Claudia Lee

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Claudia Lee
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Claudia Lee in 2011
Born
Claudia Lee Mirkowski

(1996-06-20) June 20, 1996 (age 25)
OccupationActress, singer-songwriter
Years active2009–present

Claudia Lee (born Claudia Lee Mirkowski; June 20, 1996) is an American actress and singer-songwriter who is best known for her roles as Magnolia Breeland on Hart of Dixie , as Bridget on Zeke and Luther , and as Whitney in The Outcasts .

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Early life

Lee was born Claudia Lee Mirkowski in Lafayette, Indiana, [1] to Denise and Klaudius Mirkowski. At the age of 3, her parents enrolled her in dance classes, where she studied ballet, jazz and tap-dancing for 10 years. When she was 8 years old, Lee expressed a desire to learn her father’s native language, Polish, so her parents sent her to school in Poznań, Poland for one month every summer for five years. Claudia also has an older brother who with whom she shares a "great bond" and influences her characters.

Long interested in music, Lee began taking piano lessons when she was 10. At age 13, she attended the School of Creative and Performing Arts (SOCAPA) summer camp in Vermont. There, her roommate introduced Lee to an agent from Hollywood who was instrumental in bringing her to Los Angeles.

Career

Acting

Lee and her family arrived in Hollywood in January 2010. Within her first few weeks, Lee landed a role in a national TV commercial for Comcast with actor Zachary Levi (Chuck, Less Than Perfect). She was then cast in a short film, The Circus Girl, as Elizaveta, a young Russian villain who is traveling with a struggling circus family.

Following The Circus Girl, Lee went on to television series Zeke and Luther and Hart of Dixie . In August 2012, Lee was cast in the Universal Studios film Kick-Ass 2 , which was based on the second volume of the Kick-Ass comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film, directed by Jeff Wadlow, was released in August 2013.

In 2014, Lee appeared in the Fox comedy series Surviving Jack .

Singing

In 2010 Lee began working with music producer Max DiCarlo. In November of that year, Lee released her first song and music video, "It Gets Better", inspired by a national campaign aimed at stopping bullying. Lee's debut album, Here Right Now, was released in February 2012. "Hollywood Sunset", a song on the album, had previously been released in September 2011. The next two singles from the album, the country-rap song "3 Leaf Clover", and "Take My Hand" that Lee performed on Hart of Dixie , were released in 2012.

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010The Circus GirlElizavetaShort film
2013 Kick-Ass 2 [2] Brooke
2015 The Girl in the Photographs Colleen
2017 The Outcasts Whitney
2018 Haunting on Fraternity Row Liza
2021 Wild Indian Rebecca
2021Send It!Sky
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Zeke and Luther Bridget4 episodes
2011–2015 Hart of Dixie Magnolia BreelandRecurring role, 29 episodes
2014 Surviving Jack RachelRecurring role, 7 episodes
2016 Girl Meets World FrancescaEpisodes: "Girl Meets High School: Parts One and Two" [3]
2018 Famous in Love BillyRecurring role (season 2)

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References

Footnotes
  1. "About Claudia - Claudia Lee's official website". ClaudiaLeeLive.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  2. "Kick-Ass 2 (2013) - IMDb" . Retrieved June 13, 2019 via www.imdb.com.
  3. Linda Ge (February 1, 2016). "'Girl Meets World' Casts Luke Benward, Ashley Argota, Claudia Lee for Season 3 (Exclusive)". The Wrap . Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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