Michelle Lee is an American actress, martial artist, motion capture performer, fight choreographer, and stuntwoman. She is known for playing Violet in the series Blood and Treasure (2022) and Milena in the second season of the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. His other popular films include Black Widow (2021), and Bullet Train (2022). She has worked as a stuntwoman in various action films such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), The Last Airbender (2010) and Suicide Squad (2016). He performed motion capture for many iconic video game characters such as Ellie in The Last of Us 2, Ada Wong in Capcom’s Resident Evil 6, and MJ in Sony’s Spiderman 4.
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Wiki/Biography
Michelle Charlene Lee was born on Wednesday, August 2, 1978 (age 36 years; as of 2023) in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. His zodiac sign is Leo.
Michelle Lee’s childhood photo
She moved to Taiwan soon after her birth and spent her early childhood with her grandmother. During those years, she became fluent in Chinese, her first language. She moved back to LA when she was five. Upon returning to LA, she had to learn English. She became an introvert due to the language barrier. Michelle’s mother encouraged her to join acting classes to help her become more sociable. Growing up in the South Bay, Torrance area of LA, Lee had many friends who were actors. She ventured into acting when she was six years old and made headlines like her other actor friends. She developed an interest in martial arts after watching Wushu demonstrations and started learning it when she was in high school. Talking about this in an interview, he said,
The Beijing Wushu team came to Oakland or St. Francisco, I don’t remember now. I saw a demonstration and I was like, ‘Oh my God, what is this?’ I must learn it.’ When I moved to LA to pursue acting, martial arts came in handy because you bring something to the table.
He earned a BA in Economics with a specialization in Computer Programming from UCLA.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 7″
Weight: 125lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Picture Measurements (Approx): 32-27-34
Family and ethnicity
He is from a Chinese (Taiwanese) family.
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents.
Michelle Lee with her mother
husband and children
Michelle Lee was engaged. She had a daughter named Seven with her fiancé, but their relationship did not work out; Therefore, she separated from him. After this, she raised Seven as a single mother.
Michelle Lee with her daughter Seven
livelihood
film
In 1993, she appeared in an Australian television film The Fades in which she played a stewardess.
She began her journey as a stunt woman in the 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, in which she played the unknown role of Lianne. In the film, he did a fighting scene with Chow Yun-Fat. The following year, Lee, along with other stunt performers from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of “Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture”.
Michelle Lee as Liane in Pirates of the Caribbean at World’s End (2007)
Her roles in the American films 50 First Dates (2004) and You, Me & Dupree (2006) are unknown. She played Miss China in Trailer Park of Terror (2008), Sherry in Blood and Bone (2009), a cop in The Girl from the Naked Eye (2012), and Ekaterina Demidrova in Cold Fusion (2011).
Michelle Lee and Sara Brown shown on a poster for the film Cold Fusion (2011)
He played stunt roles in various American action films, including The Last Airbender (2010), Olympus Has Fallen (2010), Pacific Rim (2013), Suicide Squad (2016), and Bullet Train (2022). Mitchell served as a stunt double for actress Gemma Chan in the film Captain Marvel. Lee appeared as an assassin in the 2022 American action comedy film Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt and Joey King. In 2023, he starred in the Hindi action thriller film Tiger 3, in which he played the role of General Zimou. His fight scene with Pakistani agent Zoya (played by Katrina Kaif) in a towel in a Turkish hamam in the film received wide recognition.
Michelle Lee with Katrina Kaif (both in a towel) while shooting the fight scene in a Turkish hammam in the Hindi action thriller film Tiger 3 (2023)
short film
In 2004, she played the Demon Queen/Green Demon in Chicks with Sticks, Part 3. The following year, she appeared as a white warrior in Chicks with Sticks: Live at the Grand Slam. She received critical acclaim for her work in the short film Girl with a Gun (2006), in which she played the role of a ninja girl. Lee was nominated in the “Female Action Performer of the Year” category at the Action on Film International Film Festival for this role.
In Black Salt (2014), he played the role of Horse Ripper, a blind assassin who is inhumanly fast, silent, agile, extremely cruel and willing to do anything to defeat his opponent.
Michelle Lee as the blind killer Horse Ripper in the short film Black Salt (2014)
Other short films in which he starred include Duane Quan (2006), The Delivery Man (2007), The Living Sword (2008), and Zambo Dende: Predictable Night (2017).
Television/Web Series
In 2004, she appeared as a contestant on the American reality TV show Next Action Star on NBC. He starred as Chu in the TV movie Saurian (2006) and as Chang in Depth Charge (2008). Subsequently, he was featured in various American shows such as Numb3rs (2006), 1000 Ways to Die (2009), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010), and America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back (2012). In 2009, she served as the double for Christina Chang in the American drama TV series The Mentalist in the episode titled Red Scare. She worked as a stuntwoman for the American series Angel of Death, Community in 2009, and The Rookie in 2018. She rose to prominence playing Mileena in the second season of the American web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2013).
Michelle Lee as Mileena in the second season of the American web series Mortal Kombat Legacy (2013)
In 2014, she appeared in The Metal Hurlert Chronicles, an English-language Franco-Belgian science fiction anthology series. On the show, he played the role of Gas in the episode titled The Endomorph.
Michelle Lee as Gas in Metal Hurlert Chronicles in an episode titled The Endomorph of the anthology series Metal Hurlert Chronicles (2014)
In 2023, she played Violet, the lead character’s partner in crime, in the American action-adventure TV series Blood & Treasure.
Michelle Lee (left) as Violet and Sophia Parnas as Lexi Vaziri in the American action-adventure TV series Blood & Treasure (2023)
Video game
In 2007, she voiced and motion captured the character Liane in the action-adventure video game Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Other famous video games in which he worked as a motion capture performer include God of War III (2010), Resident Evil 6 (2012), Halo 5: Guardians (2015), and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) .
Michelle Lee working as a motion capture performer
Facts/General Knowledge
- Michelle has a black belt in Wushu.
- She is fluent in Mandarin and has basic Spanish skills.
- In 2010, he was featured on the cover of the United States magazine Inside Kung Fu.
Michelle Lee on the cover of Inside Kung Fu magazine
- She is an active member of SWAMP (Stuntwomen’s Association of Motion Pictures).
- Michelle Lee smokes hookah and occasionally drinks alcoholic beverages.
Michelle Lee smoking hookah
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