Lucy Liu says her 'Charlie's Angels' role "helped move the needle" away from harmful Asian stereotypes
Anne Miyamoto from the Calgon fabric softener commercial.” The 52-year-old actress continued, “Hollywood frequently imagines a more progressive world than our reality; it’s one of the reasons Charlie’s Angels was so important to me. As part of something so iconic, my character Alex Munday normalized Asian identity for a mainstream audience and made a piece of Americana a little more inclusive.” “I feel fortunate to have moved the needle a little with some mainstream success,” Liu noted, “but it is circumscribed, and there is still much further to go.” Liu referenced her...