Mabel Li Explained

Mabel Li is an Australian actress. For her performance in New Gold Mountain she was nominated for the 2022 Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actress.

Li trained at NIDA and with her first role after graduating played a young teacher in The Tailings. This was followed up with New Gold Mountain where she played Zhang Lei, a wealthy, powerful immigrant. She later played lawyer Jenny Lee in SBS drama Safe Home,^[1] and as Pieta in Erotic Stories.

Filmography

!Year!Title!Role!Notes

2023	Erotic Stories	Pieta	1 episode (Masc Up)
	Safe Home (TV series)	Jenny Lee	4 episodes
2022	Meet the Changs	Melanie	10 episodes
	Voice Activated	Penny	Short
2021	New Gold Mountain (TV series)	Zhang Lei	4 episodes
	The Tailings	Ruby	6 episodes

Theatre

Li has appeared in numerous theatre projects from Delilah by the Hour to Never Closer for Belvoir Theatre. In 2023, Li appeared in the Sydney Theatre Co's run of The Seagull.^{[2] [3]}

!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Ref

2024	Never Closer	Niamh	Belvoir	[4]
2024	Cost of Living	Jess	Melbourne Theatre Co	[5]
2023	The Seagull	Nina	Sydney Theatre Co
	Miss Peony	Sabrina	Belvoir	[6]
2020	Delilah by the Hour	Performer

Accolades

!Year!Award!Category!Nominee!Result!Ref

2024	Logie Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Mabel Li - Safe Home		[7]
2022	Asian Academy Creative Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	New Gold Mountain		[8]
2022	Logie Awards	Most Outstanding Supporting Actress			[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sandford . Shannon . At times devastating, always powerful: new SBS drama Safe Home looks at domestic violence with nuance, integrity and care . . 11 May 2023 . 11 May 2023.
2. Web site: The Seagull . 2024-07-13 . www.sydneytheatre.com.au . en.
3. News: Freeland . Anna . 2023-11-29 . Sydney Theatre Company apologises after backlash over pro-Palestinian protest . 2024-07-13 . ABC News . en-AU.
4. Web site: NEVER CLOSER . 2024-07-13 . Belvoir St Theatre . en-AU.
5. Web site: Cost of Living Mabel Li and Oli Pizzey Stratford Interview . 2024-07-13 . www.mtc.com.au . en.
6. Web site: Review . Arts . 2021-07-03 . On the Couch with Mabel Li . 2024-07-13 . Australian Arts Review . en-AU.
7. Web site: Knox . David . 2024-06-23 . Logie Awards 2024: nominations TV Tonight . 2024-06-26 . tvtonight.com.au . en-AU.
8. Web site: Knox . David . 2022-10-01 . Asian Academy Creative Awards 2022: ANZ winners TV Tonight . 2024-06-26 . tvtonight.com.au . en-AU.
9. Web site: Knox . David . 2022-05-15 . Logie Awards 2022: nominees TV Tonight . 2024-06-26 . tvtonight.com.au . en-AU.