| Ling Woo | |
|---|---|
| Ally McBeal character | |
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| Portrayed by | Lucy Liu |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Judge, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Of Counsel, Cage & Fish |
| Nationality | American |
Ling Woo is a fictional character in the US comedy-drama Ally McBeal, portrayed by Chinese-American actress Lucy Liu. A Mandarin-speaking Chinese-American lawyer,[1] Ling has been described as cold and ferocious.[2]
At the time, she was cited as the most famous and only significant[3][4] representative of Asian women on US television (besides news anchors and reporters).[5] Thus, her characterization has attracted much scholarly attention in the US.[5]
- ^ Prasso, Sheridan (2006). "Hollywood, Burbank, and the Resulting Imaginings". The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, and Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient (Illustrated ed.). PublicAffairs. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9781586483944.
- ^ Shimizu, Celine Parreñas (2007). "The Sexual Bonds of Racial Stardom". The hypersexuality of race. Duke University Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780822340331.
- ^ Chihara, Michelle (February 24 – March 2, 2000). "There's something about Lucy: Casting a cold eye on the rise of Asian starlets". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ Patton, Tracey Owens (Nov 2001). ""Ally McBeal" and Her Homies: The Reification of White Stereotypes of the Other". Journal of Black Studies. 32 (2). Sage Publications, Inc.: 229–260. doi:10.1177/002193470103200205. S2CID 144240462.
- ^ a b Dow, Bonnie J. (2006). "Gender and Communication in Mediated Contexts". The SAGE handbook of gender and communication. Julia T. Wood. SAGE. pp. 302–303. ISBN 9781412904230.