Peyton Elizabeth Lee

Peyton Elizabeth Lee (born May 22, 2004)^[1] is an American actress. She is known for starring in the title role of the Disney Channel comedy-drama series Andi Mack (2017–2019). She has continued to work with Disney in the film Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020) and the series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. (2021–2023).

Peyton Elizabeth Lee
Lee in 2017
Born	(2004-05-22) May 22, 2004 (age 20)[1] New York City, U.S.
Education	Columbia University[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present
Website	www.peytonelizabethlee.com

Early life and education

Born in New York City, she moved to Manhattan Beach, California, and began acting at the age of 10.^[3]

Lee is half Chinese on her father's side;^[4] her father is actor Andrew Tinpo Lee, whom she describes as "one of the major reasons why I have become an actor."^[3] Her mother, Jennifer Dormer Lee, is a psychologist.^[5][6][7] She has an older sister and a younger brother.^[8]

In September 2022, Lee enrolled at Columbia University in New York City.^[9][10][11]

Career

Prior to Andi Mack, Lee featured in numerous commercials for Sprint,^[12] Carnival Cruises,^[13] Petco,^[14] Apple's iPhone 6s,^[15] and JCPenney.^[16] She also appeared in three episodes of Shameless as a "girl soldier" and one episode of Scandal as "Violet", a spelling bee champion.^[17] In December 2014, Lee performed in Debbie Allen's Hot Chocolate Nutcracker which was performed at the Royce Hall at UCLA.^[18][19]

Andi Mack premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017.^[20][21] When asked about casting Lee in the lead role, Andi Mack executive producer Terri Minsky said she "liked that Lee did not look as if she had fallen off a child-star assembly line",^[22] later stating that "What's really great about Peyton is that she can easily handle both the drama and the comedy of this character."^[23] On January 9, 2018, it was announced that Lee would be joining the Disney Junior animated series The Lion Guard as Rani, appearing in nine episodes from the third season.^[24]

On January 14, 2021, it was announced that Lee would play the title role in Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a reboot of Doogie Howser, M.D. that airs on Disney+ which ran from September 8, 2021 to March 31, 2023.^[25][26]

In August 2022, Lee was cast in the animated feature film Wildwood which is a film adaptation of the 2011 novel by Colin Meloy with the film set to be released in 2025.^[27][28]

Lee starred in the lead role of Mandy Yang in the television film Prom Pact alongside Milo Manheim which was released on March 30, 2023.^[29][30]

In June 2024, Lee was cast in the Hulu original film entitled, "Carved" which was released on October 21, 2024.^[31][32]

Filmography

Television and film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Scandal	Violet	Episode: "I'm Just a Bill"[33]
2016	Shameless	Girl Soldier	3 episodes[34]
2017–2019	Andi Mack	Andi Mack	Lead role[35]
2019	The Lion Guard	Rani	Recurring voice role season 3[36]
2019	Stumptown	Alyssa Frank	Episode: "Dex Education"[37]
2020	Secret Society of Second-Born Royals	Princess Sam	Streaming film[38]
2021–2023	Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.	Lahela "Doogie" Kameāloha	Lead role[25][26]
2022	Robot Chicken	Sharon Spitz, Gretchen Grundler (voices)	Episode: "May Cause an Excess of Ham"[39][40]
2023	Prom Pact	Mandy Yang	Lead role[41][42]
2024	Carved	Kira	Hulu release[43][44]
2026	Wildwood	Prue McKeel (voice)	In production[45][46]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Female TV Star	Andi Mack	Nominated	[47]
	Young Entertainer Awards	Best Young Ensemble in a Television Series	Andi Mack	Won	[48]
2021	Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Actress in a Superhero Movie	Secret Society of Second-Born Royals	Nominated	[49]