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Poppy Liu (柳波; pinyin: Liǔ Bō) is a Chinese-American actor known for her roles in Sunnyside, Hacks, iCarly, and Dead Ringers.

Early life and education

Liu was born in Xi'an, China. Her family moved to Minnesota when she was two while her father earned a second PhD. The family moved back to China when Liu was 14, where she attended an international school in Shanghai. During high school, she became interested in performing, and participated in Chinese dance, ballet, and theater.

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

Career

After graduation, Liu founded the production company Collective Sex, with a focus eliminating stigma around sex and identity. In 2018, she premiered her short film Names of Women in New York City; it also toured across the country at college campuses and reproductive health organizations. The film was made with an all-female crew and is based on Liu's abortion story.

In 2019, Liu had a starring role in the sitcom Sunnyside. Liu has also had roles on New Amsterdam, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Better Call Saul. She has a recurring role as a blackjack dealer in the 2021 HBO Max sitcom Hacks, and a recurring role as Double Dutch on the 2021 Paramount+ sitcom iCarly.

Liu starred as Greta Leung, assistant to the main characters the Mantle twins, in the 2023 Amazon Prime Video miniseries Dead Ringers. The series won a Peabody Award.

Personal life

Liu is a doula and offers free services to women of color and transgender people. Liu is non-binary, uses they/she pronouns, and identifies as queer. She had an abortion in 2015, which inspired a short film she created.

Liu met and began dating U.S. marine Jonah Tucker in 2020. She gave birth to their child in 2022. Liu and Tucker ended their relationship shortly after their child was born.

Filmography

Film

Television

Notes

1. Liu uses she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.

References

1. ^ Henderson, Taylor (2019-10-29). "Sunnyside's Joel Kim Booster & Poppy Liu Are Queering Up Comedy". Pride.com. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
2. ^ Kang, Inkoo (2021-05-12). "HBO Max's 'Hacks': TV Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
3. Thapa, Shaurya (2022-04-11). "iCarly: 10 Movies & TV Shows Where You've Seen The Cast". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
4. ^ "Dead Ringers". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
5. "About". Poppy Liu. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
6. Song, Sandra (2021-08-10). "More Poppy Liu, Please". PAPER. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
7. ^ Hutton, Lauren (2019-05-16). "Collective Healing". Colgate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
8. Names of Women | short film, 2019-01-18, retrieved 2022-06-12
9. "LGBTQ Actors of Color to Lead Panel on Diversity And Inclusion in Film". The Advocate. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
10. Garrison, Anna (2022-04-07). "What Happened on Season 1 of the 'iCarly' Revival? Catch up on What You Missed Before Season 2". Distractify. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
11. Miller, Liz Shannon (2023-04-23). "Dead Ringers: Poppy Liu Explains the Surprising Secrets of the Prime Video Remake". Consequence. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
12. ^ Shatto, Rachel (2021-12-08). "How Nonbinary 'Hacks' Star Poppy Liu's Star Rose in 2021". Advocate. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
13. Artavia, David (2019-07-14). "Poppy Liu is Queer and Asian — Get Used to It!". The Advocate. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
14. ^ Liu, Poppy (2022-06-24). "TLDR; I'm having a baby. I've also previously had an abortion. Fuck SCOTUS. We're gonna take care of each other no matter what" – via Instagram.
15. Liu, Poppy . "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. ❤️" – via Instagram. {{Cite Instagram}}: Missing or empty |date= (help)
16. Kaplan, Ilana (2023-02-04). "Bringing a Little Queerness to Acting Roles". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-03-03.
17. Liu, Poppy (2022-12-24). "Me 6 minutes after giving birth captured by my doula and beloved friend @aliquinnanderson ☺️😊🤗🐣🥰✨" – via Instagram.
18. Liu, Poppy (2024-02-10). "i have never experienced as much interpersonal conflict and friendship ruptures as i have during the first year of my baby's life" – via Instagram.
19. Grobar, Matt (2023-12-15). "Netflix's 'No Good Deed' Adds Linda Cardellini, Luke Wilson, Teyonah Parris, Abbi Jacobson & Poppy Liu". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

External links

• Official website
• Poppy Liu at IMDb

• American actors of Chinese descent
• Actors from Minnesota
• American LGBTQ actresses
• American queer actors
• American non-binary actors
• Chinese non-binary people
• Living people
• Chinese LGBTQ actors
• LGBTQ people from Minnesota
• American LGBTQ people of Asian descent
• Actresses from Shanghai
• Actors from Xi'an
• Colgate University alumni