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Lucy Liu, one of the most celebrated and big-gun American actresses have a net worth of $16 million. Her net worth matches well with her celebrity status and the fame she enjoys among her admirers. Besides being an actor, she is also a film producer, artist and narrator.

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Lucy Liu enjoys her fame and wealth on account of her flawless acting in different roles in Kill Bill, Charlies Angels, and as a voice artist in Kung Fu Panda. Besides appearing in different popular award-winning movies, she has also made her appearances in various television shows like Ugly Betty, Sex in the City, and others like this. Lucy Liu at present is starring in one of the television series Elementary. Lucy Liu's remuneration per episode is reported to be a staggering $125,000. Liu being a talented lady has won the Critics' Choice Television Award for being the Best Drama Guest Actress. She has also won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards, and the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in the Screen Actors Guild Award.

Liu’s birthplace is Queens, New York. Her parents are Cecilia and Tom Liu. Both of Liu's parents were settlers of either Chinese or Taiwanese descent. Cecilia worked as a biochemist, and Tom Liu though trained as a civil engineer, sold digital clock pens. She had three siblings, named John who was the older brother and an older sister, Jenny. She was the youngest member of the family and was brought up by her brother. While she was in high school, she adopted her middle name "Alexis". Both the parents of Liu worked many jobs to lead a decent life when Lucy and her siblings were just kids.

 

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2012

Salary

Salary from Elementary

$130,000

2012

Earnings

Annual earnings from the rent on her LA apartment ($12,000 per month) which she bought in 2004

$144,000

2011

Salary

Salary from Elementary

$125,000

2002

Salary

Salary from Kill Bill: Vol. 1

$5,500,000

2002

Salary

Salary from Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

$4,000,000

1999

Salary

Salary from Charlie's Angels

$1,000,000

1999

Salary

Salary from Shanghai Noon

$2,500,000