Shannon Emery Lee (born April 19, 1969 ) is an American actress, daughter of a famous martial artist and actor Bruce Lee and Linda Lee Cadwell , younger sister of actor Brandon Lee [2] .
| Shannon Lee | |
|---|---|
| English Shannon emery lee Chinese 李 香 凝 , Pinyin : Lǐ Xiāngníng | |
| Birth name | Shannon Emery Lee |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship |  Hong Kong  USA |
| Profession | actress , film producer , stunt performer |
| Career | 1993 - p.t |
| IMDb | |
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Biography
Shannon Lee was born in Los Angeles , California and was the second child in the family of Bruce and Linda Lee. Shannon and her family lived in Hong Kong from 1971 to 1973, then after the tragic death of her husband, her mother returned to the United States . After that, the family lived in Seattle , ( Washington ), in the homeland of Linda, and then in Los Angeles . Shannon grew up in the Rolling Hills area (California).
After graduating from Chadwick High School in 1987, Shannon Lee enrolled at Tulane University in New Orleans , from which she graduated in 1991. In 1993, after the tragic death of his brother on the set, Shannon returned to Los Angeles .
Career
Shannon's acting debut was the appearance in a cameo in a biopic about her father, Bruce Lee Dragon: The Life Story of Bruce Lee , which was released in 1993. She continued her acting career, starring in several low-budget films: “ High Voltage ” (1997), “ Eagles Come In ” (1998) and “ Lessons for the Assassin ” (2001). She also participated in the TV show " Chinese City " along with Sammo Hong in 1998, and also played in the science-fiction television film " Age ", which was first shown in the US on Syfy Universal in 2000. She also participated in the first season of the WMAC Masters television show.
Lee currently heads the Bruce Lee Foundation [3] . In addition, in 2003, Lee took part in the recording of the album The Mechanical Forces of Love by Medicine . Shannon Lee is also the performer of the song I'm in the Mood for Love for the film Shanghai Connected (2000). In 2008, Shannon Lee became the executive producer of the television movie Legend of Bruce Lee , which tells about the life of her father.
Personal life
Since 1994, married to lawyer Jan Kiesler. The couple has a daughter, Ren (born 2003).
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | f | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Life Story | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | singer at a party |
| 1994 | f | Cell 2 | Cage ii | Nicely |
| 1997 | f | High voltage | High voltage | Jane Logan |
| 1998 | f | Blade | Blade | permanent resident |
| 1998 | f | Eagles enter | Hun shen shi dan | Mandy |
| 1998 | with | Chinese city | Martial law | Vanessa Fang |
| 2001 | tf | Era | Epoch | Pamela |
| 2002 | f | She, me and her | She me and her | Paula Jamison |
| 2003 | f | Lessons for the Assassin | Lessons for an assassin | Fiona Leclair |
| 2012 | with | - | The mancode | as herself |
| 2013 | with | - | Unscripted | as herself |
Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ "Lee, Bruce, (1940-1973) Martial Arts Master and Film Maker" , HistoryLink.org, accessed January 1, 2011.
- ↑ Bruce Lee Foundation