Jessica Henwick
{{Short description|British actress}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jessica Henwick
| native_name = 李玉
| native_name_lang = zh-Hant
| image = File:Jessica Henwick at an interview for 'The Royal Hotel'.png
| alt =
| caption = Henwick in 2023
| birth_name = Jessica Yu-Li Henwick
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Surrey, England
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|writer|director}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| module = {{Infobox Chinese
| child = yes
| c = 李玉
| p = Lǐ Yù
}}}}
Jessica Yu-Li Henwick ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɛ|n|ɪ|k}} {{respell|HEN|ik}};{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTaFmV4dvE8 |title=Glass Onion's Jessica Henwick's Guide to Acne-Fighting Skin Care |date=6 January 2022 |publisher=Vogue |access-date=26 October 2024}}) is a British actress, writer, and director. She began her career in 2010 and is best known for her roles in Game of Thrones (2015-17), Iron Fist (2017-18), Love and Monsters (2020), Silk (2014), The Defenders (2017), The Matrix Resurrections (2021), The Gray Man (2022), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022), and The Royal Hotel (2023). Her directorial debut Bus Girl was nominated for a BAFTA.
Early life and education
Jessica Yu-Li Henwick{{cn|date=February 2025}} is from Surrey,{{cite web | url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/jessica-henwick-interview-2022 | title=Glass Onion's Jessica Henwick on 'Imposter Syndrome', on-screen diversity and her obsession with 3,000-piece jigsaw puzzles |last=Specter |first=Francesca |work=Glamour |date=23 November 2022 |publisher=Condé Nast |issn=0017-0747}} the daughter of a Singaporean-Chinese mother of Teochew descent and a Zambian-born English father.{{cite web |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/2013/10/where-exactly-are-my-british-chinese-role-models |title=Where exactly are my British Chinese role models? |last=Liang |first=Lu-Hai|work=New Statesman |location=London |issn=1364-7431 |date=17 October 2013 | access-date=16 October 2014 |url-access=registration }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/tv/news/2015/04/11/jessica-henwick-is-the-new-face-in-game-of-thrones/ |last=Begum |first=Mumtaj |title=Jessica Henwick is the new face in Game of Thrones |newspaper=The Star |location=Petaling Jaya |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413013822/https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/tv/news/2015/04/11/jessica-henwick-is-the-new-face-in-game-of-thrones/ |date=11 April 2015 |archive-date=13 April 2015 }}{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Yip Wai |title=Game of Thrones newbie Jessica Henwick on her Singapore roots |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/game-of-thrones-newbie-jessica-henwick-on-her-singapore-roots |newspaper=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=7 May 2015 |access-date=18 January 2020 }} Her father, Mark, became an author in 2012 and wrote the urban fantasy series Bite Back.{{cite web | url=https://filmint.nu/moosavi-interview-with-jessica-henwick-mark-henwick/ |first=Ali |last=Moosavi |title=Dreamer and Performer: An Interview with Jessica Henwick and her Father, Novelist Mark Henwick | work=Filmint |date=11 June 2020 }} She has two brothers, one older and one younger.
