Nicky Li
Born (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997
NationalityChinese
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
AgentFeibao Media
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese厉嘉琪
Traditional Chinese厲嘉琪

Li Jiaqi (Chinese: 厉嘉琪, born 28 August 1997), also known as Nicky Li, is a Chinese actress and model. She is known for her roles in Wait, My Youth, My Girl and Meteor Garden 2018.

Early life

Li Jiaqi was born in Hangzhou, China on August 28, 1997. She graduated Shanghai Institute of Visual Art in June 2019. Her English name is NICKY according to her agency, Feibao Media's data, although it is rarely used, fans would mention her as Nicky Li to differentiate her from other artists with the same name.

Acting career

2017–present: Beginnings

Nicky is a newcomer actress in the Chinese drama and movie industry and has just started her career in acting. She did freelance modelling and acting since 2016. In mid-2017, she had a supporting role in I Cannot Hug You as a freelance actress. On November 9, 2017, she signed with a talent agency, Feibao Media, and officially started her career as an actress. Her debut drama is the 2018 version of Meteor Garden and she played the role of Jiang Xiao You, the female lead's best friend.

Nicky has had a rough road after her official acting debut in Meteor Garden. She did immediately got a leading role in a youth romance drama Wait, My Youth which was released on Netflix, October 27, 2019. However, she revealed in an essay written by herself that she actually failed numerous auditions for one whole year since then. She mentioned that it was a hard time for her and if she did not persist and commit to the profession she has chosen, she might have given up and quit like many of her peers in the industry.[1]

After one year without acting job, she eventually got herself several roles and continuously filming three projects back to back in July 2019 to March 2020. In mid July 2019, she filmed a movie 会飞的蚂蚁 as a supporting role. At the end of July to October 2019, she filmed a romantic comedy drama “My Girl” as the female lead with dissociative identity disorder. This drama has been released in June 2020 and the reception is quite positive with more than 10,000 people rated the drama on Douban, as well as getting positive comments from a film critic, Tan Fei. The scriptwriter, Nan Zhen, has also won an award in 2020.

In mid-November 2019, she started filming Ni Chang which is a big budget costume drama consists of 45 episodes and a sister drama to I Will Never Let You Go a drama starring Ariel Lin. This drama is planned to be released by the end of 2020 and a possible TV broadcast.[2]

Personal life

Nicky formed a tight friendship with Hu Yixuan (胡意旋), another newcomer actress, since they met on the set of I Cannot Hug You in mid-2017. She mentioned in a variety show that that time they have spent time together everyday for about two months, then they continued to keep in touch afterwards and become best friends. Nicky and Hu Yixuan has released vlogs in which they went for trips to Japan and Macau together. They often posted pictures of them hanging out together until now.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2021All Living Beings会飞的蚂蚁Wang Yi JiaoSupporting
See You Yesterday VR时光投影里的秘密Chen Jia XiLead[3]

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNetworkNotes
2017I Cannot Hug You 2无法拥抱的你第二季Cheng Mei YouSohu TVSupporting[4]
2018Meteor Garden流星花园Jiang Xiao YouHunan TVSupporting[5]
2019Wait, My Youth等等啊我的青春Su Can CanYoukuLead[6]
2020My Girl99分女朋友Meng HuiLead[7]
2021Ni Chang小女霓裳Xie Xiao Ni / Ni ChangLead[2]
Litter to Glitter燃烧吧废柴Fang Tian ZiLead[8]
2022 A Romance of the Little Forest 两个人的小森林 Li Tian Tian Supporting[9]
Xiao Cai Mi小财迷Ling SeTBDLead

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 Rayli Star Annual Ceremony and Croxx Oriental Aesthetics Night The Most Potential Artist of the Year Won [10]
2022 Golden Bud – The Sixth Network Film And Television Festival Newcomer Award Ni Chang Won [11]

References

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  6. "《等等啊我的青春》今日上线 用力追梦不负青春". ent.163.com. 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  7. "《99分女朋友》开播 厉嘉琪化身"精分"少女". ent.163.com. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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  9. 网易 (2022-09-13). ""两个人的小森林"官宣定档 虞书欣张彬彬领衔主演". www.163.com. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  10. "瑞星盛典暨croxx东方美学之夜完美收官 ,大咖云集,星光闪耀". mopyule.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  11. "金骨朵网络影视盛典:恭喜白鹿、龚俊、白宇、宋佳、张晚意等获奖". ent.163.com. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
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