Greta Lee
Lee's other film roles include Problemista (2023), Tron: Ares (2025), Late Fame (2025), and A House of Dynamite (2025). She voiced Lyla in the animated superhero films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Lilypad in the Pixar animated film Toy Story 5 (2026).
Also known for her roles in theater, Lee made her Broadway debut in the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2007). She starred in the 2010 revival of the comedic play La Bête on Broadway and in the West End and the Amy Herzog play 4000 Miles (2011) at Lincoln Center Theatre.
Life and career
Early years and education
Lee was born on March 7, 1983, in Los Angeles, California to South Korean immigrants. While attending Harvard-Westlake School, she became interested in the performing arts. After high school, she studied theater at Northwestern University. She then moved to New York City to pursue acting.
Acting career
Lee made her television debut in 2006 playing Heather Kim in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Taboo". The following year Lee made her Broadway debut as high-achieving, multilingual honor student Marcy Park (replacement) in the musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Lee returned to Broadway, portraying Dorine in the David Hirson comedy La Bête (2010) at the Music Box Theatre.
Lee acted alongside Mark Rylance, David Hyde Pierce, and Joanna Lumley. She reprised her role in the West End production at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
During this time, she had recurring television roles including Heidi in the HBO comedy-drama series High Maintenance from 2012 to 2018, a nurse in Showtime's dark comedy series Nurse Jackie from 2012 to 2013 and as Soojin in Lena Dunham's HBO series Girls from 2013 to 2014. She was a guest star in the TV shows New Girl and Wayward Pines.
She also acted in numerous films, playing Hae Won in the comedy Sisters (2015) alongside Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and Amy Lee in the drama Money Monster starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Lee continued to act in television shows such as Ruby in the Fox mystery science-fiction series Wayward Pines, Lucy in the Hulu series Chance, and Amber Wood-Lutz in the CBS/Paramount+ legal drama series The Good Fight.
Lee gained prominence for her roles as Maxine in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll and as Stella Bak in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show, the latter of which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series along with the cast.
In 2020, she portrayed Princess Vicky of Valdroggia in Miracle Workers: Dark Ages, Celeste in What We Do in the Shadows, and Ellen Jones in The Twilight Zone. From 2021 to 2023, she played Bubbles as well as various voice roles in the Fox animated sitcom HouseBroken. She voiced Lyla in a post-credits scene of the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a role she reprised in its 2023 sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
In 2021, Lee was reported to be working on a TV adaptation of the book Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong for A24.
Lee gained critical acclaim for her starring role in the 2023 Celine Song–directed romantic film Past Lives playing Nora, a woman who reconnects with her childhood friend from South Korea. Lee won the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. Moreover, she also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance.
In June 2023, it was announced that Lee would join the cast of Tron: Ares alongside Jared Leto. In October 2024, it was announced she would join the cast of Kent Jones' Late Fame alongside Willem Dafoe.
Lee has been featured in advertising campaigns of fashion labels Loewe (2023 and 2024) and Calvin Klein (2024).
She voices the villain Lilypad in the Pixar animated film Toy Story 5 (2026).
In February 2027, Lee will be returning to Broadway, starring in Small Mouth Sounds.
Personal life
Lee is married to actor and writer Russ Armstrong, with whom she has two sons.
Filmography
- † — Denotes films that have not yet been released
Film
- 2012 — Hello I Must Be Going — Gap Girl
- 2013 — Hair Brained — Gertrude Lee
- 2014 — St. Vincent — Teller #23
- 2014 — While We're Young — Sundance Interviewer (voice)
- 2014 — Top Five — Pill Girl
- 2014 — The Cobbler — Kara
- 2015 — Sisters — Hae-Won Chan
- 2016 — 10 Crosby — Cabbie — Short film; segment: "HiFi"
- 2016 — Money Monster — Amy Lee
- 2017 — Fits and Starts — Jennifer
- 2017 — Gemini — Tracy
- 2017 — Cabiria, Charity, Chastity — Nina the Showgirl — Short film
- 2017 — Pottersville — Ilene
- 2018 — In a Relationship — Maggie
- 2018 — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse — Lyla (voice) — Credited as "Interesting Person #2"
- 2021 — Rumble — Councilwoman (voice)
- 2023 — Past Lives — Nora Moon
- 2023 — Problemista — Dalia
- 2023 — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — Lyla (voice)
- 2023 — Strays — Bella (voice)
- 2024 — The Tiger's Apprentice — Rabbit (voice)
- 2025 — Late Fame — Gloria
- 2025 — A House of Dynamite — Officer Ana Park
- 2025 — Tron: Ares — Eve Kim
- 2026 — Toy Story 5 — Lilypad (voice)
- 2026 — The Last House — Ann
- 2027 — Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse † — Lyla (voice) — Post-production
- TBA — Honeymoon / Funeral † — TBA — Filming
Television
- 2006 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Heather Kim — Episode: "Taboo"
- 2009 — The Electric Company — Greta / Allie — 2 episodes
- 2012–2013 — Nurse Jackie — Nurse — 3 episodes
- 2012–2018 — High Maintenance — Heidi — 4 episodes
- 2013 — Royal Pains — Daisy — Episode: "Pins and Needles"
- 2013 — Bad Management — Mel — Television film
- 2013–2014 — Girls — Soojin — 4 episodes
- 2013–2016 — Inside Amy Schumer — Herself — Recurring cast
- 2014 — Seriously Distracted — Paige — Main cast
- 2014 — Old Soul — Alix — TV Pilot
- 2014–2015 — New Girl — Kai — 5 episodes
- 2014–2015 — Above Average Presents — Various — 2 episodes
