Jessie Mei Li shares thought from her own experience as a neurodiverse actor from a biracial family on how we can better connect through empathy and patience, and the need for representation and personal expression through art and creativity. Jessie Mei Li is a mixed race and neurodiverse actress best known for her lead role portraying Alina Starkov in Netflix's fantasy television series ‘Shadow and Bone’. Li made her stage debut in 2019 through ‘All About Eve’ and has continued to feature in works such as ‘Last Night in Soho,’ and her upcoming Netflix film, ‘Havoc’. Li has spoken on growing up with a lack of positive East Asian and biracial representation onscreen and will talk on her experience of tokenism and neurodiversity in the film industry and how it has affected her approach to roles. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
