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Li Jun Li () is an American actress, known for her roles as Iris Chang in the ABC series '' Quantico'', Rose Cooper in the
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series ''
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'', Jenny Wah in the
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series '' Wu Assassins'', Lady Fay Zhu in the period drama ''
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'' (2022), and Grace Chow in '' Sinners'' (2025).


Early life

Li was born in
Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
, China. Her father was a painter, and he moved the family to
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, Colombia, for work when Li was six years old. Three years later, they immigrated to
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in the United States. She graduated from
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, often referred to simply as LaGuardia or "LaG", is a public High school (North America), high school specializing in teaching visual arts and performing arts, near Lincoln ...
's dance program.


Career

Li had her first break in the acting world starring in the Tony Award winning
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's '' South Pacific'' (2008) at New York's
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. Following on from this early success, she won roles on a variety of TV shows and films including '' Blue Bloods'' (2010), ''
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'' (2011), ''
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'' (2013), Cédric Klapisch's ''Chinese Puzzle'' (2013) and ''Mistress'' (2014). Li expanded her visibility and presence on a global level by landing major television roles in
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's ''Billy and Billie'' (2015) and '' Minority Report'' (2015) on
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. In 2016, Li was cast in the recurring role of
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recruit Iris Chang on the ABC thriller series '' Quantico''. In the same year, she joined the
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procedural '' Chicago P.D.'' in the fourth season. On July 26, 2017, it was announced by Deadline that Li would join as a series regular in the second season of the
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television series ''
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'' as Rose Cooper. On January 15, 2019, it was announced that Li had been cast in the series regular role of Jenny Wah on the
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supernatural crime drama series '' Wu Assassins''. In December 2020, she was cast in
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's film ''
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'', playing a role inspired by
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actress
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. The film received polarizing reviews, though her performance attracted some praise.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Li Jun Living people Actresses from New York City Actresses from Shanghai American actresses of Chinese descent American film actresses 21st-century American actresses American television actresses Chinese emigrants to the United States Chinese emigrants to Colombia Year of birth missing (living people)