Lucy Alexis Liu was born in New York on December 2, 1968. She had a very multicultural childhood.
She grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, which is a lively Italian neighborhood in the city
In school she studied Spanish, but at home her parents, who were immigrants from China,spoke Mandarin.
Lucy is pleased that she can speak Mandarin, which she says helps her understand her roots as an Asian American. She likes to speak different languages - she even learned a little Japanese for one movie, Kill Bill.