Ling Woo [SEP] present in work
Ling Woo
Ling Woo is a fictional character in the US comedy-drama "Ally McBeal", portrayed by Chinese-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 cited as the most famous and only significant representative of Asian women on US television (besides news anchors and reporters). Thus, the portrayal of Ling Woo attracted much scholarly
gag on the show and a source of envy to the other women. Nelle's character is also known early on for introducing her client Ling Woo to the firm. Ling is also a close friend of Nelle's, and the two are seen interacting socially outside of work both before and after Ling herself joins the firm as an associate. Nelle is the only member of the firm other than Richard Fish who seems pleased by Ling's addition to the staff.
Nelle's relationship with John hits a major roadblock when she