Summary
Claudia Lee (born Claudia Lee Mirkowski) is an American actress and singer who is best known for her roles as Magnolia Breeland on Hart of Dixie, as Bridget on Zeke and Luther, and as Whitney in The Outcasts.
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| Born | Claudia Lee Mirkowski Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Early life edit
Lee was born Claudia Lee Mirkowski in Lafayette, Indiana,[1] to Denise and Klaudius Mirkowski. At the age of 3, her parents enrolled her in dance classes, where she studied ballet, jazz and tap-dancing for 10 years. When she was 8 years old, Lee expressed a desire to learn her father’s native language, Polish, so her parents sent her to school in Poznań, Poland for one month every summer for five years. Claudia also has an older brother with whom she shares a "great bond" and influences her characters.
Long interested in music, Lee began taking piano lessons when she was 10. At age 13, she attended the School of Creative and Performing Arts (SOCAPA) summer camp in Vermont. There, her roommate introduced Lee to an agent from Hollywood who was instrumental in bringing her to Los Angeles.
Career edit
Acting edit
Lee and her family arrived in Hollywood in January 2010. Within her first few weeks, Lee landed a role in a national TV commercial for Comcast with actor Zachary Levi (Chuck, Less Than Perfect). She was then cast in a short film, The Circus Girl, as Elizaveta, a young Russian villain who is traveling with a struggling circus family.
Following The Circus Girl, Lee went on to television series Zeke and Luther and Hart of Dixie. In August 2012, Lee was cast in the Universal Studios film Kick-Ass 2, which was based on the second volume of the Kick-Ass comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film, directed by Jeff Wadlow, was released in August 2013.
In 2014, Lee appeared in the Fox comedy series Surviving Jack.
Singing edit
In 2010 Lee began working with music producer Max DiCarlo. In November of that year, Lee released her first song and music video, "It Gets Better", inspired by a national campaign aimed at stopping bullying. Lee's debut album, Here Right Now, was released in February 2012. "Hollywood Sunset", a song on the album, had previously been released in September 2011. The next two singles from the album, the country-rap song "3 Leaf Clover", and "Take My Hand" that Lee performed on Hart of Dixie, were released in 2012.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | The Circus Girl | Elizaveta | Short film |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Brooke | |
| 2015 | The Girl in the Photographs | Colleen | |
| 2017 | The Outcasts | Whitney | |
| 2018 | Haunting on Fraternity Row | Liza | |
| 2021 | Wild Indian | Rebecca | |
| 2021 | Send It! | Sky |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Zeke and Luther | Bridget | 4 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Hart of Dixie | Magnolia Breeland | Recurring role, 29 episodes |
| 2014 | Surviving Jack | Rachel | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2016 | Girl Meets World | Francesca | Episodes: "Girl Meets High School: Parts One and Two"[2] |
| 2018 | Famous in Love | Billy | Recurring role (season 2) |
References edit
- Footnotes
- ^ "About Claudia - Claudia Lee's official website". ClaudiaLeeLive.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Linda Ge (February 1, 2016). "'Girl Meets World' Casts Luke Benward, Ashley Argota, Claudia Lee for Season 3 (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- General sources
- Article in Billboard.com
- Article in Faze Magazine
- Article in Seventeen Magazine
- Article in Talk TV World
- Article in Talk Tunes World
- Article in The Hollywood Reporter
- Article in ClevverTV
- Article in Character Grades
External links edit
- Official website
- Claudia Lee at IMDb
- Claudia Lee on FanAccess
- Hollywood Sunset on YouTube
- It Gets Better on YouTube
- 3 Leaf Clover on YouTube