Michelle Lee (actress)
Quick Facts
Biography
Michelle Lee (also known as Michelle Charlene Lee and Michelle C. Lee) is a Chinese American female martial artist, stuntwoman and actress. Since early 2000s, Lee played and provided stunts and motion capture for dozens of films, series and video games, including for the roles of Ada Wong in Resident Evil 6 and Mileena in the second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.
Selected roles
Feature films
- Saurian (2006) - Chu
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006) - Kim Li
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Lian
- Trailer Park of Terror (2008) - Miss China
- Depth Charge (2008) - Chang
- Stiletto (2008) - Geisha
- Blood and Bone (2009) - Sherry
- Supreme Champion (2010) - Ming
- Cold Fusion (2011) - Ekaterina Demidrova
- The Hunted (2013) - Serena
Stunts in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Ninja Cheerleaders (2008), Gamer (2009), Surrogates (2009), Crank: High Voltage (2009), The Last Airbender (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Olympus Has Fallen (2013), Pacific Rim (2013).
Short films
- Chicks with Sticks (2004) - Demon Queen
- Girl with Gun (2006) - Ninja Girl
- Duan Quan (2006) - Liu Xi
- The Living Sword (2008) - Madison
- Cleaner (2008) - the Cleaner
- Black Salt (2014) - Horse Ripper
Series
- Numb3rs ("The Mole") (2006) - Michelle Kim
- CSI: NY ("She's Not There") (2009) - Jody Sun
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Pool Shark") (2010) - Desiree McQuire
- Supah Ninjas ("Hero of the Shadows") (2011) - Melody
- America's Most Wanted ("Luis Mena") (2012) - Young Kavila
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (season 2) (2013) - Mileena
- We Are Men (2013) - Jill
- Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2014) - Gas
- Switched at Birth (2014) - Phoebe
Stunts in Angel of Death (2009), The Mentalist (2009).
Video games
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Lian (motion capture, voice)
- UFC 2009 Undisputed (2009) - Arianny Celeste (motion capture)
- Kinect Star Wars (2012) - Mavra Zane (motion capture)
- Resident Evil 6 (2012) - Ada Wong (motion capture)
Various roles: Medal of Honor: Underground (2000), Law & Order: Dead on the Money (2002), Law & Order II: Double or Nothing (2003), Law & Order: Justice is Served (2004), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005), Gears of War (2006), Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (2008), Resistance: Retribution (2009), Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010), God of War III (2010), Blur (2010), X-Men: Destiny (2011), Sleeping Dogs (2012), Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012), God of War: Ascension (2013).
Miscellaneous
- TV show Next Action Star (2004) - herself
- Snapdragon commercial (2012) - Mage
Awards and recognition
In 2006, Lee was nominated in the category "Female Action Performer of the Year" at the Action On Film International Film Festival for her role of a ninja in the short film Girl with Gun. In 2007, she, along with the others stunt performers in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, was nominated in Screen Actors Guild Awards for "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture". In 2010, she was featured on the cover of Inside Kung Fu.