THE 2006 RÉMY MARTIN® X.O HONOREES

Recipient Biographies

VISIBILITY – Lucy Liu

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 born.

Liu's blossoming film career was thrust into over-drive when she starred with Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore in Columbia Tri-Star's blockbuster hit, “Charlie’s Angels,” and its sequel, “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.” Liu was also recently seen opposite Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantino's critically acclaimed film for Miramax, “Kill Bill: Volume I” and in the second installment, “Kill Bill: Volume II”.

She recently completed production in the Sebastian Gutierrez supernatural thriller “Rise,” co-starring Michael Chiklis and also recently completed production in the action comedy “The Cleaner” with co-star Cedric the Entertainer.

Liu can currently be seen in Tony Scott’s “Domino” starring Keira Knightley. Liu also recently wrapped production on “3 Needles”, due out in 2006.

Liu also recently completed work on “Lucky Number Slevin” opposite Josh Harnett and Ben Kingsley. The film deals with a case of mistaken identity which lands a man (Harnett) in the middle of a murder being plotted by one of New York City's biggest crime bosses. “Slevin” will premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

Lucy recently returned to be small screen on the NBC hit sitcom “Joey,” reuniting with “Charlie’s Angels” co-star Matt LeBlanc.

Liu's additional film credits include roles opposite Jackie Chan in Universal's hit comedy “Shanghai Noon,” opposite Mel Gibson in “Payback,” opposite Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson in Touchstone Pictures' “Play it to the Bone,” another role opposite Banderas in the action-thriller “Ballistic: Ecks Vs Sever” and a cameo role in the Oscar-winning film, “Chicago.”

Liu has also signed a deal to executive produce and star in a contemporary big-screen version of “Charlie Chan” for Twentieth Century Fox.

On television, Liu appeared as the unforgettable 'Ling Woo' in the hit Fox series, "Ally McBeal," a role for which she scored an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She guest-starred on HBO's "Sex & the City" and has lent her voice to such animated series as "The Simpsons," "Futurama" and "King of the Hill."