Greta Lee
Greta Jiehan Lee (born March 7, 1983)[1] is an American actress.[2]
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Born | Greta Jiehan Lee March 7, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse | Russ Armstrong |
Children | 2 |
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. She then moved to New York City to pursue acting.[1][3][4][5]
Career
Lee made her Broadway debut in 2007 as high-achieving, multilingual honor student Marcy Park (replacement) in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and in 2010, appeared in La Bête as Dorine.[6] She has played Soojin in Girls and Homeless Heidi in High Maintenance.[7] 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[8] and as Stella Bak in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show.[9] Lee also starred as Nora in the 2023 film Past Lives.[10]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Heather Kim | Episode: "Taboo" |
2009 | The Electric Company | Greta / Allie | 2 episodes |
2012–2018 | High Maintenance | Heidi | 4 episodes |
2012–2013 | Nurse Jackie | Nurse | 3 episodes |
2013 | Royal Pains | Daisy | Episode: "Pins and Needles" |
Bad Management | Mel | TV movie | |
2013–2014 | Girls | Soojin | 4 episodes |
2013–2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Herself | Recurring |
2014 | Seriously Distracted | Paige | Main cast |
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 |
Sharing | Heidi Salazar | TV Pilot | |
2015–2016 | Wayward Pines | Ruby | Recurring |
2016–2017 | Chance | Lucy | Recurring |
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 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Greta Lee | Episode: "Anniversary" |
The Other Two | Genevieve Kim | Episode: "Chase Shoots a Music Video" | |
2020 | Miracle Workers: Dark Ages | Princess Vicky of Valdroggia | 2 episodes |
What We Do in the Shadows | Celeste | Episode: "Collaboration" | |
The Twilight Zone | Ellen Jones | Episode: "You Might Also Like" | |
2021 | The Morning Show | Stella Bak | Main role (season 2) |
2020 | Mo Willems: Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime! | Self | Main cast |
Film
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 | |
While We're Young | Sundance Interviewer (voice) | ||
Top Five | Pill Girl | ||
The Cobbler | Kara | ||
2015 | Sisters | Hae-Won Chan | |
2016 | 10 Crosby | Cabbie | Short film; segment: "HiFi" |
Money Monster | Amy Lee | ||
2017 | Fits and Starts | Jennifer | |
Gemini | Tracy | ||
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity | Nina the Showgirl | Short film | |
Pottersville | Ilene | ||
2018 | In a Relationship | Maggie | |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Lyla | Character credited as "Interesting Person #2" | |
2021 | Rumble | Councilwoman | Cameo voice |
2023 | Past Lives | Nora | |
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Lyla | ||
Problemista | Dalia |
References
- Buckley, Cara (2015-12-17). "Greta Lee On Hollywood Stereotypes and Playing the 'Lovable Weirdo'". The New York Times.
- "Greta Lee". Aritzia.com (archived version). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- Hong, Tae (2014-12-17). "'Too American' no more: Greta Lee just may be Hollywood's new comedy 'It' girl". The Korean Times.
- Davison, Rachel (28 January 2016). "Alumna Greta Lee shines in female-driven comedies". The Daily Northwestern.
- Aggeler, Madeleine (3 December 2018). "Everyone's Ready to Watch Greta Lee And the actress is feeling the pressure of being seen". The Cut.
- "Greta Lee – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- "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.
- Soloski, Alexis (2022-05-06). "Greta Lee Is Still a Pool Shark". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- "'Past Lives' director draws from real life for love story across continents, time". Reuters. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- "Tidal Magazine | She's Funny That Way". web.archive.org. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2023-02-09.