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Lucy Liu | Television Academy
Liu co-stars in the #1 new drama series for the 2012 - 2013 television season Elementary on CBS as Dr. Joan Watson alongside Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes. Liu’s portrayal of Dr.
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Elementary (TV Series 2012–2019) - IMDb
September 27, 2012 - A crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare--a sober companion, Dr.
Videos
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Wikipedia
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Elementary (TV series) - Wikipedia
November 18, 2025 - With 24 episodes per season, by the end of season 2, Jonny Lee Miller became the actor who had portrayed Sherlock Holmes the most times in television and/or film, overtaking Jeremy Brett (with 41 television episodes) and Eille Norwood (with 47 silent films). Lucy Liu as Dr.
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Start TV | Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller defended their version of Sherlock Holmes in Elementary
How many times have you read the stories and seen the movies and even series? Elementary is a crime drama centered around Sherlock Holmes, played by Jonny Lee Miller and Dr. Joan Watson, played by Lucy Liu.
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The best modern depiction of Sherlock Holmes? Elementary, my dear Watson | Television | The Guardian
January 23, 2024 - Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) in Elementary, which is streaming on Stan and Paramount+. Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen
Factsheet
Born Lucy Alexis Liu
(1968-12-02) December 2, 1968 (age 57)
Queens, New York, U.S.
(1968-12-02) December 2, 1968 (age 57)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Alma mater University of Michigan
New York Studio School
New York Studio School
Occupation Actress
Born Lucy Alexis Liu
(1968-12-02) December 2, 1968 (age 57)
Queens, New York, U.S.
(1968-12-02) December 2, 1968 (age 57)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Alma mater University of Michigan
New York Studio School
New York Studio School
Occupation Actress
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Lucy Liu - Wikipedia
6 days ago - Elementary is an American Sherlock Holmes adaptation, and the role Liu was offered is traditionally played by men. She has gained praise for her role as Watson, including three consecutive nominations for the People's Choice Awards for Favorite ...
The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
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Lucy Liu - The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Lucy Liu (born 2 december 1968) is a American actress who plays Dr. Joan Watson in the TV series Elementary (2012-2018) with Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes.
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Biography
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Lucy Liu - Movies, TV Shows & Age
May 13, 2024 - In 2012, she once again found success with a TV series, appearing as Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes update Elementary. FULL NAME: Lucy Alexis Liu BORN: December 2, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Queens, New York CHILD: Rockwell ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Sagittarius
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Lucy Liu Addresses Potential Elementary Revival 6 Years After Finale
February 26, 2025 - The CW is also developing Sherlock and Daughter with David Thewlis (Harry Potter) as Holmes and Blu Hunt playing his daughter, Amelia. ... The popular British mystery crime drama television show is getting a animated counterpart.
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Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases.more · ELEMENTARY stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes an...More ...
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Reddit
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r/SherlockHolmes on Reddit: Elementary series thoughts?
May 8, 2024 -
I have just been watching the series elementary I am not sure if I like it I find the portrayal of Sherlock homes interesting I am not sure about Lucy Liu as Watson.
I would be interested in hearing what other people think.
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Seems like an unpopular opinion on this sub but I loved it
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I avoided it for a long time but recently watched most of the first two seasons. I've got to say that I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Like I said on a previous thread, I consider it more inspired by rather than an adaptation. That way I don't care if it's not accurate to the source material since it's not trying to be. What I like: The two leads are both good and have decent chemistry with each other and the other characters. Watson is not a total moron but is still suitably impressed by Holmes deductions. Holmes deductions usually strike the right balance in terms of believability. There's still some ass pulls but it doesn't feel very often like it's literal magic that he's using. The two main police guys are fine and they have a good working relationship with Holmes/Watson. Of course it's utterly absurd they would be working with a civilian so closely and so often but the show is not going for realism. The individual stories are generally solid if somewhat ridiculous. What I'm not sure about: The addiction stuff is obviously a core part of the show and clearly massively expanded from the original Holmes character. And I say this as someone who has struggled with addiction but addiction is fundamentally boring. It's boring for those going through it and it's boring for everyone affected by it. I understand the show needs a reason initially for Holmes and Watson to be together but beyond that it all gets a bit dull. It suffers very much from the usual TV cop procedural syndrome. Episodes are a certain length so you know the suspect they arrest at the 20 minute mark won't be guilty and there'll usually be a little twist at maybe the 35 minute mark with the final few minutes tying everything up. This is much more noticeable if you're binge watching it. Because Holmes and Watson are working for/with the NYPD a disproportionate number of the cases have to be homicides and often multi-homicides. A lot of the lighter/smaller cases are absent because it doesn't fit the shows structure Irene Adler. I had already heard the twist so I can't say I would have figured it out but I suspect I might. Frankly Moriarty is rarely done well and this iteration is as absurd as some of the others I've seen. A really small nitpick but many of the flashback scenes showing people in London are so blatantly New York I found myself shouting at the TV. At least the episode where they go to London was filmed partially in London. Overall I'm enjoying it like I said. So far I like it more than the BBC version although maybe this show will jump the shark like that one did. It's best if you think about these shows as their own thing since they're obviously not accurate to the source material.
