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    “Elementary” star Lucy Liu goes behind the camera

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    In this Oct. 5, 2013 file photo, actress Lucy Liu attends a screening of "Elementary" at PaleyFest: Made In NY in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    "Elementary" star Lucy Liu had to be pushy to get a chance to turn director on the CBS crime drama.

    "It's harder for women in general. You have to ask and ask and ask. You have to break the door down. … and come in with a real belief in what you're doing," she said.

    Liu directed Thursday's episode of the series in which she plays Dr. Joan Watson opposite Jonny Lee Miller's Sherlock Holmes. The job required juggling acting with the demands of going behind the camera and the pace of TV production, she said.

    "Television is a machine. You jump on to this conveyer belt that is going at a very quick speed, and if you can't keep up you fall off and fall hard," said Liu, who directed her first episode of "Elementary" last season.

    She avoided any tumbles, she said, and is eager to repeat the experience.

    Liu, whose on-screen credits include "Ally McBeal" and the films "Charlie's Angels" and "Kill Bill," said she remains enthusiastic about acting but appreciates the growth that directing and its broader view of a project can bring.

    "After having directed, you really don't see things the same way anymore. You approach things with a different eye, as a different person, ultimately," Liu said.

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    Actor Anthony Head, known for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” dies at 72

    Friday, June 5, 2026
    Anthony Head arrives for the European premiere of 'The Iron Lady' on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)

    Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Ted Lasso," has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.

    Head's daughters, actors Emily and Daisy Head, told the Press Association news agency that the actor passed away due to complications from pneumonia.

    The stage and TV performer became well known to British audiences in the 1980s as one half of a will-they, won't-they romantic couple in a series of ads for Nescafe Gold Blend instant coffee. The ads were later re-shot for a U.S. audience for Taster's Choice.

    Head achieved wider fame as librarian Rupert Giles, mentor to the title character in the cult-favorite supernatural series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which ran from 1997 to 2003.

    He most recently played Rupert Mannion, the villainous ex-husband of Hannah Waddingham's character Rebecca, in "Ted Lasso."

    "Our grief is far greater than the hole he has left behind, but we know his legacy will live on, in the shows he was a part of, and in the audiences that love them," his daughters said. "How lucky we are to know we are able to watch him doing what he loved, even when he is no longer with us."

    Head was born in London on Feb. 20, 1954 to Seafield Head, a documentary filmmaker, and Helen Shingler, an actor. His older brother, Murray, is also an actor.

    Other notable roles included playing Geoffrey Howe, the deputy to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, played by Meryl Streep, in the Oscar-winning "The Iron Lady."

    Head portrayed a prime minister himself in the sketch comedy show "Little Britain," as well as King Uther Pendragon, the father of Prince Arthur, in the "Merlin" TV series. He also appeared in "Motherland," Manchild," and "Silent Witness," along... Read More

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