Auditioned for the role of Elektra in Daredevil (2003), but lost out to Jennifer Garner.

Is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish and a little Japanese.

Was named a U.S. Fund for UNICEF Ambassador (2005).

Ranked #79 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement (2006).

Ranked #56 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement (2005).

Has had gallery exhibitions, showing her collage, paintings and photography.

Considers herself multitasking.

Lives in New York with her brother Alex Liu and his wife.

Is close friends with her "Pearl" (1996) co-star Rhea Perlman and her husband Danny DeVito

Graduated Stuyvesant High School the same year as Yelba Osorio and Zorikh Lequidre.

Good friends with Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore since Charlie`s Angels (2000)

Shares a birthday with Britney Spears

Announced that she plans on marrying Zach Helm, her boyfriend of one year (April 2004).

Is an initiated sister of Chi Omega Sorority.

Auditioned for a role in Shanghai Knights (2003), but lost out to Fann Wong.

Practices rock climbing, skiing and horseback riding.

She once worked as an aerobics instructor.

Was the first Asian-American female to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975).

Grew up in the Jackson Heights section of Queens County, New York.

Her mother is a biochemist, her father works as a civil engineer.

Attended New York University for a year.

Graduated from New York`s prestigious Stuyvesant High School (1986).

Graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a degree in Asian languages and cultures.

Ranked #79 in FHM magazine`s

As her family spoke Mandarin Chinese at home, she did not learn English until the age of 5.

Is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English, Italian, Spanish and a little Japanese.

One of the guests at Ashton Kutcher`s and Demi Moore`s wedding in 2005.

Plays the accordion.