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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