Lucy Liu was honored with the Gold Legend award at 2024’s Gold Gala, which was organized by Gold Home and celebrates Asian and Pacific Islanders in leisure, enterprise, sports activities, and extra.
“I really like that we’re all right here tonight as a result of there isn’t a ceiling. And I’ve by no means seen that for myself and I wish to all collectively to grasp how particular this second is that we’re as a group,” Liu stated in her acceptance speech. “I share this award with you as a result of you’ve gotten lifted me up, given me energy. You might have made me so proud.”
Liu’s breakout function was in 1997’s Ally McBeal, the place she performed Ling Woo. The actress recalled the minimal variety there was in Hollywood on the time.
“I really feel prefer it’s been very lonely and I want a lot that there was extra encouragement from my household, as a result of just a bit bit goes so lengthy in the place you’re going, in your journey,” she stated. “It’s arduous whenever you’re the primary particular person within the room; whenever you’re the one particular person that’s totally different. And we’re right here now and we’re collectively particular due to that.”
Liu joked that she had initially turned down the award, including, “as a result of it was in all probability childhood trauma, such as you don’t deserve it [or] you didn’t earn it. However I’m right here due to this group.”
The actress was offered with the ward by Regina King, who directed Liu within the Netflix collection A Man in Full.