Liu family 'embarrassed by her fame'

Lucy Liu has admitted that her family struggle to adjust to the fact that she is a movie star.

The actress, 40, achieved fame through her roles on US TV show Ally McBeal and in films such as Charlie’s Angels and Kill Bill. However, she revealed that her older brother, sister and parents do not let anyone know that she is part of their immediate family, Contactmusic reports.

Liu said: "My family don't generally say that they're related to me - my sister doesn't say she's my sister - because they don't want to be judged or lauded based on who I am."

She added that her parents never wanted her to become an actress in the first place, but have come around to the idea.

She said: "I think my parents are happy about my career now, but originally I was like, 'Why don't you support whatever I want to do? If I wanted to sell beef on the street why wouldn't you want to support me?'"

Liu previously said that she would love to star in another Charlie's Angels movie.