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She also has ADHD, and wants to be a role model for people who are also neurodivergent. Li is gender nonconforming, using both "she" and "they" pronouns. She has studied martial arts including Taekwondo and Wing Chung. While filming the show, she also began learning Hungarian to bond better with the crew members (it was shot partly in Budapest, Hungary).
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She also has ADHD, and wants to be a role model for people who are also neurodivergent. Li is a queer, gender nonconforming, nonconforming woman, using both "she" and "they" "she/they" pronouns. She has studied martial arts including Taekwondo and Wing Chung. While filming the show, she also began learning Hungarian to bond better with the crew members (it was shot partly in Budapest, Hungary).
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* ''Film/LastNightInSoho'' (2021) as Lara
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!Tropes present in her work include:
* ActorSharedBackground: Alina is of mixed ([[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy counterpart]]) Chinese and Caucasian ancestry like her, along with experiencing significant racism growing up over the fact.
* MixedAncestry: Alina was born to Ravkan (Russian) and Shu Han (Chinese) parents, shaping her character greatly.
* ActorSharedBackground: Alina is of mixed ([[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy counterpart]]) Chinese and Caucasian ancestry like her, along with experiencing significant racism growing up over the fact.
* MixedAncestry: Alina was born to Ravkan (Russian) and Shu Han (Chinese) parents, shaping her character greatly.
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!Selected filmography:
* ''Film/AllAboutEve'' (2019 National Theatre Live broadcast) as Claudia Casswell
* ''Series/LockedUpAbroad'' (2019) as Christine Jucko (1 episode)
* ''Series/ShadowAndBone'' (2021-) as Alina Starkov (main role)
!Tropes present in her work include:
* ActorSharedBackground: Alina is of mixed ([[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy counterpart]]) Chinese and Caucasian ancestry like her, along with experiencing significant racism growing up over the fact.
* MixedAncestry: Alina was born to Ravkan (Russian) and Shu Han (Chinese) parents, shaping her character greatly.
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Jessica Mei Li (born August 27, 1995) is an English actress. She was born to a Chinese father and English mother. Li also has an older brother. After she had acted in a few less known works, Li was cast as protagonist Alina in ''Series/ShadowAndBone'', a {{Creator/Netflix}} Original which adapts Creator/LeighBardugo's Literature/TheGrishaverse novels.
Li has stated she was initially reluctant to portray Alina, afraid the role had been simply to add diversity. On auditioning and performing in a scene where Alina discusses her experience as a biracial woman, however, Li's fears were assuaged, with her growing enthusiastic about it.
Li hopes to gain greater recognition of people with East Asian and or mixed race ancestry through the role, stating that she identifies with it after experiencing racism much as Alina does while growing up over her heritage. She has spoken out about anti-East Asian racism connected with the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic (which East Asians have been blamed for).
She also has ADHD, and wants to be a role model for people who are also neurodivergent. Li is gender nonconforming, using both "she" and "they" pronouns. She has studied martial arts including Taekwondo and Wing Chung. While filming the show, she also began learning Hungarian to bond better with the crew members (it was shot partly in Budapest, Hungary).
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Jessica Mei Li (born August 27, 1995) is an English actress. She was born to a Chinese father and English mother. Li also has an older brother. After she had acted in a few less known works, Li was cast as protagonist Alina in ''Series/ShadowAndBone'', a {{Creator/Netflix}} Original which adapts Creator/LeighBardugo's Literature/TheGrishaverse novels.
Li has stated she was initially reluctant to portray Alina, afraid the role had been simply to add diversity. On auditioning and performing in a scene where Alina discusses her experience as a biracial woman, however, Li's fears were assuaged, with her growing enthusiastic about it.
Li hopes to gain greater recognition of people with East Asian and or mixed race ancestry through the role, stating that she identifies with it after experiencing racism much as Alina does while growing up over her heritage. She has spoken out about anti-East Asian racism connected with the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic (which East Asians have been blamed for).
She also has ADHD, and wants to be a role model for people who are also neurodivergent. Li is gender nonconforming, using both "she" and "they" pronouns. She has studied martial arts including Taekwondo and Wing Chung. While filming the show, she also began learning Hungarian to bond better with the crew members (it was shot partly in Budapest, Hungary).
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