Born in Seoul, South Korea, Hannah Lee spent her early childhood in Indonesia until she was five. She moved to Houston with her family in 1985. After high school, she pursued her higher education at Boston University and graduated with a B.A in Art History and a Minor in Communications. Growing up with a passion for acting, Lee started her professional acting career at 27 after she quit her job at Samsung Engineering. With an international experience as a performance artist/actor across 6 countries and 3 continents, Lee has been involved in more than 10 plays and 5 movies. Besides acting, she works as an aesthetician and manages an online clothing business with her parents.
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