Milestones

  • 1989 Began acting career after auditioning for a part in a Univeristy of Michigan production of “Alice in Wonderland” during senior year; won the lead role although she had tried out for a supporting role assuming that as an Asian woman, she would never be cast as Alice (date approximate)
  • 1991 Had an early television role on Fox’s “Beverly Hills, 90210″ as a waitress at the Peach Pit
  • 1995 Gave a memorable and moving performance as a woman whose son is suffering from complications of AIDS in a recurring role on NBC’s “ER”
  • 1996 Feature debut in a small part in “Jerry Maguire”
  • 1997 Appeared as an exotic dancer in “City of Industry”, a role for which she prepared by performing for over a month in a Los Angeles strip club
  • 1997 Played a racist self-loathing girlfriend to Luke Perry’s L.A. cop in a segment of “Riot”, Showtime’s episodic dramatization of 1992′s Los Angeles riots
  • 1997 Was featured in the film “Gridlock’d”
  • 1999 Appeared in “Molly”, a story of an autistic woman who becomes a genius through experimental treatments, starring Elisabeth Shue
  • 1999 Had a featured role as a dominatrix in “Payback”
  • 1999 Had featured role in “Play It to the Bone”
  • 2000 Portrayed Alex, one of “Charlie’s Angels” alongside Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz in the feature based on the 1970s TV series
  • 2000 Portrayed a kidnapped Chinese princess in “Shanghai Noon”, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
  • 2002 Appeared in small but vital role as murderess Kitty Baxter in “Chicago”
  • 2002 Starred opposite Antonio Banderas in “Ecks vs. Sever”
  • 2003 Played assassin Cottonmouth in Quentin Tarantino’s film “Kill Bill,” which was released in two Volumes “Kill Bill Vol. 1″ in 2003 and “Kill Bill Vol.2″ in 2004
  • 2003 Signed to reprise role in “Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle”
  • 2004 Guest-starred in two episodes of “Joey” (NBC) as a tough-talking executive producer
  • 2005 Portrayed a psychologist in “Domino” starring Keira Knightley as Domino Harvey, a model turned bounty hunter
  • 2006 Co-starred in “3 Needles,” one of three short stories about the global HIV pandemic, directed by Thom Fitzgerald
  • 2006 Played the girl next door opposite Josh Hartnett in the thriller, “Lucky Number Slevin”
    • Appeared in TV commercials.
    • Raised in Queens, New York.
    • Was a regular on “Pearl” (CBS), playing college student Amy Li alongside Rhea Pearlman.
    • Was a regular on the popular Fox legal comedy “Ally McBeal” playing Ling Woo; garnered 1999 Emmy nomination; left show early in the 2001-2002 season (after four episodes) to pursue film career.
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