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Chinese martial arts film actor (born 1955)

For the Chinese-American politician (劉貴明), see Gordon J. Lau.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Gordon Liu (Lau Kar-faisimplified Chinese: 刘家辉; traditional Chinese: 劉家輝; pinyin: Liú Jiāhuī; Wade–Giles: Liu Chia-hui; Jyutping: Lau4 Gaa1 fai1); born Sin Kam-hei (simplified Chinese: 冼锦熙; traditional Chinese: 冼錦熙; pinyin: Xiǎn Jǐnxī, 22 August 1955) is a Chinese actor and martial artist best known for his martial arts films.

Born in Guangdong, Liu studied Hung Gakung fu at the school founded by Lau Kar-leung's father, Lau Cham. He entered the Hong Kong film industry as a stuntman. His early acting credits include minor roles in several Hong Kong kung fu films, including the Shaw Brothers-produced 5 Shaolin Masters (1974). He went on to appear in many Shaw Brothers films, such as Challenge of the Masters (1976), in which he portrayed the folk hero Wong Fei Hung, Executioners from Shaolin (1977), The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), in which he played the lead role as Shaolin hero San Te, Dirty Ho (1979), Return to the 36th Chamber (1980), Martial Club (1981), The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984), and Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985). By the late-1980’s, he had begun accepting smaller roles, such as in Lau Kar-leung's Tiger on the Beat (1988). In 1993, he appeared opposite Jet Li in Last Hero in China.

Liu made his American film debut in 2003. He played two roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films: Johnny Mo, the leader of the Crazy 88 yakuza gang in Volume 1 (2003), and kung fumasterPai Mei in Volume 2 (2004). Other than being a staple in Hong Kong action movies and his foray into Hollywood, Liu also made his Bollywood debut in 2009's Chandni Chowk to China.

In 2020, Liu was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame.

Early life

Liu was born Sin Ka

Gordon Liu was born November 30, 1955 Guangdong Province, China and is the adopted brother of famed Shaw Brothers director and actor Lau Kar-leung.

Gordon learnt the Hung Gar style of kung fu at the Liu family school. The Liu clan traces its pedigree in Hong Gar style Kung Fu all the way back to turn-of-century master Wong Fei-hong. Liu was educated at English schools in Hong Kong and worked as a file clerk before Gordon worked his way into Chang Cheh’s Shaolin Martial Arts (1974) and appeared in several more with the classic kung fu director. It was this film that saw him adapt his now-famous shaven head.

He is best known by recent Western moviegoers for his role as Pai Mei in ‘Kill Bill: Volume 2′ (2004), and as Johnny Mo in ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1′, the head general of the Crazy 88, O-Ren Ishii’s (Lucy Liu) personal army.

Some fans call him the Master Killer after the alternate title to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.

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1.    Heroes of Shaolin (2008) (filming) (attached) …. Bak Mei
2.    Mr. 3 Minutes (2006) …. Triad head
3.    My Kung Fu Sweetheart(2006)
4.    Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion (2006) TV Series …. Lai Yue-hoi
5.    A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
6.    Dragon Squad (2005)
7.    Real Kung Fu (2005) TV Series …. Lin Yung
8.    The Gateau Affairs (2005) TV Series …. Tong Sum
9.    Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) (as Gordon Liu) …. Pai Mei
10.    Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) …. Pak
11.    Star Runner (2003) …. Coach Lau
12.    Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) (as Gordon Liu) …. Johnny Mo
13.    Drunken Monkey (2002) (as Gordon Liu) …. Hung Yat Fu
14.    Generation Pendragon (1999)
15.    The Island Tales (1999) (as Gordon Liu) …. Bo
16.    Return of the Condor Heroes (1995) (mini) TV Series …. Monk Kumlun
17.    Lethal Girls 2 (1995) (as Gordon Liu)
18.    Dr

Hey folks, Harry here... When I saw the film at the 'critics screening' here in Austin, it was slightly different from the screening I had this Wednesday. Originally - after the "trunk" shot looking up at the Motorcycle Helmet Uma... the "Written & Directed By Quentin Tarantino" credit came up... a couple of other credits passed, then that shot of the Airplane flying and Uma and the notebook occured. These scenes are no longer after a few credits, but now play all the way through as a cohesive part of the film. I can only assume that after my review went up where I reported that some critics left immediately after seeing the "Written & Directed by QT" credit... that Miramax, Quentin, somebody decided to make sure this wouldn't happen again, as it is integral to the film and not the standard insignificant "easter egg". Don't worry - if you have seen KILL BILL VOL 1 - you saw all the stuff I saw originally... just not divided up a bit by credits.

Hey folks, Harry here... Quint had a chance to sit down and chat with Gordon Liu a bit about KILL BILL... I have to tell ya, I almost didn't recognize Gordon when I met Wednesday night. The last time I saw him, he was in full Pei Mei make up and looked very different. I got Gordon to autograph my Chinese copy of the Shooting Script for KILL BILL, just like I managed to get Sonny Chiba and Kenji Ohba to sign my Japanese copy of the Shooting Script! I guess the coolest thing I saw Gordon Liu do at the Austin premiere was when a fan in the audience asked Gordon what his favorite American films were, and he spoke to his translator for a bit, we were told that Gordon couldn't name them all because there were so many that he loved, but that there was one film in particular that touched him when he saw it and he'll never forget this film or the effect it had upon him. We were then told that Gordon would not be telling us the title of the film, rather...

American actress (born 1968)

Not to be confused with Lucy Li.

Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, her accolades include a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Liu had her breakthrough role as Ling Woo in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002). She received further recognition for starring in the action comedy film Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), and the martial arts action film Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and its sequel Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). She also starred in the films Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Watching the Detectives (2007), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Set It Up (2018), Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), and Presence (2024).

Liu starred as Dr. Joan Watson in the CBS crime drama series Elementary (2012–2019). She also voiced Master Viper in the first three installments of the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2008–2016) and Silvermist in the Tinker Bell series (2008–2015). Her other voice credits include the PBS children's series Maya & Miguel (2004–2007), the animated films Mulan II (2004) and Strange World (2022), as well as the English and Mandarin-dubbed versions of the animated films The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) and Magic Wonderland (2014).

Early life

Lucy Liu was born in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens. In high school, she adopted a middle name, Alexis. She is the youngest of three children born to Cecilia, who worked as a biochemist, and Tom Liu, a 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 Yor