Reddit
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r/elementary on Reddit: Lucy Liu's acting is wonderfully muted and subtle
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Perhaps her style changes in later seasons (I'm only on season 1), but so far I've been liking Lucy Liu's subtle, low-key and muted acting style. It reminds me of Gillian Anderson's performance in "The X-Files", and is IMO much more naturalistic and realistic when compared to a lot of contemporary performances, which tend to be drenched in irony and showy humour.
Incidentally, this show is far better than the BBC's "Sherlock". I'm surprised it doesn't have a better reputation, because it seems (based on the first season) to be one of the best procedurals of its kind. Reminds me of "The Good Wife" (another CBS semi-procedural), which was sort of dismissed by some because it wasn't on a "prestige" network.
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I agree very much with you on Lucy Liu's acting. One thing that I enjoyed watching was how her communication style changed between when she was "hanging out" with Sherlock or Bell or the Captain, how she was with her friends, and how she engaged with suspects. It is subtle, but very good and nuanced. Very much like a real person and not a caricature of a person. (I am a huge fan of the Good Wife as well. And have rewatched it several times!)
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I think this is the best Holmes adaptation we’ve ever had. I never get tired of watching these two act.
Amazon
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In Elementary, legendary detective Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) brings his unique crime-solving skills to the NYPD. As a recovering drug addict, he’s aided by his “sobriety companion,” Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu)...
NYTimes
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‘Elementary,’ Starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu - The New York Times
Miller is a likably hangdog Holmes, showing the glint of mania without the pyrotechnics that Benedict Cumberbatch brings to his audacious performance in “Sherlock.” · Ms. Liu, who comes to “Elementary” after an excellent run as an ambitious cop on TNT’s “Southland,” appears to have definitively moved beyond exotic sexpot roles: here she’s deglamorized, swathed in layers of dark clothing symbolic of this Watson’s repression after a career-ending calamity.
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TheWrap
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'Elementary' Star Lucy Liu on Sherlock and Joan's Final Run, Saying Goodbye to the CBS Procedural, and What Comes Next - TheWrap
May 31, 2019 - “I didn’t shed a tear, because the joys that came out of this show were the kind that I don’t know that I would’ve thought possible doing other shows and other movies,” Liu said. “I just felt so happy. Is that strange? I felt joyous.” ... The 13-episode final season sees Sherlock and Watson return to their New York brownstone after a year abroad when Captain Gregson (Aidan Quinn) is shot while investigating a potential terrorist plot.
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April 28, 2024 - For seven seasons, Liu starred in the highly praised drama series ELEMENTARY on CBS as “Dr. Joan Watson” alongside Jonny Lee Miller as “Sherlock Holmes”. In 2013, Liu’s portrayal of Watson earned her a Teen Choice Award.
TV Insider
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Lucy Liu - Actress
Watson to Jonny Lee Miller's Sherlock Holmes in the modern day revamp, "Elementary" (CBS, 2012- ). Liu continued making movies, co-starring in the little-seen indie drama "The Trouble with Bliss" (2012) starring Michael C.
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Is Lucy Liu portraying the iconic white British character Dr. Watson in “Elementary” an example of “yellow washing”? - Quora
Watson in “Sherlock” an example of “yellow washing”?” Seriously? First of all, the show with Lucy Liu is Elementary, not Sherlock—Sherlock is the Benedict Cumberbatch one, which has the “appropriately” ...