Shannon Lee is an American actress, organizer of the Bruce Lee Foundation. The daughter of a famous actor and martial artist is the younger sister of Brandon Lee.
Shannon Lee is the daughter of Bruce Lee and his wife Linda Lee Cadwell. Like her famous relatives, the girl chose an artistic career. From childhood she was engaged in martial arts, danced, sang. After school, Shannon was educated at the university.
The beginning of the way
The performer participated in several films. But not one of the films made her famous. Shannon chose social activities. She organized a fund named after his father, keeps a memory of him. Lee attends various shows and events dedicated to the work and activities of Bruce Lee.
The biography of the future actress began in mid-April 1969 in Los Angeles. In the family of the legendary Bruce Lee, she became the youngest child. The girl was engaged in martial arts. She mastered jit-kun-do. Mentor of Bruce's daughter was Ted Wong, his best student.
Shannon's father passed away in 1973. The girl was four years old. She remembers her parent poorly, but she is trying hard to preserve the memory of him. At that time, the family lived in Hong Kong, the homeland of Bruce. For some time, the artist starred there.
After the death of her husband, Linda decided to move to the United States, to her homeland, along with the kids. They lived in Seattle with their parents, Linda in Washington, and finally settled in Los Angeles.
This city became native to Shannon. In 1987, she graduated from Chadwick School. Immediately, the graduate entered the vocal department at Tulane University in New Orleans. During study, an acquaintance with Lee's future husband, Jan Kesler, occurred. In 1991, the university was graduated.
Troubles and accomplishments
The elder brother Brandon continued his father's career, becoming an actor and glorifying the already well-known name. However, his life turned out to be bright, but short and ended tragically.
On the set of the movie "Raven" in 1993 there was a misfortune. The partner who played the scene with Brandon shot him from the scenario with a pistol. Mysteriously loaded weapons turned out to be a real bullet. As a result, the career of a talented artist was immediately interrupted. The young man was at that time 28.
Shannon participated in a huge number of musicals and opera productions in theaters of New Orleans. After the loss of her beloved brother in 1993, Lee for a long time could not find herself, fell into a depression. Two years later, she decided to return to Los Angeles.
The career of the film actress began. The premiere was the 1993 project Dragon: The Story of Bruce Lee. The picture is based on the work "Bruce Lee: a man whom only I knew, " written by his widow. The role of Bruce Lee was intended for his son. However, due to the death of Brandon, the hero played the hero Jason Scott Lee. Shannon performed the song California Dreamers in the film.
Film career
In 1994, the actress took part in the movie "Cell-2". Her character was Mi Lo. In the story, Scott was seriously injured as a result of an armed robbery. His friend Billy was captured by Tim Loon Yon. The guy is trained for the role of a killer in the illegal fights of Cage. A friend has to help him out. The karate master helps him and teaches techniques.
Shannon reincarnated as Jane Logan in 1997 for High Voltage. In the story, a gang specializing in gas station robberies decides to take a bank. The most serious business is very successful. However, the unlucky hijackers did not know that a huge amount belonging to Asian mafiosi was kept in a serious institution. Even the American police are afraid to spoil relations with such people. The owners of the money begin a merciless hunt for bandits.
The performer was a permanent resident in the movie "Blade", in the popular series "Chinese City" she played Vanessa Fang. In 1998, she played Mandy's Eagle Comes In, starred as Paula Jamison in the film She, Me, and Her in 2002, was Fiona Lecler in Assassin's Lessons 2003.
In the science fiction film "Age", Lee got the role of Pamela. However, all the characters were either secondary or so insignificant that the name of the performer was not even mentioned in the credits. There were no noticeable and vivid roles in the activities of the actress.