Henwick attended Collingwood College in Camberley.{{cite web |title= Alumni |url=https://www.collingwoodcollege.com/page/?title=Alumni&pid=502 |publisher= Collingwood College |access-date= 21 February 2023 }} She trained briefly at Redroofs Theatre School before dropping out.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/jessica-henwick-writing-directing-bus-girl-1235539521/|title='Glass Onion' Star Jessica Henwick on Writing, Directing BAFTA-Nominated Short 'Bus Girl' |first=KJ |last=Yossman |work=Variety |location=Los Angeles |issn=0042-2738 |date=2023-03-01 |access-date=2023-11-14}}. She also trained with the National Youth Theatre under the tutelage of Rikki Beadle-Blair.{{cite web |title=Silk – Amy Lang |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/10TJ45SDJcPqR6SdG4rMxTm/amy-lang |website=BBC Programme Catalogue |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 October 2014}}
Career
=Early career=
Henwick happened upon a casting call in Chinatown, London and her mother encouraged her to pursue the opportunity.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.timidmag.com/features/jessica-henwick|title=Jessica Henwick|journal=Timid|first=Jiselle|last=Liu|accessdate=6 May 2023}} In June 2009, it was announced Henwick had been cast in the lead role of Bo in the CBBC series Spirit Warriors,{{cite web |title=Bo and the Spirit World casting news |url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2009/05/bo-and-spirit-world-casting-news.html |website=ScreenTerrier |date=3 June 2009 |access-date=1 December 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708063014/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2009/05/bo-and-spirit-world-casting-news.html |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead}} making her the first actress of East Asian descent to play the lead role in a British television series.{{Cite web |last=LaCava |first=Stephanie |date=14 February 2017 |title=Jessica Henwick |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/jessica-henwick |work=Interview |language=en-US |access-date=27 December 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://mixedasianmedia.com/hapa-mag-issue-012/jessica-henwick-the-hapa-franchise-queen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609015631/https://mixedasianmedia.com/hapa-mag-issue-012/jessica-henwick-the-hapa-franchise-queen|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2021|title=Jessica Henwick: The Hapa Franchise Queen on Growing up Between Two Cultures}}{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Justin |date=15 December 2021 |title='The Matrix Resurrections' Star Jessica Henwick Finally Breaks Through |url=https://www.hemispheresmag.com/people/the-matrix-resurrections-star-jessica-henwick-finally-breaks-through/ |work=Hemispheres |language=en-US |access-date=27 December 2022}}{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Shane |date=30 September 2013 |title=Actors of Colour |url=http://mediadiversified.org/2013/09/30/actors-of-colour/ |work=Media Diversified |access-date=27 December 2022}}
In early 2013, Henwick made her professional theatre debut in the international premiere of Running on the Cracks, based on the book by Julia Donaldson. The Guardian wrote, "with tremendous physical presence, Henwick captures the sense of adolescent righteousness, passion and confusion of a girl trying to create order in an unfair universe."{{cite news|author=Mark Fisher |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/feb/18/running-on-the-cracks-review |title=Running on the Cracks – review | Stage |work=The Guardian |language=en-US |date=18 February 2013 |access-date=18 November 2013 |location=London}} Theatre critic Joyce McMillan wrote that Henwick was "outstanding as Leo".{{cite web |last=McMillan |first=Joyce |date=8 February 2013 |title=Theatre review: Running On The Cracks, Tron, Glasgow |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/theatre-review-running-cracks-tron-glasgow-2463179 |work=The Scotsman |language=en-GB |access-date=18 November 2013}}
Later that year, Henwick was cast as Jane Jeong Trenka in the drama Obsession: Dark Desires about Trenka's stalking in Minnesota, 1991, which she details in her book The Language of Blood.{{cite web |title=Shows |url=http://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/obsession-dark-desires/episodes.html#bottomOfHeader |work=Crime and Investigation |access-date=4 November 2014}} Henwick joined the cast of Silk as new barrister pupil Amy. She reprised her role for the spin-off radio series Silk: The Clerks' Room.{{cite news |title=TV drama Silk in radio spin-off |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26660672 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |date=20 March 2014 |access-date=21 December 2016}}
=International breakthrough=
