Greta Lee

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Greta Lee (born 1982 or 1983 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress with Korean roots.

Lee was born in Los Angeles to Korean immigrants. Her parents were very involved in the Korean community in Los Angeles, and as a child, Lee regularly attended summer camps for young people of Korean descent. During her school years at Harvard-Westlake School , she became interested in the performing arts and decided to study theater. After studying theater as a major at Northwestern University , she moved to New York to work as an actress.

In New York Lee was first on stage and occasionally appeared in small supporting roles on television. Since 2012 she has also appeared in more prominent supporting roles in various series, including Nurse Jackie , Girls , New Girl , Wayward Pines and The Good Fight .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2012: Hello I Must Be Going
  • 2012–2013: High Maintenance (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2012-2013: Nurse Jackie (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2013: HairBrained
  • 2013–2014: Girls (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 2013–2015: Inside Amy Schumer (TV series, 9 episodes)
  • 2014–2015: New Girl (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 2014: Old Soul (TV movie)
  • 2014: The Cobbler
  • 2015–2016: Wayward Pines (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 2015: Sisters
  • 2015: Sharing (TV movie)
  • 2016: Money Monster
  • 2016-2018: High Maintenance (TV series (remake), 2 episodes)
  • 2016-2017: Chance (TV series, 14 episodes)
  • 2017: Broad City (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2017: Fits and Starts
  • 2017: Gemini
  • 2017: Pottersville
  • 2017-2018: The Good Fight (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2018: In a Relationship
  • since 2019: Matryoshka (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 2020: Miracle Workers (TV series, 2 episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Cara Buckley: Greta Lee On Hollywood Stereotypes and Playing the 'Lovable Weirdo' . The New York Times, December 17, 2015
  2. Tae Hong: 'Too American' no more: Greta Lee just may be Hollywood's new comedy 'It' girl . The Korean Times, December 17, 2014