Mabel Li

{{short description|Australian actress}}

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Mabel Li is an Australian actress.{{Citation | last= Trihn | first= Katrina | title= Actress Mabel Li sets the scene for representation on screen | url= https://harpersbazaar.com.au/australian-actress-mabel-li-interview/ | periodical= Harpers Bazaar | date= October 2022}} For her performance in New Gold Mountain she was nominated for the 2022 Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actress.{{Citation | last= | first= | title= 2022 Logies Winners: Hamish Blake wins the Gold Logie and Bert Newton award, Tony Armstrong wins the Graham Kennedy award | url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-19/winners-list-2022-tv-week-logie-awards/101161894 | periodical= ABC News | date= 19 June 2022}}

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.{{Citation | last= McManus | first= Bridget | title= The Tailings: tragic murder mystery in historic Tasmanian mining town | url= https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/the-tailings-tragic-murder-mystery-in-historic-tasmanian-mining-town-20210318-p57bx5.html | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 26 March 2021}} She later played lawyer Jenny Lee in SBS drama Safe Home,{{cite web | last=Sandford | first=Shannon | title=At times devastating, always powerful: new SBS drama Safe Home looks at domestic violence with nuance, integrity and care | website=The Conversation | date=11 May 2023 | url=http://theconversation.com/at-times-devastating-always-powerful-new-sbs-drama-safe-home-looks-at-domestic-violence-with-nuance-integrity-and-care-204910 | access-date=11 May 2023}} and as Pieta in Erotic Stories.

On 2 April 2025, Li was announced as part of the cast for The Handmaid's Tale follow up series The Testaments.{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2025-04-01 |title=‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel Series ‘The Testaments’ Officially Greenlit At Hulu As 9 Round Out Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-testaments-hulu-series-cast-elisabeth-moss-1236355564/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} On 5 May 2025, Li was named in the extended cast for Bay of Fires series two.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2025-05-05 |title=Returning: Bay of Fires {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/05/returning-bay-of-fires.html |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}