Jessie Mei Li Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Biography & More – WikiBio

Jessie Mei Li is an English actress who is known for her character of Alina Starkov in the upcoming Netflix series ‘Shadow and Bones.’ She is also playing the role of ‘Lara Chung’ in Edgar Wright’s upcoming psychological horror movie ‘Last Night in Soho.’

Wiki/Biography

Jessie Mei Li was born on 27 August 1995 (age 26 years; as of 2020) in Brighton, East Sussex and she was raised in Redhill, Surrey. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She attended the Reigate College, Surrey and after completing her college, she joined the National Youth Theatre, London in 2015. After a year of training at the theatre, she joined Identity School of Acting for the term of 2016-2017.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 2″

Eye Colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

Family & Ethnicity

Parents & Siblings

Jessie Mei Li’s father’s name is Art Li. She has a younger brother, Tom Li.

Career

Jessie Mei Li made her on-screen debut in 2018 with a short film ‘Together, They Smoke.’ Jessie made her debut on stage in 2019 with the show ‘All About Eve,’ a reenactment of the 1950s drama movie with the same title. She played the role of Claudia Casswell and the show was performed at Noel Coward Theatre, London. She worked opposite Lily James and Gillian Anderson in the play.

In 2019, Jessie featured in an episode of ‘Locked Up Abroad,’ and in the short film ‘Travelooper.’ Jessie Li is making a comeback on the screen with the 2021 Netflix series ‘Shadow and Bone’ where she is playing the main character of Aline Starkov. The series is set to release on April 23, 2021.

Facts/Trivia

• Jessie Mei Li signed up for Edgar Wright’s psychological horror movie ‘Last Night in Soho.’ The movie is scheduled to release on October 22, 2021.

• Jessie has also featured in the music video of the song ‘A Thousand Ringing Bells’ by Uri Sade.