Greta Lee

Greta Jiehan Lee (born March 7, 1983)^[1] is an American actress. She had supporting roles in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–2022) and the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2021–present). The latter earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. She gained prominence for her starring role in the romantic drama film Past Lives (2023), for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.^[2]

Greta Lee
Lee at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival
Born	Greta Jiehan Lee (1983-03-07) March 7, 1983 (age 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Northwestern University (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Russ Armstrong ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2

Lee began her career in theatre, making 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. In 2011, she acted in the Amy Herzog play 4000 Miles at Lincoln Center Theatre.

Early life and education

Lee was born and raised 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.^[1][3][4][5]

Career

Lee made her television debut in 2006 playing Heather Kim in the Law and 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.^[6] 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.^[7] 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^[8][9] and as Stella Bak in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show, the latter of which earned her nominations for the 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.^[10][11][12] 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.^[13] In 2021, Lee was reported to be working on a TV adaptation of the book Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong for A24.^[14]

Lee promoting Past Lives at Berlinale in 2023

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.^[15] Lee won the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.^[16] 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.^[17]

In June 2023, it was announced that Lee would join the cast of Tron: Ares alongside Jared Leto.^[18] In October 2024, it was announced she would join the cast of Kent Jones' Late Fame alongside Willem Dafoe.^[19]

Lee has been featured in advertising campaigns of fashion labels Loewe (2023 and 2024) and Calvin Klein (2024).^[20]

Personal life

Lee is married to actor and writer Russ Armstrong,^[21] with whom she has two sons.^[11]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Hello I Must Be Going	Gap Girl
2013	Hair Brained	Gertrude Lee
2014	St. Vincent	Teller #23
	While We're Young	Sundance Interviewer (voice)
	Top Five	Pill Girl
	The Cobbler	Kara
2015	Sisters	Hae-Won Chan
2016	10 Crosby	Cabbie	Short film; segment: "HiFi"
	Money Monster	Amy Lee
2017	Fits and Starts	Jennifer
	Gemini	Tracy
	Cabiria, Charity, Chastity	Nina the Showgirl	Short film
	Pottersville	Ilene
2018	In a Relationship	Maggie
	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Lyla (voice)	Credited as "Interesting Person #2"
2021	Rumble	Councilwoman (voice)	Cameo
2023	Past Lives	Nora Moon
	Problemista	Dalia
	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Lyla (voice)
	Strays	Bella (voice)
2024	The Tiger's Apprentice	Rabbit (voice)
2025	Tron: Ares †	Eve Kim	Post-production
	Untitled Kathryn Bigelow film †		Post-production
2027	Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse †	Lyla (voice)	In production
TBA	Late Fame †	Gloria	Post-production
	11817 †		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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"
	Bad Management	Mel	Television film
2013–2014	Girls	Soojin	4 episodes
2013–2016	Inside Amy Schumer	Herself	Recurring
2014	Seriously Distracted	Paige	Main cast
	Old Soul	Alix	TV Pilot
2014–2015	New Girl	Kai	5 episodes
	Above Average Presents	Various	2 episodes
2015	Hudson Valley Ballers	Bartender	1 episode
2015	Good at Life	Dr. Simon	TV Pilot
	Sharing	Heidi Salazar	TV Pilot
2015–2016	Wayward Pines	Ruby	Recurring
2016–2017	Chance	Lucy	Recurring
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"
	At Home with Amy Sedaris	Herself	Episode: "Anniversary"
	Divorce	Insurance Adjuster	Episode: "Charred"
2019–2022	Russian Doll	Maxine	Main cast
2020	Miracle Workers: Dark Ages	Princess Vicky of Valdroggia	2 episodes
	What We Do in the Shadows	Celeste	Episode: "Collaboration"
	The Twilight Zone	Ellen Jones	Episode: "You Might Also Like"
	Helpsters	Beekeeper Bita	Episode: "Mr. Primm's Spoon Club/Cookie Cornelius"
	Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!	Herself	Main cast
2021–2023	HouseBroken	Bubbles / various voices	14 episodes
2021–present	The Morning Show	Stella Bak	Main role (season 2–3)
2025	The Studio	Herself	Episode: "The Oner"

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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[22]
2010	La Bête	Dorine	Music Box Theatre, Broadway Harold Pinter Theatre, West End
2011	4000 Miles	Ashley	Lincoln Center Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series	The Morning Show	Nominated	[23]
2023	Critics Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema & Television	Actress Award for Film	Past Lives	Won
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[24]
	Gotham Awards	Outstanding Lead Performance		Nominated	[25]
	Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards	Best Actress		Won
	Indiana Film Journalists Association	Best Lead Performance		Nominated
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	Michigan Movie Critics Guild	Best Actress		Nominated	[26]
		Breakthrough Award		Nominated
	North Texas Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[27]
	Online Association of Female Film Critics	Best Female Lead		Nominated	[28]
	Phoenix Critics Circle	Best Actress		Nominated	[29]
	St. Louis Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[30]
	UK Film Critics Association Awards	Actress of the Year		Nominated
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[31]
	Women Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Screen Couple		Nominated
2024	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Actress		Nominated	[32]
		Best Woman Breakthrough Performance		Nominated
	Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[33]
	Austin Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[34]
	Chicago Indie Critics Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	Columbus Film Critics Association	Best Lead Performance		Nominated
	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[35]
	Denver Film Critics Society	Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female		Nominated	[36]
	DiscussingFilm Critic Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	Dorian Awards	Lead Film Performance of the Year		Nominated
	Georgia Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[37]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama		Nominated	[38]
	Greater Western New York Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[39]
	Hawaii Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Won	[40]
	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Nominated	[41]
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Lead Performance		Nominated	[42]
	Latino Entertainment Journalists Association	Best Actress		Nominated
	London Film Critics' Circle	Actress of the Year		Nominated	[43]
		Breakthrough Performer of the Year		Nominated
	Minnesota Film Critics Alliance	Best Actress		Nominated
	Music City Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[44]
	North Carolina Film Critics Association	Best Actress		Nominated	[45]
		Best Breakthrough Performance		Nominated
	North Dakota Film Society	Best Actress		Nominated	[46]
	Online Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Nominated
	Pandora International Film Critics	Best Actress		Nominated
	Santa Barbara International Film Festival	Virtuoso Award		Won	[47]
	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle	Best Actress		Nominated	[48]
	Satellite Awards	Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama		Nominated	[49]
	Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Actress		Nominated	[50]
	Utah Film Critics Association	Best Lead Performance, Female		Runner-up	[51]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	The Morning Show	Nominated	[10]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated	[12]