Poppy Liu () is a Chinese-born American actress 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 queer and non-binary, and uses she/her and they/them pronouns. She had an abortion in 2015, which inspired a short film she created. Liu gave birth to her first child in December 2022.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes 2018 Summon Mannequin Short 2019 Separation Celebration Aldus Short Safe Among Stars Jia Short 2020 Flourish Lazer Short To Do Steph Short Certified Black Genius Maisa Short 2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Snake (voice) Space Cadet Nadine Cai 2025 Dog Man Butler (voice) 2026 I Love Boosters Jianhu What the F*ck Is My Password? Post-production
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2018 New Amsterdam Amy Chiang Episode: "Three Dots" 2018–2019 Mercy Mistress Mistress Yin Main cast 2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Hannah Berkowitz Episode: "Dearly Beloved" Sunnyside Mei Lin Main cast 2020–2022 Better Call Saul Jo Recurring cast: Season 5, Guest: Season 6 2021–2022 iCarly Double Dutch Recurring cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 2021–2026 Hacks Kiki Recurring cast: Season 1–2, Guest: Season 3–5 2022 Dollface Lotus Dragon Bebe Episode: "Boss Lady" Tales of the Walking Dead Amy Episode: "Amy/Dr. Everett"Wedding Season Mitzi Yeung Episodes: 6,7,8 2023 History of the World, Part II Ehri Khan Episode: "VII" Dead Ringers Greta Leung Main cast American Born Chinese Princess Iron Fan Recurring cast The Afterparty Grace Zhu Main cast: Season 2 2024 No Good Deed Sarah Main cast 2026 His & Hers Helen Wang Recurring castDang! Eunice DangVoice; Main cast
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2021Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesHacks
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