Let's make this birthday one to remember.

56 years old (Born on December 02, 1968)

American actress; She is famous from Ling on Ally McBeal, Alex Munday in Charlie's Angels and O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill vol.01.

Was the first Asian-American female to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Mentioned in Outkast`s hit "Hey Ya". Practices rock climbing, skiing and horseback riding. Lives in New York with her brother Alex Liu and his wife. Graduated Stuyvesant High School the same year as Yelba Osorio and Zorikh Lequidre.

Plays the accordion.

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

Shares a birthday with Britney Spears

Is an initiated sister of Chi Omega Sorority.

Attended New York University for a year.

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

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

She once worked as an aerobics instructor.

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

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

Liu underwent surgery after a br**st cancer scare in 1991. "The doctor sort of felt and said it was cancer and it needs to come out. I went into shell-shock. It was pretty traumatising". The lump was removed just two days after the doctor's examination and was found to be benign. (en.wikipedia.org)

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

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

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

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

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

Considers herself multitasking.

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

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

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

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

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

Ranked #79 in FHM magazine`s

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

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