Code Name: The Cleaner starring Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, and Cedric the Entertainer as FBI/CIA Secret Agent
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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 also 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.
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 1 and in the second installment, Kill Bill: Volume 11
Her 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 is set to make her debut as a producer, having sold a pitch to Universal Pictures. She 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 recently returned to be small screen on the NBC hit sitcom Joey, reuniting with Charlie’s Angles’‘ co-star Matt LeBlanc. She 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.
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.
Cast: starring Lucy Liu, Cedric the Entertainer, Mark Dacascos and Yvonne Scio
distributed by New Line Cinema
