Michelle Lee is an Asian-American actress, martial artist, motion capture performer, fight choreographer and stuntwoman. She is best known for playing Violet in the movie Blood & Treasure (2022) and Mileena in the second season of the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. Other popular films under his belt 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 did 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.
Wiki/Biography
Michelle Charlene Lee was born on Wednesday, August 2, 1978 (age 36 years; in 2023) in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. His zodiac sign is Leo.
Childhood photos of Michelle Lee
He moved to Taiwan shortly after his birth and spent his childhood with his grandmother. During those years, he became fluent in Chinese, his first language. He moved back to LA when he was five years old. When he returned to LA, he had to learn English. He became an introvert because of the language barrier. Michelle’s mother encouraged her to join acting classes to help her become more cheerful. Growing up in the South Bay, Torrance area of LA, Lee had many friends who were actors. He broke into acting at the age of six, getting hit on the head like the rest of his castmates. He developed an interest in martial arts by watching Wushu performances and began studying it when he was in high school. Talking about the same in an interview, he said,
The Beijing Wushu team came to Oakland or St Francisco, I can’t remember now. I watched the show and I was like ‘Oh my god, what is this? I must learn it.’ When I went to LA to pursue acting, martial arts fell into the work because you bring something to the table.”
He pursued a BA in Economics, majoring in Computer Programming, at UCLA.
Physical appearance
Height: 5′ 7″
Weight: 125lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Body Measurements (approx): 32-27-34
Family & Ethnicity
He belongs to a Chinese (Taiwanese) family.
Parents & Siblings
Not much is known about his parents.
Michelle Lee with her mother
Husband & Son
Michelle Lee is engaged. He has a daughter named Seven with his fiancee, but the relationship did not work out; therefore, he broke up with her. After that, she raised Seven as a single mother.
Michelle Lee with her daughter Seven
Career
Movie
In 1993, she appeared in the Australian television film The Feds where she played the role of a flight attendant.
She began her journey as a stuntwoman with the 2007 American epic fantasy film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End where she played the uncredited role of Lian. In the film, he did a fight scene with Chow Yun-fat. The following year, Lee, along with the stunt cast of 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 Lian in Pirates of the Caribbean At World’s End (2007)
He had uncredited roles in the American films 50 First Dates (2004) and You, Me and Dupree (2006). She played the roles of 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 Sarah Brown are featured in the movie poster of Cold Fusion (2011)
He performed 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). In the movie Captain Marvel, Michelle acted as a stunt double for actress Gemma Chan. In Black Salt (2014), he played the role of Horse Ripper, an inhuman blind killer who is fast, silent, agile, extremely ruthless and willing to do anything and everything it takes to defeat his opponents. 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 Tiger 3 in which he played the role of General Zimou. His fight scene with Pakistani agent Zoya (played by Katrina Kaif) in a Turkish hamam with a towel in the film was widely acclaimed.
Michelle Lee opposite Katrina Kaif (both in towels) while filming a fight scene in a Turkish hamam in Hindi action thriller 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 in Chicks with Sticks: Live at the Grand Slam as a White Warrior. She received high praise for her work in the short film Girl with Gun (2006) in which she played the role of a ninja girl. Lee was nominated in the “Best Action Actress” category at the Action Film International Film Festival for the role.
Other short films he has starred in include Duan Quan (2006), The Delivery Man (2007), The Living Sword (2008), and Zambo Dende: Predictable Night (2017).
Television/Web Series
In 2004, he appeared as a contestant on the American reality TV show Next Action Star on NBC. He starred in the TV movie Saurian (2006) as Chu and Depth Charge (2008) as Chang. After that, 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, he worked as a stunt double for Christina Chang in the American drama TV series The Mentalist in an episode titled Red Scare. She worked as a stuntwoman for the American series Angel of Death in 2009, Community, and The Rookie in 2018. She rose to prominence with the role of 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, he appeared in the Métal Hurlant Chronicles, an English-language Franco-Belgian science fiction anthology series. In the show, he played the role of Gas in an episode titled The Endomorphe.
Michelle Lee as Gas in Métal Hurlant Chronicles in the episode titled The Endomorphe of the anthology series Métal Hurlant Chronicles (2014)
In 2023, she played the role of Violet, the main character’s partner in crime, in the American action adventure TV series Blood & Treasure.
Michelle Lee (left) as Violet and Sofia Pernas as Lexi Vaziri in the American action-adventure TV series Blood & Treasure (2023)
Video game
In 2007, she provided her voice and did motion capture for the character Lian in the action-adventure video game Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Other notable video games in which he worked as a motion capture artist include God of War III (2010), Resident Evil 6 (2012), Halo 5: Guardians (2015), and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017).
Michelle Lee works as a motion capture artist
Facts/Trivia
- Michelle has a black belt in Wushu.
- He is fluent in Mandarin and has basic Spanish skills.
- In 2010, he was featured on the cover of the US magazine Inside Kung Fu.
Michelle Lee on the cover of Inside Kung Fu magazine
- She is an active member of SWAMP (Stuntwomen’s Motion Picture Association).
- Michelle Lee smokes hookah and occasionally drinks alcoholic beverages.
Michelle Lee smokes a hookah
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