Lucy Liu returns to television

Actress Lucy Liu attends the 11TH Annual ACE Awards at Cipriani's 42nd Street, in this Nov. 5, 2007 file photo in New York. 'It was never a goal to be out of television or in television,' says Lucy Liu of her return to TV this month in ABC's 'Cashmere Mafia.'

(AP Photo/Evan Agostini,File)

By JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN, For The Associated Press 38 minutes ago

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "It was never a goal to be out of television or in television," says Lucy Liu of her return to TV in ABC's "Cashmere Mafia."

It's her first as a series regular since 2002 when her wicked turn as the fiery Ling Woo on "Ally McBeal" ignited a film career — though it had never been the bigger screens or leading roles she was after.

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