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Joie Susannah Lee (/ʒwɑː/) is an American actress, film producer, and screenwriter.
Joie Lee | |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Father | Bill Lee |
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Lee is the daughter of William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician, bassist, actor and composer.[1]
She has appeared in many of the films directed by her brother, Spike Lee, including She's Gotta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), and Mo' Better Blues (1990). She also co-wrote and produced the film Crooklyn (1994).[2] Another movie she appears in is A Kiss Before Dying (1991).
Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | She's Gotta Have It | Clorinda Bradford[3] | |
| 1988 | School Daze | Lizzie Life | |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Jade | |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Indigo Downes | |
| Bail Jumper | Athena | ||
| 1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Cathy | Credited as Joy Lee |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Lois | |
| 1994 | Crooklyn | Aunt Maxine[4] | Credited, in opening actor credits, as Joie Susannah Lee. Not credited in closing credits cast scroll. Also Associate Producer/Writer |
| 1995 | Nowhere Fast | Joie | |
| Losing Isaiah | Marie | ||
| 1996 | Girl 6 | Switchboard Operator | |
| Get on the Bus | Jindal | ||
| 1999 | Personals | Poet Woman | |
| Summer of Sam | Bed Stuy Woman Interviewed | ||
| 2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes | Good Twin | Segment: Twins |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Gloria Reid | |
| 2006 | Full Grown Men | Annie | |
| 2007 | Starting Out in the Evening | Second Author | |
| 2010 | Window on Your Present | Cloakey's Girlfriend | |
| 2014 | Da Sweet Blood of Jesus | Nurse Colquitt | |
| 2020 | Farewell Amor | Nzingha | |
| Year | TV series | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Rectify | Bonnie | 1 Episode |
| 2017–19 | She's Gotta Have It | Septima Darling | TV series: 11 Episodes Also Writer |
| 2019 | Broad City | Toy Harris | 1 Episode |
| 2023 | Harlem | Deborah | TV series: 2 Episodes (season 2) |
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