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10 Things You Don’t Know About Lucy Liu

From her private pastime to her cartoon counterparts!

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She plays a famous crime-solver on CBS alongside Jonny Lee Miller, but Lucy Liu’s mysterious real life is hardly “Elementary.” The talented actress, 47, has a private pastime, a secret baby, a few film roles where you don’t even see her — and one health crisis that reminds us how a doctor visit can crack a case better than any TV detective! Here are 10 things you didn’t know about Lucy Liu.

1. Her Chinese parents met and married in New York. She speaks fluent Mandarin.

2. “When I grew up, I was a total tomboy,” Lucy said. “I had really short hair and was thin as a rail.”

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3. Her Chinese name is Liu Yu-Ling.

4. She first auditioned for Portia de Rossi’s role, Nelle, on “Ally McBeal.” The character of Ling was created for her.

5. Pilates is her exercise of choice. “Ten years of Pilates has really changed my body for the better,” she declared.

6. Lucy’s role as Joan on “Elementary” makes her the first actress to play a female version of Sherlock Holmes’ constant companion, Dr. Watson.

7. She has a son named Rockwell, whom she welcomed via surrogate in August 2015.

8. She had a cancer scare in 1991. Doctors removed a benign lump from her breast.

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9. She’s also  visual artist who works with paint, fabric and found objects.

10. Lucy has two ongoing cartoon roles — as Silvermist in Disney’s “Tinker Bell” movies, and as Viper in the “Kung Fu Panda” films.