TERRY LI
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DRAMA - Bitter Endings (Performance Video) Quicktime
Ash is ending things with the love of their life.
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DARK COMEDY - Life Crisis (Performance Video) Quicktime
Emma is facing a crisis around her marriage and mortality.
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COMEDY - Feminist Film Club (Performance Video) Quicktime
Lena joins a misfit film club because why not?
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DRAMA - Losing Faith (Performance Video) Quicktime
Masha doesn't get how the world can be so, so messed up.
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DRAMA - Friend Breakup (Performance Video) Quicktime
Ingrid vlogs about getting dumped by her friend.
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COMEDY - Awkward at Parties (Performance Video) Quicktime
Janey tries to befriend her new coworkers over beer pong.
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THEATRE PERFORMANCE REEL (Performance Video) Quicktime
Lead roles in plays ATHENA, TROUBLE IN KIND (Original Cast), and musical AMELIÉ.
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Résumé Print Résumé
Pronouns: She/They | ||
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FILM | ||
May I Put You on Hold (HollyShorts 2025) |
Supporting |
Ash Blodgett |
Earth to Juni |
Lead |
Emily Hill / USC MFA |
Fedoral Crisis |
Lead |
Hannah Pike / AFI |
When I See You at the End of the World |
Lead |
Giselle Yaqi Liu / LMU MFA |
Timeless |
Lead |
Justin Minor |
In Other Words |
Lead |
Jennifer Schroeder |
Red Frame |
Supporting |
Matthew Oquendo |
NEW MEDIA | ||
I Got Styled By Teens For A Week |
Lead (4M+ views) |
Shila Farahani / BuzzFeed |
Film Femmes |
Lead / Series Regular |
Jessica Kwazz |
COMMERCIAL | ||
Notable Directors: |
Daniel Poler |
Ric Cantor |
Conflicts available upon request |
On Camera Principal |
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THEATRE | ||
Care Less (Shonda Rhimes, prod.) |
Lead / Claudia |
Lily Tung Crystal / IAMA |
The Wronged Party (Shonda Rhimes, prod.) |
Guests/Chorus |
H. Adam Harris / IAMA |
*BEST ACTRESS WINNER: I'm Alive You Bastards |
Lead / Tweek |
Kate Bergstrom |
Word of Mouth |
Lead / Robin |
Casey Stangl / IAMA |
Closing Costs |
Lead / Steph |
Hannah Wolf / IAMA |
slanted feelings |
Lead / Esther |
Katherine Chou / IAMA |
Peking Apples |
Lead / Stevie |
Carol Ann Tan / Echo Theater |
Athena |
Lead / Athena |
Kate Bergstrom / Fowler Museum |
Stupid Fucking Bird |
Lead / Mash |
Risa Brainin |
Stop Kiss |
Lead / Callie Pax |
Kelli Howard |
Trouble in Kind (World Premiere) |
Lead / I'm A Nother Other |
Josiah Davis |
This is Not a Love Song (World Premiere) |
Lead / The Ethnographer |
Kate Bergstrom |
Amelie |
Georgette / Sylvie / Featured Dancer |
Samantha Eve |
American Idiot |
Dance Captain / Ensemble |
Joanna Syiek |
Heathers the Musical |
Dance Captain / Ensemble |
Jenny Mercein |
Sweet Child |
Lead / Mireya |
Josiah Davis |
Magellanica |
Lead / May Zhou |
R. Michael Gros |
AWARDS | ||
NBC Universal Launch |
Acting Scholarship |
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Upright Citizens Brigade |
Diversity Scholarship (2x) |
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Groundlings |
Diversity Scholarship |
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Santa Barbara Independent Awards |
Best Actress, Comedy |
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BroadwayWorld |
Best Actress in a Play (Nominee) |
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BroadwayWorld |
Person to Watch (Nominee) |
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TRAINING | ||
NBC/East West Players |
Advanced On Camera Showcase |
Kenzo Lee |
Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) |
Improv 201, 101 |
Billy Merritt, Shannon O'Neill |
Groundlings |
Voiceover |
George McGrath |
Groundlings |
Improv |
Julie Welch |
Scott Sedita Acting Studios |
Comedy Intensive |
Scott Sedita |
AHC + RLC The Commercial Class |
Advanced Commercial |
Jeff Gould |
Margie Haber Studios |
Cold Reading |
Hamish Sturgeon |
Killian's Commercial Workshop |
Commercial |
Killian McHugh |
Benjamin Mathes |
Acting |
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Barbie Wu, Peter Frisch |
On Camera |
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Erica S. Bream, CSA |
Sci-Fi / Fantasy Acting |
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On the Verge Repertory |
Immersive Theatre (6 years) |
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Debut Dance District |
Hip Hop / K-Pop |
Yireh Kim |
Stacie Anthes, Emily Jewell |
Singing |
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UC Santa Barbara |
B.A. Feminist Studies |
B.A. English Literature |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'5" |
Weight: 145 lbs |
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Crochet, Licensed Driver, Pro Makeup Artist 12yr, Valid Passport, Yoga, Cello, Comedian, Dance Ballroom, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Line/Country, Dance Swing, Dancer, Gamer (Console), Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Orchestral String Instruments, Singer, Teleprompter, Ukulele, Violin, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Voiceover, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, Asian - Chinese Accent, Fluent Cantonese, Fluent Chinese, Fluent English as a second language
Terry Li (she/they) is 1st Generation Chinese American actor and writer based in Los Angeles. Starred in MAY I PUT YOU ON HOLD? (2025 Festival Circuit including HollyShorts and Newport Beach). Training: NBC/East West Players Advanced Acting showcase, UCB, Groundlings. Member of Shonda Rhimes-sponsored IAMA Theatre Company. Best Actress Award Winner, Santa Barbara Independent Awards. Over 10 years as a professional makeup artist for film/TV. terryli.net // @ter.ryli