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Jing Lusi
Born (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 (age 39)
Shanghai, China
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Jing Lusi is a British actress. She is best known for her roles in Stan Lee's Lucky Man, the 2018 smash hit film Crazy Rich Asians and BAFTA nominated series Gangs of London. On stage, Lusi was part of the original cast of the European premiere of Amy Herzog's play 4000 Miles. She has presented for the BBC, as well as being the focus, for the documentaries My Chinese New Year (2015) and Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth (2016).

Early life and education

Lusi was born on 16 May 1985 in Pudong, Shanghai, and moved with her parents to the United Kingdom at the age of five.[1] Her family settled in Southampton,[2] her father having been granted a scholarship to study a master's degree at the university. She studied at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, then read law at University College London.[3][4][5]

Career

Lusi's first television role was in the BBC's BAFTA award-winning medical drama series Holby City. She made her debut in 2012, playing Tara Lo.[6] In 2013, Lusi left the cast when her character died during neurosurgery, her final episode airing on 16 April 2013. She has starred in TV shows such as Stan Lee's Lucky Man as the villainous Lily-Anne Lau alongside James Nesbitt, played detectives in Scott & Bailey and Gangs of London, and has made guest appearances in shows like Matthew Weiner's anthology series The Romanoffs.

In films, Lusi has starred in the action thriller Survivor alongside Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan, Dylan McDermott and Robert Forster,[7] Warner Bros box office hit Crazy Rich Asians and SAS: Red Notice with Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose and Tom Hopper, based on the book Red Notice by Andy McNab.

On stage, Lusi performed as Amanda in the Pulitzer Prize shortlisted play 4000 Miles at the Theatre Royal, Bath[8] and The Print Room in London in 2013,[9] for which she received critical acclaim.[10][11] The Independent described her performance as, "cruelly well observed, and very funny... Jing Lusi nails the narcissism and the ridiculous, relentless self-promotion of the Facebook age".[12]

Lusi performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015 as part of a collective of comedians in Immigrant Diaries; a comedy story telling show aimed to 'show a different side' to the heaviness of the topic during the General Election of the same year.[13]

In 2015–16, Lusi hosted the Chinese New Year celebrations in Trafalgar Square.[14][15]

She was the subject of the BBC1 My Chinese New Year which was broadcast on 1 March 2015.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Breathe Lauren
2011 The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines Meng Li Hua
2011 Jack Falls Carly
2012 Tezz Reporter
2015 Survivor Joyce Su
2018 Crazy Rich Asians Amanda Ling
2021 SAS: Red Notice Zada
TBA Heart of Stone † Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2013 Holby City Dr. Tara Lo-Valentine Recurring role, 36 episodes
2014 Law & Order: UK Gabby 1 episode
2015 Josh Holly 1 episode
2016–2018 Bob the Builder Mei Moon (voice) Recurring role, 7 episodes
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Lily-Anne Lau Recurring role, 10 episodes
2016 Scott & Bailey DC Anna Ram 3 episodes
2017–2018 Zapped Scrape Recurring role, 5 episodes
2018 The Romanoffs Kiera Ming 1 episode
2019 Pure Sef 3 episodes
2019 The Feed Mayu Hatfield Main role, 10 episodes
2020 Gangs of London Victoria 'Vicky' Chung Main role, 8 episodes
2022 Man vs. Bee Nina comedy series
Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released

References

  1. ^ "Visible Chinese: Jing Lusi". Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ Jing Lusi On Life In Hampshire, Working With Philip Schofield and Getting Her Big Break On Holby City March 17, 2015
  3. ^ Interview Extra: Jing Lusi TV Choice Magazine 28 February 2012
  4. ^ "Jing Lusi on life in Hampshire, working with Philip Schofield and getting her big break on Holby City". 17 March 2015.
  5. ^ "How Holby City changed me".
  6. ^ Holby City Jing Lusi "Tara and Ollie Should Stay Together Digital Spy 29 November 2012
  7. ^ [1] IMDb
  8. ^ "4000 Miles". TheatreRoyal.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  9. ^ 4000 Miles Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Print Room
  10. ^ 4000 Miles Exeunt Magazine by Tom Wicker, 23 May 2013
  11. ^ 4000 Miles The Londonist, 17 May 2013 by Tom Bolton
  12. ^ 4000 Miles The Independent, 23 May 2013 by Holly Williams
  13. ^ Paternoster, Tamsin (24 August 2015). "Edinburgh Fringe Review: Immigrant Diaries: Sajeela Kershi and Guests, The Assembly Rooms". A Younger Theatre.
  14. ^ "Jing Lusi Hosts Chinese New Year Extravaganza". The Resident. 20 February 2015.
  15. ^ [2] Time Out Chinese New Year 2015
  16. ^ [3] BBC My Chinese New Year
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