Michelle Lee is an American actress, martial artist, motion capture performer, martial arts instructor, and stuntwoman. She is known for her roles as Violet in the TV series Blood & Treasure (2022) and Mileena in the second season of the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy ) is famous. Other hit films under her belt include Black Widow (2021) and Bullet Train (2022). She has worked as a stuntwoman in several action films including Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), The Last Airbender (2010), and Suicide Squad (2016). She has performed motion capture for many iconic video game characters, such as Ellie in The Last of Us Part 2, Ada Wong in Capcom’s Resident Evil 6, and MJ in Sony’s Spider-Man 4.
Wiki/Biography
Michelle Charlene Lee was born on Wednesday, August 2, 1978, in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California (36 years old as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Leo.
Photos of Li Jiaxin when she was a child
She moved to Taiwan immediately after her birth and spent her childhood with her grandmother. During those years, she became fluent in her native Chinese. She moved back to Los Angeles when she was five. When she returned to Los Angeles, she had to learn English. She became withdrawn due to the language barrier. Michelle’s mother encouraged her to take acting classes to help her become more outgoing. Lee grew up in the South Bay in the Torrance area of Los Angeles and had many actor friends. She started getting involved in showbiz at the age of six and was getting headshots like her other actor friends. She became interested in martial arts from watching martial arts performances and began studying martial arts in high school. She talked about the same thing in an interview,
Whether the Beijing Wushu Team came to Oakland or San Francisco, I can’t remember now. I saw a show and I was like ‘Oh my God, what is this? I have to learn it. When I went to Los Angeles to pursue acting, martial arts was integrated into the work because you had something to bring to the table. “
She is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA, specializing in computer programming.
appearance
Height: 5′7″
Weight: 125 lbs
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
Body measurements (approximately): 32-27-34
family and race
She comes from a Chinese (Taiwanese) family.
Parents and siblings
Not much is known about her parents.
Michelle Li and her mother
husband and children
Michelle Lee is engaged. She and her fiancé have a daughter, No. 7, but their relationship is not going well. So, she separated from him. Thereafter, she raised Seven as a single mother.
Michelle Reis and daughter No. 7
Profession
Movie
In 1993, she appeared in the Australian television movie FBI, playing a stewardess.
In 2007, she played an uncredited role as Lian in the American epic fantasy martial arts film “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and began her career as a stuntwoman. In the film, she fights with Chow Yun-fat. The following year, Lee was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the “Outstanding Performance by a Motion Picture Stunt Ensemble” category, along with other stuntmen on Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Michelle Lee as Lian in “Pirates of the Caribbean: World’s End” (2007)
She had uncredited roles in the American films 50 First Dates (2004) and You, Me and Dupree (2006). She played Miss China in Horror Park Trailer (2008), Shirley in Blood and Bone (2009), a police officer in The Girl with the Naked Eye (2012), and Cold Fusion (2011) as Ekaterina Demidrova.
Michelle Lee and Sarah Brown on a poster for the film Cold Fusion (2011)
She has performed stunt roles in several American action films, including The Last Airbender (2010), Olympus Has Fallen (2010), Pacific Rim (2013), Suicide Squad (2016) and Bullet Train (2022). Michelle acted as a stunt double for actress Gemma Chan in the movie Captain Marvel. Lee plays an assassin in the 2022 American action comedy film “Bullet Train” starring Brad Pitt and Joey King. In 2023, she starred in the Hindi action thriller “Tiger 3”, playing General Zimou. The scene in the film where she fights in towels with Pakistani secret agent Zoya (played by Katrina Kaif) in a Turkish hammam was widely recognized.
Michelle Lee stars with Katrina Kaif (both wrapped in towels) while filming a fight scene in a hammam in the Hindi action thriller Tiger 3 (2023)
short film
In 2004, she played the Demon Queen/Green Goblin in “Chicken Sticks 3”. The following year, she played the role of White Samurai in “Chicksticks: Live at a Grand Slam.” She received great appreciation for her role as a ninja girl in the short film Girl with Gun (2006). For this role, Lee was nominated for “Best Female Action Actor of the Year” at the Action On Film International Film Festival.
In Black Salt (2014), she played the Ripper, a blind assassin who is inhumanly fast, taciturn, agile, extremely cruel, and willing to do whatever it takes to defeat his opponents.
Michelle Reis stars as the blind assassin Ripper in the short film Black Salt (2014)
Other short films she has starred in include “Duanquan” (2006), “Deliveryman” (2007), “The Living Sword” (2008) and “Zambodande: Predictable Night” (2017).
TV/web series
In 2004, she appeared as a contestant on NBC’s American reality TV show Next Action Star. She played Chu in the TV movie Lizardmen (2006) and Zhang in The Deep (2008). She has since appeared in several American TV series such as Numb3rs (2006), 1000 Ways to Die (2009), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010) and America’s Most Wanted: America Strikes Back” (2012). In 2009, she played a stand-in for Christina Chang in the American TV series “Red Scare”. She has worked as a stuntwoman in the American TV series Angel of Death, Community in 2009 and The Rookie in 2018. She rose to fame for her role as Mileena in the American network series Mortal Kombat: Legacy Season 2 (2013).
Michelle Lee plays Mileena in the second season of the US web series Mortal Kombat Legacy (2013)
In 2014, she appeared in the French-Belgian English-language science fiction anthology Métal Hurlant Chronicles. In the show, she played the role of Gas in the episode titled “The Endomorphe”.
Michelle Lee stars as Gas in the Métal Hurlant Chronicles anthology series Métal Hurlant Chronicles (2014) in an episode titled “Inner Form”
In 2023, she played Violet, the protagonist’s partner in crime, in the American action-adventure TV series “Blood and Treasure.”
Michelle Lee (left) as Violet and Sofia Pernas as Lexi Waziri in the American action-adventure TV series Blood & Treasure (2023)
video games
In 2007, she voiced and performed motion capture for the character Lian in the action-adventure video game Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Other notable video games for which she has worked as a motion capture performer include God of War III (2010), Resident Evil 6 (2012), Halo 5: Guardians (2015), and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy ” (2017).
Michelle Lee serves as motion capture performer
Facts/Trivia
- Michelle holds a black belt in martial arts.
- She speaks fluent Mandarin and has basic Spanish skills.
- In 2010, she appeared on the cover of the American magazine Inside Kung Fu.
Michelle Reis appears on the cover of “Kung Fu” magazine
- She is an active member of SWAMP (Stuntman Film Society).
- Michelle Reis occasionally smokes hookah and drinks alcoholic beverages.
Michelle Lee smokes hookah
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