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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Early years
editLee is the daughter of William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician, bassist, actor and composer.[1]
Career
editShe 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
edit| 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) |
Director
editReferences
edit- ^ Emily St. Martin (May 24, 2023). "Bill Lee, jazz bassist and father of filmmaker Spike Lee, dies at 94". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Joie Lee". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009.
- ^ MCFARLAND, MELANIE (November 23, 2017). ""She's Gotta Have It": Sexy, funny and right on time". salon.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Todd McCarthy (May 9, 1994). "Lee Gets Personal in 'Crooklyn'". variety.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Shorts by Joie Lee and Crooklyn". moma.org. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Shorts by Joie Lee and Crooklyn". moma.org. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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