Greta Lee
Greta Lee | |
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Born | Greta Jiehan Lee March 7, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse(s) | Russ Armstrong[1] |
Children | 1 |
Greta Jiehan Lee (born March 7, 1983)[2][3] is an American actress.[4]
Early life[]
Lee was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are Korean immigrants. While attending Harvard-Westlake School she became interested in the performing arts. After high school she studied communication and theater at Northwestern University, and continued to pursue acting by moving to New York City.[2][5][6][7]
Career[]
She has played Soojin in Girls and Homeless Heidi in High Maintenance.[8] She was a guest star in the TV shows New Girl and Wayward Pines. She costarred as Hae Won in Sisters alongside Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Lee starred as Maxine in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll.[9]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Heather Kim | Episode: "Taboo" |
2006-2009 | The Electric Company | Greta / Allie | 2 episodes |
2012–2013 | High Maintenance | Heidi | 2 episodes |
2012–2013 | Nurse Jackie | Nurse | 3 episodes |
2013 | Royal Pains | Daisy | Episode: "Pins and Needles" |
2013 | Bad Management | Mel | TV Movie |
2013–2014 | Girls | Soojin | 4 episodes |
2013–2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Herself | Recurring |
2014 | Seriously Distracted | Paige | Main cast |
2014 | Old Soul | Alix | TV Pilot |
2014–2015 | New Girl | Kai | 5 episodes |
2014–2015 | Above Average Presents | Various | 2 episodes |
2015 | Good at Life | Dr. Simon | TV Pilot |
2015 | Sharing | Heidi Salazar | TV Pilot |
2015–2016 | Wayward Pines | Ruby | Recurring |
2016–2017 | Chance | Lucy | Recurring |
2016–2018 | High Maintenance | Heidi | 2 episodes |
2017 | Broad City | Dr. Elizabeth Fuller | Episode: "Witches" |
2017–2018 | The Good Fight | Amber Wood-Lutz | 2 episodes |
2019–present | Russian Doll | Maxine | Main cast |
2019 | The Other Two | Genevieve Kim | Episode: "Chase Shoots a Music Video" |
2020 | Miracle Workers: Dark Ages | Princess Vicky of Valdroggia | 2 episodes |
2020 | What We Do in the Shadows | Celeste | Episode: "Collaboration" |
2020 | The Twilight Zone | Ellen Jones | Episode: "You Might Also Like" |
2021 | The Morning Show | Stella Bak | Recurring role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Hello I Must Be Going | Gap Girl | |
2013 | Hair Brained | Gertrude Lee | |
2014 | St. Vincent | Teller #23 | |
2014 | While We're Young | Sundance Interviewer (voice) | |
2014 | Top Five | Pill Girl | |
2014 | The Cobbler | Kara | |
2015 | Sisters | Hae-Won Chan | |
2016 | 10 Crosby | Cabbie | Short film; segment: "HiFi" |
2016 | Money Monster | Amy Lee | |
2017 | Fits and Starts | Jennifer | |
2017 | Gemini | Tracy | |
2017 | Cabiria, Charity, Chastity | Nina the Showgirl | Short film |
2017 | Pottersville | Ilene | |
2018 | In a Relationship | Maggie | |
2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Interesting Person #2 |
References[]
- ^ Lisa Butterworth: She's Funny That Way. Tidal Magazine
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cara Buckley: Greta Lee On Hollywood Stereotypes and Playing the ‘Lovable Weirdo’. The New York Times, 2015-12-17
- ^ https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/greta_jiehan_lee_born_1983_15909352. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Greta Lee". Aritzia.com (archived version). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- ^ Tae Hong: ‘Too American’ no more: Greta Lee just may be Hollywood’s new comedy ‘It’ girl. The Korean Times, 2014-12-17
- ^ Rachel Davison: Alumna Greta Lee shines in female-driven comedies. The Daily Northwestern,28 January 2016
- ^ Madeleine Aggeler: Everyone’s Ready to Watch Greta Lee And the actress is feeling the pressure of being seen. The Cut, 3 December 2018
- ^ "Greta Lee Interview". ELLE. 2014-05-22.
- ^ Bradley, Laura (February 7, 2019). "Russian Doll's Greta Lee Breaks Down That Crazy Party, Maxine's Bold Look". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 21st-century American actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Living people
- American actresses of Korean descent
- Northwestern University School of Communication alumni
- 1983 births