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Alice Lee (actress)

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Alice Lee
Born (1989-04-12) April 12, 1989 (age 35)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2009–present

Alice Lee is an American actress and singer. She is known for originating the role of Heather Duke in the Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical and for the role of Emily Kang on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

Early life

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Lee is a native of North Shore, Chicago, grew up in Glenview, and attended Glenbrook South High School. She is Korean-American.[1]

Career

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In 2009, Lee started her acting career in the television soap opera series As the World Turns. In 2014, Lee originated the role of Heather Duke in the Off-Broadway production Heathers: The Musical. However, Lee left the production to compete in the reality television singing competition Rising Star. Lee played the role of Emily in the television series Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. While she originally auditioned for the role of Mo, she was instead offered the role of Zoey's sister-in-law in the series.[2] Lee voices Lois Lane in the animated series My Adventures with Superman.[3] Lee will appear in the NBC series Suits: L.A. as a young associate attorney, Leah.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Jack, Jules, Esther and Me Esther
2016 Alone Penelope's Friend
2017 Wish Upon Gina
Bigfoot's Love Slave The Girl Short film
2018 Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Mackenzie
2019 Brittany Runs a Marathon Gretchen
2024 The Union Athena Kim
2024 All That We Love Maggie
TBA People We Meet on Vacation Rachel In production[5]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 As the World Turns Mackenzie Wong
2013 It Could Be Worse Emily Episode: "I Forgive You!"
Smash Bombshell Fan #1 Episode: "The Nominations"
Hey Girl Megan/Lori 2 episodes
2014 Rising Star Contestant 3 episodes
2015 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Colleen Episode: "What You Like is in the Lime"
DeTour Annika TV movie
2015–2016 Faking It Keiko Flynn Recurring role (Seasons 2–3)
2015–2017 Switched at Birth Skye Recurring role (7 episodes)
2016 Grandfathered Tory Episode: "Budget Spa"
The Mindy Project Chloe Episode: "Will They or Won't They"
Son of Zorn Nancy Episode: "Defender of Teen Love"
K.C. Undercover Jane Keller Episode: "In Too Deep"
2017 2 Broke Girls Ashleigh Episode: "And the Turtle Sense"
Gap Year May Main role
Indoor Boys Alice 2 episodes
2018 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Milena Episode: "Safe and Sound"
Splitting Up Together Grace Episode: "Soups Jealous"
Take Two Monica Main role
Swipe Right Britney Recurring role, 6 episodes
2020 The Real Bros of Simi Valley Chelsie Recurring role, 8 episodes
2020–2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Emily Recurring season 1, main season 2
2023–present My Adventures with Superman Lois Lane Main voice role

Theatre

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Theatre Credits
Year Title Role Location Notes
2013 Bare: The Musical Diane New World Stages
2013-14 Heathers: The Musical Heather Duke New World Stages

Discography

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Year Title Type Album
2014 Heathers: The Musical [World Premiere Cast Recording] album
2015 "Beat This" album track Truly Outrageous: A Jem and the Holograms Tribute
2016 "In Love With Drew" single
2016 "Trouble" single
2023 "In My Bed" single
2024 "Wasted On You" single

Selected theatrical roles

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References

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  1. ^ Bill Zwecker (July 10, 2017). "North Shore native Alice Lee straddles Asian cultures in 'Wish Upon'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Interview: Alice Lee 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'". telltaletv.com. April 17, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Dar, Taimur (July 3, 2023). "INTERVIEW: The cast & crew of MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN cartoon discuss working on a rom-com with punching". Comics Beat.
  4. ^ GELMAN, VLADA (March 13, 2024). "Suits: L.A. Casts Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Vet Alice Lee (Exclusive)". TV Line.
  5. ^ Jackson, Angelique (September 25, 2024). "'People We Meet on Vacation' Adds Miles Heizer, Tommy Do, Alice Lee, Alan Ruck and Molly Shannon". Variety. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
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