Lucy Liu opened up to PEOPLE about her life as a mom
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She joked that her 10-year-old son, Rockwell Lloyd, "does not know how cool" she is
The actress welcomed her son via surrogate in 2015
Lucy Liuis a famous movie star — but at home, she's simply Mom.
The actress, 57, opened up about her life as a parent in a recentPEOPLE in 10interview. She joked that her 10-year-old son,Rockwell Lloyd, "does not know how cool" she is.
"But he knows that I can make a killer piece of chicken, and I can heat up a nice lasagna," Liu quipped. "You know, basic mom stuff."
So far, Rockwell hasn't caught much of his mom's work on the big screen.
"I think the first thing he's ever seen — and probably the only thing he's ever seen — live-action-wise isRed One," Liu shared, referring to her 2024 holiday movie about a mission to rescue Santa Claus after he's kidnapped on Christmas Eve. "He was 9, and he was probably just a little bit under the gun to watch that. But now, after he's gotten over some of the scary creatures, he really loves it."
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Liu also shared that she hopes her son is "proud" of her.
"I love him dearly. He is my greatest teacher. I say that all the time because I've never learned so much in such a short period of time," she said of her parenting journey.
"And I thought I knew it all when I was 16. Wow! What's happening?" Liu said, laughing.
The actress — who stars in the new drama filmRosemeadas an ailing woman who goes to drastic lengths to protect her troubled teenage son — welcomed Rockwell via a surrogate in August 2015.
Reflecting on her decision to have her child through surrogacy, Liu told PEOPLE in 2016, "It just seemed like the right option for me because I was working and I didn't know when I was going to be able to stop."
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In 2023, she toldThe Cutthat she "didn't have a plan" when it came to starting a family.
"I didn't mull it over too much. I didn't do a lot of research, I just pulled the trigger," she explained. "A lot of people read books about parenting. I didn't do any of that. I was like, 'When the child is here, I'm just going to figure it out.' "
Over the years, Liu has shared glimpses into her life as a mom with Rockwell and has opened up about the joy she's found in the experience.
As she celebrated her son's first birthday in 2016, she told PEOPLE, "I didn't realize how quickly babies progress. Very basic things that you just take for granted. They're just this little lump of flesh, and then all of a sudden, they're turning around, they're observing you and they're smiling and they're interacting. It's a magical experience."
Speaking toTodayin 2022, Liu revealed the surprising inspiration for her son's name.
"I was on location, and Rockwell was the name of a store. At the time, I remember thinking, 'That's a really great name,' and I kept it in the back of my mind," she said.
"I know a lot of people are like, 'Oh, that's a surname.' But I think sometimes surnames are stronger than first names," she added.
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Liu noted that people will sometimes use the nickname Rocky — but Rockwell's been firm about sticking with his full name.
"When he was 4, he corrected somebody. He said, 'My name is Rockwell,' " she said onToday, joking, "But I'm sure by the time he's in high school, people will be calling him all kinds of names."
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