She is currently co-starring in Sherlock Holmes–inspired crime drama Elementary, playing Joan Watson. Lucy Liu was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. In high school, she adopted her ...

But 159 years after Sherlock first appeared in print (his ... Then Jonny Lee Miller’s Elementary dared to cast a woman, Lucy Liu, in the role of Watson — ensuring enough exposure to secure ...

This take was interesting with Lucy Liu as Joan Watson, a very capable assistant to Sherlock and a good detective in her own right. Now, CBS is going back to the well with the upcoming Watson ...