• Lily Chee is an American actress and model of part-Asian descent
• She is known for her portrayal of Young Elektra in the action crime series "Daredevil"
• She has appeared in two movies, five TV series, and various other credits
• She is in a relationship with actor and model William Franklyn Miller
• As of May 2021, her net worth is estimated to be over $200,000

What is Lily Chee’s ethnicity?

Li-Ling ‘Lily’ Chee, was born in Brooklyn, New York City USA, on 19 September 2003 – her zodiac sign is Virgo, holds American nationality, and is of part-Asian descent. She’s an actress and a model, with seven acting credits to her name, probably known best for her portrayal of Young Elektra in the 2016 episode “The Dark at the End of the Tunnel” of the critically acclaimed action crime series “Daredevil”, created by Drew Goddard, and which starred Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll and Vincent D’Onofrio. It aired from 2015 to 2018 and follows a man who’s a blind lawyer during the day, but who becomes a vigilante during the night. The series won 10 awards of the 51 for which it was nominated, including five Primetime Emmy nominations, and it ranks amongst the 200 best series of all time.

Early life, parents and education

Lily was raised in Brooklyn alongside her sisters Mabel and Nuala Chee, by their American mother Rebecca and their Asian father Max Chee.

She had a rather normal childhood until she turned nine, when she was noticed by a modelling scout, who asked her parents if they would allow her to attend a modelling audition. Lily was soon signed to Wilhelmina Models, and began posing for brands such as Old Navy and Target. She was still attending a local elementary school when she launched her acting career, by appearing in the series “Daredevil”.

Lily studied at a local high school at which she was interested in various activities, such as dancing, playing the guitar and playing tennis.

She should be matriculating in 2022, but it doesn’t appear as if she’s planning to pursue a college degree, rather most likely to continue focusing on acting.

Roles in movies

Lily has been credited with appearing in only two movies; in 2017, she portrayed Young Jessica Rho in the action crime drama “Sunset Park”, written and directed by Jason Sarrey, and which starred Michael Trevino, Robert Miano and Sam Douglas. It follows the boxer Gino Sarcione who has to fight outside the ring if he wants to protect the people he loves. The film failed to attract a lot of attention, but still received mostly positive reviews. In 2018, Lily played The Friend in the music video “Annie LeBlanc: Don’t Keep Me Guessing”.

Lily Chee

Roles in TV series

Lily has appearedg in five TV series, including the aforementioned “Daredevil”. In 2019, she played Model Girl in the episode “Chase Goes to a Premiere” of the comedy “The Other Two” created by Sarah Schneider and Chris Kelly, and which stars Helena Yorke, Drew Tarver and Case Walker. It has been airing since 2019, and follows a brother and sister who have begun thinking about their future now that their 13 year-old brother has become a social media star. The series has won one of the five awards for which it has been nominated.

In 2019, Lily played Sarah Britney in five episodes of the family drama “Zoe Valentine”, which stars Anna Cathcart, Diego Velaquez and Carter Southern, and follows Zoe who’s learning how to cope with her sister losing her fight against cancer.

In the same year, she portrayed Britney in 24 episodes of the family comedy “Chicken Girls”, which has been airing since 2017 and stars Jules LeBlanc, Brooke Elizabeth Butler and Hayler LeBlanc. It follows the dancing crew ‘The Chicken Girls’ as they are growing up; the series has been nominated for five awards.

Lily’s most recent TV series role has been her portrayal of Melanie in the 2020 episode “Liftoff” of the drama “New Amsterdam”, which stars Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery and Freema Agyeman. It follows a new medical director who has decided to change all the rules to try and fix the oldest public hospital in the US. It’s been airing since 2018, and has won three awards.

Other credits

In 2019, Lily was featured in an episode of the documentary series “Teens Wanna Know”, while the same year also saw her make a guest appearance in an episode of the short talk-show “ChannelAlexis2k6”.

Awards and nominations

Lily has been nominated for a single award: a 2020 Shorty Award for Best Breakout YouTuber.

YouTube channel

Lily launched her channel on 5 December 2012, and it’s today subscribed to by almost 300,000 people, while it numbers over 14 million views of all her videos combined. She mostly uploads videos taken during her everyday life, and occasionally gives her fans advice in regards to working out, dieting and putting on make-up.

She’s active on various other social media networks, being followed by more than 1.5 million people on Instagram, while her TikTok account has attracted close to a million people, and numbers around 39 million likes of all her videos combined.

Love life and boyfriend

Lily’s quite secretive when it comes to her love life, and hasn’t announced that she’s dating anyone today, however, judging by the pictures she’s uploaded onto her Instagram account, it appears that Lily’s in a relationship as of May 2021.

She’s romantically linked to William Franklyn Miller, who’s also an actor and a model, and followed by close to two million people on Instagram. The two met in 2019 on the set of the series “Chicken Girls”, in which he portrayed Ezra; a couple of his other roles among 10 acting credits have been in the series “Jack Irish”, “Neighbours” and “Arrow”. A couple of fans have claimed to have seen the two walking hand in hand in the streets of Los Angeles.

Lily hasn’t mentioned any other boys whom she had perhaps dated before meeting William.

Hobbies and other interests

Lily’s favorite season is summer, as she enjoys showing off her body at the beach, sun tanning and swimming in the ocean, and playing beach sports including volleyball and soccer.

She’s a dog-lover, and her pet dog can be seen featured in some of her Instagram pictures.

Lily likes to travel, and has already been to a couple of US states for both work and pleasure, while she’s hoping to be able to visit France and England in Europe in 2022.

She’s keen on watching animes – her favorites are “Fullmetal Alchemist”, “Death Note” and “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures”.

Lily has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Natalie Portman, and her favorite movies include “Taxi Driver”, “Catch Me If You Can”, and “Leon: The Professional”.

Age, height and net worth

Lily’s age is 17. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) and she weighs around 128lbs (58kgs).

As of May 2021, her net worth has been estimated at over $200,000.

Author

Robbie is currently a reporter for TheBiography based in Santa Monica, CA. Prior to joining TheBiography in December 2020, he was an entertainment reporter in People.

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