Lucy Alexis Liu was born on December 2, 1968, in Queens, New York. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Lucy Liu attended New York City's prestigious Stuyvesant High School. She is the youngest of three children born to Cecilia Liu, who worked as a biochemist, and Tom Liu, a trained civil engineer who sold digital clock pens. Liu's parents originally came from Beijing and Shanghai and immigrated to Taiwan as adults before meeting in New York. She has an older brother, John, and an older sister, Jenny. Her parents worked many jobs while Lucy and her siblings were growing up. Liu is a single parent by choice. She has a biological son, Rockwell, who was born in 2015. Liu has studied various religions, such as Buddhism, Taoism, and Jewish mysticism. She enrolled at New York University but transferred after one year to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where she studied Asian languages and culture and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1990. Lucy Liu "fulfilled her parents' dreams" by attending the University of Michigan, where she then joined the Chi Omega sorority. During her senior year, Liu auditioned for a supporting part in a school production of Alice in Wonderland; to her surprise, she won the lead role, that. Actress Lucy Liu made her mainstream movie debut as one of many former girlfriends of Tom Cruise's character in Jerry Maguire. In 1998, Liu got her big break when she auditioned for the part of Nelle Porter, the icy new addition to the wacky law firm, Cage and Fish, on the hit comedy Ally McBeal, created by David E. Kelley. Though she didn’t get the part, Kelley was struck with Liu’s performance and decided to create a character expressly for her. Originally meant for a very limited stint, Liu’s razor-sharp portrayal of Ling Woo met with an overwhelmingly favorable reaction and her stay was extended into a regular spot on the show. Earning an Emmy nomination in 1999 for Best Supporting Actress, Liu undoubtedly contributed to the overall success of the show, which won the Emmy for Best Comedy that same year. She got her big break on the hit TV comedy Ally McBeal, for which she earned an Emmy Award nomination in 1999. Liu was the first Asian-American woman to star as the host of 'Saturday Night Live,' making history in 2000. Liu has also co-starred in a number of big-screen projects, including Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill, Chicago and Half the Sky, and is an accomplished visual artist. In 2012, she once again found success with a TV series, appearing as Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes update Elementary. Lucy Liu began her directing career in 2015. The movie, titled Meena, was based on a true story, about an eight-year-old Indian girl who is sold to a brothel. The movie was screened in New York City in 2014. Lucy Liu's other directorial credits include 6 episodes of Elementary, an episode of Graceland, the episode Dearly Beloved of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the second-season premiere of Luke Cage and the episode “Marriage Don’t Break Up on Account of Murder - It‘s Just a Symptom That Something Else Is Wrong” of ‘’Why Women Kill’’. Ms. Liu stated, “I really love [directing 'Elementary']. I think it's just a natural progression from where I started over 20 years ago. It's funny because you learn from the people you work with around you - not just the crew and directors, but just as a whole you see how everything starts working.” Chi Omega foundation the sorority that Lucy Liu joined was founded in 1895 at the University of Arkansas, Chi Omega is the largest women’s sorority organization in the world with over 360,000 initiates, 181 collegiate chapters, and 246 alumnae chapters. Throughout Chi Omega’s long and proud history, the Fraternity has brought its members unequaled opportunities for personal growth and development. Chi Omega’s five founders were a small band of young women who, with the help of local dentist Dr. Charles Richardson, established the secrets, symbolism, and ritual that now bind together over 360,000 women from 181 collegiate chapters and 246 alumnae chapters. The 5 founders of Chi Omega in no particular order Dr. Charles Richardson, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, Christina May Boles, Alice Cary Simonds. Chi Omega mission states that it is an “Organization forever committed to our founding purposes of friendship, personal integrity, service to others, academic excellence and intellectual pursuits.” Chi Omega’s Vision Statement states on its website “Sisters inspired by our values who serve the world while keeping Chi Omega ever at heart.” Chi Omega Foundation states that it makes a difference on campus and in the surrounding community. This policy ensures that Chi Omega chapters undertake meaningful projects that put Chi Omega values into action. The national expectation for community service is that each chapter annually participate in one project that serves the local or national community. Chi Omega members are encouraged to become involved in determining which projects the chapter supports, and then actively participate. Chi Omega Ritual promotes self-fulfillment through unselfishness and service.