In 2015, Henwick joined the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 5 as Nymeria Sand. She continued performing the role until Season 7.{{cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=23 July 2017 |title='Game of Thrones': Sand Snake Actress on That Brutal Episode ending |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/07/23/game-of-thrones-jessica-henwick-nymeria/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en-US |access-date=19 March 2018}} Henwick originally auditioned for the role of Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens before losing out to Daisy Ridley for the role.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Damian |date=9 November 2020 |title='Star Wars': Jessica Henwick admits it was "very hard" losing Rey role to Daisy Ridley |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/star-wars-jessica-henwick-admits-it-was-very-hard-losing-rey-role-to-daisy-ridley-2812710 |website=NME |language=en-GB |access-date=18 April 2023}} Nevertheless, she still had a role in the film as the X-wing pilot Jess Pava. The character became a fan favourite.{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Tiffany |date=2020-10-17 |title=Why Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Cut Force Awakens Resistance Pilot Jess Pava |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-rise-skywalker-jess-pava-jessica-henwick-cut-why/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Baker-Whitelaw |first=Gavia |date=2016-01-06 |title='Star Wars' fandom is in love with Jessika Pava, the female X-wing pilot from 'The Force Awakens' |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/star-wars-force-awakens-jessika-pava-pilot-fandom/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}
File:Jessica Henwick by Gage Skidmore.jpg
In 2017, Henwick appeared as Colleen Wing in the Netflix television series Iron Fist. Although critical reception of Iron Fist was generally negative, Henwick's performance in the series was well received.{{cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=8 March 2017 |title='Iron Fist' Review: Jessica Henwick & Rosario Dawson Are Real Muscle In Marvel Series |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/iron-fist-review-marvel-jessica-henwick-finn-jones-rosario-dawson-netflix-video-1202038612/ |work=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=19 March 2018}} She reprised the role for the series The Defenders, as well as the second season of Luke Cage.{{cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=1 April 2016 |title=Marvel's Iron Fist casts The Force Awakens actress in lead role |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/01/iron-fist-jessica-henwick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403192752/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/01/iron-fist-jessica-henwick |archive-date=3 April 2016 |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en-US |access-date=1 April 2016}} At the end of 2017, Henwick was listed as one of Variety{{'}}s Top Breakout Stars.{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=18 December 2017 |title=Top Breakout TV Stars of 2017 |url= https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/2017-tv-top-fresh-faces-jessica-henwick-jimmy-tatro-sean-astin-1202634290/ |work=Variety |language=en-US |access-date=19 March 2018}}
In 2018, Henwick was cast in Godzilla vs. Kong,{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2018-11-09 |title='Game of Thrones' Actress Jessica Henwick Joins 'Godzilla vs. Kong' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/jessica-henwick-godzilla-vs-kong-game-of-thrones-1203024081/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Adam |date=2022-04-08 |title=Godzilla Vs. Kong Star Shares How Their Role Got Drastically Changed In The MonsterVerse Movie |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/godzilla-vs-kong-star-shares-how-their-role-got-drastically-changed-in-the-monsterverse-movie |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}} though her part as well as Zhang Ziyi's role did not make the released theatrical cut.{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Dan |date=11 April 2022 |title=Details emerge of a different Godzilla Vs Kong cut |url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/details-emerge-of-a-different-godzilla-vs-kong-cut/ |website=Film Stories}}
In 2020, Henwick co-starred in the Fox science fiction thriller Underwater,{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=7 March 2017 |title=T.J. Miller, Jessica Henwick Join Kristen Stewart in Thriller 'Underwater' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jessica-henwick-kristen-stewart-underwater-1202003775/ |work=Variety |language=en-US |access-date=19 March 2018}} and the films Love and Monsters and Sofia Coppola's On the Rocks.{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=5 June 2019 |title='Game Of Thrones' Jessica Henwick Joins Sofia Coppola's 'On The Rocks' |url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/game-of-thrones-jessica-henwick-sofia-coppola-on-the-rocks-1202627629/ |work=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=27 December 2022}} That same year she was listed as one of The Hollywood Reporter{{'}}s Rising Stars{{Cite web |last1=Sandberg |first1=Bryn |last2=Galuppo |first2=Mia |date=18 November 2020 |title=Next Gen Talent 2020: The Hollywood Reporter's Rising Young Stars Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/next-gen-talent-2020-the-hollywood-reporters-rising-young-stars-revealed |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |access-date=27 December 2022}} and won the Brit to Watch award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.{{Cite web |last=Lyus |first=Jon |date=30 January 2020 |title=Newport Beach Film Festival Red Carpet Interviews – Asa Butterfield, Alice Eve, Richard E. Grant, Gugu Mbatha-Raw & many more |url=https://www.heyuguys.com/newport-beach-film-festival-red-carpet-interviews/ |website=HeyUGuys |language=en-US |access-date=27 December 2022}} The following year she starred in The Matrix Resurrections. IGN called Henwick the "best part of Resurrections",{{Cite web |last=Emberwing |first=Amelia |date=21 December 2021 |title=The Matrix Resurrections Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-matrix-resurrections-review |website=IGN |language=en-US |access-date=27 December 2022}} while Deadline Hollywood said she was "what makes the movie worth watching".