Lee Chen(II)
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Casting Department
Lee Chen is original from mainland China and a Bilingual Mandarin actress. She recurred as Chairman Lu's Translator in HBO's VEEP with Tzi Ma. She has guest starred as Trea Kwan in Freeform's GOOD TROUBLE for 5 seasons. Other guest star roles include CBS's BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA; Universal's TRUE CRIME WITH APHRODITE JONES and Disney's GIRL MEETS WORLD. She has co-starred in Apple's THE MORNING SHOW; Netflix's GENTEFIED and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT; CBS's NCIS: LOS ANGELES and TNT's SOUTHLAND.
She has appeared as lead and supporting characters in many independent features and short films including features "We Broke Up", "DOE", "Midlife" "Love Arcadia". The short film "Justice for Vincent" has earned her several Best Actress awards in different film festivals; "Dancing for You" won her a Best Supporting Actress award.
When she was young in China, she toured with Chairman Mao Zedong's Communist Propaganda Performance Troupe in Inner Mongolia region throughout her elementary school years. After coming to America to get her MA in Education, she accidentally got cast in her first American theatre role in Chicago. She performed in Chicago theatres for five years then went to get her MFA in Theatre and Dance. She studied acting with Byrne and Joyce Piven at the Piven Workshop Theatre.
She had been in many theatre and dance productions in Chicago, Honolulu and Los Angeles. She wrote and performed her original one woman show "Life Flies" and toured it in Honolulu and Los Angeles area. She left acting for nine years (2001-2010) to raise her two sons and teaching English to new immigrants. She came back to acting officially in 2011. Because of her bilingual ability (Chinese Mandarin), she has played all kinds of characters but branded out naturally as a Chinese Mom both in drama and comedy.
She has appeared as lead and supporting characters in many independent features and short films including features "We Broke Up", "DOE", "Midlife" "Love Arcadia". The short film "Justice for Vincent" has earned her several Best Actress awards in different film festivals; "Dancing for You" won her a Best Supporting Actress award.
When she was young in China, she toured with Chairman Mao Zedong's Communist Propaganda Performance Troupe in Inner Mongolia region throughout her elementary school years. After coming to America to get her MA in Education, she accidentally got cast in her first American theatre role in Chicago. She performed in Chicago theatres for five years then went to get her MFA in Theatre and Dance. She studied acting with Byrne and Joyce Piven at the Piven Workshop Theatre.
She had been in many theatre and dance productions in Chicago, Honolulu and Los Angeles. She wrote and performed her original one woman show "Life Flies" and toured it in Honolulu and Los Angeles area. She left acting for nine years (2001-2010) to raise her two sons and teaching English to new immigrants. She came back to acting officially in 2011. Because of her bilingual ability (Chinese Mandarin), she has played all kinds of characters but branded out naturally as a Chinese Mom both in drama and comedy.
