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Clara Lee, photographed by Melly Lee for NextShark’s 2017 coverage of The Jade Pendant.
Lee plays Peony in the film, alongside Godfrey Gao and Tzi Ma. This collection brings together her portraits from the shoot.
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-scaled.jpg" alt="Clara Lee standing beside a brick wall" width="1708" height="2560" class="wp-image-10243484" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-scaled.jpg 1708w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-128x192.jpg 128w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-770x1154.jpg 770w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-380x570.jpg 380w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-800x1199.jpg 800w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-032-1160x1739.jpg 1160w" sizes="(max-width: 1708px) 100vw, 1708px" /><figcaption>Photo: Melly Lee</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-054.jpg" alt="Full-length portrait of Clara Lee in front of a brick building" width="1080" height="1619" class="wp-image-10243485" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-054.jpg 1080w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-054-128x192.jpg 128w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-054-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-054-770x1154.jpg 770w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-054-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-054-380x570.jpg 380w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-054-800x1199.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><figcaption>Photo: Melly Lee</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-036.jpg" alt="Clara Lee looking over her shoulder on a tree-lined street" width="1080" height="720" class="wp-image-10243486" srcset="https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-036.jpg 1080w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-036-288x192.jpg 288w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-036-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-036-770x513.jpg 770w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-036-380x253.jpg 380w, https://data.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MLEE-JadePendant-036-800x533.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><figcaption>Photo: Melly Lee</figcaption></figure>
Explore the original feature: <a href="https://nextshark.com/godfrey-gao-interview-the-jade-pendant">our conversation with Godfrey Gao about The Jade Pendant</a>.

Clara Lee looking back over her shoulder beside a brick wall

Clara Lee: Portraits from The Jade Pendant