- 2015 — Hudson Valley Ballers — Bartender — 1 episode
- 2015 — Good at Life — Dr. Simon — Television pilot
- 2015 — Sharing — Heidi Salazar — Television pilot
- 2015–2016 — Wayward Pines — Ruby — Recurring cast
- 2016–2017 — Chance — Lucy — Recurring cast
- 2017 — Broad City — Dr. Elizabeth Fuller — Episode: "Witches"
- 2017–2018 — The Good Fight — Amber Wood-Lutz — 2 episodes
- 2019 — The Other Two — Genevieve Kim — Episode: "Chase Shoots a Music Video"
- 2019 — At Home with Amy Sedaris — Herself — Episode: "Anniversary"
- 2019 — Divorce — Insurance Adjuster — Episode: "Charred"
- 2019–2022 — Russian Doll — Maxine — Main cast
- 2020 — Miracle Workers: Dark Ages — Princess Vicky of Valdroggia — 2 episodes
- 2020 — What We Do in the Shadows — Celeste — Episode: "Collaboration"
- 2020 — The Twilight Zone — Ellen Jones — Episode: "You Might Also Like"
- 2020 — Helpsters — Beekeeper Bita — Episode: "Mr. Primm's Spoon Club/Cookie Cornelius"
- 2020 — Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime! — Herself — Main cast
- 2021–2023 — HouseBroken — Bubbles / various voices — 14 episodes
- 2021–2025 — The Morning Show — Stella Bak — Main role (seasons 2–4)
- 2024 — The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy — Various voices — 4 episodes
- 2024 — Solar Opposites — Alex (voice) — Episode: "The Educational Sprinkler Device"
- 2025 — The Studio — Herself — Episode: "The Oner"
Music videos
- 2026 — "Opalite" — Taylor Swift — Indie Rock Goddess
Theatre
- 2007 — The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee — Marcy Park — Circle in the Square, Broadway
- 2008 — My Scary Girl — Lee Mi-na — Barrington Stage Company, Regional
- 2010 — La Bête — Dorine — Music Box Theatre, Broadway Harold Pinter Theatre, West End
- 2011 — 4000 Miles — Ashley — Lincoln Center Theatre, Off-Broadway.
- 2027 — Small Mouth Sounds — Alicia — Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Awards and nominations
- 2022 — Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series — The Morning Show — Nominated
- 2023 — Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television — Actress Award for Film — Past Lives — Won
- 2023 — Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Gotham Awards — Outstanding Lead Performance — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards — Best Actress — Past Lives — Won
- 2023 — Indiana Film Journalists Association — Best Lead Performance — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Michigan Movie Critics Guild — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Michigan Movie Critics Guild — Breakthrough Award — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — North Texas Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Online Association of Female Film Critics — Best Female Lead — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Phoenix Critics Circle — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — St. Louis Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — UK Film Critics Association Awards — Actress of the Year — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2023 — Women Film Critics Circle Awards — Best Screen Couple — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Alliance of Women Film Journalists — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Alliance of Women Film Journalists — Best Woman Breakthrough Performance — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Austin Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Chicago Indie Critics Awards — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Columbus Film Critics Association — Best Lead Performance — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Critics' Choice Awards — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Denver Film Critics Society — Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — DiscussingFilm Critic Awards — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Dorian Awards — Lead Film Performance of the Year — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Georgia Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Golden Globe Awards — Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Greater Western New York Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Hawaii Film Critics Society — Best Actress — Past Lives — Won
- 2024 — Houston Film Critics Society — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Independent Spirit Awards — Best Lead Performance — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Latino Entertainment Journalists Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — London Film Critics' Circle — Actress of the Year — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — London Film Critics' Circle — Breakthrough Performer of the Year — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Minnesota Film Critics Alliance — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Music City Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — North Carolina Film Critics Association — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — North Carolina Film Critics Association — Best Breakthrough Performance — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — North Dakota Film Society — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Online Film Critics Society — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Pandora International Film Critics — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Santa Barbara International Film Festival — Virtuoso Award — Past Lives — Won
- 2024 — San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Satellite Awards — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Seattle Film Critics Society — Best Actress — Past Lives — Nominated
- 2024 — Utah Film Critics Association — Best Lead Performance, Female — Past Lives — Runner-up
- 2024 — Primetime Emmy Awards — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series — The Morning Show — Nominated
- 2024 — Screen Actors Guild Awards — Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series — The Morning Show — Nominated
📚 Source: Wikipedia