{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-matrix-resurrections-lana-wachoski-directs-1234900150/|title='The Matrix Resurrections' Review: Follow-Up to 'The Matrix Revolutions'|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=21 December 2021}} She was nominated and won Best Supporting Actress on the Gold list Honors for the most outstanding Asian achievements in the film industry.{{Cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=18 January 2022 |title=Tony Leung, Gemma Chan & 'Flee' Among Gold House & CAPE 2022 Gold List Honorees |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/tony-leung-gemma-chan-flee-among-gold-house-cape-2022-gold-list-honorees-1234913953/ |work=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=27 December 2022}}
In 2022, Henwick was in two of the most highly viewed Netflix films of all time: The Gray Man and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=BreAnna |date=3 January 2023 |title='Glass Onion' Becomes Netflix's Third Most Watched Film in 10-Day Period |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/glass-onion-netflix-third-most-watched-film-209-million-hours-watched-1235477994/ |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} She directed her short film Bus Girl, shot entirely on a smartphone during a break from filming Glass Onion. It was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Short Film.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/jessica-henwick-writing-directing-bus-girl-1235539521/#:~:text=Johnson%20is%20even%20credited%20in,short%20in%20the%20first%20place. | title='Glass Onion' Star Jessica Henwick on Writing, Directing BAFTA-Nominated Short 'Bus Girl' (Exclusive) | date=March 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/british-short-film-4 | title=British Short Film – an Irish Goodbye | date=18 January 2023| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20230119165302/https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/british-short-film-4 | archive-date =19 January 2023}}
In 2023, Henwick joined the cast of The Royal Hotel directed by Kitty Green.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/the-royal-hotel-review-julia-garner-jessica-fenwick-kitty-green-toronto-film-festival-1235543488/ | title='The Royal Hotel' Review: Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick View Men from a Female Gaze in Kitty Green's Return to Australian Filmmaking – Toronto Film Festival | date=11 September 2023 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/15/the-royal-hotel-movie-review-feminist-thriller | title=The Royal Hotel review – feminist thriller starts strong but can't stay the course | newspaper=The Guardian | date=15 September 2023 | last1=Lee | first1=Benjamin }} Her performance was well reviewed{{cite web | url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-royal-hotel-review-1234902016/ | title='The Royal Hotel' Review: Julia Garner Fends off a Town Full of Horny Miners in Kitty Green's Harrowing Outback Thriller | date=2 September 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-royal-hotel/ | title=The Royal Hotel | date=11 March 2023 }} with The Hollywood Reporter calling her 'superb'.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-royal-hotel-review-julia-garner-jessica-henwick-kitty-green-1235580854/ | title='The Royal Hotel' Review: Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick in Kitty Green's Bruising Outback Drama | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=3 September 2023 }} The film received an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_royal_hotel | title=The Royal Hotel - Rotten Tomatoes | website=Rotten Tomatoes }}
In 2024, Henwick appeared in Cuckoo opposite Hunter Schafer.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/453926/|title=Berlin unveils an exciting array of fresh titles for Berlinale Special and Generation|date=20 December 2023|website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema}} Her performance required her to learn American Sign Language.https://hungermag.com/art-culture/jessica-henwick-manifests-her-dream-life That year she also reprised her role in the second season of animated series Blood of Zeus.{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/blood-of-zeus-season-2-release-date-sneak-peek/|title='Blood of Zeus' Season 2 Sets May Release Date With New Sneak Peek|first=Erick|last=Massoto|date=10 November 2023|website=Collider}}
= Writing =
In 2020, it was announced Amazon had picked up Nancy Wu Done It, a young adult series that Henwick co-wrote.{{Cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Dino-Ray |date=23 June 2020 |title=Amazon Sets Mystery-Comedy 'Nancy Wu Done It' From Kai Yu Wu And Jessica Henwick |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/amazon-comedy-nancy-wu-done-it-kai-yu-wu-jessica-henwick-1202967579/ |work=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=27 December 2022}} She has a miniseries in development with Emu Films.{{Cite web |last=Lola |first=Lauren |date=16 September 2020 |title=Jessica Henwick: The Hapa Franchise Queen on Growing Up Between Two Cultures |url=https://mixedasianmedia.com/jessica-henwick-the-hapa-franchise-queen-on-growing-up-between-two-cultures |website=Mixed Asian Media |access-date=27 December 2022}}
