Lucy Liu says her 10-year-old son, Rockwell, has no idea how famous she is, despite her nearly 30 years in Hollywood.
The 57-year-old actress got candid about motherhood in a recent interview, revealing that her son “doesn’t know how cool” she is.
“He knows I can make a great piece of chicken and heat up a nice lasagna,” Liu said People. “Basic mom stuff.”
The Rose Field star also shared that Rockwell has seen almost none of his mother’s screen work, with the exception of her 2024 holiday adventure film Redthat’s about saving Santa Claus.
“He was nine and probably a little under the gun to see that,” she admitted. “But once he got over the scary creatures, he really loved it.”
Liu added that she hopes Rockwell is proud of her and described motherhood as the most transformative experience of her life. “He is my greatest teacher,” she said. “I have never learned so much in such a short time.”
The American actress and producer welcomed Rockwell via a surrogate in 2015, a decision she said was motivated by practical reasons.
“It seemed like the right option because I was working and didn’t know when I could stop,” Liu told the magazine in 2016.
In 2023, she described her path to parenthood as instinctive rather than heavily planned. “I didn’t have a plan,” she said The cut.
“I didn’t do much research. I just pulled the trigger. When the kid gets here, I’ll find out.”
