Since then, they've gone on to enter the television awards circuit as part of HBO's Emmy-nominated show,
Liu is arguably goals herself. Born in Xi'an, China to an engineer and professor, her family moved to Minnesota when she was two years old. Together, her entire family learned English while her dad got a second PhD and her mother cleaned hotels, worked at McDonalds and attended night classes for computer programming, before they eventually moved back to China when Liu was 14. There, she attended an American school and discovered her love of performing.
Given their recent success though, Liu is hopeful they'll continue to rise in visibility by nabbing more big-ticket roles, particularly if it's through challenging parts that don't pigeonhole them as a one-dimensional stereotype. And that means they've chosen roles like a queer pop icon in the— a gender swapped take on David Cronenberg's cult psychological thriller of the same name.
But in the meantime, they want to continue working on indie projects with their friend group of queer women of color as a constant reminder of the principles they hold so dear, all in the hope they can continue to help move the industry forward in terms of representation and inclusive storytelling.
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