In 2022, Henwick wrote an episode for the animated series Moley.{{Cite web |title=Jessica Henwick |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3725055/ |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} Henwick won the Mary Pickford prize for female filmmaker, for the Xiaomi short film ‘Bus Girl’ that she wrote, starred in and directed.{{Cite press release |last=Festival |first=Coronado Island Film |title=The 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival announces Filmmaker Awards and $20,000 in cash prizes |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-2022-coronado-island-film-festival-announces-filmmaker-awards-and-20-000-in-cash-prizes-301684301.html |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}} The short was nominated for the BAFTA awards in 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.bafta.org/film/longlists-2022-ee-british-academy-film-awards | title=Longlists, 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards | date=16 December 2021 }} She wrote and directed the sequel ‘Sandwich Man’ the following year.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}} |
|---|
| 2009
| St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Globe Girl | Uncredited | |
| 2014
| Dr Liebenstein | Rachel | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Dragonfly | Paula Reid | | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens
| Jessika "Testor" Pava | | |
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| The Head Hunter | Aiko Koo | | |
| The Heart of the Forest
| Akira | Short film; also writer | |
| Balsa Wood
| Scotty | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Newness | Joanne | | |
| Rice on White
| Elena | | |
| rowspan="1" | 2018
| Yo! My Saint | Muse | with Kenzo | |
| rowspan="1" | 2019
| Baliko | Mara | Short film; also writer | |
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| Emily Haversham | | |
| On the Rocks
| Fiona Saunders | | |
| Love and Monsters
| Aimee | | |
| 2021
| Bugs | | |
| rowspan="3" | 2022
| Suzanne Brewer | | |
| Bus Girl
| June | Short film; also director and writer |
| Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
| Peg | |
| rowspan="1" | 2023
| Liv | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Cuckoo | Beth | |
| The Land of Sometimes
| Mum (voice) | |
| TBA
| | Post production |
= Television =
= Video games =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2015–2016
| Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey | Enu | |
| 2022
| Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Jessika "Testor" Pava | |
= Stage =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Leo | National tour |
= Radio =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2011–2012
| Helen |
| 2013
| Monday to Friday | Julie |
| 2014–2015
| Amy Lang | Series 1 & 2 |
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| Harrow Lake | Narrator | |
| The Long Way Home
| Narrator | |
| 2021
| Hold Still Vincent | Faye | |
Awards and nominations
| width="98%" class="wikitable" |
| width="10" | Year
! width="260" | Award ! width="640" | Category ! width="220" | Nominated work ! width="30" | Result ! width="10" | {{Ref heading}} |
|---|
| 2016
| Accolade Competition | Award of Excellence (shared: Lourdes Faberes + Giles Alderson) | rowspan="3"|The Heart of the Forest | {{won}} | {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3725055/awards/?ref_=nm_ql_2|title= Jessica Henwick Awards|website=imdb.com (Index source only)|access-date=20 December 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://accoladecompetition.org/november-2016/|title=Winners November 2016 |}} |
| rowspan="3"|2017
| rowspan="2"|Asians on Film Festival | Best Original Script (shared with Lourdes Faberes) | {{won}} | {{Cite web |title=Asians on Film Festival of Shorts 2017 Award Nominees |url=http://www.asiansonfilm.com/asians-on-film-festival-of-shorts-2017-award-nominees/ |website=Asians On Film |date=22 December 2016 |access-date=27 December 2022}} |
| Best Ensemble
| {{nom}} |
| Variety
| {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"|2020
| Festival Honors Award – Brit to Watch | {{won}} | {{Cite web | url=https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/2020-uk-honours/| title=NBFF 2020 UK Honours| website=newportbeachfilmfest.com |access-date=20 December 2022}} |
| The Hollywood Reporter
| The Hollywood Reporter Rising Young Star | Film/TV career so far | {{won}} |
| 2021
| Gold List Honors | Best Supporting Actress | {{won}} |
| rowspan="6"|2022
| Birmingham Film Festival | Audience Award | rowspan="3"| Xiaomi's Bus Girl | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"| Coronado Island Film Festival
| Narrative Shorts | {{won}} |
| Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Female Director
| {{won}} |
| Satellite Awards
| rowspan="3"|Best Ensemble | rowspan="3"|Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | {{won}} |
| Hollywood Critics Association
| {{nominated}} |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards
| {{Won}} |
| rowspan="2"|2023
| Best Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | {{nominated}} | |
| British Academy Film Awards
| Bus Girl | {{nominated}} |
References
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