 In contemporary times, the Dragon Lady stereotype is personified by Ling Woo, a fictional character in the US comedy-drama "Ally McBeal" (1997–2002), portrayed by American actress Lucy Liu.Ling was a cold and ferocious Chinese American lawyer who spoke Mandarin and was knowledgeable in the art of sexual pleasure unknown to the American world.At the time, she was the only significant representative of East Asian women on television (besides news anchors and reporters), leaving no one else to counteract this prominent stereotype.