20090109113338SrenoD0.2784998.html looks a bit more official.—Kww(talk) 14:17, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Futurama Guest Apperances

Two episodes

"I Dated A Robot" as herself and the Lucy Liu Bots (2001)

"Love and Rocket" as herself (2002) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.206.254 (talk) 22:14, 3 November 2009 (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)

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)

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) Lucy Liu has never dated an Asian man-a fact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.207.116.55 (talk) 03:29, 5 July 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.

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)