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Ally McBeal character
Ling Woo
Gender: Female
Jobs Held Judge, State of Massachusetts
Of Counsel, Cage & Fish
Portrayed by: Lucy Liu
Seasons 2,3,4,5


Ling Woo is a fictional character in the popular US comedy-drama Ally McBeal, portrayed by Chinese American actress Lucy Liu, and is widely considered to be her breakthrough role. Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 Of counsel is often the Title of an Attorney who is employed by a Law firm or an organization but is not an associate or a partner Lucy Alexis Liu ( born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 Chinese Americans ( Chinese: 华裔美国人 are Americans of Chinese descent An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Lucy Alexis Liu ( born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Woo was viewed as one of the strongest comedic characters on the show. Liu portrayed the role on recurring basis during episodes 25-32, and then joined the regular cast in episode 33. She remained in the regular cast until episode 96, after which she signed in the opening credits only for one more episode, 103.

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Character History

Background

Ling Woo was initially a character written by David E. Kelley for the actress Lucy Liu after she failed to secure the role of Nelle Porter (which went to Portia de Rossi) in "Ally McBeal". David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a multi-Emmy award winning American Writer, Executive producer, and creator of the well-known Portia de Rossi (born 31 January 1973 is an Australian actress best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal Appearing in Season 2 for the first time as a client suing a cosmetic surgery firm, Woo became a firm favorite of fans, noted for her outrageously politically incorrect comments, acerbic put-downs and bitchy nature and mannerisms that audiences were clearly supposed to grasp from the beginning, since music from the Wicked Witch of the West was played whenever she came into the room. Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function Politically Incorrect was a late-night half-hour political Talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002 The Wicked Witch of the West (or simply The Wicked Witch) is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L Kelley was quick to invite Liu to perform another guest slot and within a few episodes she was added as a permanent cast member, revealing that she had a Law Degree in the process.

Woo quickly made enemies with the workers in the law firm, particularly Elaine Vassal (Jane Krakowski) and Georgia Thomas (Courtney Thorne-Smith). Jane Krakowski (born October 11, 1968) is an American actress and Singer. Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an American actress. She did, however, form a romantic relationship with Richard Fish (Greg Germann) which lasted until Season Four. Gregory Andrew Germann (born February 26, 1958) is an American Actor.

Season Two and Three

As with other cast members of "Ally McBeal" in Seasons Two and Three of the show, Ling Woo did not play a major supporting role, storylines focusing on the Ally-Billy-Georgia love triangle. Unlike John Cage (Peter MacNicol) she took few trial cases, and was used mainly for comic relief purposes along with Elaine, Renee Radick (Lisa Nicole Carson) and Nelle. Peter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954 in Dallas Texas) is an Emmy Award winning American actor Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension This was one of the criticisms as the show as a whole, as it moved from being a series with a strong ensemble cast to one with primary and secondary characters.

Season Four

Season Four saw a general change in the show, with higher ratings, which involved more usage of the "secondary" characters. Ling's old love interest Jackson was employed in the firm for a time, providing some character conflict, although he later left. In this series, she also taught Ally how to kiss (Season 2), pretended to be blind, helped at an old folks home (Season 3) and danced with Elaine in a competition (Season 2).

Season Five

Lucy Liu expressed wishes to leave "Ally McBeal" in Season Five; and so Ling was written out, becoming a judge, an event which had high comic value and which Elaine declared to be "a joke on mankind. " After a few first episodes as a star, Liu was dropped from the main cast and the opening credits. She did return to Cage & Fish to help her friend Nelle and to see Richard (whom she no longer dated). The popularity of the show declined afterwards. Some contributed this to the loss of such a hugely popular character. It's more likely, however, that the show had simply run out of steam, with a burden of several new characters, most of whom were dropped halfway through the season, and slightly ridiculous storylines.

The character of Ling Woo did not return after that guest star spot. The last show was twelve episodes afterwards, and although Liu said afterwards that she wished to appear along with other written out characters like Georgia, Renee and Billy, she was not allowed. Producers said her appearance was likely to jeopardise Richard's happy ending with Liza.

Character Quotes

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