Profile
Ethnicity
Chinese, European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
164 cm
Age Range
31–38
Website
Career Highlights
JJ is a Chinese-New Zealander who burst onto the local television scene in 2009, with a core cast role in the popular primetime drama series Go Girls. Since then, she has had lead roles in comedy series Flat3, Step Dave and webseries AFK. In 2016, JJ featured in a major guest role on New Zealand’s renowned soap Shortland Street, as well as drama series The Brokenwood Mysteries. She has gone on to act in television series Bad Seed, Power Rangers and Netflix’s The New Legend of Monkey. JJ has appeared in Netflix comedy Falling Inn Love and worked alongside Avatar director James Cameron. Most recently, JJ is one of the leads in New Zealand’s dystopian drama series Creamerie
Awards.
| 2012 | Best Actress Nomination - Role: Kate | ||
| 2011 | Best Actress Nomination - Role: Zooey | ||
Feature Film.
| 2021 | Written in the Stars | Molly (Supporting) | Dir. Thomas Robins |
| 2019 | Avatar | Shot Control Director | Dir. James Cameron |
| 2019 | Falling Inn Love | Yoga Instructor | MarVista Entertainment / Ground Control NZ Dir. Roger Kumble |
| 2013 | End of Daze | J.J | Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
Short Film.
| 2016 | Cradle | Jessica | Four Knights Film Dir. Damon Duncan |
Short Film.
| 2015 | Sugar Hit | Jess | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2014 | Cradle | Jessica | Cradle Enterprises Limited & NZ Film Commission Dir. Damon Duncan |
Television.
| 2022 | Creamerie S2 | Jamie (Lead ) | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2022 | Wellmania | Amy Kwan (Supporting) | Dir. Erin White and Helena Brooks |
| 2021 | Celebrity Treasure Island | Contestant | |
| 2020 | Creamerie | Jaime (Lead) | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2019 | Tender Trap | Tracey the Nail Technician | Greenstone Pictures Dir. Sima Urale |
| 2019 | The New Legend of Monkey S-2 | Librarian | See-Saw Films and Jump Film and TV Dir. Peter Andrikidis |
| 2018 | Bad Seed | Tish | Dir. Helena Brooks |
| 2018 | Funny Girls Suffragette Special | Lianne | MediaWorks Dir. Helena Brooks |
| 2018 | Power Rangers Beast Morphers | Mayor's Assistant | Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2018 | Runaway Millionaires | Kind Young Guard | Fearless Productions Dir. Danny Mulheron |
| 2018 | Sidelines - Pilot | Michelle | Dir. Cristobel Araus Lobos |
| 2018 | The Feijoa Club | Aunty Mum | Dir. Nicole Whippy |
| 2018 | The Feijoa Club | Aunty Rosie/Mum | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Dir. Nicole Whippy |
| 2018 | The Golden Boy - Pilot | Woman | Dir. Jackie van Beek |
| 2017 | The Legend of Monkey | Lusio (Guest) | Netflix co-production with See-Saw Productions Dir. Gerard Johnstone |
| 2017 | Unboxed | Jessica | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2016 | Shortland Street | Ruby Flores (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2016 | The Brokenwood Mysteries S-3 | Scarlett | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2014 | Step Dave | Betty (Core Cast) | South Pacific Pictures Limited Dir. Michael Hurst, John Liang, Oliver Driver, Murray Keane |
| 2013 | Flat3 Series 1-3 | Jessica (Lead) | Flat3 Productions Ltd Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2013 | Go Girls S-5 | Alice Lee | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Rachel Lang |
Presenter.
| 2014 | Spark | Presenter | |
| 2012 | Miss World NZ | ||
| 2011 | Chinese New Year at Skycity | ||
| 2011 | Lantern Festival Wellington | ||
| 2011 | Polyfest |
Theatre.
| 2016 | Polo | Sally Hunt | Auckland Theatre Company |
| 2015 | Next Stage | Inka | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Eli Kent |
| 2015 | Rupert | Various | |
| 2014 | The Girl In Tan Boots | Katie & Shanya | Last Tapes Theatre Company Dir. Janice Finn |
| 2012 | Man in a Suitcase | Amy (Lead) | Peking University Institute of World Theatre Dir. Joseph Graves |
| 2010 | The Secret of Dongting Lake | Princess Lotus Flower (Lead) | Dir. Ben Crowder |
Web Series.
| 2021 | The Fejioa Club S2 | Dir. Nicole Whippy and Matasila Freshwater | |
| 2019 | The Citizen's Handbook | Susan | Kevin and Co Dir. Leon Wadham |
| 2017 | Friday Night Bites | Jessica (Lead) | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2017 | Rekt | MJ (Lead) | Viva Le Dirt League Dir. Adam King, Alan Morrison |
| 2014 | AFK - Webseries | Steven (Core Cast) | Dir. Peter Haynes |
Training.
| Being Human Workshop - 2015, Brita McVeigh | |||
| Being Human Workshop - 2015, Brita McVeigh | |||
| Diploma in Commercial Dance - 2015 | |||
| Diploma in Commercial Musical Theatre - 2015 | |||
| Presenters Platform Course Level 1-2 - 2015 | |||
| Screen Acting Workshop - 2015, Miranda Harcourt |