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'', and Jenny Wah in the

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series '' Wu Assassins''.

Early life

Li was born in

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, 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's dance program.

Career

Li had her first break in the acting world starring opposite Matthew Morrison in the Tony Award winning

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's ''

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'' (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

. In 2016, Li was cast in the recurring role of FBI 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

television series, ''

'' 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

supernatural crime drama series '' Wu Assassins''. In December 2020, she was cast in Damien Chazelle's film '' Babylon'', playing a role inspired by

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actress Anna May Wong.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Li Jun Living people Actresses from New York City Actresses from Shanghai Year of birth missing (living people) 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