Cathryn Li

Cathryn Lee Yuan-ling (; born 17 July 1989) is a Malaysian pianist, model and actress best known for her role as Jing Jing in the Hong Kong-Malaysian horror film Hungry Ghost Ritual.

Biography Lee was born on 17 July 1989 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia into a wealthy family. Her mother was a former Miss World Malaysia champion. At the age of 8, she began learning the piano and ballet. After completing high school at 17, Lee enrolled at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to study classical piano and later obtained a Bachelor of Music. In 2007, she achieved a Licentiate in Piano Solo from Trinity College London, and was mentored by Chinese pianist Li Yundi in Munich, Germany, during several summers. In 2014, she was cast as Jing Jing, a lead role and the younger half-sister with a strained relationship with Nick Cheung's character, in the Hong Kong-Malaysian horror film Hungry Ghost Ritual and garnered public recognition. She also took on lead roles in the 2016 Hong Kong action comedy film Special Female Force and the 2017 legal thriller series Legal Eagles. Subsequently, she focused on her career as pianist and media personality. In 2021, Lee received significant public backlash after making comments on women's physique in an Instagram story that were widely perceived as body-shaming. She was forced to apologize and temporarily deactivated her social media accounts.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 My Dog Dou Dou Wu Bi Zhu (吳碧珠) 2014 Hungry Ghost Ritual Jing Jing (晶晶) 2016 Special Female Force Cat Leung

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 The Enchanted Yao Ding Ding (姚丁丁) Main role 2017 Legal Eagles Ella Chen Linlin (陳琳琳) Recurring role