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Sook-Yin Lee

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Director
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Sook-Yin Lee, Shanti Carson, and Jan Hilmer in Shortbus (2006)
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Sook-Yin Lee was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sook-Yin is an actor and writer, known for Shortbus (2006), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) and Paying for It (2024).
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Shortbus (2006)
    Shortbus
    6.4
    • Sofia
    • 2006
    John Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
    Hedwig and the Angry Inch
    7.7
    • Kwahng-Yi(as Sook Yin Lee)
    • 2001
    Paying for It (2024)
    Paying for It
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2024
    Alexander Skarsgård and Mia Goth in Infinity Pool (2023)
    Infinity Pool
    6.0
    • Soundtrack("Wrecking Heart")
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Constable Constable
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1984



    • Grace Lynn Kung, Peter Knegt, and Bilal Baig in Here & Queer (2022)
      Here & Queer
      5.4
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Rest and Relax (2024)
      Rest and Relax
      • Multiple Roles
      • 2024
    • Sook-Yin Lee, Tom Mercier, and Britt Lower in Darkest Miriam (2024)
      Darkest Miriam
      5.8
      • Susu Leung
      • 2024
    • Sook-Yin Lee in A Fermenting Woman (2024)
      A Fermenting Woman
      7.4
      Short
      • Marielle
      • 2024
    • Close to You (2023)
      Close to You
      5.2
      • Emily
      • 2023
    • Death and Sickness (2020)
      Death and Sickness
      • Sook-Yin
      • 2020
    • Serinda Swan in Coroner (2019)
      Coroner
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Flora (as Sook Yin Lee)
      • 2020
    • Whispers and Shoulders
      Short
      • Specter
      • 2015
    • Jooj: Shoulders and Whispers
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Sook-Yin Lee
      • 2015
    • Three Movements
      Short
      • (No Name)
      • 2013
    • Jack (2013)
      Jack
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Olivia Chow
      • 2013
    • True Love
      5.6
      Short
      • (voice)
      • 2010
    • Orange
      Short
      • (voice)
      • 2009
    • I Won
      Short
      • (voice)
      • 2009
    • Toronto Stories (2008)
      Toronto Stories
      5.5
      • Willia
      • 2008

    Writer



    • Paying for It (2024)
      Paying for It
      7.0
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Rest and Relax (2024)
      Rest and Relax
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Death and Sickness (2020)
      Death and Sickness
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Sex Ghost Stories (2018)
      Sex Ghost Stories
      4.6
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Jooj: Shoulders and Whispers
      5.6
      Music Video
      • concept
      • 2015
    • Three Movements
      Short
      • story
      • co-writer
      • 2013
    • True Love
      5.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Orange
      Short
      • writer
      • 2009
    • I Won
      Short
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Year of the Carnivore (2009)
      Year of the Carnivore
      5.6
      • screenwriter
      • 2009
    • Toronto Stories (2008)
      Toronto Stories
      5.5
      • Writer (segment "The Brazilian")
      • 2008
    • Unlocked
      Short
      • written by
      • 2005
    • Girl Cleans Sink
      6.6
      Short
      • written by
      • 2004

    Director



    • Paying for It (2024)
      Paying for It
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Rest and Relax (2024)
      Rest and Relax
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Death and Sickness (2020)
      Death and Sickness
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Sex Ghost Stories (2018)
      Sex Ghost Stories
      4.6
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Whispers and Shoulders
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Three Movements
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2013
    • Year of the Carnivore (2009)
      Year of the Carnivore
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Toronto Stories (2008)
      Toronto Stories
      5.5
      • Director (segment "The Brazilian")
      • 2008
    • Unlocked
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Girl Cleans Sink
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Hey, Kelly!
      Short
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Five Feminist Minutes (1990)
      Five Feminist Minutes
      7.0
      • Director (segment "Escapades of One Particular Mr. Noodle")
      • 1990

    Videos6

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:45
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    Trailer 1:05
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    Trailer 1:05
    Official Trailer
    Shortbus
    Trailer 2:26
    Shortbus
    Shortbus
    Trailer 3:04
    Shortbus
    Shortbus
    Trailer 2:58
    Shortbus
    4K Restoration Trailer
    Trailer 2:26
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Sook Yin Lee
    • Born
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Other works
      Released five albums while with the band "Bob's Your Uncle"
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Biographical Movie

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Longtime VJ for the Canadian music channel, Much Music.
    • Nicknames
      • Sook
      • S.Y.L.

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