I’ve been a fan of Lucy Liu ever since she was on Ally McBeal, and a few of us on 8Asians were pleasantly surprised to see Liu’s character Mia in Cashmere Mafia actually date and kiss a fellow Asian American (since it always seems that on TV and the movies, Asian American women are dating or marrying non-Asians).
Well, on Sunday, December 12th and Monday, December 13th,, Liu will be starring in the made-for-cable romantic comedy called Marry Me on Lifetime Television:
“Lucy Liu stars as Rae Ann Carter, a single aspiring-artist-turned-social-worker who always wanted a fairy-tale romance — to fall madly in love and live happily ever after. But when her two-year relationship falls apart, Rae unexpectedly falls for a new man, Luke, who asks her to marry him after a few short dates. Just as everything seems to fall into place for Rae, her ex-boyfriend Adam suddenly re-emerges into her life with a proposal of his own. Things get even further complicated when a third man, smitten by Rae, enters the picture and asks for her hand in marriage, as well. With three men after her heart, who will be Rae’s Prince Charming?”
Probably not the most challenging role for Liu, given that she’s been in hit TV shows like Ally McBeal and hit movies like Kill Bill and Charlie’s Angels as well as recently appeared on Broadway. This TV movie definitely sound pretty formulaic. Originally, Liu’s character Rae was originally written as a Southern blonde who had an accent. Beyond that, I don’t think this is going to be the “must see” TV event for the holidays.
In real life, Liu is still single. So besides asking Zhang Ziyi to marry me, Lucy Liu would be on the top of my list! Liu’s got that girl next door down-to-earth charm and look.
