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Greta Lee

Korean Background:

Korean-American

Greta Lee is a Korean-American actor whose career began in New York theatre before expanding into internationally recognized film and television work. Born in Los Angeles to South Korean immigrant parents, she studied theatre at Northwestern University and made her Broadway debut in 2007 as a replacement Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She later returned to Broadway in the 2010 revival of the play La Bête. Lee became widely known through Russian Doll, The Morning Show, and Celine Song’s Past Lives. Her performance in Past Lives, a bilingual story shaped by migration, memory, and Korean diasporic identity, brought particular attention to her connection with Korean culture and the Korean-American experience.

Broadway or West End Debut

Debut Marktet:

Broadway

Debut Year:

2007

Debut Productiont:

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Debut Role:

Marcy Park

Debut Theatre:

Circle in the Square Theatre

Company Entry:

Replacement

Credit Type:

Principal

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Circle in the Square Theatre

Marcy Park — Replacement | Apr 17, 2007 - Jan 20, 2008

Broadway

References

     

Playbill — Greta Lee

https://playbill.com/person/greta-lee-vault-0000106300

     

Vogue — Greta Lee on Past Lives

https://www.vogue.com/article/greta-lee-interview-past-lives

     

Vogue — Greta Lee Cover Interview

https://www.vogue.com/article/greta-lee-november-cover-2025-interview

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