Michelle Lee (actress)

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Michelle Lee
Occupation(s)Actress, Stunt woman
Years active2004-present

Michelle Lee is an American actress, martial artist, and stuntwoman. Since the early 2000s, Lee has provided stunt work and motion capture for dozens of films, television series and video games, and also portrayed the roles of Ada Wong in Resident Evil 6 and Mileena in the second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy .

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Selected roles

Film

Acting roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 50 First Dates WomanUncredited
Chicks with Sticks, Part 3Demon Queen, Green DemonShort film
2005Chicks with Sticks: Live at the Grand SlamWhite WarriorShort film
2006Girl with GunNinja GirlShort film
You, Me and Dupree Hawaiian Air Ticketing AgentUncredited
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Kim Li
Duan QuanLiu XiShort film
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End LianUncredited
The Delivery ManShort film
2008 Trailer Park of Terror Miss China
Stiletto Geisha #1Also choreographer
The Living SwordMadisonShort film
CleanerThe CleanerShort film
Life at the Trailer Park of TerrorMiss ChinaShort film
2009Sleeping DragonKayaShort film
Blood and Bone Sherry
2010Supreme ChampionMing
2011Cold FusionEkaterina Demidrova
2012 The Girl from the Naked Eye Cop
2015The HuntedSerena
2014Black SaltHorse RipperShort film
2017Check PointSuzieAlso associate producer
Zambo Dende: Predictable nightShort film
2018Blindsided: The GameEmily
Venom Riot/Corinne Wan Credited as "Malaysia EMT / Riot Host"
The Green GhostSong Shijin
2019California LoveLisa Yuen
2021 Black Widow Oksana
2023 Tiger 3 General ZimouIndian film
Stunt roles
YearTitleNotes
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2008 Ninja Cheerleaders Double
2009 Crank: High Voltage
2009 Gamer
2009 Surrogates
2010 The Last Airbender
2010LureDirect-to-Video; double
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2010 Olympus Has Fallen Double for Malana Lea
2013 Pacific Rim
2015Mockingjay: BurnShort film
2016 Suicide Squad
2019California Love

Television

Acting roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Next Action Star HerselfContestant
2006SaurianChuTV movie
2006 Numb3rs Michelle KimEpisode: "The Mole"
2007 Moonlight Cocktail WaitressEpisode: "B.C."
2008Depth ChargeChangTV movie
2009 CSI: NY Jody SunEpisode: "She's Not There"
2009 1000 Ways to Die MayEpisode: "Death Bites"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Desiree McQuireEpisode: "Pool Shark"
2011 Supah Ninjas MelodyEpisode: "Hero of the Shadows"
2012 America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back Young KavilaEpisode: "Luis Mena"
2013 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Mileena Recurring (season 2)
2013 We Are Men JillEpisode: "Pilot"
2014 Metal Hurlant Chronicles GasEpisode: "The Endomorphe"
2014 Switched at Birth PhoebeEpisode: "Have You Really the Courage?"
2014 CollegeHumor Originals JulianEpisode: "What Happens Next"
2017 The Librarians Lam's Major DomoEpisode: "And the Fatal Separation"
2018 Altered Carbon Female FighterEpisode: "In a Lonely Place"
2022 The Rookie Jane BeckerEpisode: "Hit List"
2022 Blood & Treasure VioletMain role
Stunt roles
YearTitleNotes
2009 The Mentalist Uncredited; Episode: "Red Scare"; Double for Christina Chang
2009 Angel of Death Webseries
2015 Community Uncredited; Episode: "Modern Espionage"
2018 The Rookie 1 episode; Double for Melissa O'Neil

Video games

YearTitleRole
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Lian (voice, motion capture)
2007 Golden Axe: Beast Rider Tyris Flare (motion and face capture)
2009 UFC 2009 Undisputed Arianny Celeste (motion capture)
2010 God of War III Motion capture
2012 Kinect Star Wars Mavra Zane (motion capture)
2012 Resident Evil 6 Ada Wong (motion capture)
2013 God of War: Ascension Motion capture
2014 The Last of Us: Left Behind Stunts
2015 Halo 5: Guardians Motion capture
2017 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Chloe Frazer (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), Blur (2010), X-Men: Destiny (2011), Sleeping Dogs (2012), Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012).

Miscellaneous

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. [1] 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". [2] In 2010, she was featured on the cover of Inside Kung Fu . [3]

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References

  1. "AOF 2006 Results". Action On Film International Film Festival . 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Actor". Filmtied. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. "Michelle Lee". MA-Mags. 38 (5). Retrieved 17 January 2019.