Poppy Liu
柳波
Born
Xi'an, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materColgate University
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Known forHacks
PartnerJonah Tucker (2020–present)
Children1

Poppy Liu (柳波; pinyin: Liǔ Bō) is a Chinese-American actress, activist and poet, known for her roles in the sitcoms Sunnyside, Hacks, and iCarly.

Early life and education

Liu was born in Xi'an, China in 1992. Her family moved to Minnesota when she was two while her father, an engineering professor, earned a second PhD. During this time, her mother attended night classes in computer programming and worked at hotels and McDonald's. The family moved back to China when Liu was 14, where she attended an American school in Shanghai. During high school, she became interested in performing, and participated in Chinese dance, ballet and theater.[1][2]

Liu attended Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, and majored in women's studies and theater. She graduated in 2013.[3]

Career

After graduation, Liu founded the production company Collective Sex, with a focus on decolonizing storytelling and eliminating stigmas around sex and identity. In 2018, she debuted her short film Names of Women in New York City, which also toured across the country at college campuses and reproductive organizations. The film was made with an all-female crew and is based on a true abortion story.[3][4]

In 2019, Liu had a starring role in the NBC sitcom Sunnyside, which moved to Hulu after four episodes.[5] Liu has also had roles on New Amsterdam, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Better Call Saul.[6] She has a recurring role as the blackjack dealer to a wealthy comedian in the 2021 HBO Max sitcom Hacks,[7] and a recurring role as performer Double Dutch on the 2021 Paramount+ sitcom iCarly.[8]

Personal life

Liu is a doula and offers free services to women of color and transgender people. Liu is nonbinary, uses they/she pronouns, and identifies as queer.[9][10] They had an abortion in 2015,[11] which inspired a short film they created.[9]

Liu met Jonah Tucker in 2020 and they subsequently began dating.[12][13] She gave birth to their first child in 2022.[11][14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2024 The Tiger's Apprentice TBA In-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 New Amsterdam Amy Chiang 1 episode
2018–2019 Mercy Mistress Mistress Yin Main role
2019 Law & Order: SVU Hannah Berkowitz 1 episode
2019 Sunnyside Mei Lin Main role
2020–2022 Better Call Saul Jo 4 episodes
2021–2022 Hacks Kiki Recurring role, 8 episodes
2021–2022 iCarly Double Dutch 4 episodes
2022 Dollface Lotus Dragon Bebe 1 episode
2022 Tales of the Walking Dead Amy 1 episode
2022 Wedding Season Mitzi 2 episodes
2023 History of the World, Part II Ehri Khan 1 episode
2023 Dead Ringers Greta Main role
2023 American Born Chinese Princess Iron Fan Recurring role, 3 episodes
2023 The Afterparty Grace Zhu Main role, season 2

References

  1. ↑ "About". Poppy Liu. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "More Poppy Liu, Please". PAPER. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  3. 1 2 "Collective Healing | Colgate Magazine". 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  4. ↑ Names of Women | short film, retrieved 2022-06-12
  5. ↑ "Sunnyside's Joel Kim Booster & Poppy Liu Are Queering Up Comedy". Pride.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "LGBTQ Actors of Color to Lead Panel on Diversity And Inclusion in Film". The Advocate. February 28, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "HBO Max's 'Hacks': TV Review". Hollywood Reporter. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ "iCarly". ViacomCBS. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. 1 2 "How Nonbinary 'Hacks' Star Poppy Liu's Star Rose in 2021". 8 December 2021.
  10. ↑ Artavia, David (July 14, 2019). "Poppy Liu is Queer and Asian — Get Used to It!". The Advocate. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  11. 1 2 "TLDR; I'm having a baby". 24 June 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ "poppy liu on Instagram: "Who knew when I met this pink cutie at the tippy top of the pandemic that two and a half years later I would be 8 months pregnant with his baby at the marine corps prom in Vegas. Congrats @tuckerjonah16 on getting out and lots of love to our little entourage of friends and chosen fam who came with us to Vegas to crash the prom night of US imperialism and, most importantly, celebrate you entering a new chapter of your life. I love you a lot and I'm excited for everything to come. ❤️"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  13. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (2023-02-04). "Bringing a Little Queerness to Acting Roles". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  14. ↑ "poppy liu on Instagram: "Me 6 minutes after giving birth captured by my doula and beloved friend @aliquinnanderson ☺️😊🤗🐣🥰✨will be logging off from here for a lil bit during postpartum "sitting the month" (坐月子🪺) to hang out with my new tiny best friend who I am so very very in love with 💞💖💞💖💞💖💞💖💞 bye bye!!!"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-03-03.


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