Ling Woo is a fictional character in the US comedy-drama Ally McBeal, portrayed by American actress Lucy Liu. A Mandarin speaking Chinese American lawyer, Ling has been described as cold and ferocious and knowledgeable in an art of sexual pleasure unknown to the Western world. At the time, she was the most famous and only significant representative of Asian women on television (besides news anchors and reporters). Thus, the portrayal of Ling Woo attracted much scholarly attention.
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Famous quotes containing the words ling and/or woo:
“As Ah Ling would say, “Even though the eyes may see, the mind will not believe.””
—Joseph O’Donnell, and Clifford Sanforth. Arthur Perry (Bela Lugosi)
“Come, woo me, woo me; for now I am in a holiday humor, and
like enough to consent.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)